Same exact size same athletic ability same game
And no doubt ill have same results. but without the years of frustation that wiggins delivered and teased fans with?
did we fall out of love with bostons size already? Loos that big d_ck energy already?
I dont think they are much alike at all... Eason is a stronger and longer player. Wiggins is a big guard, Eason is a true combo forward who is a defensive stud. He's 6'8 with a 7'2 wingspan. He's build like Kawhi but has more a frontcourt game than a wing game. He's usually guarding 4s and switching on 3s and 5s really well. That program isnt the best so he's gonna have some sketchy habits I suspect but its hard not to like his game
fishmike wrote:I dont think they are much alike at all... Eason is a stronger and longer player. Wiggins is a big guard, Eason is a true combo forward who is a defensive stud. He's 6'8 with a 7'2 wingspan. He's build like Kawhi but has more a frontcourt game than a wing game. He's usually guarding 4s and switching on 3s and 5s really well. That program isnt the best so he's gonna have some sketchy habits I suspect but its hard not to like his game
I love Eason and at 11 I hope we take him, if we can't get Sharpe. I think his high motor for that size with good offensive skills is only overshadowed by his role as a 6th man instead of a starter on that LSU squad. If I am at all nervous, its that the jump in his stats from 20-21 to 21-22 were pretty substantial and that any regression would put him out of the lottery in terms of talent. Without that shooting touch, he is more Renaldo Balkman than not. And I think that is the gamble. His shooting form isn't pure but it seems effective.
https://www.indycornrows.com/2022/5/29/2... This is a pretty decent good/bad/ugly write up of his skill sets.
I thing I like about him is his ability to effect the game without the ball in his hands. I think that's important to this Knicks team that has too many players that need the ball. I draft him on his defense alone. Any progress on the offense pushes him into a potential elite category. Worst case he is a defensive stopper. Best case you have a Kawhi Leonard type two way player. The risk profile I want to take is betting on big strong athletic types and assuming we can develop them into two-way players and not finesse/skill players and hoping their slow foot speed/low motor are not a hindrance.
