timdawg777 Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Just watched some highlights and he reminds me a lot of Pippen. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecampster Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Pippen was a lane disruptor as much as he was a 1v1 defender. Gonna take a while to see what he becomes but yes he's built in that mode. Pippen wasn't as good a shooter when he came into the league but was a very good decision maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecampster Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Watch how many times he just pokes the ball away...his instincts were next level and there was no lane safe from his fingertips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkItus Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 No comparison to me. Pip had way better handles and athleticism. Hunter is bigger and better shooter. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecampster Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Needless to say, if he ends up 1/2 the defender PIP was....we'll be ecstatic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecampster Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 The thing with Pippen is his motor was 110% rev all the time. I grew up in the Chicagoland area and had the pleasure of watching Jordan and Pippen play together. Jordan would openly tell people the Bulls might not have won a championship without Pippen. Part 2 of the video I linked begins with them saying he was a 1 man wrecking crew. it's an overused phrase but totally described the man. He made point guards play scared. There have been very similar players in the league....None with the skills and motor. Demarre had that motor but no where near the skills. Some have had the skills but no where near that dog in them. Pippen was obsessed, every play, every night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Peoriabird Posted June 24, 2019 Premium Member Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 hour ago, HawkItus said: No comparison to me. Pip had way better handles and athleticism. Hunter is bigger and better shooter. This^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBASupes Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 It's hard to find a good comparison for Hunter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Popular Post JayBirdHawk Posted June 24, 2019 Premium Member Popular Post Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 hour ago, NBASupes said: It's hard to find a good comparison for Hunter. Hopefully he becomes the standard by which others are measured. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameTime Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 hour ago, NBASupes said: It's hard to find a good comparison for Hunter. Better shooting Luol Deng as his ceiling is a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBASupes Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, GameTime said: Better shooting Luol Deng as his ceiling is a good one. Deng was a better athlete, better steals and blocks rate, not quite the feel for the game or BBIQ that Hunter has. Hunter strengths are the ability to defend 1-5 Great base Tremendous at recover and man defense. Tremendous and covering space Elite team defender Can score from all three levels good close out slasher great decision maker great basic passer good feel for the game off the ball Great length, standing reach and wingspan weaknesses no wiggle lack of creativity on handles average 1st step average slasher average finisher in traffic Struggles to beat you when he can't use BBIQ or your lack there of. Timid on offense streaky shooter slow hands relies too much on instincts Edited June 24, 2019 by NBASupes 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thecampster Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Did he just criticize a player who shot 43.8% from 3 and 55% from 2 on his jumper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecampster Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Did he also just criticize the most versatile defender in the draft as flatfooted and slow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBASupes Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 minute ago, thecampster said: Did he just criticize a player who shot 43.8% from 3 and 55% from 2 on his jumper? Yes, because if you watch the tape, you see flaws. I watched many hours of Hunter. I love him as a player. The most high impact player in this class outside of Zion day 1 but he is not a SF. He wasn't one in college and he damn sure is not one the in NBA. Just not a good enough athlete but he can play on the wing without question v. 4s. To me, you start Reddish. He is your best SF on the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBASupes Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 minute ago, thecampster said: Did he also just criticize the most versatile defender in the draft as flatfooted and slow? He is flatfooted on his shots and does have quick feet. His has elite hips. Some of the best I've seen from any prospect. Reminds me of Rodman in just that regard but he doesn't have the feet. That's fine though, his length and length action is elite in any league. Slow? He's not slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecampster Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 I don't bet....but I'm smelling one here...let me ruminate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartVolt Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 2 hours ago, GameTime said: Better shooting Luol Deng as his ceiling is a good one. I will gladly take an improved Luol in his prime.. Yes sign me up for that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 I think he’s a new age Buck Williams with a little more offense. Still an enforcer/glue quarterback on defense. Basically this would be Schlenk’s Draymond. He’s gonna be a good one ☝ I remember Pippen as more of a versatile guy than Deandre as far as overall ball skills but perhaps I’m not recalling 87 Pippen but rather a more polished 1991 vs Lakers finals Pippen. In either case, I don’t see Scottie but I’d love it if he turned out like Pipp. Actually, come to of that era, isn’t Hunter more of a Horace Grant? Horace with more of a modern day offensive game? I guess I see Hunter as a 4. Keep referring to old PF’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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