OTF Premium Texas basketball 2026-27 season thread

[JMarquette]

4 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Oh yeah. Phil Mickelson level

Gotta call us an ambulance 

[Tres Comas]

On 6/26/2026 at 3:17 PM, Gerry Hamilton said:

Don't see Matas going No. 16 ... 

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2027-nba-mock-draft-tyran-stokes/

Did you see Swain going 15 this time last year?

[Gerry Hamilton]

9 hours ago, Tres Comas said:

Did you see Swain going 15 this time last year?

Nobody did, but Swain has more of an NBA game... what he needed to do was make contested three's and answer the bell vs. SEC (highest level comp) over a season. Swain had an NBA frame and NBA ability off dribble and high IQ of offensive ball.

Matas has a key NBA issue ... he can't defend in the NBA unless he makes major changes. Hard be a drop coverage defender, and be a low block only threat on O and go in the first round. This 2027 draft may give him a shot, but that hasn't been a 1st rounder very often at all.

[harveycmd]

To further Gerry's point, the NBA doesn't play centers in the post with their back to basket anymore. (That's not to say they shouldn't, but they don't.) Matas needs to become a better rim protector without fouling. He needs to show the ability to pass and screen better. All of this entails better quickness and lateral movement. Then he could get into the first round.