Hassan Whiteside (split from an Evans thread)

[Bart-Poland]

off topic: Guys what do you think about Hassan Whiteside?
I checked his stats and he has 5,4 blocks a game and according to nba draft he is number 4 by now. Any ideas about this blocks maschine?

 

[bajaden]

off topic: Guys what do you think about Hassan Whiteside?
I checked his stats and he has 5,4 blocks a game and according to nba draft he is number 4 by now. Any ideas about this blocks maschine?

Well, we've had several discussions about him already. Some on this thread and I've written about him on my college basketball thread. However, since you asked. If you were to draft him it would purely on potential. He's had an impact his first year at Marshall, and he's a borderline freak athlete. He's proven to be a good defensive player, and although he plays in a lesser conference, he did play against some very good competition in their out of conference games. And he played well. But he's still very raw and would be a project for a while, with hopefully great reward down the road.

I wouldn't take him over either Cousins or Favors. I'd have to think long and hard about taking him over Aldrich, simply because Aldrich is more NBA ready. But after that, yeah, I'd certainly select him. But remember there's no guarantee that he'll throw his name into the hat. But I'd be surprised if he didn't at least test the waters with the option to withdraw. And don't put too much stock in where his name is on the draft boards right now. After the combine, and then the team workouts, the water will start to settle and we'll have a better idea of where he'll be.

 

[apollo916]

I was an initial Whiteside buzzz maker, but Im liking Cousins ALOT