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Originally Posted by tap2390
If your argument is “well he’s playing against small college kids” it’s a very poor one. Every NBA prospect in the NCAA is going to outmatch the vast majority of players he faces. To nitpick about who was defending him is, once again, ridiculous. Bailey has dominated top-25 teams including #2 UVA who is widely considered the best defensive squad in D1.
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It's not my argument. Scouts say Bagley abuses players undersized & less athletic than he is, but struggles against players bigger & stronger than he is.
Look at his first game vs Wake Forest when 7-1, 280 lb Junior Doral Moore plays just 17 min, and then look at how Bagley's scoring is impacted when Moore & fellow 7 footer Olivier Sarr's playing time goes up in the rematch. Is it a coincidence that Moore goes 9 for 9 from the field vs Bagley?
As I originally said, his production in the Virginia game basically a game against one White 6-10 stiff & a bunch of guys 6-7 & under. 6-7!!! I'm suppose to be blown away that he can get rebounds vs guys 6-7 and one White stiff who's 6-10. How does that matter when he steps on the court next year vs Detroit & he's trying to pull down rebounds vs Blake Griffin & Andre Drummond & every back up the Pistons have is more talented, with more size & more athleticism than anyone on Virginia's roster since 1983 & Ralph Sampson?
Like seriously, outside of the Texas & NC State game, which game can you really point to & say that shows what Bagley can do at the next level?
Edit: And isn't it at least a little troubling all of those games vs guys who primarily are 6-8 & under and Bagley plays 30-40 min and registers 0 blocks? How does that happen for a guy whose suppose to be an interior presence?