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2023-24 Wake Forest Basketball Season - 21-14 (11-9) - KP#29 / NET#43

1 is way too many. He is 3/22, pre dating the injury in the last 9 games. It's also wild that Boopie has made 2 threes in the last 8 games. Can't say I'd have ever thought that possible after the first month of the season.
 
UVA on the road is not easy and playing UVA anywhere isn't really ever "easy" since their defense can force you into looking awful. That said, I think we match up about as well against UVA as anybody does. On defense we sag off of teams and force them into mid range jumpers instead of threes (when we run them off the line) and UVA was just oh so eager to do that at the Joel. Yes, they will probably make more on Saturday but we also have 19 points to deal with compared to Winston.

On the offensive side of things, our Iso offense against the packline doesn't play to their defensive strengths. They also want to force guys to shoot mid range jumpers while cutting off the drive but Wake has enough shooters to stretch their defense with Parker/Damari hanging around the elbow to the corner and we have enough athleticism that their driving us off of the three point line is exactly what Boopie, Hunter, and Cam are looking to do to start with. So then it just comes down to can we maintain speed and get to the rim - all three of these guys looking to drive are VERY good at getting to the rim (whether or not they're hitting layups is another issue admittedly) and so we were largely able to do just that in Winston.
 
hopefully this game against UVA can be our breakthrough because the story of this season is feeling eerily familiar.

anyone not named Sallis has something to prove after the last two games. i tend to agree with whoever posted that if Pitt can come in and lay the smack down on a few of these teams, we should be able to as well. at least by the law of averages. who cares about their home record, we don't really need lessons on how to win at home. we keep missing the tournament because we aren't winning enough games and we have already squandered a few winnable ones with our "new look, better than they were at the start of the year" squad.
 
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NBA draft: How 2024 is shaping up to be a relatively deep class

The star power still isn't there atop the 2024 draft class, but teams should be able to find solid NBA prospects in the first round. Plus, we look at what's gone wrong for D.J. Wagner, Aaron Bradshaw and Justin Edwards at Kentucky.
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Two upperclassmen to keep an eye on
by Givony

Hunter Sallis | 6-5 | SG | Age: 20.8 | Wake Forest | Top 100: No. 67

"Sallis played a minimal role in his first two years at Gonzaga, averaging 4.4 points in 15 minutes while shooting 25% from 3. He has been a different player since transferring to Wake Forest, averaging 18.5 points and shooting 40% from 3 this season, putting him firmly in the mix for All-ACC honors.

Sallis' shooting gives him a good framework to build off, as he's been just as effective making pull-up 3-pointers versus unders as he has drifting into spot 3s this season. He's playing with considerable confidence and making good decisions as a pick-and-roll operator, even if his lack of strength and explosiveness limits his ability to get to the rim and draw fouls at a high rate, and he's not a brilliant passer to compensate.

Sallis has some questions to answer defensively, as he struggles to navigate screens with his thin frame and can be late to react to things happening off the ball. While he plays relatively hard, he doesn't rebound or generate turnovers very prolifically, so he'll need to add value in other ways.

Sallis is doing well to position himself as a second-round option with the highly productive season he's having thus far. He can continue to help himself by leading Wake Forest to an NCAA tournament appearance for the first time since 2017 -- or possibly even winning a game -- something that hasn't happened since 2010. How he performs during the NBA pre-draft process will likely play an outsized role in how he's viewed by teams. -- Givony"
 
deacfan123 said:
1 is way too many. He is 3/22, pre dating the injury in the last 9 games. It's also wild that Boopie has made 2 threes in the last 8 games. Can't say I'd have ever thought that possible after the first month of the season.
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it's almost like Boopie changed his shot or something

looks totally uncomfortable shooting now
 
Those that prepare these draft reports are barely a level above the hucksters that prepare HS recruiting rankings. They have no clue what NBA teams value, unless they have confidential sources within the league (and why would an NBA exec every share his propreitary scouting reports with someone trying to get clicks on the internet?). At the end of the season, players can ask for an eval from the NBA as to generally what their prospects are. Based upon that info, Sallis (and all other college, international and overtime elite players) will decide whether to go through the combine/workout with NBA team process. Only at that point (which doesn't come until May - remember Jake L was unsure what to do until the end), will a player like Sallis decide to enter the draft or not. These NBA draft grades at this point are complete BS (outside of the guys at the very top).
 
i dont think it's an awful scouting report, but i think it was pretty clearly written mostly (if not entirely) based on just looking at the advanced stats these guys have from synergy or whatever the current source is.

i am 95% sure the lack of explosiveness comment is surmised / deduced by him having a high PPP when running PnR but not a lot of dunks, layups and fouls drawn.
 
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