I worry a bit about the jump up from mid major to high high major.
7th Annual College Basketball Draft
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I saw that Todd Leary believes Mgbako is the best shooter at IU since Jay Edwards. That's some serious praise.
He definitely has talent. Crazy to think he could have been on Duke's already loaded roster. Guess that's what happens when Flip and Mitchell both return.
Of course, I have no idea how the scoring works. But, that's a minor detail.
You might have wanted to review the scoring details before you drafted anybody lol.
this is my favorite part of the season, where we all beg @dukedevilz for words of affirmation.
Sorry dude, but you can ask my wife, my love language is blow jobs.
Sorry dude, but you can ask my wife, my love language is blow jobs.
Devo Davis was almost my last round pick. Felt like I already had enough SEC guys though.
I think you might have the best roster if Wade Taylor is as good as I expect.
Did the history for Pick'Em earlier today. Here's the Draft history.
My best team ever was probably 2018-19. I had 3 All-Americans in Cassius Winston (1st Team), Jarrett Culver (2nd Team), and Dedric Lawson (3rd Team). But, sdsufan pulled off a team for the ages. Ja Morant (1st Team), Markus Howard (2nd Team), Ethan Happ (2nd Team), and Brandon Clarke (3rd Team).
I'd be shocked if anyone could ever replicate 4 All-Americans on the same team. Bananas! For reference, I won the league last year with 84.6 total points, and we scored 9 players. sdsufan10 won the league with 102.4 points, and we only scored 8 players then.
2017-18
1. Danger 35 Zone
2. dukedevilz
3. WojoRising
2018-19
1. sdsufan10
2. dukedevilz
3. ThroughBlue
2019-20
1. GE Nole
2. dukedevilz
3. hailtoyourvictor
2020-21
1. boilerzz
2. hailtoyourvictor
3. MGC_07
2021-22
1. dukedevilz
2. Noahtogo24
3. boilerzz
2022-23
1. dukedevilz
2. FaithPlusOne
3. WojoRising
Podium Finishes
-dukedevilz: 2 Golds, 3 Silvers
-boilerzz: 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
-hailtoyourvictor: 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
-WojoRising: 2 Bronzes
-Danger 35 Zone: 1 Gold
-sdsufan10: 1 Gold
-GE Nole: 1 Gold
-Noahtogo24: 1 Silver
-FaithPlusOne: 1 Silver
-ThroughBlue: 1 Bronze
-MGC_07: 1 Bronze
My best team ever was probably 2018-19. I had 3 All-Americans in Cassius Winston (1st Team), Jarrett Culver (2nd Team), and Dedric Lawson (3rd Team). But, sdsufan pulled off a team for the ages. Ja Morant (1st Team), Markus Howard (2nd Team), Ethan Happ (2nd Team), and Brandon Clarke (3rd Team).
I'd be shocked if anyone could ever replicate 4 All-Americans on the same team. Bananas! For reference, I won the league last year with 84.6 total points, and we scored 9 players. sdsufan10 won the league with 102.4 points, and we only scored 8 players then.
2017-18
1. Danger 35 Zone
2. dukedevilz
3. WojoRising
2018-19
1. sdsufan10
2. dukedevilz
3. ThroughBlue
2019-20
1. GE Nole
2. dukedevilz
3. hailtoyourvictor
2020-21
1. boilerzz
2. hailtoyourvictor
3. MGC_07
2021-22
1. dukedevilz
2. Noahtogo24
3. boilerzz
2022-23
1. dukedevilz
2. FaithPlusOne
3. WojoRising
Podium Finishes
-dukedevilz: 2 Golds, 3 Silvers
-boilerzz: 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
-hailtoyourvictor: 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
-WojoRising: 2 Bronzes
-Danger 35 Zone: 1 Gold
-sdsufan10: 1 Gold
-GE Nole: 1 Gold
-Noahtogo24: 1 Silver
-FaithPlusOne: 1 Silver
-ThroughBlue: 1 Bronze
-MGC_07: 1 Bronze
When I saw that statement by Todd, I was like---"Bro----easy." After all, Ewards shot 53% from three as a freshman. 49% as a soph. BUT........Seeing his shot vs Marian, and the scouting on him, might not be so far fetched. He has a beautiful stroke.
But Jay Edwards? Wow.
He was on my short list of mid-major notables. And James Madison was the Sun Belt preseason favorite. Not a great loss for Sparty, but they didn't lose to a bad team.
Those are really good 3rd and 4th picks. Though, you don't get any Win Shares for a loss.
I think my biggest regret of the draft was taking AJ Hoggard. Was thinking he wasn't that far behind Tyson Walker in production. But, I don't think he'll ever be the offensive threat that Walker is.
Hoggard will be fine. He's not a great shooter but will still average 12-14 points and 5-6 assists. They will need him to produce because their frontcourt is questionable.
I'm talking about the individual. MSU has some issues that people seemed to gloss over because Izzo is Izzo. I still think they end up being in the 4-5 seed range but they had too many questions to be top 5.
and Izzo is a douchebag. Too many people gloss over that as well.
I just can't understand why Xavier Booker is behind this guy on the depth chart.
As someone who followed his recruitment closely for the last several years, I can tell you it's because Booker is much more prospect than player. Dude completely disappeared in high school games even as a senior and was a top 5 recruit in his class?
He fell to #13 in the composite rankings. I've heard he's a bit raw; I wasn't expecting him to start over Sissoko, but I would think he could offer more than whatever Carson Cooper can.
Either way, the success of MSU is highly contingent upon those guards.
clearly they have him mistaken for his HS teammate Cooper Flagg.
lol right. His his high school photo does look similar. How disappointing would that be, to expect Cooper Flagg and get Carson Cooper?
IMG and Montverde are two different schools, but they do seem to be carbon-copy programs.
Walter in the 4th and Holloway in the 6th already looking like the best value picks of the draft.
how you like dem apples @dukedevilz ? Can I get some receipts?
how you like dem apples @dukedevilz ? Can I get some receipts?
Ja'Kobe Walter is nice. I like him. He'll be a gamer all season long. He very likely will be Baylor's most valuable player.
But, you might want to pump the brakes a little on having the two best valued picks of the draft. Walter had a Player Efficiency Rating of 32.4 last night, which is outstanding. But, it's not like there weren't dozens of other players who played just as well, if not better.
Player Efficiency Rating
| 1. | Norchad Omier Miami (FL) | 60.0 |
| 2. | Jan Zidek Chattanooga | 59.7 |
| 3. | Elijah Gray Fordham | 58.6 |
| 4. | Hunter Dickinson Kansas | 57.9 |
| 5. | Jordan King Richmond | 56.2 |
| 6. | Dillon Jones Weber State | 54.7 |
| 7. | Daylen Williams Texas-Rio Grande Valley | 54.3 |
| 8. | Nico Galette Sacred Heart | 52.4 |
| 9. | Quinten Post Boston College | 52.2 |
| 10. | Allan Jeanne-Rose Central Connecticut | 51.7 |
That was the national leaderboard. Walter's 32.4 is still very impressive because he did it against Auburn and not some sub-300 team. So, yes, he's a very good player and he does have All-American potential.
Walter does appear to have excellent value for Round 4. But, it seems a little odd to announce you had the steals of the draft after one game. Just about all of the P6 conferences had their top 10 players with a PER north of 32.4.
How many were drafted after Walter? Not as many, sure. But, still quite a few.
ACC- 1 (maybe more? top 10 cuts off at 37.6)
Pac 12- 3
Big East- 3
Big 12- 2
SEC- 2
Big Ten- 1
So, at least 12 from the power conferences. But, you also had Tramon Mark, who had a higher rating, too. I remarked that your 11th and 12th round picks (Tramon Mark & Hunter Sallis) were better than your 7th & 8th round picks, which I believe is true. Those two guys could be valuable pieces.
Player Efficiency Rating
| 1. | Norchad Omier Miami (FL) | 60.0 |
| 2. | Quinten Post Boston College | 52.2 |
| 3. | Kyle Filipowski Duke | 46.3 |
| 4. | Armando Bacot UNC | 42.3 |
| 5. | Reece Beekman Virginia | 41.1 |
| 6. | Jaylen Blakes Duke | 39.3 |
| 7. | Michael O'Connell NC State | 39.3 |
| 8. | PJ Hall Clemson | 38.3 |
| 9. | Andrew Carr Wake Forest | 38.1 |
| 10. | Cameron Hildreth Wake Forest | 37.6 |
Player Efficiency Rating
| 1. | Adem Bona UCLA | 46.3 |
| 2. | KJ Simpson Colorado | 45.0 |
| 3. | Rollie Worster Utah | 42.7 |
| 4. | Fardaws Aimaq California | 38.1 |
| 5. | Kylan Boswell Arizona | 37.9 |
| 6. | Koren Johnson Washington | 37.3 |
| 7. | Nate Calmese Washington | 35.4 |
| 8. | Isaac Jones Washington State | 35.1 |
| 9. | Josiah Lake II Oregon State | 32.9 |
| 10. | Jalen Celestine California | 32.7 |
Player Efficiency Rating
| 1. | Joel Soriano St. John's (NY) | 41.9 |
| 2. | Alex Karaban UConn | 38.9 |
| 3. | Trey Alexander Creighton | 38.5 |
| 4. | Supreme Cook Georgetown | 36.4 |
| 5. | Kameron Jones Marquette | 36.0 |
| 6. | TJ Bamba Villanova | 35.4 |
| 7. | Baylor Scheierman Creighton | 34.3 |
| 8. | Kadary Richmond Seton Hall | 33.6 |
| 9. | Chris Ledlum St. John's (NY) | 32.8 |
| 10. | Ryan Kalkbrenner Creighton | 31.3 |
Player Efficiency Rating
| 1. | Hunter Dickinson Kansas | 57.9 |
| 2. | Micah Peavy TCU | 44.3 |
| 3. | JaKobe Coles TCU | 42.8 |
| 4. | Otega Oweh Oklahoma | 42.2 |
| 5. | Kevin McCullar Kansas | 41.6 |
| 6. | Jameer Nelson TCU | 39.8 |
| 7. | Milan Momcilovic Iowa State | 38.7 |
| 8. | Tamin Lipsey Iowa State | 38.0 |
| 9. | Emanuel Sharp Houston | 33.9 |
| 10. | Noah Waterman BYU | 33.6 |
Player Efficiency Rating
| 1. | Grant Nelson Alabama | 45.1 |
| 2. | Sean East Missouri | 42.6 |
| 3. | Wade Taylor Texas A&M | 41.2 |
| 4. | Micah Handlogten Florida | 39.5 |
| 5. | Reed Sheppard Kentucky | 38.9 |
| 6. | Hayden Hefner Texas A&M | 38.8 |
| 7. | Ta'Lon Cooper South Carolina | 36.8 |
| 8. | Riley Kugel Florida | 36.1 |
| 9. | Tramon Mark Arkansas | 35.2 |
| 10. | Josiah-Jordan James Tennessee | 34.6 |
Player Efficiency Rating
| 1. | Zach Edey Purdue | 44.7 |
| 2. | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn Illinois | 42.5 |
| 3. | Payton Sandfort Iowa | 41.3 |
| 4. | Olivier Nkamhoua Michigan | 35.2 |
| 5. | Josiah Allick Nebraska | 34.3 |
| 6. | Nimari Burnett Michigan | 34.0 |
| 7. | Tyson Walker Michigan State | 33.4 |
| 8. | Ben Krikke Iowa | 32.6 |
| 9. | Dasonte Bowen Iowa | 32.3 |
| 10. | Dawson Garcia Minnesota | 32.3 |
My 5th rounder, Stephen Castle, already out for several weeks with some sort of knee procedure. Got ****ed on that one.
My late pick Braden Smith looked really good today.
My late pick Braden Smith looked really good today.
people laughed when I took Boo Buie with the last pick of the first round. They won't be laughing when he wins Big10 player of the year and lands on an All American team.
I'll trade you Tyrese Procter for him straight up.
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