damn ND is en fuego! Anyone know who this would be?
Didnāt Singleton just visit ND over the weekend?
Itās a center from North Dakota
The joke is dead now. Only annihilation awaits Kon at JPJ
Also I saw the box score and Cooper Flaggās stats were meh (50% but 1-3 from 3) and then I see this. You telling me he also got to get guarded by Kon? Duke is so cooked.
Kon with the classic bad defender tactic of being super aggressive with your close out and hoping you get lucky with tricking the guy into not driving you/convincing your coaches youāre trying really hard.
I bet he slaps the floor, too.
I think about slapping the floor while playing pickup basketball and Iād probably pull a muscle in my back. Man Iām old.
DJ Burns looking pretty lithe nowadays:
Game Theory (Sam V and J-Willy/Jeff Jones Protege Bryce Simonās podcast) had a mock draft today. ACC picks:
1 - Flagg (Duke)
6 - Maluach (Duke) (Simonās pick; Sam has him in the 20s)
8 - Drake Powell (UNC)
11 - Kon (Duke)
19 - Bethea (Miami)
24 - Sallis (Wake)
30 - Ian Jackson (UNC)
7 total
6 frosh / 1 upperclassmen
3 Dookies / 2 Heels / 1 Wake / 1 Miami
Long Duk Dong doing the color there
This is making me realize I know nothing about Drake Powell. Iāve heard a lot more about the other ACC frosh here. In particular didnāt realize he was seen as a better prospect than Jackson.
Me neither. Per the podcast, good size (6-6), great elevation on his jumper, athletic, high motor, some wiggle. Vis a vis Jackson, Iād guess thatās because Powellās archetype is more sought after
When Sam brought up Kon, he said flat out āwe arenāt gonna talk about his defense.ā Lol. I suspect thatās a wait and see for draft guysā¦
Iām seeing Kon as high as #6 on NBA draft ranking boards. Specifically the updated ESPN list. Hereās the top 10:
- Cooper Flagg
- Ace Bailey
- Dylan Harper
- VJ Edgecombe
- Nolan Traore
- Kon Knueppel
- Drake Powell
- Khaman Maluach
- Hugo GonzƔlez
- Liam McNeely
He must be having a great seasonā¦
This made me laugh out loud. The Duke media machine really is a viable reason for some 5 stars to go there (the 25% who are getting drafted no matter what and need the narrative generator to generate them some narrative).
Itās gas on the fire, but it doesnāt start the fire. Sam V was talking up Kon his last AAU summer, when Sam figured heād go to Wisconsin.
Some say heās having the best season.
You could argue he shouldnāt even play this year because his draft prospects couldnāt get any better. Why ruin that by actually playing basketball.
There will be 3-4 euro dudes we never heard of in that list