Childs, NBA prospect or not?

[Topper]

Whether Childs ultimately plays in the NBA is unknown at this time, but he seems to have improved his prospects by his play this year.

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Yoeli Childs for @BYUbasketball
vs. No. 2 Gonzaga tonight:

28 pts
10 reb
3 ast
.632 FG%

The last player to reach all of those numbers in a game against a team ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the AP Poll was Dwyane Wade during his triple-double in the 2003 NCAA Tournament vs. Kentucky.

[smokymountainrain]

i think he has a chance to be a second round pick and maybe if he gets in the right situation, he could stick. he doesn't move well enough laterally, not quick enough (which affects his ability to defend) lacks consistent explosion, doesn't really put it on the floor, and his game is too dependent on post play right now.

in short, he really doesn't have wing skills or movement for offense or defense at an NBA level. to be clear, he doesn't need to play wing in the NBA, but he needs to possess some of those skills. gone are the days when you can just sit in the post on offense and defense and get by.

but if he can continue to improve his three point shot, work on his body/ability to move laterally and overall defensive ability, he may have a chance.

either way, i think his elite production on a very good team could be enough to get him picked in round 2.

[Katy Lied]

no. he's a very good d1 and potentially a good euro player

[SCcoug]

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[Joe Public]

I’m still not over the loss of last year’s rest of the season.

[Bo Diddley]

I’m still not over the loss of last year’s rest of the season.

Yeah, me neither.

[Flystripper]

yeah. Happy for Yoli as it looks like he is going to get a shot at the League, but it really just opens up the old wound of a missed tournament run that was just starting to heal

[Jeff Lebowski]

I’m still not over the loss of last year’s rest of the season.

Same.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Eff you Larry Krystkowiak.

[originalsocal]

Eff you Larry Krystkowiak.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Eff you Larry Krystkowiak.

You and I agree on so much lately.

[The_Tick]

Eff you Larry Krystkowiak.

To be fair...we'd have gotten him from Utah through the transfer portal...so don't feel too bad.

[SCcoug]

To be fair...we'd have gotten him from Utah through the transfer portal...so don't feel too bad.

[MartyFunkhouser]

To be fair...we'd have gotten him from Utah through the transfer portal...so don't feel too bad.

This is very true.