Cavs draft workouts

[BlessEm]

Based on the video it appears that Indiana fans thought he was selfish and not a good teammate. Just a weird situation considering he played hurt all season.

I didn’t know how hurt he was but his stats against good completion was really really bad.

I mean sure. He had some bad games...Langford also had really good games against good competition.

2 games before he got hurt against Marquette and Arkansas he averaged

22pts , 7.5 Reb, 3.5 ast. , 1.5 blocks and 2 steals. Shooting over 60% from the field.

Against Louisville, northwestern and PSU he averaged 19.3 ppg while shooting over 54% from field and an at the rim percentage of over 65%

Against Maryland he put up

28 points , 2 boards , 3 assist while shooting 57% from the field and 50% from 3

Against #6 Michigan State he out up

19 points, 5 boards, 4 assist, 1 block shooting over 40% from 3

Next game against ranked Iowa he put up

22/5/2 while shooting 58% from the field and 43% at the 3.

Against ranked Wisconsin he put up

22/7/2/2 while shooting 47% from the field and 33.3% from 3.

What's funny is it seems his shooting percentage was better against better teams.

The 19 yr old kid is already an elite finisher for a wing only behind Zion and Ja in my eyes with his 65%+ at the rim percentage paired with his 6'6 height and 7ft wingspan... That's really damn impressive for a sg.

 

[ajz20]

This workout is only rivaled by the great Yi Jianlin once dream-shaking a chair.

Not even close Dion Waiters being chased by a fat guy and a broom pre draft and post draft summer and yelling and one with no one guarding him put those videos to shame.

The pages of see “ he really can shoot of the dribble remarks” based on his avoidance of the Broom will live in RFC lore.

 

[sailfish]

Based on the video it appears that Indiana fans thought he was selfish and not a good teammate. Just a weird situation considering he played hurt all season.

I didn’t know how hurt he was but his stats against good completion was really really bad.

Indiana has a very disappointing season. Langford came in as a 5-star recruit, after averaging 40 ppg in high school. From what I can gather, Hoosier fans had some unrealistic expectations for the freshman, who was still 6th in the conference in scoring and was the conference’s freshman of the year...all the while playing with a torn thumb ligament on his shooting hand. When things went south this year, it seems that Langford was scapegoated for their bad year.

 

[Ozone]

You aren't picking Culver or Hunter for next year, both can be a long term asset.

Here's the thing, could Sekou become an NBA superstar in time? Sure, it's within the range of outcomes. Is it likely? I don't think so. No matter how his skills have improved throughout the year, he didn't dominate Euro ball. He never has shown any truly elite skills. And then you're saying take a long term view, how many players become stars when they didn't dominate their league before the NBA?

I feel extremely confident that Culver and Hunter are NBA starters for a long time. I don't know what Sekou becomes in time, he could be a good player, he could be back in Europe by 2021. I don't think its smart to gamble on a player like Sekou or Reddish when the upside isn't realistically all that better than Culver or Hunter.

Culver although not a great ball handler is decent being a guard but Hunters handle is worse than Sekou.
You are right his skill level overall right now isn't elite and nether is anyone else at that age.
The point is he is 18 1/2 and has plenty of positive baseline skills to develop and has a tireless motor with elite potential given how well he has steadily improved from taking up basketball so late so nothing should make any scouts that are picking for the long term afraid to draft him and several reasons to justify it over slightly more proven , but also more limited options.
Hunter will get better with experience but he is 3 yrs older and has just as much to work on offensively.

 

[BlessEm]

I don't care where you all should say he goes. #5 or etc. But Langford is going to end up a 6'6.5/ 6'7 sg/sf that shoots 35-40% from 3, yet finishes at the rim like a dorozen. He will average his 3-5 assist as a shooting guard yet still average his 4-8 boards.. he will be a 24ppg/6reb/4ast player within his first 3 years. At that time he will be 22-23 years old. His go to is already a nasty step back and a euro to the rim. He is an elite finisher. He has shown he can hit 35%+ from 3 through out his highschool career and in big games. He shoots as well as anyone from mid-range and long mid-range . He has the build to be unique. If we talk about high ceilings I don't understand why he isn't there. I've said Paul George before, to some questions, but shooting is the one thing that is proven that the good players improve, I say that being in the sense being lengthy and able to score from anywhere. Best case he developes his shot from 3 to 40% like Colin, if he finishes as well as he has through all levels (high school, college) then he is a Paul George/ DeRozan combo..He can Create, he can average 3-4 assist like many of the best wings, he can shoot 35%+ from 3, he rebounds better then almost all sg's, he doesn't turn the ball over, isn't redfagged for defense... He has the potential to be a star

 

[sailfish]

I don't care where you all should say he goes. #5 or etc. But Langford is going to end up a 6'6.5/ 6'7 sg/sf that shoots 35-40% from 3, yet finishes at the rim like a dorozen. He will average his 3-5 assist as a shooting guard yet still average his 4-8 boards.. he will be a 24ppg/6reb/4ast player within his first 3 years. At that time he will be 22-23 years old. His go to is already a nasty step back and a euro to the rim. He is an elite finisher. He has shown he can hit 35%+ from 3 through out his highschool career and in big games. He shoots as well as anyone from mid-range and long mid-range . He has the build to be unique. If we talk about high ceilings I don't understand why he isn't there. I've said Paul George before, to some questions, but shooting is the one thing that is proven that the good players improve, I say that being in the sense being lengthy and able to score from anywhere. Best case he developes his shot from 3 to 40% like Colin, if he finishes as well as he has through all levels (high school, college) then he is a Paul George/ DeRozan combo..He can Create, he can average 3-4 assist like many of the best wings, he can shoot 35%+ from 3, he rebounds better then almost all sg's, he doesn't turn the ball over, isn't redfagged for defense... He has the potential to be a star

I’m coming around on Langford as well and it seems like some team is going to get a bargain for where he’s likely to be drafted. Here’s a good article on Langford from the Indy Star:

Doyel: Not tough? Romeo Langford\u00a0sacrificed NBA draft stock for IU basketball

By choosing to put off thumb surgery, IU freshman Romeo Langford damaged his NBA Draft stock but demonstrated his toughness and love for the game.

amp.indystar.com

 

[dark2332]

I don't care where you all should say he goes. #5 or etc. But Langford is going to end up a 6'6.5/ 6'7 sg/sf that shoots 35-40% from 3, yet finishes at the rim like a dorozen. He will average his 3-5 assist as a shooting guard yet still average his 4-8 boards.. he will be a 24ppg/6reb/4ast player within his first 3 years. At that time he will be 22-23 years old. His go to is already a nasty step back and a euro to the rim. He is an elite finisher. He has shown he can hit 35%+ from 3 through out his highschool career and in big games. He shoots as well as anyone from mid-range and long mid-range . He has the build to be unique. If we talk about high ceilings I don't understand why he isn't there. I've said Paul George before, to some questions, but shooting is the one thing that is proven that the good players improve, I say that being in the sense being lengthy and able to score from anywhere. Best case he developes his shot from 3 to 40% like Colin, if he finishes as well as he has through all levels (high school, college) then he is a Paul George/ DeRozan combo..He can Create, he can average 3-4 assist like many of the best wings, he can shoot 35%+ from 3, he rebounds better then almost all sg's, he doesn't turn the ball over, isn't redfagged for defense... He has the potential to be a star

This might be a little high on him...

But if we were to swing JR Smith for #13 in a salary dump for Miami, I'd certainly grab up Langford if he's there at #13.

 

[inliner311]

This might be a little high on him...

But if we were to swing JR Smith for #13 in a salary dump for Miami, I'd certainly grab up Langford if he's there at #13.

I think Langford, Porter, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Hachimura, or Brandon Clarke would be the guys I would want if we pick up a pick in the teens. Those 3 guards would be good guys to bring off the bench and develop long term, maybe to become our starting SG in the future.

If we would picked Hachimura or Clarke, I would be tempted to force them to play out of their comfort zone for their first season or two. Really drive home that they need to become better shooters. If they can form an outside game to be used with their inside game, there ceiling becomes alot higher.

 

[Ozone]

I don't care where you all should say he goes. #5 or etc. But Langford is going to end up a 6'6.5/ 6'7 sg/sf that shoots 35-40% from 3, yet finishes at the rim like a dorozen. He will average his 3-5 assist as a shooting guard yet still average his 4-8 boards.. he will be a 24ppg/6reb/4ast player within his first 3 years. At that time he will be 22-23 years old. His go to is already a nasty step back and a euro to the rim. He is an elite finisher. He has shown he can hit 35%+ from 3 through out his highschool career and in big games. He shoots as well as anyone from mid-range and long mid-range . He has the build to be unique. If we talk about high ceilings I don't understand why he isn't there. I've said Paul George before, to some questions, but shooting is the one thing that is proven that the good players improve, I say that being in the sense being lengthy and able to score from anywhere. Best case he developes his shot from 3 to 40% like Colin, if he finishes as well as he has through all levels (high school, college) then he is a Paul George/ DeRozan combo..He can Create, he can average 3-4 assist like many of the best wings, he can shoot 35%+ from 3, he rebounds better then almost all sg's, he doesn't turn the ball over, isn't redfagged for defense... He has the potential to be a star

if his shooting % does get that good (if you buy it was all the injury that caused it and buy it won't have impacted his shot going forward) Then yeah his defense and moves near the basket make him a more reasonable option in the 8-18 range but aside from the obvious irrational arrogance he has thinking he is the best player in the draft if that shot doesn't produce results I wouldn't touch an entitled chucker constantly trying to get his shot back which is what he would be at that point.

 

[BlessEm]

if his shooting % does get that good (if you buy it was all the injury that caused it and buy it won't have impacted his shot going forward) Then yeah his defense and moves near the basket make him a more reasonable option in the 8-18 range but aside from the obvious irrational arrogance he has thinking he is the best player in the draft if that shot doesn't produce results I wouldn't touch an entitled chucker constantly trying to get his shot back which is what he would be at that point.

It's all personal opinion but I really do believe he can be a high level shooter. He has shown he can finish above 65% at the rim, above 60% from mid-range and long mid. And has shown through some hundreds of hs games averaging over 35% from three and averaging over 40ppg. We are letting 26 games playing hurt in college change all that film. You can see how his fg% dropped from 60+% down to around 50% after the injury.

Garland was ranked 11th , shut it down and Rose to around a 5th ranking. Langford was a top 5 ranking , played through it and slid to the teens.

Yes I believed this affected quite a bit for a shooter on his shooting hand.

 

[BlessEm]

I love the kid, the person actually. I get no sense of irogance, just a humble, well put together kid that was one of the best basketball players Indiana has ever seen and went to a bad situation at Indiana on top of an injury . Not sure if even half of you have ever heard him speak.

View: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3rmZ216q-dc

 

[CBBI]

If you're healthy enough to play, then you're healthy enough for your stats to matter.

That's how I feel about it.

 

[BlessEm]

He shows you everything you wanna see against good competion here. If you say he can't shoot after this game idk what more I can do.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PL5DDM1r1_Q

 

[sailfish]

I love the kid, the person actually. I get no sense of irogance, just a humble, well put together kid that was one of the best basketball players Indiana has ever seen and went to a bad situation at Indiana on top of an injury . Not sure if even half of you have ever heard him speak.

View: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3rmZ216q-dc

Wow, it’s hard not to be impressed! Langford seems like a very grounded kid. It’s hard to fathom being a high school kid and having adults wait in line for 2 hours to get your autograph and then having a court named after you at 18. I think that would go to the head of a lot of 18 year olds

 

[dark2332]

**sees that Easybreezy was the last post in the draft thread**

**assumes it’s about undying love for Romeo Langford**

**clicks anyway despite better judgment**

**sees 3 straight posts of Romeo Langford highlight vids and one closeup of his butt**