SameOldDrew wrote:There are some good players who may be sliding down here tonight. I hope Glen has an extra pile of cash laying around that he lets Thibs use to buy us a second rounder.
I'm still not feeling great about Patton. I guess it's a bit of a home run swing. His mobility could make him useful on defense, and I like his ability to run the floor, but other than that . . . I just don't see much there. His horrific FT% suggests we shouldn't hold out any hope for his shot. Maybe he turns into a Hassan Whiteside kind of guy, who sucks for years and then blows up, but . . . meh. There are other guys who would have served a role for us.
Patton has some actual skill that he showed at creighton. He showed shooting ability, has some actual post moves and has some handles for a guy that big. I'm not saying he has all that for sure but he showed some stuff in one year of college. It's not just what he did in a workout like The Verticle guys have said this weak "against some chairs". Lol
SameOldNudityDrew wrote:There are some good players who may be sliding down here tonight. I hope Glen has an extra pile of cash laying around that he lets Thibs use to buy us a second rounder.
I'm still not feeling great about Patton. I guess it's a bit of a home run swing. His mobility could make him useful on defense, and I like his ability to run the floor, but other than that . . . I just don't see much there. His horrific FT% suggests we shouldn't hold out any hope for his shot. Maybe he turns into a Hassan Whiteside kind of guy, who sucks for years and then blows up, but . . . meh. There are other guys who would have served a role for us.
I think Patton is exactly that and someone Thibs is investing in for the long haul. He'll probably get D-League reps and we will try to develop him properly. I can't possibly see him being part of the regular rotation next year. Good. This is exactly what I wanted - No rookies in the main 9-man rotation!
We do have to work the free agent market though....we've got a couple holes to fill still!
The interesting thing is the addition of Butler makes the Wolves a much more attractive FA destination than they would be without Butler!
SameOldDrew wrote:There are some good players who may be sliding down here tonight. I hope Glen has an extra pile of cash laying around that he lets Thibs use to buy us a second rounder.
I'm still not feeling great about Patton. I guess it's a bit of a home run swing. His mobility could make him useful on defense, and I like his ability to run the floor, but other than that . . . I just don't see much there. His horrific FT% suggests we shouldn't hold out any hope for his shot. Maybe he turns into a Hassan Whiteside kind of guy, who sucks for years and then blows up, but . . . meh. There are other guys who would have served a role for us.
Patton has some actual skill that he showed at creighton. He showed shooting ability, has some actual post moves and has some handles for a guy that big. I'm not saying he has all that for sure but he showed some stuff in one year of college. It's not just what he did in a workout like The Verticle guys have said this weak "against some chairs". Lol
Here is a long highlight real.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mzZUNYTNGeQ
That video makes him look like the kind of guy Rubio could make rich! Not sure what he has on his own though.
SameOldDrew wrote:There are some good players who may be sliding down here tonight. I hope Glen has an extra pile of cash laying around that he lets Thibs use to buy us a second rounder.
I'm still not feeling great about Patton. I guess it's a bit of a home run swing. His mobility could make him useful on defense, and I like his ability to run the floor, but other than that . . . I just don't see much there. His horrific FT% suggests we shouldn't hold out any hope for his shot. Maybe he turns into a Hassan Whiteside kind of guy, who sucks for years and then blows up, but . . . meh. There are other guys who would have served a role for us.
Patton has some actual skill that he showed at creighton. He showed shooting ability, has some actual post moves and has some handles for a guy that big. I'm not saying he has all that for sure but he showed some stuff in one year of college. It's not just what he did in a workout like The Verticle guys have said this weak "against some chairs". Lol
Here is a long highlight real.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mzZUNYTNGeQ
I've seen it. I'm such a loser I've seen all these videos of these guys. I'm not broken-hearted, I'm just not excited either.
SameOldDrew wrote:There are some good players who may be sliding down here tonight. I hope Glen has an extra pile of cash laying around that he lets Thibs use to buy us a second rounder.
I'm still not feeling great about Patton. I guess it's a bit of a home run swing. His mobility could make him useful on defense, and I like his ability to run the floor, but other than that . . . I just don't see much there. His horrific FT% suggests we shouldn't hold out any hope for his shot. Maybe he turns into a Hassan Whiteside kind of guy, who sucks for years and then blows up, but . . . meh. There are other guys who would have served a role for us.
Patton has some actual skill that he showed at creighton. He showed shooting ability, has some actual post moves and has some handles for a guy that big. I'm not saying he has all that for sure but he showed some stuff in one year of college. It's not just what he did in a workout like The Verticle guys have said this weak "against some chairs". Lol
Here is a long highlight real.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mzZUNYTNGeQ
That video makes him look like the kind of guy Rubio could make rich! Not sure what he has on his own though.
He is a local kid so this is fun for me but I really don't have any significant pull towards him. We could have picked a bunch of bigs and I would have been just as happy. Like I said in an earlier post pick a guy's name out of a hat I'm not sure one guy is significantly better overall than another.
However I do think Patton did show some versatile offensive game especially early on. Earlier in the he year he was considered a lottery pick. One thing some guys will like is he wasn't a top prospect type so he isn't entitled been hyped for years. He improved so much and he looks like he can add to his frame he used to be a toothpick. How does he fit into the new NBA? He may have some aspect of his offensive game to be a factor or hurt a team that goes small against him and Whateber other big is on the floor with him like Towns.
