Taurean Prince...really?

[TheFuzz]

I'm gonna go on record and say I love, love, love this pick. This kid can ball and he's hilarious. Y'all watch. I'm not sure he can start day 1, but he's not far off.

[Bonkers]

2 minutes ago, atljonesbro said:

It's not like you miserable clowns wouldn't have cried about literally any other possible pick so this isn't surprising. Y'all are absolutely miserable black holes. 

Lmao we have a right to be miserable. This team sucks haha

 

 

[nathan2331]

It's not like you miserable clowns wouldn't have cried about literally any other possible pick so this isn't surprising. Y'all are absolutely miserable black holes. 

Maybe so, but has this new front office made a great move yet?

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[LastDon]

Better than Demarre Carroll right now! Bigger more athletic and cheaper!

[atljonesbro]

Just now, Bonkers said:

Lmao we have a right to be miserable. This team sucks haha

 

 

Then go root for another team if they make you so miserable. I mean my god. Some people such as hotlanta and others I feel like this literally affects their mental health. Just because you don't get your way doesn't mean I won't work out.

[Thomas]

Just now, TheFuzz said:

I'm gonna go on record and say I love, love, love this pick. This kid can ball and he's hilarious. Y'all watch. I'm not sure he can start day 1, but he's not far off.

Really hope your right. SF offense is such a weakness for us.

[Hawkmoor]

13 minutes ago, Alex said:

At what point do wr just stop caring?  I am already there for the record.

Ive already jumped to the Celtics. Hawks, ill still root for them, just a little, but not wasting my time with them chumps  anymore.  Been a fan of the Hawks since around 1978, but i cant take it anymore.

Edited June 24, 2016 by Hawkmoor

[Sothron]

3 minutes ago, atljonesbro said:

It's not like you miserable clowns wouldn't have cried about literally any other possible pick so this isn't surprising. Y'all are absolutely miserable black holes. 

If I could get the same player at 21, hell even trade down FROM 21 and still get the same player why take him at 12? If nothing else trade the pick for a future first. There's no reason to reach for a guy when NO ONE ELSE is going to draft them.

[TheFuzz]

Just now, Sothron said:

If I could get the same player at 21, hell even trade down FROM 21 and still get the same player why take him at 12? If nothing else trade the pick for a future first. There's no reason to reach for a guy when NO ONE ELSE is going to draft them.

No guarantees there dude, we got our guy. I swear, people look at the draft and think it's so cut and dry. There are busts all over the place every year. We made sure we got the guy we liked.

[atljonesbro]

1 minute ago, Sothron said:

If I could get the same player at 21, hell even trade down FROM 21 and still get the same player why take him at 12? If nothing else trade the pick for a future first. There's no reason to reach for a guy when NO ONE ELSE is going to draft them.

Who says we're getting him at 21? No one TRULY knows what other teams are thinking. Just like the overreaction with Keanu Neal for Atlanta but what people didn't know is that like 3 teams shortly after them wanted Neal. I mean honestly, give it time before you cry like a little child because you don't know what goes on behind the scenes 

[NiqueDaLegend]

Garbage ass pick by garbage GM Bud

[atljonesbro]

3 minutes ago, TheFuzz said:

No guarantees there dude, we got our guy. I swear, people look at the draft and think it's so cut and dry. There are busts all over the place every year. We made sure we got the guy we liked.

Exactly. People like him just don't get it. They are spoiled children who will cry when they don't get their way

[devilwentdown2GA]

7 minutes ago, TheFuzz said:

I'm gonna go on record and say I love, love, love this pick. This kid can ball and he's hilarious. Y'all watch. I'm not sure he can start day 1, but he's not far off.

I like him too. I just think we could have landed Ellenson who IMO has  the highest ceiling in the draft other than Simmons and Ingram and got Prince at 21.  

[Hawkmoor]

6 minutes ago, atljonesbro said:

Who says we're getting him at 21? No one TRULY knows what other teams are thinking. Just like the overreaction with Keanu Neal for Atlanta but what people didn't know is that like 3 teams shortly after them wanted Neal. I mean honestly, give it time before you cry like a little child because you don't know what goes on behind the scenes 

We might now know what goes on behind the scenes, but we know what they do in the playoffs. they get swept...

[Alex]

10 minutes ago, Sothron said:

If I could get the same player at 21, hell even trade down FROM 21 and still get the same player why take him at 12? If nothing else trade the pick for a future first. There's no reason to reach for a guy when NO ONE ELSE is going to draft them.

Bud was drunk again.  Got his 12 and 21 mixed up.

[devilwentdown2GA]

 

Checking out some of the NBA mock drafts. Seeing Taurean show up anywhere from 9th in the 1st round to 24;
 

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Taurean Prince NBA Draft Scouting Report and Video Breakdown

Taurean Prince (full name: Taurean Waller-Prince) was a completely unheralded high school recruit, originally signing a letter of intent to attend LIU-Brooklyn (in the NEC) before a coaching change enabled him to revisit his choices. He grew 11 inches in high school, going from being a 5'8 point guard to a 6'7 center, and was always young for his class, as he easily could be a junior, being the same age as many players from that class that will be drafted this June. Prince didn't play much as a freshman at Baylor, seeing only 6 minutes per game while sitting out a number of contests, and was not a major contributor as a sophomore either, at 14 minutes per game. 

It wasn't until his senior year that Prince became a full-time starter at Baylor, even if he was clearly one of the most productive sixth men in the country as a junior, and was already drawing significant NBA attention following an excellent summer where he competed for USA Basketball in the Pan-Am Games last August. For his career, Prince averaged over 20 points per-40 minutes, while shooting 38% from beyond the arc, with 8.5 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1 block thrown in for good measure.

Prince has ideal physical tools for the role he's projected to play in the NBA, standing nearly 6'8 with a solid 6'11 ½ wingspan. He has a strong, mature frame that he's not afraid to use, and is a good athlete, being mobile, fluid and highly capable of playing above the rim. 

Prince is a capable outside shooter, hitting a solid 131/348 (38%) attempts for his college career. He does a good job of spacing the floor and has a compact and repeatable stroke that should translate nicely to NBA distances. He also shows some potential as an off the dribble shooter, or even coming off screens, so it's possible he can continue to improve his versatility from the perimeter as his career moves on, as he's already made huge strides in the past few years. 

With that said, Prince is far from a one-dimensional spot-up shooter at this stage. He does a great job handling the ball or finishing in transition, can punish smaller or equally sized players in the post, is intelligent moving off the ball, and will attack defenders off the dribble nicely in a straight-line in closeout situations. 

His versatility is especially evident in the work he does defensively. He is big and strong enough to not get backed down by most power forwards in smaller lineups, but is also quick enough to stay in front of most perimeter players at the same time. He covers ground extremely well, and his long arms, high activity level, competitive spirit and strong instincts make him a playmaker getting in the passing lanes, and coming up with steals, blocks and rebounds. 

While Baylor played quite a bit of zone, which made it challenging at times to get an accurate read on his full potential as a man to man defender, it's easy to project him as being the type of guy you can switch on every ball screen, which is all the rage in basketball these days.

On the downside, Prince is better playing a more confined and narrowly tailored role, as he demonstrated earlier in his career. Baylor's inconsistent guard play this season led to Prince being forced to shoulder more ball-handling and playmaking responsibilities, which contributed to his 2P% dropping from 53% to 47%, and his 3P% from 40% to 36%. 

Prince is not a great ball-handler or overall shot-creator, as he struggles to get low to the ground and will not execute fancy moves or change gears explosively to get into the paint and create a high percentage shot. His first step is just average, and he is not one to rise up for high-flying dunks in traffic in the half-court. He didn't always seem to realize that this season, though, as he showed a tendency to get somewhat wild at times, settling for tough shots, and turning the ball over at a higher rate than you might hope. 

While unlikely to develop into a star or a go-to guy, every NBA team these days needs at least one player like Taurean Prince on their roster. It's very easy to see to project him into a (highly coveted) tailor-made role in today's NBA, and he looks ready both physically and skill-wise to step in and contribute fairly early on. The fact that he's only 21 means there might be some more potential still left to tap into, particularly when surrounded by better players, where he isn't asked to do as much as he was for Baylor at times this season.

[Sothron]

4 minutes ago, atljonesbro said:

Exactly. People like him just don't get it. They are spoiled children who will cry when they don't get their way

There's no need for personal insults but thanks for showing the rest of us your level of maturity.

[NekiEcko]

9 minutes ago, atljonesbro said:

Who says we're getting him at 21? No one TRULY knows what other teams are thinking. Just like the overreaction with Keanu Neal for Atlanta but what people didn't know is that like 3 teams shortly after them wanted Neal. I mean honestly, give it time before you cry like a little child because you don't know what goes on behind the scenes 

Welcome to the Hawks mentality,

Whine, Whine, Whine, Complain, then Whine again.

[bumpyphish1]

The fact that the majority of posters here are bemoaning the pick makes me feel like it's a good one.  This board's posters insights, when averaged, are equivalent to that of a fifth grader.  I'm agnostic.  Gonna wait and see. 

[txsting]

If ellenson is so great why is he still on the board? You have to realize every scouting department is going to have these guys rated vastly different, especially after the first 5. Prince is a guy who looks to be a great fit, so we will have to see how he works out

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