Might he be the perfect low-post compliment to Anthony Davis?
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Might he be the perfect low-post compliment to Anthony Davis?
I'd rather have Alex Len and keep Davis @ PF
He looks good, but needs to learn to use his left hand.
Still think Ryan Anderson is the perfect compliment to who Davis will be in 2-3 years. I would be shocked if he is still a PF when his body matures.
That said, if we move Lopez in a package that nets a SF, I will take Len and develop him into the same role, with a higher upside of course.
Go for a position of need like SF, Anthony Davis is the future at C for this team.
I still feel like with his perimeter skills, PF is the spot that he could dominate for the next 10-15 years. How he matures will tell the story as we don't have anyone to compare him to, projection wise (he's unique), but I see Duncan when I see Davis, not a traditional center. Will be fun watching...that's for sure.
I can see Len averaging 17-20 ppg in this league from the center spot. Don't know much about his defense yet though.
I just don't see him being that different from Meyers Leonard who is shaking out to be a bust. He has a better offensive game, but does he rebound well or move his feet well on defense?
Personally, I feel we have too many quality bigs already. If you have 96 minutes to divide up between your PF and C I feel in a few years Davis and Anderson will take up between 74-78 of those minutes. That leaves only 18-22 of those minutes to divide between Smith and Lopez.
Yea I think I would rather go after a SF like shabazz, poythress, or mcadoo
I'm not sure if you can ever have enough quality bigs, and personally I don't think we have them. I think Anderson is perfect coming off the bench to get minutes at the 3 and 4 spot (25-32 MPG). Start a Len (When/If he's ready) and Give him 30ish MPG (or Pekovic etc) and Davis 38ish.
C- Len 30 Lopez 10 Davis 8
PF Davis 30 Anderson 18
SF Someone yet to be named 30- Anderson 10ish- Someone to be named 8.
Really who knows, it could take Len 2 or 3 years to be ready to play starters minutes and by that time we could be ready to let Lopez go and some minutes open up. Just my thoughts.
Len is hurt.
Right?
I like the idea of Len at C but it worries me that scouts question his toughness.
I do not want a "finesse" C.
I just can't get behind Len.
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I have been warming up to the idea to go with Len or Zeller at 6.
I'd prefer Zeller over Len.
if we could trade gv and lopez for bledsoe i wouldnt mind signing budinger and drafting len
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Bigs with feet problems are huge red flags for me.
That's how it starts. Nothing major...
I'm not going to dismiss him due to his injury. Hell, if Noel fell to 6, I wouldn't even think twice about drafting him.
In my opinion if we do add another big, I want a really athletic one or an established center. Plus he is dealing with a stress fracture I believe to his ankle and that scares me big time. If his ankles are already breaking down due to his size, then how are they gonna hold up in 3-4 years. Bigs with leg issues scare me and I don't want to end up with a Greg Oden type of situation. I would rather add Anthony Bennett or Cody Zeller than Alex Len.
having seen Len play on multiple occassions... NO NO NO
Yes, please.Quote:
Alex Len, Anybody?
Have you seen this...?
http://youtu.be/Ajwa8j79vd0
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Honestly the two videos I have seen are the one I posted and the highlights vs. Kentucky. Neither include defensive highlights. But reviews I've read seem to indicate defense is not a terrible weakness. Seems he has the athleticism and length to contest shots and rebound. Len is growing on me, I'll admit... He's 19... Has some potential in a draft with no sure things to be one of the better picks IMO.
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He goes into Beast Mode in that Kentucky video. I saw that and was like "make it happen Dell".
If they think he's the guy, fine. But a 255 lb. guy with a stress fracture already makes me so nervous...
he had a block in the video at 1:15 lol
ya it was, but he did average 2.1 blocks per game and a ton of scouts say he is a 2 way prospect, offsensivley he had a mid range and a post game, he hits a couple nice up and unders in the video, plus he is only 19 i expect his post game to get way better, also they say he is a natural shot blocker with his length and timing. IDK we will see i cant wait until the draft!
really hope we dont take saric though, he is awesome on offense but his D is terrible, so is his attitude
way too often maryland played a good opponent and Len disappeared. 5, 6, 7 points/boards. his combine and measurables are great, but his game isn't. maryland didn't even make the tournament. i know he's young and has a lot of potential, but the last thing the hornets need is a big with foot problems who wants to play away from the basket.
id rather Gobert or Adams. Adams has a way higher ceiling with a better true center body and Gobert is a better option if we want defense. if we could trade down and get either of these kids + jamal franklin or archie goodwin, i'd stick my d*ck in the mash potatoes
let me put this in perspective:
7.8 - Alex Len's rebounds per game
9.5 - Jamaal Franklin's rebounds per game
i just go off the tape. len has his moments but rarely took over a game (against good competition) and rarely dominated for the entire game. he is way too risky for the 6th pick. the only reason he gets attention is his athleticism and the "what he could be" factor. id rather get a guy who we know who he is.
its like in football when a guy runs a 4.4 40 yard dash and benches 400 so he gets drafted 1st round. people forget to check if he has the ability to ball.
id rather trade down for someone like franklin. he'll be a solid pro. he's the only player in college who led his team in steals, assists, points, and rebounds. len, on the other hand, couldn't get his team past the NIT and is a 2 year project. could he be the best center ever? sure, he's 7'1 can shoot and has athleticism to run the court. but he's nowhere near ready to play pro ball and we need a guy with more meat...a banger. pelicans can't take chances on projects. we need sure things. thats why demps will be making a lot of trades soon. kiss vasquez, lopez, and gordon goodbye too
Actually the games he dominated were against top competition when he played smaller schools he was double and triple teamed to death, not going to put up big numbers against that. He may not have won the NIT but they made it to New York and that's not a small accomplishment. He may be a project to reach his ceiling but he definitely can provide what Lopez giving us right now.