I think the big benefit that Edey will have being in Memphis is that they have a ton of very athletic guards and forwards that can help mitigate the fact that even though Edey moves well for a 7ft 4 guy, he's still 7ft 4... but a lot like Steven Adams (but with more pure shot blocking ability and overall scoring touch), Edey just takes up a lot of space which helps take pressure off JJJ and helps protect their guards on the back end, so I think while a lot of people overanalyzed Edey's ability to play in the NBA, he's also going into a situation that fits what he does best as well
Yes BUT i think there is more to Edey than a big body that moves well. 1. Clearly has IQ 2. Progression the last 2 years is sky rocketing him to SUPERSTAR potential (I'm getting Shaq vibe, say what you want but the league is staying smaller than it could focusing on player with good shooting primarily). 3. He is very physical many teams are not ready for this, i really think the league has a small ball tendency focusing on shooting. 4. Very very good foot work outside and inside. 5.Very good free throw %. 6. Plus everything that already been said on his subject. Conclusion : NBA isn't ready for player like Zack Edey coming back in this shooting era. Wemby is tall but fancy and a new generation player. Edey has a very well old school game and mentality. I really think it could clash in his favor with the league. I think it could work because of his free throw %. Wemby vs Eday could be HoF stuff every face off.
Zach Edey bout to get him back into the league on some Shaq stopper stuff… too many huge guys becoming stars. Definitely see Tacko being able to sit on the end of the roster to tune up for match ups as a Goliath stopper.
@@eliyarrows2456 ok, I’m not saying that. He’s a comparable body, where you might need a guy to take up the space being that Goliath to matchup against another. Just saying I’d be surprised if he doesn’t get another shot for the matchups of the new centers.
as a purdue fan, it’s hard to not come across as biased, but i’ve been singing edey’s praises as a basketball fan first and foremost since he was a sophomore. the guy is a legitimate talent, i’ve watched nearly every game he played in college and got to witness the growth firsthand. people are worried about the perimeter stuff, but he’s a 7’4 300 pound tank that can handle big minutes and get up and down the floor. he’s not a classic “stiff”. sure he’s not a new age demigod, but he’ll be a double double guy for years to come. it’s just insane to me that people didn’t believe in the eye test until they saw him on a preseason NBA court. i don’t get what was so hard to see about his legitimacy as a prospect and as a talent.
Purdue fan…I was worried at first the he was taken too early. But as this guy explained, he won’t have to shoulder the load and offense doesn’t run thru him therefore less pressure to perform right away He looks like he’s going stronger to the basket so far as compared to college.
Stamina and health become major concerns with players the size of Edey, but he played a ton of minutes in college. Maybe he'll be able to have a better career with today's sports medicine and load management.
As a Grizzlies fan I am unbelievably hyped for this season. I mean it cant be worse than 2018 when we had Vince Carter playing point guard (yes that actually happened)
I don’t think he will this season, i think he’s gonna need time to develop. But the rate he developed in college is a very good sign for a successful career
As a professional video engineer by trade I just wanted to give my props to your production as always. It's subtle but you keep my attention. I usually watch videos in the bg while working, but I make an effort to add your uploads to my watch later so I can watch it when I'm settled with a smoke and just chill with the highlights you put on. Keep it up Kofie.
Zach Edey is the best college basketball player of the NIL era so far, certainly the best COLLEGE player I've seen since the mid 2010s he was super underappreciated excited to see what happens with him in his NBA career I certainly think he'll do better than a lot of other people do.
@@bloodshot1245where does this idea that NIL deals make players worse come from? Is there any data to support this or are we just being reactionary based on vibes?
People that actually watched Zach Edey know he did an amazing transformation in his last two years of college. He was a clear hasheem thabeet two years ago and now he looks more like a potential all star.
There's plenty of bigs in the modern NBA that can't/don't stretch the floor and still manage to be very effective. Gobert, Nurkic, Drummond, Kessler, Allen, and Claxton have carved out good roles in the league so it's always seemed crazy to assume that Edey can't do the same.
Edey is going to be a really good addition to the Griz. He is going to have issues defensively, and there is a question of how many minutes he can play. He's not going to be the second coming of Shaq. But he will be a good rotation player, possibly starter as long as he stays healthy. His matchups are going to have to be managed, he will get played off the floor once and a while. But his offense is real. It's going to be fun to watch a player with an automatic hook shot in the modern game.
people who said edey wouldn’t translated were crazy bro, yeah there’s been a lot of really tall guys but none of them were 2x CPOY and could easily put up 30 & 20 while playing 40 minutes guarding the other teams biggest guy he had myles turner fighting all night, i think edey’s game is gonna be a breathe of fresh air with all these centres who lack a true post game in favour of 3’s
I am over the moon with the possibilities of what this team can do with the big fella. I grew up in an NBA with dominant big men, I don't think younger fans truly understand what it could look like in this era of basketball. They're all so enamored with 3 point shooting that they overlook the fact that he's basically a guaranteed bucket. He's going to show the nerds that you can't outcompute 7'5 290lbs
You touched on a good point about trends in the game. Its only been in the last 10 years that league wide where teams have REALLY focused on perimeter shooting (3pts). AVG games scores have skyrocketed. This is the same style where pundits of Edey say he wont fit. Trends are in a certain sense controlled by the league (rules) and how the game is called (refs). Adam Silver and co by rumor really dislikes that defense has come a secondary factor to offense. I think we are going to see "trends" that make inside the arc play more rewarding thus improving offensively and defensively Edey's value. I think what we will see is an adjust period to Edey's game and how referees call fouls. When Edey first started becoming a factor in Purdue, Matt Painter (the head coach) had to beg in his post game interviews for the referees to start calling fouls with opponents hacking at Edey. I expect eventually the league will REALLY start rewarding post play with foul calls league wide, and when that happens Edey will become something special
Memphis is no doubt the most interesting team coming into this years season. Edey's summer league and preseason play has already shown he's a matchup problem for just about every team in the nba. He's got that big man energy and he knows what he's about. Ja Wick avenged his dog and is coming back too, bro.....this team is going to be electric to watch. Can't wait, it's gonna be primetime for sure.
As a Grizzlies fan, I think we’ll have a great season regardless of how Edey does … as long as our trainers do better than last year. The injuries were just downright absurd.
It was questionable in the moment! I actually really like Ron Holland, but for a different team. They reached a bit on a guy who is not a good shooter when they should be trying to surround Cade with shooters and spacing!
Zach Edey seems like he has a great work ethic, and I think that counts for something. He strikes me as hungry to learn and improve, and I could see him developing a serviceable three-point shot, even if it's not his bread and butter, and becoming more versatile and nimble on defense
I've heard that from quite a few Purdue fans. He plays with a big chip on his shoulder and works to get better each game. He's gonna fit in just fine with Memphis.
@@walkerdevin08he also started playing basketball junior year of high school. You’ve got a hungry competitor who has gotten way better every year only 7 years into his basketball life.
This is crazy I said we the Pistons should have drafted Edey. We would have been so dominate. Now we trying to figure things out with chicken wings. Fire the GM
I already placed a bet that Zach Edey will win ROTY. I've been watching Memphis Pre-season games the little 5'8" Japanese guy Yuki Kawamura who's looked like the second coming of John Stockton. Kawamura who Grizz fans have been calling Ja Pan (Like Ja Morant get it?) had 8 assists in 20 minutes. He could of had 12 assists if his teammates made their buckets.
One thing that can help Edey is how much the perimeter defenders want to shrink the paint when he has a touch. If Jenkins can draw up some movement around that and trust Edey to make quick decisions they could go him a few more times than expected.
Don’t think he’ll be able to play starter minutes but he’ll be a really good rotational piece. Going against NBA bigs for 82 games is hard, asking him to play 30+ mins a night is not ideal.
It’s not the 90s it’s only 2 dominant centers in the nba period just gotta worry about paint protection since it’s more attempts in the paint compared to back in the day which people don’t know
People still are not getting Zach Edey. The problem was never about Edey being able to handle the NBA it was about the NBA handling Edey. They can’t. And about Edey being the fourth option. That will NEVER stand. He is too talented to ignore. And if he does not get the respect he deserves, in four years Edey will move to a different team for a TON OF MONEY. Zach Edey will be a franchise player, no doubt.. And, I for one am so glad. Small ball was getting so, so boring. Bringing back the big man really spices up the game
I never thought he was gonna be some star or be GOOD even, but the way ppl were talking about him was always weird to me. Like people were straight up calling him a bum. Same people who sit on their phone all day lol
Well we'll see when the regular season gets about halfway through. I expect him to be on the all star team either this year or next. No one can stop him so I think the offense will tend to gravitate to him. As long as he stays healthy he's going to be the man. As far as your analysis, or lack thereof, I kind of lost patience with listening to you after about 9 minutes. You never said anything so if there was a punch line, I didn't have the patience to sit and wait for it. I hate wasting my time.
Zach Edey is the biggest man in the NBA. He's an inch shorter than Wemby but 100lbs heavier. He will be Shaquesque. Grizzles got a steal at pick 9. Who did 8 Teams decided to pass on this dude??? JJJ & Edey will be the ultimate rim protection duo. Even better than Giannis/Lopez.
I think the big benefit that Edey will have being in Memphis is that they have a ton of very athletic guards and forwards that can help mitigate the fact that even though Edey moves well for a 7ft 4 guy, he's still 7ft 4... but a lot like Steven Adams (but with more pure shot blocking ability and overall scoring touch), Edey just takes up a lot of space which helps take pressure off JJJ and helps protect their guards on the back end, so I think while a lot of people overanalyzed Edey's ability to play in the NBA, he's also going into a situation that fits what he does best as well
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Yes BUT i think there is more to Edey than a big body that moves well. 1. Clearly has IQ 2. Progression the last 2 years is sky rocketing him to SUPERSTAR potential (I'm getting Shaq vibe, say what you want but the league is staying smaller than it could focusing on player with good shooting primarily). 3. He is very physical many teams are not ready for this, i really think the league has a small ball tendency focusing on shooting. 4. Very very good foot work outside and inside. 5.Very good free throw %.
6. Plus everything that already been said on his subject.
Conclusion : NBA isn't ready for player like Zack Edey coming back in this shooting era. Wemby is tall but fancy and a new generation player. Edey has a very well old school game and mentality. I really think it could clash in his favor with the league. I think it could work because of his free throw %. Wemby vs Eday could be HoF stuff every face off.
The Tacko Fall SLANDER will not go unpunished!
Zach Edey bout to get him back into the league on some Shaq stopper stuff… too many huge guys becoming stars. Definitely see Tacko being able to sit on the end of the roster to tune up for match ups as a Goliath stopper.
@@jef_freelyTacko Fall is 100x slower than Edey and has half the stamina. They are not comparable
@@eliyarrows2456 ok, I’m not saying that. He’s a comparable body, where you might need a guy to take up the space being that Goliath to matchup against another. Just saying I’d be surprised if he doesn’t get another shot for the matchups of the new centers.
Tacko Fall is trash.
as a purdue fan, it’s hard to not come across as biased, but i’ve been singing edey’s praises as a basketball fan first and foremost since he was a sophomore. the guy is a legitimate talent, i’ve watched nearly every game he played in college and got to witness the growth firsthand.
people are worried about the perimeter stuff, but he’s a 7’4 300 pound tank that can handle big minutes and get up and down the floor. he’s not a classic “stiff”. sure he’s not a new age demigod, but he’ll be a double double guy for years to come.
it’s just insane to me that people didn’t believe in the eye test until they saw him on a preseason NBA court. i don’t get what was so hard to see about his legitimacy as a prospect and as a talent.
I agree
Purdue fan…I was worried at first the he was taken too early. But as this guy explained, he won’t have to shoulder the load and offense doesn’t run thru him therefore less pressure to perform right away
He looks like he’s going stronger to the basket so far as compared to college.
Stamina and health become major concerns with players the size of Edey, but he played a ton of minutes in college. Maybe he'll be able to have a better career with today's sports medicine and load management.
As a Grizzlies fan I am unbelievably hyped for this season. I mean it cant be worse than 2018 when we had Vince Carter playing point guard (yes that actually happened)
How long you been a grizzlies fan? I been Rocking with them since then stromile swift days....lotta lean years I went through
@@TommyTomTompkins I'm a Memphian so I grew up with them. Got into basketball sometime during the early 00s during the Pau Gasol era
@@TommyTomTompkins I've been a Grizzlies fan since the 1st playoff game at the Pyramid against the Spurs
@@Memphizm yup me too my parents had season tickets in the pyramid..... Eric Dickerson and all them..
I genuinely think Edey is gonna make a lot of people eat their words this season. The P’N’R with Ja is gonna be very interesting for sure
I don’t think he will this season, i think he’s gonna need time to develop. But the rate he developed in college is a very good sign for a successful career
As a professional video engineer by trade I just wanted to give my props to your production as always. It's subtle but you keep my attention. I usually watch videos in the bg while working, but I make an effort to add your uploads to my watch later so I can watch it when I'm settled with a smoke and just chill with the highlights you put on. Keep it up Kofie.
Zach Edey is the best college basketball player of the NIL era so far, certainly the best COLLEGE player I've seen since the mid 2010s he was super underappreciated excited to see what happens with him in his NBA career I certainly think he'll do better than a lot of other people do.
And Edey didn't make one dime off NIL because he isn't an American
Best player of the NIL era, maybe because he's Canadian and couldn't get NIL deals
@@bloodshot1245 trueeeee
@@bloodshot1245where does this idea that NIL deals make players worse come from? Is there any data to support this or are we just being reactionary based on vibes?
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People that actually watched Zach Edey know he did an amazing transformation in his last two years of college. He was a clear hasheem thabeet two years ago and now he looks more like a potential all star.
Grizzlies (and Tigers) fan here who is FIRED up to watch they guys tear through this season!
There's plenty of bigs in the modern NBA that can't/don't stretch the floor and still manage to be very effective. Gobert, Nurkic, Drummond, Kessler, Allen, and Claxton have carved out good roles in the league so it's always seemed crazy to assume that Edey can't do the same.
Kofie your presence on camera has gotten so much better & much better at being concise instead of jumping all around on tangents!
Good work
i think the grizzlies culture and philosophy is a good fit for him and his zbo like post play definitely is something i can get behind
Edey is going to be a really good addition to the Griz. He is going to have issues defensively, and there is a question of how many minutes he can play. He's not going to be the second coming of Shaq. But he will be a good rotation player, possibly starter as long as he stays healthy. His matchups are going to have to be managed, he will get played off the floor once and a while. But his offense is real. It's going to be fun to watch a player with an automatic hook shot in the modern game.
Always good to hear you
people who said edey wouldn’t translated were crazy bro, yeah there’s been a lot of really tall guys but none of them were 2x CPOY and could easily put up 30 & 20 while playing 40 minutes guarding the other teams biggest guy
he had myles turner fighting all night, i think edey’s game is gonna be a breathe of fresh air with all these centres who lack a true post game in favour of 3’s
lol how well did it translate when he doesn’t get the college whistle? He couldn’t stay on the court 20 mins w nba players in a real game.
Canadian excellence, we are rooting hard for Edey!
I am over the moon with the possibilities of what this team can do with the big fella. I grew up in an NBA with dominant big men, I don't think younger fans truly understand what it could look like in this era of basketball. They're all so enamored with 3 point shooting that they overlook the fact that he's basically a guaranteed bucket. He's going to show the nerds that you can't outcompute 7'5 290lbs
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As a grizzlies fan I was super stoked when we drafted him. Everyone loved adams ,he is a much better adams.
The distance on those jump hooks is interesting
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You touched on a good point about trends in the game. Its only been in the last 10 years that league wide where teams have REALLY focused on perimeter shooting (3pts). AVG games scores have skyrocketed. This is the same style where pundits of Edey say he wont fit. Trends are in a certain sense controlled by the league (rules) and how the game is called (refs). Adam Silver and co by rumor really dislikes that defense has come a secondary factor to offense. I think we are going to see "trends" that make inside the arc play more rewarding thus improving offensively and defensively Edey's value.
I think what we will see is an adjust period to Edey's game and how referees call fouls. When Edey first started becoming a factor in Purdue, Matt Painter (the head coach) had to beg in his post game interviews for the referees to start calling fouls with opponents hacking at Edey. I expect eventually the league will REALLY start rewarding post play with foul calls league wide, and when that happens Edey will become something special
I see Edey having a floor of a really good starting centre but I’m expecting much more.
I will say I wish Steven Adams was still there so Edey can come off the bench if Adams gets in foul trouble but overall I think Zach will do well
I was worried I wasn’t gonna be welcomed back the first 3 minutes
Genuinely wantd the hawks to take him #1
Memphis is no doubt the most interesting team coming into this years season. Edey's summer league and preseason play has already shown he's a matchup problem for just about every team in the nba. He's got that big man energy and he knows what he's about. Ja Wick avenged his dog and is coming back too, bro.....this team is going to be electric to watch. Can't wait, it's gonna be primetime for sure.
Will be following up for more “tea” 😂😂
As a Grizzlies fan, I think we’ll have a great season regardless of how Edey does … as long as our trainers do better than last year. The injuries were just downright absurd.
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In a league full of 1way 6’10 centers Zac is fine
Hes Jakob Poetl x4, i always thought hed be viable.
If any of the players the pistons passed on this draft have more success than Ron holland 😡 and it’s already looking questionable 😂
It was questionable in the moment!
I actually really like Ron Holland, but for a different team. They reached a bit on a guy who is not a good shooter when they should be trying to surround Cade with shooters and spacing!
Zach Edey seems like he has a great work ethic, and I think that counts for something. He strikes me as hungry to learn and improve, and I could see him developing a serviceable three-point shot, even if it's not his bread and butter, and becoming more versatile and nimble on defense
I've heard that from quite a few Purdue fans. He plays with a big chip on his shoulder and works to get better each game. He's gonna fit in just fine with Memphis.
@@walkerdevin08he also started playing basketball junior year of high school. You’ve got a hungry competitor who has gotten way better every year only 7 years into his basketball life.
This is crazy I said we the Pistons should have drafted Edey. We would have been so dominate. Now we trying to figure things out with chicken wings. Fire the GM
I already placed a bet that Zach Edey will win ROTY. I've been watching Memphis Pre-season games the little 5'8" Japanese guy Yuki Kawamura who's looked like the second coming of John Stockton. Kawamura who Grizz fans have been calling Ja Pan (Like Ja Morant get it?) had 8 assists in 20 minutes. He could of had 12 assists if his teammates made their buckets.
Love this setup
13:40 he just made his first NBA 3!
One thing that can help Edey is how much the perimeter defenders want to shrink the paint when he has a touch. If Jenkins can draw up some movement around that and trust Edey to make quick decisions they could go him a few more times than expected.
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Zach Edey vs Donovan Clingan is Chet vs Wemby for the Real Heads
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I have the exact same Grant Hill jersey
Don’t think he’ll be able to play starter minutes but he’ll be a really good rotational piece. Going against NBA bigs for 82 games is hard, asking him to play 30+ mins a night is not ideal.
It’s not the 90s it’s only 2 dominant centers in the nba period just gotta worry about paint protection since it’s more attempts in the paint compared to back in the day which people don’t know
Boban might only give give you 10 minutes/game but they are ferosious 10 minutes. Boban's career Per/36 is 23/16/3.
We the Detroit Pistons need to sign Seabron!!! DETROIT BASKETBALL!!!!!
Zach Edey will be ROTY and all the folks who put Edey in the 2nd round of their mock drafts will pretend they liked him all along.
Lmao you sound like a moron, he’s Foul Ming minus all of Yao’s genuine outside skills. What an insane take.
shouts to Jaden Ivey and Zach Edey
People still are not getting Zach Edey. The problem was never about Edey being able to handle the NBA it was about the NBA handling Edey. They can’t. And about Edey being the fourth option. That will NEVER stand. He is too talented to ignore. And if he does not get the respect he deserves, in four years Edey will move to a different team for a TON OF MONEY.
Zach Edey will be a franchise player, no doubt.. And, I for one am so glad. Small ball was getting so, so boring. Bringing back the big man really spices up the game
Hard to win a NC with great college players. You need NBA guards.
Letting the Grizzlies get Edey was a huge mistake
I never thought he was gonna be some star or be GOOD even, but the way ppl were talking about him was always weird to me. Like people were straight up calling him a bum. Same people who sit on their phone all day lol
Well we'll see when the regular season gets about halfway through. I expect him to be on the all star team either this year or next. No one can stop him so I think the offense will tend to gravitate to him. As long as he stays healthy he's going to be the man. As far as your analysis, or lack thereof, I kind of lost patience with listening to you after about 9 minutes. You never said anything so if there was a punch line, I didn't have the patience to sit and wait for it. I hate wasting my time.
What do think about Yuki? Video on him?
Zach Edey is the biggest man in the NBA. He's an inch shorter than Wemby but 100lbs heavier. He will be Shaquesque. Grizzles got a steal at pick 9. Who did 8 Teams decided to pass on this dude??? JJJ & Edey will be the ultimate rim protection duo. Even better than Giannis/Lopez.