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Originally Posted by moon
I base it on reading reports from those that have seen him play, comparing stats against others that play with him against him and have played before him, looking at his accomplishments (ie. what teams he has made, what levels he has played at, what individual awards he has won). It is possible to form opinions on guys in the age of the internet and extensive reporting done on players especially first round picks.
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It's okay, just admit you haven't seen him rather than trying to dance around the subject and make sound like you have a clue about him based on what bloggers have said. I'll point out, yet again, that the vast majority of the blogs that are out there, are data aggregaters who do nothing but repeat what is said elsewhere, so the original and quality information out there is limited, especially for a guy like Jankowski who played at Stanstead, in a league not covered by regular scouts, and then Providence, which was a small school with a defense first philosophy. The fact of the matter is that there was little to no reporting on Jankowski prior to the draft and very little afterwards, so your claim of gaining insight from the bloggers is specious at best.
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What indication is that he is an exceptional talent? It is great that he improved as the season went on. I would expect that is the case for almost every freshman player and especially one that was a first round pick. As Chris Rock would say "improving is what he is supposed to do."
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You mean besides everything that was said about him at the draft? He has exceptional talent and that is what caught people's imagination.
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Not sure what incredible conclusions I came to and never said he was a bust at all. I don't expect much out of him but put his ceiling as a second line center. That would be a very good result for a guy drafted at 21 and far from someone I think is a bust right now.
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You said, "
I think likely he turns into a guy that gets 20-40 games because of where he was picked and
spends most of career in Euro leagues." Direct quote. Verbatim. That's a bust. That's pretty definite. For a kid you have never seen. If this kid were drafted by Detroit or Vancouver or almost anyone other than Calgary, you wouldn't care about him because you know nothing about him. You should stick with that here.