Denzel Valentine...

Raskolnikov

Raskolnikov

CCS Donator
Donator
Joined:
Aug 23, 2012
Posts:
22,241
Liked Posts:
7,739
Location:
Enemy Territory via southern C
Bulls are on the clock. The SG from Michigan St. is on the board. Whats the consensus? Heild, Murray, Dunn, and Ulis are gone.



My opinion is I would be great with this. Jimmy could slide to the 3, or maybe you could just forgo a point guard and still handle the ball, and defend everyone with a Butler/Valentine combo.

Jimmy thinks he is a PG afterall, and Valentine might actually be one.

I think the first 3 guards mentioned make trading to 3 or 5 with Rose/Butler worth it, particularly if you end up being able to draft Valentine and keep the other guard. Any combo of the 3 units would make a formidable backcourt in a couple years, allowing time to develop Portis and lure a free agent big.
 
PolarBear

PolarBear

Well-known member
Joined:
Jul 8, 2013
Posts:
4,711
Liked Posts:
2,811
He is an interesting prospect. It's hard to determine how he will translate to the next level.

His size and athleticism is a big knock against him. He is too small for forwards and too big and slow for guards. It could hurt him on both ends of the floor. There are also concerns about his knee.

His passing and vision is great. He has become a very nice perimeter shooter which will help his game a lot at the next level. His attitude and leadership is great.

I wouldn't be mad about it but you have to be sure about him medically and you have to have a plan on how you are going to use him. He seems like a perfect player for a great coach like Pop or Kerr who would find ways to use his strengths.
 
CubsWin

CubsWin

Member
Joined:
Jun 1, 2016
Posts:
217
Liked Posts:
94
PolarBear said:
He is an interesting prospect. It's hard to determine how he will translate to the next level.

His size and athleticism is a big knock against him. He is too small for forwards and too big and slow for guards. It could hurt him on both ends of the floor. There are also concerns about his knee.

His passing and vision is great. He has become a very nice perimeter shooter which will help his game a lot at the next level. His attitude and leadership is great.

I wouldn't be mad about it but you have to be sure about him medically and you have to have a plan on how you are going to use him. He seems like a perfect player for a great coach like Pop or Kerr who would find ways to use his strengths.
Click to expand...

Good post. I love the way Valentine plays. He plays a team game, getting all his teammates involved with his superb vision and passing. Also a good shooter, but he's limited athletically. The Bulls did work him out, so it'll be interesting to see if he's the pick. I think he might be more of a late teens, early to mid 20's pick, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the Bulls pick him.
 

The Hawk

Well-known member
Joined:
Jan 21, 2014
Posts:
18,007
Liked Posts:
1,682
Location:
Southern California
My favorite teams
  1. Chicago White Sox
  1. Chicago Blackhawks
Raskolnikov said:
Bulls are on the clock. The SG from Michigan St. is on the board. Whats the consensus? Heild, Murray, Dunn, and Ulis are gone.



My opinion is I would be great with this. Jimmy could slide to the 3, or maybe you could just forgo a point guard and still handle the ball, and defend everyone with a Butler/Valentine combo.

Jimmy thinks he is a PG afterall, and Valentine might actually be one.

I think the first 3 guards mentioned make trading to 3 or 5 with Rose/Butler worth it, particularly if you end up being able to draft Valentine and keep the other guard. Any combo of the 3 units would make a formidable backcourt in a couple years, allowing time to develop Portis and lure a free agent big.
Click to expand...

If Thibs was the coach, he would love Valentine with his defense and ability to score but this is Freddie and his "offensive genius" that we are talking about. He will want a point guard who can spread the ball around. This assumes that Rose will be gone BTW.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

10,878members
92,983threads
4,371,564posts
395online users

Members online NOW

  • Member
  • Admin
  • Mod
  • Donor
  • HOF
Total: 395 (members: 43, guests: 352)

Staff online NOW

Top