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NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread - One Shining Moment - UConn Huskies

Agreed that he will be a defensive liability in the nba

Nba shifted and guys like hibbert, jalil Okafor, Drummond, etc no longer playable
 
buckets said:
Agreed that he will be a defensive liability in the nba

Nba shifted and guys like hibbert, jalil Okafor, Drummond, etc no longer playable
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counter point: at one point those guys were considered a must and the NBA, at some point, will return to the low-block center being the focus of an offense. Will that be when Edey is playing? No idea, but just like the NFL, it is a copycat league, I presume, and if one team can make it work with him then others will follow with similar players.
 
buckets said:
Agreed that he will be a defensive liability in the nba

Nba shifted and guys like hibbert, jalil Okafor, Drummond, etc no longer playable
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Drummond averages 8.4 pts, 9.1 reb in 17.3 min a game. He has 18 double-doubles.

Edey is worth the bet he can adapt his game.
 
Would Stephon Castle but the first relative of a former Deac to win a national championship?
 
PhDeac said:
Drummond averages 8.4 pts, 9.1 reb in 17.3 min a game. He has 18 double-doubles.
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but Drummond is maybe the best rebounder of his generation — he’s not on the floor at all if not for that

and he can move way better than I think Edey ever could

Clingan moves nice — he needs to figure out a shot but his ceiling much higher
 
deacvision7 said:
counter point: at one point those guys were considered a must and the NBA, at some point, will return to the low-block center being the focus of an offense.
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Doubtful. The analytics won, and the game is heavily based on 3 point attempts now and unless they change the 3 point rules such that teams shoot sub 33%, the value isn't there for a post based offense.
 
Liquid Karma said:
Doubtful. The analytics won, and the game is heavily based on 3 point attempts now and unless they change the 3 point rules such that teams shoot sub 33%, the value isn't there for a post based offense.
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it will change again

can you imagine the idea of a 7 footer shooting 3s in the late 80s or early 90s? Hell, even the early 2000s. They'd think you were nuts.

The game will always change and by cyclical. Just like I think the NFL will return to being a run dominated offensive sport at some point in the future. And the 4-4-2 will again become all the rage in footy.

Everyone is just a copycat of the genius that shifts the paradigm in these sports.
 
Agreed that Clingan looks like a better fit for the nba than edey

Edey having trouble tonight against a guy that might be a first round pick, how do you think he'll do against Gobert, Jokic, Embiid, etc.
 
deacvision7 said:
it will change again

can you imagine the idea of a 7 footer shooting 3s in the late 80s or early 90s? Hell, even the early 2000s. They'd think you were nuts.

The game will always change and by cyclical. Just like I think the NFL will return to being a run dominated offensive sport at some point in the future. And the 4-4-2 will again become all the rage in footy.

Everyone is just a copycat of the genius that shifts the paradigm in these sports.
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The only way I see it happening is if a rules change devalues 3 pointers.
 
deacvision7 said:
it will change again

can you imagine the idea of a 7 footer shooting 3s in the late 80s or early 90s? Hell, even the early 2000s. They'd think you were nuts.

The game will always change and by cyclical. Just like I think the NFL will return to being a run dominated offensive sport at some point in the future. And the 4-4-2 will again become all the rage in footy.

Everyone is just a copycat of the genius that shifts the paradigm in these sports.
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part of the difference for basketball is just the math: 3 point shots are worth 50% more than two-point shots and players are getting better and better at shooting them

a rules change is really the only way it swings back any time soon
 
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