He's not Jacking around!
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Loved VE here at PU, but way too slow and not explosive enough for the NBA unfortunately.
FWIW, it was verified to me that he doesn't dribble much as you stated. Then I countered with why wouldn't the opponents get in his jock if he doesn't put in on the court much?
got just a bit of a bewildered look...Watched some of his game last night, offensively looks good as a team they can really shoot, Brownstown played alot of 1-3-1 zone, his biggest issue will be defense like most freshman.
Alot of lottery guys wouldn't earn it based on college play. We have what's probably the the two time national player of the year and he was projected second round last year. Mixing in catchings with good college players next year will really help him and our team. I'm excited to see him play and hope heide and Colvin continue to develop along with all the experience coming back. Especially having braden around. I could see that team build as the season goes and make a nice run late.
and why I'm more interested in how they do in college than the pros...being a Purdue fan.
Growing up in Atlanta (and eventually attending Purdue), I was really hopeful that Cuonzo would make an impact there. Unfortunately injuries took their toll.
You might want to check the draft boards. Braden is skyrocketing up. A creditable source says he will at least go through evaluations. If they see what we see could work out for him.
Interesting. Not what I expected at all at this point. You would think teams would want to see what he can produce without Zach, but that being said, this offseason could be his peak value.
I read a few articles, really doubt he is drafted right now. The 6'0 height is huge, and hasnt shown elite athletic ability to overcome that.
Personally I think Braden is NBA calibur as a backup pg.
Probably needs a season without Edey to prove the assists and scoring arent because of him. I could see him coming back one more year but leaving early after 3.
Just my guess right now.
I love Braden and he’s going to be the best Pg to play at Purdue. But right now, he Needs to be better on the ball defensively. He’s good at positioning himself off ball defensively and puts himself in great position to get steals…is a ball hawk at times. But he’s not stopping anyone that’s NBA caliber from getting to the hole at the moment. That’s the next step that he will need to get better at to get to the next level. And I’m sure he will be working on that all offseason…along with other things.
What mock draft has Braden in it? I haven't seen any.
It’s a random article that says “best landing spots” from a weird source and doesn’t give an actual ranking of smith…except maybe a second rounder.
I tweeted one and seen something on ESPN. My info manly came from someone connected to him. Who simply said he was going to go through the evaluation process this year. IMO he is going to stick if he gets a chance. People didn't see Carsen being drafted until the tourney happened. Making the mid-season Naismith award 30 doesn't hurt him. With Forman handing out passes to NBA scouts wanting to see Zach. We all know without Braden getting him the ball his game suffers. It doesn't hurt that Loyer's dad is the top scout for the clippers. I would love his take on Braden. DUB could ask him today, right?
There are 4 guys in the NBA under 6' and 13 under 6'1".
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So much of Purdue's offense is centered around Edey. Smith gets a ton of open looks because of the drop coverage on Edey. It will be interesting to see how his game develops without Edey on the court.
Not having Edey may help some guys show what they can do, while it may expose weaknesses for others. I'm not sure which camp I'd put Smith in.
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So much of Purdue's offense is centered around Edey. Smith gets a ton of open looks because of the drop coverage on Edey. It will be interesting to see how his game develops without Edey on the court.
Not having Edey may help some guys show what they can do, while it may expose weaknesses for others. I'm not sure which camp I'd put Smith in.
There are 4 guys in the NBA under 6' and 13 under 6'1".
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Taking a look at the 13 shortest current NBA players, including the shortest active player in the NBA today. These guys have spirit.
So much of Purdue's offense is centered around Edey. Smith gets a ton of open looks because of the drop coverage on Edey. It will be interesting to see how his game develops without Edey on the court.
Not having Edey may help some guys show what they can do, while it may expose weaknesses for others. I'm not sure which camp I'd put Smith in.
As long as CMP continues to use alot of PnR Smith will be fine. He is our most important player going forward, thus I think CMP will use it quite a bit to feature his talents.
Saw the article you tweeted and it didn’t say too much. Haven’t seen anything on espn on where he’d be drafted. I’d assume right now, he’d be drafted at HIGHEST late 2nd round and I’m not sure that’s worth it, since that’s not a guarantee and I’m thinking he’d have to go get signed as an UDFA, which why do that if you have Two more years of college getting paid similar money, if not more.
Now, if he goes on a Carsen run of multiple 30+ games in the tourney and gets us to at least the E8, I’d assume he’d get as high as the mid 2nd. Still, no guarantees there.
He def should go through the evaluation process to see what he needs to do to get drafted, but just don’t think he’s there quite yet.
What Smith has going for him is his 6’5 foot wingspan…I still don’t think his actual height is 6 foot tho 😂. If he ever goes to the combine, we will find out the exact measurements. Regardless, he’s going to go down as the best PG in Purdue history and break all the PG records if he stays all 4 years.There are 4 guys in the NBA under 6' and 13 under 6'1".
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Taking a look at the 13 shortest current NBA players, including the shortest active player in the NBA today. These guys have spirit.
So much of Purdue's offense is centered around Edey. Smith gets a ton of open looks because of the drop coverage on Edey. It will be interesting to see how his game develops without Edey on the court.
Not having Edey may help some guys show what they can do, while it may expose weaknesses for others. I'm not sure which camp I'd put Smith in.
Everyone that has aspirations of playing pro ball should. His size is the obvious problem. He should be a 4 year player....earn as much as he can in the nil world and enjoy being a boiler. Then see what's available to him.
Yup totally agree…unless hes somehow guaranteed to go first round. If that ever happens, he should go
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