05-14-2026, 07:39 PM
(05-14-2026, 04:23 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I bet hype does play a part in things, but to me it seems more likely to work in the opposite way from what you're suggesting. I think the season-long projections are probably closer to reality, and that the thing to guard against is getting swept up in the hype of a hot tournament performance or - even worse - a surprising combine result. I think it makes some sense that if guys like Johnson or Carr ready to put their physical gifts to use at an elite level on the basketball court, they'd have not been so far down the list until now. I'm sure it's possible to outsmart yourself thinking in either direction, but THAT's the "pressure based on hype" I'd guard against if I were on the spot in one of these jobs.
So far down what list? The media/tankathon boards? There’s no way to know how all 30 teams have these guys stacked. It’s just as likely that these “late risers”, as labeled by the media, have been in consideration ahead of the talking heads for months now, no?