Talen Horton-Tucker Discussion: Growing Pains

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  1. abeer3

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    he's a gym rat based on the floater, imo. you don't develop those unless you play a lot.

    he's probably not a conditioning fanatic, which is different. that will change if he wants to stick. like his stroke and handle, he'll bounce nba bigs off him just like the college guys. he's 240.
     
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    He's a defensive guy. You can expect him to be a bulldog on that end.
     
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    Drafts 56, still has better draft than the C Bags. I would make fun of the Suns but Detroit taking Darko Milicic back in the day was still a better decision than whatever they did.

    Ohh well back to Tim Hortons Tucker
     
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    Hopefully he stays with the team longer than one year. Our most recent rookies didn't last very long if Bonga and Wagner both get traded away in an expanded AD deal.
     
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    It's a good pick, but I'm surprised we didn't take someone who is a little more NBA ready since we will need bodies to fill the roster. I mean, he still will likely be on the squad and not in the G-League unless we get a lot of veterans willing to take the minimum to ring chase.
     
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    OH S***!! Well the kid never expected to be playing with LeBron James.

    [​IMG]

    That's OK. He's going to make LBJ's life easier with the muscle and defense plus his own company Klutch signed him.
     
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    "Pump the brakes" is not something we do at LB. Peddle to the metal with player expectations is how it goes at LB, Rook.

    :Fishwink:

    Welcome!
     
    LTLakerFan, Jun 21, 2019
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    Surprised no one has said it yet.

    THICK. SOLID. LONG.
     
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    6’ 4”....I don’t know about the long part?
     
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    His arms Cookie. :D

    He's got a 85" wingspan or something like that.
     
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    He has a 7’1 wingspan... with Kawhi hands.
     
    alam1108, Jun 21, 2019
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    And Cookie is asking about "long"?

    :Fishwink:
     
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    Legend? I thought he was a misfit. My bad, I just used google for the term "luol deng lakers fat" and that popped up lol
     
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    He was. But "weird" is entertaining and fun if the person is friendly enough.
     
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    So far there hasn't been any absurd HOF comparisons, at least not yet.
     
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    OK I'll be your huckleberry .... I'm seeing a cross between all the strengths of their games,.... Zion and Charles Barkley. Probably better than either ... tbh

    [​IMG]
     
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    The size strength and busy hands have the look of a good defender. I like busy hands much better than off balance reaching. Going to have to look at more but seems an interesting pick.
     
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    Thrilled we got someone like this guy. Definitely takes a lot of the sting off of losing Hart. Finishes around the rim as well at least as Hart plus a good defender plus can guard bigger guys like him. And at the age of 18 already seems better at some things than Hart on offense. I tell you .... every year our scouting department keeps on delivering.

    :Sunglassguy:
     
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    I know!!!

    Paul Pierce.
     
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