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HARMCYN

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Said it before and I'll say it again, Nader's combination of size, shooting, and athleticism make him the best nba prospect of this class. We all know what he can do, but it's doing it on a nightly basis that's hindered him. Feel like he can be a guy who's picked up as a free agent and given some time in the d-league to figure out at the least.
Nader also has an advantage that he has a natural position in the nba at wing unlike Georges who will have a tough time fitting in in the wrong system.
 

CapnCy

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Said it before and I'll say it again, Nader's combination of size, shooting, and athleticism make him the best nba prospect of this class. We all know what he can do, but it's doing it on a nightly basis that's hindered him. Feel like he can be a guy who's picked up as a free agent and given some time in the d-league to figure out at the least.
Nader also has an advantage that he has a natural position in the nba at wing unlike Georges who will have a tough time fitting in in the wrong system.

Agree....last year probably would have been a stretch to say that, but he really did put in the work and has improved his game....consistency will be what gets him a shot and chance to stick. He's got the body to play defense and the offense to play a wing. He will for sure get a chance to make decent money in Europe.
 

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Nadar just needed to develop a jump stop while at ISU so he could have stayed on the floor more. The silly charging fouls limited his playing time in way too many games suggests that his basketball IQ needs an upgrade.. Nadar is definitely an athletic beast with a 7'1" wing span he definitely has NBA potential.
 

VeloClone

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Agree....last year probably would have been a stretch to say that, but he really did put in the work and has improved his game....consistency will be what gets him a shot and chance to stick. He's got the body to play defense and the offense to play a wing. He will for sure get a chance to make decent money in Europe.

The body, but does he understand defense? He was often out of position when he should have been the help defender and instead of reaching under control to steal a pass he would commit and miss leaving himself so out of position he had no chance of recovery.

I agree that physically he has the best chance at the NBA. Hopefully he can work out other issues. The NBA is not known for being patient.
 

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Keep it roll'n Abdel!
 

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Bardman

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Nader finished 7th in scoring (17.0 ppg) and was an all tournament selection. This will give him some nice momentum going into the summer. One of the best performances a cyclone has had at the PIT overall. Possibly our first all tournament player out there?
 

LindenCy

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Nader finished 7th in scoring (17.0 ppg) and was an all tournament selection. This will give him some nice momentum going into the summer. One of the best performances a cyclone has had at the PIT overall. Possibly our first all tournament player out there?

I seem to remember a former player doing really well there once, but blanking on who it was.
 

kucyclone

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McKay at 6' 8", 210 lbs, with a 7' 3.5" wingspan and 9' 1.5" standing reach.

Nader at 6' 5", 221 lbs, with a 7' 1" wingspan and 8' 7.5" standing reach.
 

NickTheGreat

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McKay at 6' 8", 210 lbs, with a 7' 3.5" wingspan and 9' 1.5" standing reach.

Nader at 6' 5", 221 lbs, with a 7' 1" wingspan and 8' 7.5" standing reach.


I never understood why McKat's wingspan was such a talking point, but Nader's wasn't.