Moody. I think we should pick him at 7 if he's there. Watching PHX - MIL, the value of shooting has never been higher. Not sure Scottie Barnes will be that impactful in the playoffs if he can't learn to shoot (will need to play the Draymond role on offense anyways)
Moody is my favorite pick at #7, over Kispert, Mitchell, or anyone else.
shooting, shot creation, great footwork, good poise and hustle, plus length, and defensive intensity.
I do like Bouknight, but I believe in Poole’s ability to take one more stride in all facets of his game, and Bouknight replicates so much of what Poole offers, without the defensive versatility of Moody.
If they pick Moody at 7, and grab whomever is still there at 14 (Kispert, Giddey, Garuba) they’ll have deepened their talent, improved their defense and shooting, and, should they want to deal for other players later, the pieces to move without giving up the house….
No problem with Moody at 7. Perfect fit in terms of size and, unlike Bouknight, he isn't redundant of Poole. Wouldn't do Kispert at 7 or 14 if Dubs already drafted Moody. I'd either go with someone at a combo 3-4 -- J. Johnson, Williams, Wagner, Murphy; or, someone at a combo 1-2 -- Springer. Still prefer Bouknight at 7 and Duarte at 14 (unless Moody is available there).
Official vote for Moody, too -- from the scouting videos his defense seems more reliable.
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That said, Kispert's shot is so smooth and overall offensive game is easy to project. For whatever reason Moody seems to have a better chance of falling to 14 than Kispert -- anybody know why that seems to be the case? It almost makes it seem like the correct answer is to take Kispert at 7, and catch Moody at 14.
If the current big boards hold up, I'd still rather take Wagner at 7 over Kispert -- average offense and good defense seems to have a better chance at being starter material over good offense and average defense (the latter is perhaps more of a 6th man role?). Wagner@7/Moody@14 is currently my preference for a draft haul.
That said, I understand taking Bouknight or Kispert at 7, and targeting any of the other myriad prospects at 14: Moody/Garuba (for upside to pair with Kispert), or Duarte/Butler (if healthy) to pair with Bouknight..
OK, competitions over. I just watched this video (probably the last person to do so) and the Warriors should take Zaila Avant-Garde with the 7th pick. Sure, she is a little undersized but should fill out and it will take her a while to get used to the NBA net height and 3pt line, but it is all there, runs the floor well, great handles, finishes with either hand, good passer, can shoot a little. Probably some rule against drafting 6th graders though.
Moody and Kispert are my 1-2 in terms of reasonable picks I would like at 7. Moody to me seems the right mix of upside and production to grab if at all available. Most of these choices have been hard because I don't want either. But in this case, I'd be ok with both. Moody is my choice. And if Kispert is at 14? That's my perfect draft.
As an Arkansas fan who watched Moody in pretty much every game he played, I have one major concern - his "secondary motor." Virtually all the highlights you are going to see are off primary offensive sets. That's because, except for the three 28 point games at the end of the season in which it was really notable that some significant effort had been made by the coaches to laser-focus on the issue, he had a maddeningly predictable tendency to drift toward the half-court corners after the primary set broke down instead of looking to relocate. I suspect this is also partially why you also don't see a lot of at-the-rim finishes.
Certainly this is something that can be corrected, but Eric Musselman is pretty good at motivating players to move, and I have a hard time visualizing him not being all over Moody about it in practice. Despite that, Moody really did only for those three games (and frankly, dominated them) and then reverted almost completely to prior form in the NCAA tournament. I don't see this as a knock on his character or anything like that - I see it more as a product of having played on a full NBA-talented roster at IMG where he deferred to someone (Cade Cunningham) running solo offense after breakdowns - and he certainly works hard enough to be able to fix it. But it is a tendency he's going to have to correct to be effective, and based on last year, its probably going to take more than another year to fix.
Moody at 7 and Trey Murphy at 14
I've got to take Kispert simply because of shooting. He also improved in my eyes after I saw his results from the combine.
moody for me. length, shooting, defense... and lots of upside at 18 years old
Moody. I think we should pick him at 7 if he's there. Watching PHX - MIL, the value of shooting has never been higher. Not sure Scottie Barnes will be that impactful in the playoffs if he can't learn to shoot (will need to play the Draymond role on offense anyways)
How incredible would it be if Barnes landed in our lap at 7...then Bob worked a trade up from 14 to say 10 to snag Moses Moody?
Thats my ideal scenario there...and its not improbable at all
A bench mob of Poole Moody JTA Barnes Wise/stretch 5/Looney would be 🤑
Like Moody's potential to be defensively versatile and under control offensive game, a good fit for us.
Moody is my favorite pick at #7, over Kispert, Mitchell, or anyone else.
shooting, shot creation, great footwork, good poise and hustle, plus length, and defensive intensity.
I do like Bouknight, but I believe in Poole’s ability to take one more stride in all facets of his game, and Bouknight replicates so much of what Poole offers, without the defensive versatility of Moody.
If they pick Moody at 7, and grab whomever is still there at 14 (Kispert, Giddey, Garuba) they’ll have deepened their talent, improved their defense and shooting, and, should they want to deal for other players later, the pieces to move without giving up the house….
No problem with Moody at 7. Perfect fit in terms of size and, unlike Bouknight, he isn't redundant of Poole. Wouldn't do Kispert at 7 or 14 if Dubs already drafted Moody. I'd either go with someone at a combo 3-4 -- J. Johnson, Williams, Wagner, Murphy; or, someone at a combo 1-2 -- Springer. Still prefer Bouknight at 7 and Duarte at 14 (unless Moody is available there).
Official vote for Moody, too -- from the scouting videos his defense seems more reliable.
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That said, Kispert's shot is so smooth and overall offensive game is easy to project. For whatever reason Moody seems to have a better chance of falling to 14 than Kispert -- anybody know why that seems to be the case? It almost makes it seem like the correct answer is to take Kispert at 7, and catch Moody at 14.
If the current big boards hold up, I'd still rather take Wagner at 7 over Kispert -- average offense and good defense seems to have a better chance at being starter material over good offense and average defense (the latter is perhaps more of a 6th man role?). Wagner@7/Moody@14 is currently my preference for a draft haul.
That said, I understand taking Bouknight or Kispert at 7, and targeting any of the other myriad prospects at 14: Moody/Garuba (for upside to pair with Kispert), or Duarte/Butler (if healthy) to pair with Bouknight..
Also, Moody by a mile
I’m in shock in this game against Nigeria. Someone wake these guys up
OK, competitions over. I just watched this video (probably the last person to do so) and the Warriors should take Zaila Avant-Garde with the 7th pick. Sure, she is a little undersized but should fill out and it will take her a while to get used to the NBA net height and 3pt line, but it is all there, runs the floor well, great handles, finishes with either hand, good passer, can shoot a little. Probably some rule against drafting 6th graders though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVZeLH15Thc
Moody and Kispert are my 1-2 in terms of reasonable picks I would like at 7. Moody to me seems the right mix of upside and production to grab if at all available. Most of these choices have been hard because I don't want either. But in this case, I'd be ok with both. Moody is my choice. And if Kispert is at 14? That's my perfect draft.
Moody comps to both Luke Kennard AND Kevon Looney? What am I supposed to do with that? Still, he's got my vote here.
Probably Moody. But it’s close.
As an Arkansas fan who watched Moody in pretty much every game he played, I have one major concern - his "secondary motor." Virtually all the highlights you are going to see are off primary offensive sets. That's because, except for the three 28 point games at the end of the season in which it was really notable that some significant effort had been made by the coaches to laser-focus on the issue, he had a maddeningly predictable tendency to drift toward the half-court corners after the primary set broke down instead of looking to relocate. I suspect this is also partially why you also don't see a lot of at-the-rim finishes.
Certainly this is something that can be corrected, but Eric Musselman is pretty good at motivating players to move, and I have a hard time visualizing him not being all over Moody about it in practice. Despite that, Moody really did only for those three games (and frankly, dominated them) and then reverted almost completely to prior form in the NCAA tournament. I don't see this as a knock on his character or anything like that - I see it more as a product of having played on a full NBA-talented roster at IMG where he deferred to someone (Cade Cunningham) running solo offense after breakdowns - and he certainly works hard enough to be able to fix it. But it is a tendency he's going to have to correct to be effective, and based on last year, its probably going to take more than another year to fix.