Is Zach Edey the next Yao Ming?
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The best player in college basketball isn't always necessarily the best prospect for the NBA. For Zach Edey though, this is the furthest from the truth. Edey has been unbelievable for Purdue this season and his dominance is almost going under the radar in terms of him being a draft prospect. Let me explain to you how good he actually is, and how he might turn out to be the next Yao Ming.
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his numbers are even more insane when you take into account that he’s double teamed almost every game
You were saying that Yao and Edey don't take shots outside the paint while showing Yao taking jumpers. Yao took about 30% of his shots for his career outside of 10 feet.
Edey is still young he can be a dominant big man, jost polish his footstep and have a medium range shot so he won't be always be in deep area
he definitely has the raw potential. he does need to get with a good big man coach like Olajuwan.
As a Bulls fan I would love to see Edey play in Chicago. They desperately need a decent 2-way big man down low
Super underrated because of worries about mobility. I think he has real role player potential where his lack of mobility can be replaced by hustling and being impactful as a scorer, rebounder and rim protector. I'd love for my Celtics to get him mid second round as they need another massive big to rebound, score and defend on that second unit. A 3-2 zone with Porzingis and Edey would be entertaining to watch as well.
Good work
@2KJay_
Жыл бұрын
Thank you homie I appreciate it!
I def can see some Yao in this young man.
Yao had so many injuries and a major surgery that he had before he played for the NBA, as well as West's scientific training and nutrition, Edey would be in a much better position!
@loydkline
Жыл бұрын
Very Tall 7 foot 3 plus basketball players have trouble with issues I guess jumping & NBA schedule stuff
@thebigbucktheory5488
Ай бұрын
This guy is super solid though he's not a twig. @@loydkline
I was thinking Yao Ming too, but Yao had a beautiful shot. Edey needs a shot to stand a chance in the NBA.
that's it. NBA has come full circle
Edey is a beast. He'll be a monster in the NBA
@zhoubaidinh403
Жыл бұрын
If he can also develop a Yao ming mid/short range fade away...Lookout!
If he can get his weight down to 270-285 I think he has a shot in the league when teams play big, he’ll get destroyed/ targeted a lot in pick & roll situations tho
What about his defense? Can he switch out? Does he set screens? Yao was super skilled and could shoot 3s... he'd be great today.
Hopefully he isn't the next Yao Ming being Ming had injuries that destroyed his career but i hope he is as dominant if not more like when Ming was healthy.
@man94xxBIG
Жыл бұрын
He is definitely going to be much better than Yao Ming because he has an amazing multi-sport background even though he is 7'4"😨😨😨......so he is not going to be as injury-prone as Yao. He keeps his body strong and he has great mobility.
@christophergooding9820
Жыл бұрын
@@man94xxBIG Yao was a top 2/3 center in the league when healthy. I'm not saying Edey has no chance of being better than Yao but saying he is definitely going to be much better than him is a stretch
@nuraby_9228
Жыл бұрын
@@man94xxBIG lmfao not gonna mince words, but that is such a nephew take.
I hope people learn from past mistakes and really help him focus on his feet muscles and emphasize on mobility and strengthen those knees and angles. No matter how tall you are if you can't walk. Basketball is a wear and tear sport, due to the multiple of jumps. Let's hope he focuses on his health so that he can at least secure one or two pay days
@gullintanni
4 ай бұрын
He's built different like Steven Adams. Still all basketball players should take care of their foot health. We all get injured, not just 7 footers.
He's actually a decent shooter (75% FT and solid form), he should spend the next season trying to space the floor a little more
@johnwilliams-qn8mx
18 күн бұрын
definitely agree, he has the potential to become a space four and I reckon he will work on it once he get to the nba
What’s going to happen when he gets switched on to a pf or a wing ?
If he leaves next year, how would he be the consensus number 1 pick if he's not even a projected 1st round pickt his year?
@justice929
Жыл бұрын
2nd round 2023 draft...
Why do people keep comparing Edey to Yao Ming? Is it because they’re both tall, or is it something else? This is so lazy. I watched a one hour highlight reel of Yao to refresh my memory when I started seeing commentators make this comparison. There was not a single jump hook shot in the entire reel, which is Edey’s specialty. Yao did a lot of facing the basket short range jump shots over his opponents. I’ve never seen Edey take a jump shot. He stays with the jump hook almost exclusively when away from the basket. In truth, Edey’s game is much closer to late stage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar than Yao Ming. The tape speaks for itself: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gYiAmsaQZrPXgKg.html
@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781
Жыл бұрын
It's because of his Race. White people always do that, they compare players by Race.
@sports...317
Жыл бұрын
While I think you have a bit of a point, I also think it has more to do with his overall height and relative athleticism for someone of his size. Yao was athletic as hell for 7'6 and the only other player remotely that big right now is Boban. And he is nowhere near as athletic as Edey.
@thebigbucktheory5488
Ай бұрын
It's hard to compare them but I can see some cases. I write a sports blog where I write up prospects and it's hard to find a comparable to Edey. I literally came to this conclusion in watching both of their films. Edey never facing up and shooting, and yao never really backing guys down and just posting up and shooting. I think it may be a coaching thing? Purdue doesn't play any bigs with him and if he posts up and shoots around 10 feet he is out of position to get a rebound and is not really fleet of foot to chase a rebound. He always goes to the hook or back guys down because he's just bigger than everyone, but he is a very good free throw shooter so I think he totally could be a center that doesn't have to rely on backing guys down, and shoot like Yao did. His body size and mass is also much different than yao. This dude is thicker than frozen peanut butter, and this year has shown so much more ability to have more stamina and faster feet. Maybe in the NBA with bigger guys he will be coached to back guys down less and just shoot, with more athletic 4s to slash and get rebounds. I'm with you though.
gotta be honest that I haven't seen Yao's sweet mid range game in him yet, post hooks won't get you further than Jahlil Okafor if you don't have shaq's physic.
Yao Ming had talent
both have short wingspan and tree trunk leg (asian body structure)
Well this video aged well 😂 I had Purdue winning march madness and they Lost in the first round 💀
@2KJay_
Жыл бұрын
Like fine wine 🤣 they really sold me
@cameronperry-qc7qp
Жыл бұрын
@@2KJay_ bro same my bracket is absolutely dead 💀
Well he doesn't have Yao Hands. Edey can catch the ball!!!!!
@jmyli
Жыл бұрын
Right, Yao Ming had one of the best touches in history as a big man and one of the best midrange/free-throw shooters at his position.
He could be better than Yao, he seems to be more in shape and more agile then Yao was. All that hockey really helping the dude develop with less risk of injury.
love the sky hook. The big man that impressed me was Tim Duncan. Should try to benchmark him.
@heidi5827
Жыл бұрын
Tim Duncan was ranked number 1 and skillfully dominant in nba
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Nope, definitely not the next Yao Ming! He’s The FIRST ZACH EDEY! That will be even better!
Knicks, where are you???
@michaelparker2678
Жыл бұрын
The Knicks should definitely grab him if he is still on the board. KNICKSTAPE!!!!!
No way does Edey have the skillset and athleticism of Yao Ming. He's got the size but Yao was phenomenally quick and agile for a 7 foot plus guy, Edey just doesn't have the physical gifts Yao had. Doesn't mean he can't be an NBA players, he won't be fluid like Yao but will be a position scorer and defender and will need a solid team defensive scheme to minimize him getting ISO'd on the perimeter. Should be a solid rim defender and rebounder and if he can develop a mid range game no reason he can't find a role in the NBA.
Playpro then will know?????
Zac is not even dominant as Kaminsky was at Wisconsin
People underestimate how superskilled Yao was. Edey is not even remotely close.
@Oscar_Robertson
Жыл бұрын
lier
@stevelau7694
Жыл бұрын
That is true when comparing a prime NBA all star Yao in his prime but based on Zach's progression, pretty sure he will be much better in the next 5 years to possibly be a 20/10/2 player if he can avoid injuries.
@loydkline
Жыл бұрын
Patrick Ewing taught Yao ming low post 📫 moves in the paint of the basket;; maybe he can teach Zach edey fancy low 📫 post moves near the basket 🧺
@Oscar_Robertson
Жыл бұрын
@@loydkline edey already have post moves
@loydkline
Жыл бұрын
@Babe Ruth was black I hear second round NBA draft pick;; ;: hunter Dickerson looks great in college too ::zacy edey can still take a yao mingl low 📫 post clinic:: have you seen Yao ming can Shaquille oneal some private lessons on low post first meeting :: private lessons was a movie 1979/ 1980 movie
He'll get a chance in the league, but from watching yesterday, he was way too slow at the end of the game. He was in terrible position when put in the pick and roll and couldn't recover against a team of guys who won't play in the NBA. The only real centers in the NBA are Jokic and Embid and he doesn't have the moves and agility that those guys possess on the offensive end.
yao has more finesse
Dude doesn't even have a jump shot. The only thing him and Yao have in common is height.
The next Shawn Bradley.
@loydkline
Жыл бұрын
Shawn Bradley' that very low: Shawn Bradley should've stay at BYU;; only their for rwo years
Gnito. Dapat si kai gitna plge hnd ilalim. Hahaha
Prior ciming to NBA, Yao played in a professional league against guys actually almost just as big as himself and still average over 35 points and 18 rebounds a game back in China that include foreign players and former players from NBA. Zack on the other hand so far in his life, only played against boys half of his size.
Is he Chinese?
@SomberSoSlightly
Жыл бұрын
Canadian but his parents are Asian. I have no idea where their from tho
@zattack56
Жыл бұрын
@@ernestclayboniii656 she is chinese
@GG-zb2fv
Жыл бұрын
He's half Chinese half white from Toronto, Canada
@joeymini6556
Жыл бұрын
Half chinese, her mom is chinese
@ernestclayboniii656
Жыл бұрын
@@zattack56 Thank you I thought his mom had a different heritage.
He’s not NBA ready by any means.
too bad got bonked in the historic 1st round loss... robbed of tv air time
Too slow for the League.. can’t even get his college team to the sweet 16.. a reserve center at best
If you're seriously asking this you don't know Yao🤦🏿♂️blah blah blah
lol just the title alone tells me this is going to be a terrible take.
Nahh its Kai Sotto
And then he lost b4 the Sweet16? Gtfoh 😂
No
Yao probably wont survive in today's nba
No..... He won't have a role in the NBA for more than 8 mpg. He's too slow, he'll be another Boban
Purdue will cut down the nets
@2KJay_
Жыл бұрын
Oh for sure they'll go far this tournament
@loydkline
Жыл бұрын
Purdue out the tournment:: it saw in a scouting reports they had weakness ; purdue ha weaknesses
He will be more powerful than Yao Ming
@jmyli
Жыл бұрын
Clearly you have zero idea on how powerful yao ming was in his prime.
@Oscar_Robertson
Жыл бұрын
@@jmyli ming not and was not better than edey
@loydkline
Жыл бұрын
Yao had Patrick Ewing has his teachor/ professor for low 📫 post moves & scoring points
change your handle to 2kcasual, don't don't know basketball.
@2KJay_
Жыл бұрын
That's actually a fire second channel name I'm gonna steal that fs 🫡
@bbm1077
Жыл бұрын
do it. not hating brother, but it's a casual af take. just keeping it real with u.
@2KJay_
Жыл бұрын
Nah ur good that's the beauty of analysis. Everybody can have different takes and opinions based on different factors, which helps more people get into that side of baseball.
@bbm1077
11 ай бұрын
coming back to college, shocker...not an NBA player, forget about a legend like yao.
Edey vs sotto i think sotto will win over edey
Why can’t he just be himself?
He can dominate with his co age but in pro league I don't think he can dominate
He can't even power inside in ncaa how much more in pro league
Really? After Duncan and Shaq there were dominant players What we have are Pathetic 3 point Shooters. Thumbs down to you.
In a word No. He was exposed as a slow stumbling bum.
No!!!!!!!!!!!!! Victor Wembanyama is the next Yao Ming.
@justice929
Жыл бұрын
Yao over 300 pounds, Wemby just super skinny 200 pounds he'll get injured first game in NBA like Holmgren, Wemby will play the wing like KD.
@justice929
Жыл бұрын
You have death wish for Wembanyama ?
@leomarlonestrada5954
Жыл бұрын
@@justice929 7'4 and 200 Pounds. You know that there is a term for that, right? It is called "Red Flag."
@leomarlonestrada5954
Жыл бұрын
@@justice929 No.