I'm not sure I'd say Lamb likes to play D
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ceez wrote: View PostI'm not sure I'd say Lamb likes to play D
Lamb can make brilliant defensive plays with his length and quick feet that can help make him a choice NBA defender. As an on-ball defender he is imposing with his length and lateral quickness. Doesn’t sit in his stance defensively and always move his feet, showing signs of a lack of effort. He is very “swipey” defensively when he gets beat by his man, using his reach to try and make a play on the ball from behind. Has great defensive anticipation and instincts playing passing lanes, picking off lazy passes to go the other way for a quick two points. With his seven-foot wingspan he would make an excellent and imposing inbound defender. Has a natural feel of when to help and rotate on defense in addition to using that length when getting a hand up while contesting shots. When defending off ball, he loves to reach on passing drivers in the lane to help out and try to knock the ball away. Shows great persistence fighting over screens off ball when trailing his man but can get screened out due to a lack of strength. Does a good job defending the pick and roll by fighting over screens and staying on his man, but as the screeners defender needs to do a better job of showing instead of giving the opposition a clear lane like he occasionally does.“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
― John Wooden
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I think you trade up and take Barnes at 6. We should have enough expendable assets to move up two spots. I hate where we are drafting right now. Our position is suited more for a team that wants a big man. If we have to select someone at 8 it's J.Lamb.
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MangoKid wrote: View PostSo Lamb likes to play D and is a good defender, fits better into what the Raptors are doing, yet we should draft someone who's not at all interested in playing D in Jones? I don't get it.
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saints91 wrote: View PostI think you trade up and take Barnes at 6. We should have enough expendable assets to move up two spots. I hate where we are drafting right now. Our position is suited more for a team that wants a big man. If we have to select someone at 8 it's J.Lamb.
Going back and looking at old mock drafts and then looking at the actual drafts is an eye opener to see where guys were projected to go and where they actually land. 1-5 usually offers few if any surprises but 6 on down can be an eye opener.
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NoPropsneeded wrote: View Posthe's not that good of a defender and demar can easily improve under casey. IMO picking lamb is a huge waste of a pick
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MangoKid wrote: View PostHe's not that good of a defender? Pretty much scouting report I've read regarding Jeremy Lamb lists defense as one of his many attributes. And seeing as the Raptors are stressing defense, I don't see how this is a "huge waste of a pick".
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DraftExpress.com's take on Jeremy Lamb and defense:
Defensively, Lamb has the physical tools to excel, as he has good lateral quickness and instincts and is able to utilize his tremendous wingspan to cause havoc on the ball and in the passing lanes. His energy on this end looked very inconsistent this season, however, not displaying the competitiveness, fundamentals and attention to detail that will likely be demanded from him at the NBA level, particularly off the ball.
From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz1tTbUrPjF
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NoPropsneeded wrote: View PostWell Defense has already been dramatically improved this season. Casey is now starting to focus on offense
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Matt52 wrote: View PostDraftExpress.com's take on Jeremy Lamb and defense:
Looks like inconsistency is the issue from their perspective. A few splinters in his bottom from the pine might solve that.
Yeah, read that. I think it's a trait with a lot of these kids - inconsistency. If we're stuck picking where we are now, I hope he gets consideration from Colangelo and brass.
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