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Minnesota vs. Ohio State, Wednesday, 7 PM, BTN

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Buckeye737 said:
I don't see much NBA early entrant possibility either, certainly not yet. Bates-Diop might have the highest NBA potential but he's still far from that level.
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I'm actually highest on Giddens and athletic big who can catch and shows post moves and touch around the basket will always have a space on an NBA roster. Though I could see him going after next year as opposed to this depending on how quickly he develops.
 
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dragurd said:
Lyle, Diop, Giddens, and Thompson all have pro-potential. Loving I think is too passive and Tate too small but that doesn't mean they'll go this year..
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I think if Tate is 6'6 by the time he graduates, he can make it in the NBA as a 3/4 hybrid. He's strong and tenacious enough, with quick enough feet, that I think he could carve out a bench role for a few years. If he's really only 6'4 like a bunch of places have him listed, I doubt he'll be able to make it in the NBA. I could see him carving out a Shabazz Muhammad-type role, assuming he gets to 6'6. He'll need to improve his 3PT shooting from the 35% it's at this year, but that's obviously doable.

His game kind of reminds me of DeJuan Blair, who is playing Center in the NBA at 6'7. Tate doesn't have his girth or his post moves (and oh yeah Blair was Big East POY in 2008-09), but he's a lot quicker and has better range. But just in terms of physicality, tenacity, and relative size for the positions they play I see similarities.
 
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BengalsAndBucks said:
I think if Tate is 6'6 by the time he graduates, he can make it in the NBA as a 3/4 hybrid. He's strong and tenacious enough, with quick enough feet, that I think he could carve out a bench role for a few years. If he's really only 6'4 like a bunch of places have him listed, I doubt he'll be able to make it in the NBA. I could see him carving out a Shabazz Muhammad-type role, assuming he gets to 6'6. He'll need to improve his 3PT shooting from the 35% it's at this year, but that's obviously doable.

His game kind of reminds me of DeJuan Blair, who is playing Center in the NBA at 6'7. Tate doesn't have his girth or his post moves (and oh yeah Blair was Big East POY in 2008-09), but he's a lot quicker and has better range. But just in terms of physicality, tenacity, and relative size for the positions they play I see similarities.
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Tate reminds me a lot of Deshaun Thomas but isn't as good of a shooter yet. The fact Deshaun and Deibler never made it in the league was kind of a surprise to me as I figured they'd be great bench guys.
 
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This Buckeye team is maybe the most inconsistent that Matta has had, even within this game they go on a tear and then fall apart, and then go on another huge run later. But part of that is thanks to Minnesota being awful protecting the rim, giving up numerous easy dunks - the Gophers are going to be in the bottom tier of the B1G for sure.
 
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DZ83CK said:
This Buckeye team is maybe the most inconsistent that Matta has had, even within this game they go on a tear and then fall apart, and then go on another huge run later. But part of that is thanks to Minnesota being awful protecting the rim, giving up numerous easy dunks - the Gophers are going to be in the bottom tier of the B1G for sure.
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Thanks for your review, Mister Sunshine.
 
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dragurd said:
I'm actually highest on Giddens and athletic big who can catch and shows post moves and touch around the basket will always have a space on an NBA roster. Though I could see him going after next year as opposed to this depending on how quickly he develops.
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I don't disagree with you on Giddens having some decent upside, but I think it will take him some time. I'd be surprised to see him leave before his junior year.
 
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