Not directly, but if Black can't shoot the ball and he doesn't have an offensive scheme built around his playmaking, then he starts to profile as a defensive 2/3 like Green.
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Not directly, but if Black can't shoot the ball and he doesn't have an offensive scheme built around his playmaking, then he starts to profile as a defensive 2/3 like Green.
I legit think there are a lot of similarities between Black and Scottie Barnes.
Honestly, I think Anthony Black's role model should be Jason Kidd. I just don't know if that type of player works in today's NBA.
Josh Green can shoot a bit though. He's not an awful shooter, but he's not a volume shooter. And I would say Green is really expanding his game if you've watched this past season.
If Black were a couple inches taller and like 8 inches longer, then maybe. But Black doesn't have that kind of length or scoring presence at the rim. He's not going to score over or around bigs in the paint.
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I don’t know that Black will shoot it as well as Green and I think he will be way more on ball/involved with offensive actions. If you think Black is going to be similar to Green I would not draft him. Green is more a track athlete… run jump bouncy guy… black is strong and a good functional athlete but not the same. Sorry… just don’t see it.
If you don’t think Black is some version/combo of Giddey, Rubio, Caruso… then don’t draft him.
If you don’t think Black is some version/combo of Giddey, Rubio, Caruso… then don’t draft him.
I was actually considering exploring this: Whitmore's assist rate compared to NBA players' assist rates as college freshmen. Luckily for me, Jimmy Butler was the first player I looked at.
Cam's assist rate: 6.4%
Butler's freshman assist rate: 6.6%
So I know there's caveats here (Butler was not seen as a star prospect as a freshman, among others). But I figured this was close enough, without looking through everyone else, to give Whitmore the benefit of the doubt.
So I'm just going with the "Whitmore's passing is a real concern, but it's not necessarily a fatal flaw" line now.
What a weird thing to say. If you don't think he's a mix of 3 specific players he's not worthy of being drafted?
Wait… what? Black is one of the best finishers at the rim in the draft.
I think Sidy only works if you don't think rebounding is important from your SF. Based on per 36 stats, even if he rebounded just as well in the NBA as in the G-League this year, he would be the single worst rebounding forward in the entire league.
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Sidy os a sf now? I don't like the argument about rebounding either given Miller and others lived in the paint and often Sidy was playing off Scoot.
Sidy is going to be the next Scottie Barnes lite type playmaker/secondary or even lead ball handler.Well if he gets the development he needs. The tools are there, for that ,more than being a high level paint presence or 3 point shooter. I do think he needs to be more intense than he was but given the types of archetypes on ball on that roster it's no wonder he didn't have great stats.
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not really, the ceiling in that department is legit, but he has no glass magic as is
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He did play next to pretty good rebounders. Hard to say if it's really an issue. I've never heard anyone discuss it as a weakness and I never noticed when I watched Ignite games.
In the recent national team games he averaged 5 rebounds in 21 mpg.
It's true that he had some good rebounders next to him.
But Scoot managed 77% more rebounds/per time unit than he did, so it's not like there were just no rebounds to be had.
I've thought for a long time that rebounding is one of those things that you either have or you don't. But I guess there's always exceptions. Maybe he bucks the trend here?
Or maybe he's a guard? I'd be surprised if that's his NBA position, but I haven't watched all that much to have a strong opinion.
I think you need more than a single year sample size. Like I said, he averaged 5 per game in 21 mpg last year in national play. That's pretty good
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have to love Sidy was only an 18 yr old playing against fellas google says the average age of is around 25. Its guaranteed in my mind you'll see a jump in his game, how big is the question.
GG Jackson might be gettable at #16. Just sayin. I'd be happy with a Bufkin / GG draft.
Miami's lack of size hurting them.
JHS wouldn't have this issue.
JHS wouldn't have this issue.