His shot isn't that bad. He shot 40% last year from three. Give him 5 feet and I think he can do that again. True he isn't a great shooter and won't be draining any J's in people grills anytime soon, but he can hit the open jumper at a decent rate.
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His shot isn't that bad. He shot 40% last year from three. Give him 5 feet and I think he can do that again. True he isn't a great shooter and won't be draining any J's in people grills anytime soon, but he can hit the open jumper at a decent rate.
Hantlers
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I disagree with you stating that he can hit the open jumper at a decent rate.
He shot 37% from 3 and 41% from the field overall last year, including 69% from the line. This year, he's shooting 35% from the field, 30% from 3 and 75% from the line. So his FT shooting has gotten better, but everything else is just bad. The thing is, with all of the guys on that team, he's getting open looks, he's just not hitting them. At his height, he should be able to shoot over people but his mechanics are bad so he can't. I'm just saying, UNC hasn't played a good team outside of UNLV yet, and his percentages are absolutely terrible. I know it's early in the year, but his shot just doesn't seem to be improving. So basically, no, he can't hit the open jumper at a decent rate.
He has also barely shot the ball this year. Sample size to small to tell if he has digressed.
Hantlers
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Yes and I mentioned that in my post, and once again I'll bring up the point that the teams he has played are UNLV, South Carolina, Tennessee State, Mississippi Valley State and UNC-Asheville. UNLV is good, South Carolina might be decent and the rest are trash. He's shooting approximately the same amount of shots that he took last year, he's just not hitting them. I'm not necessarily saying that he's digressed, I'm saying he's never been a good shooter to begin with. It's not like he's taking difficult shots, he's generally always open when he shoots.
Watch out for Tyler's younger brother Cody. He has played extremely well with Indiana so far. So looks like Marshal Plumlee is going to be redshirted correct?
You left out Michigan State, but yeah, most teams haven't had strong schedules. It's the non-conference schedule.
I don't disagree with any of this, just want to emphasize that Drummond's potential is to be an absolute ****ing monster. Davis is a nice player, but he's not that.
Davis's body just worries me a little bit. What if he never develops a strong body? What if he never develops skills?
Even if Drummond never develops skills, he will still be a defensive presence both in weak side, man to man, and plugging the middle and a rebounding force.
Hantlers
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Yeah, Cody does seem to be playing well so far. He needs to put on some weight like most freshman do, but he's obviously got the pedigree to be a good low-post player. Pretty incredible that he's hitting like 72% of his shots right now, obviously he won't keep that up, but still impressive. I was very happy that he didn't sign with UNC.
I believe that Marshall Plumlee is going to be redshirted, right now he's behind his two brothers, Ryan Kelly and Josh Hairston. Coach K usually runs a pretty tight rotation so I doubt he plays this year. I have my doubts on whether he'll ever be anything more than a defensive presence though.
Yes I did, don't know how I forgot that game.
I don't care that most teams haven't had strong schedules, that doesn't matter at all to the point that I'm making. What I do care about, is the fact that he can't even make open shots against poor competition. That's not a good sign IMO.
Just disqualify yourself. At least until you offer explanation/stats/empirical data. TIA.
Bradley Beal went off today. Finally had a game I was looking for him to have.
22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assist, 3 blocks, 5 of 9 from deep range
22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assist, 3 blocks, 5 of 9 from deep range
spycam1
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What's with his rebounding? I'm almost positive that's his second double digit rebounding game so far. Wouldn't have expected that from an "undersized" SG
He is the 3rd tallest player in their starting lineup, and their PF is a tall white guy who shoots 3's.
That's it. He's a crazy scorer, great shooter, insane rebounder (for his position). Good to see .. great kid.
..wait, 3 blks? How's that?
Beal is definitely a dude I'm intrigued by because of what I have heard about his shooting.
Overly romanticized comparison, imo (big time). I am a lover .. for years, but wanna see what he does. ..