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He's 18, like I said he's picked up the game really fast for someone who just started playing 3 years ago. So they are hoping he continues to be a fast learner as he has shown.

He is 19 in 2 weeks. So, someone who has actually picked up the game is penalized because they do not have as high a "ceiling." Yet, someone who is still a work in progress, but is athletic, is given the benefit of the doubt because they are younger and therefore have a higher "ceiling." Sounds more like "boom or bust."

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Posted by TeddyPadillac

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Posted on 6/13/16 at 9:48 am to 504ByrdGang

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He's 18, like I said he's picked up the game really fast for someone who just started playing 3 years ago. So they are hoping he continues to be a fast learner as he has shown.

so let him learn one more year in college, then we'll know if he's really worthy of a top 5 pick, or not even a first rounder, just like Skal. But that ain't changing anytime soon and i can't blame him for going.
I would rather they start taking high school kids again, and if you don't go in the first round, you stay in college for 3 years before you can enter the draft. Maybe do something like if you get drafted in the 2nd round, you can choose to go to college for at least 2 years while the team retains that draft pick or you can choose to go to the NBA trying to make the team.

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Posted by NOFOX

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Posted on 6/13/16 at 10:51 am to TeddyPadillac

At the very least, Chriss is a 6'10" guy with a good frame who can stretch the floor, run in transition, protect the rim, and should be able to take many PF's off the dribble. If he ends up a below average rebounder, passer, and on defense, his size and shot still make him a useful player.

If his rebounding improves with effort/focus/technique and he continues to progress as a rim protector combined with developing his offensive skill set, he is a star. Definite gamble, but he has in demand skill sets and huge potential.

Really atheltic bigs with natural shooting mechanics and shot blocking ability are always going to be drafted high.

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Posted by 504ByrdGang

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Posted on 6/13/16 at 11:25 am to NOSHAU

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He is 19 in 2 weeks. So, someone who has actually picked up the game is penalized because they do not have as high a "ceiling." Yet, someone who is still a work in progress, but is athletic, is given the benefit of the doubt because they are younger and therefore have a higher "ceiling." Sounds more like "boom or bust."

That's exactly the way it is and Chriss has a extremely high ceiling but also a extremely low floor.

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