Yesterday, 11:27 AM
(Yesterday, 08:32 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Another one to keep an eye on is Chicago. They have their own pick (currently #9) and Portland's which is Top 14 protected. Portland is currently 13 (10th in the west). So, whether the pick conveys or not will come down to the play-in. Are we going to see teams 'tank' their play-in games to stay in the lottery? The Portland pick rolls over for two more seasons and then becomes a 2028 second.
I'm not a fan of moving down to 12 or 13 to get an extra pick. 9 might be too far. I only think these scenarios come into play if Dallas and Chicago (15th) or Dallas and Memphis (17th) both move up and you are moving from 3 to 4 and picking up the extra mid first. I'm not sure these teams will give up a mid-first to go from 8th/9th to 7th.
BTW, we always point it out when Acuff or Brown has a big game. So, I'll point out that Ament had a strong 29 point game Wednesday against OU. Tennessee is 7-1 in its last 8 games and Ament has 29 point games against Alabama, Kentucky and OU during that span and a 28 point game against Ole Miss. One of the things I like about him is the skinny little dude gets to the line. In 13 SEC games he's averaging 8.6 FTA's per game.
Yeah, I don’t really know what to think of Ament I haven’t watched too much of him lately. I saw him play early in the year when he was playing poorly. Is he a spot up shooter? You said he’s averaging a fair amount of FTA, is he better with the ball in his hands? How is his defense he looks pretty skinny out there. Is his best case scenario Brandon Ingram?