I want it to be so and so I'm posting it and going to bed. Dreams of Butler and Mitchell ballin' until the cows come home.
NBADraft.net:
Weaknesses: Butler is not particularly athletic for a guard … Averaged three turnovers a game … Needs to limit poor passing decisions to be effective playing the lead guard position in the NBA … Only 17% of his two-point jump shots were assisted, and he can lean too heavily on isolation and dribble pull-up shots … Can get tunnel vision while driving, especially in transition and can miss teammates that become open while he is driving … Limited as a rebounder, collecting just 96 rebounds the whole year … Decreased rebounding numbers each of the last two seasons … Just 10 offensive rebounds this season … Boxes out when already around the rim, but can get caught watching if he is farther away … May struggle to convert shots at the rim against taller defenders in the NBA due to a limited vertical … Has ideal size for a point guard, but is undersized as a shooting guard … Needs to add weight to sustain the physicality of the next level, even more so as a shooting guard … Not big or strong enough to defend small forwards at the next level, raising concerns of defensive switch ability on screens and in transition … Won’t win foot races in transition, and needs to beat defenders with skill and creativity rather than pace.
Notes: Measured 6’2.25” barefoot, 6’3.75” in shoes 8’2.5” standing reach, 193.0 lbs, and 6’4.0” wingspan at the 2021 NBA Draft Combine … Was named the Big 12 Player of the Year, in addition to being named to the All-Big 12 first team and a consensus first-team All American. Has a 70-20 record in college and a 50-6 record over the last two seasons … Butler was the best player on one of the most potent teams in the country … He led the team in scoring with almost 17 points per game with good efficiency from the field and behind the arc…
Michael Hopp 4/15/21
NBADraft.net:
NBA Comparison: Bryn Forbes
Strengths: Smart, competitive, scrappy combo guard who helped lead Baylor to its first National Championship … Butler is a gifted scorer, capable of creating his own shot or shooting off the catch … He is a smart and willing passer, especially considering he was rarely the true point guard… Has a wide array of dribble moves, and can finish with either hand … Craft at creating space. He changes pace and direction well, helping to gain separation in the mid range and around the basket … He has a polished post game, and can bully smaller players around the basket if he gets a switch … Smooth, quick jump shot with a high release point, which should equate to continued efficiency in the NBA … Comfortable running the pick and roll, and can score or facilitate using picks … Butler is a solid defender, with tremendous positioning and a high basketball IQ … He is almost always in the right spot, leading to steals, limited dribble penetration and quicker closeouts … Plays defense with his feet rather than his arms … Communicates well on defense, which facilitates better switches …. Pressures ball handlers without fouling … Shows the ability to limit the top opposing guard to difficult shots and limited attempts … Jumps passing lanes thanks to instincts, understanding of the game … Strong, quick, active hands leads to steals … 3rd among power five players in steals per game … Continual ascension in nearly every category points to work ethic and room for improvement … Has the ball handling and passing vision to play the point guard, and the shooting ability to play off the ball … Fits well into any system thanks to his scoring versatility and tenacious defense … Pushes well in transition … Will be able to immediately play on the NBA level … Knocked down 41.6% from 3 as a junior and 38.4% over his three year career, on roughly 6 attempts per game …Weaknesses: Butler is not particularly athletic for a guard … Averaged three turnovers a game … Needs to limit poor passing decisions to be effective playing the lead guard position in the NBA … Only 17% of his two-point jump shots were assisted, and he can lean too heavily on isolation and dribble pull-up shots … Can get tunnel vision while driving, especially in transition and can miss teammates that become open while he is driving … Limited as a rebounder, collecting just 96 rebounds the whole year … Decreased rebounding numbers each of the last two seasons … Just 10 offensive rebounds this season … Boxes out when already around the rim, but can get caught watching if he is farther away … May struggle to convert shots at the rim against taller defenders in the NBA due to a limited vertical … Has ideal size for a point guard, but is undersized as a shooting guard … Needs to add weight to sustain the physicality of the next level, even more so as a shooting guard … Not big or strong enough to defend small forwards at the next level, raising concerns of defensive switch ability on screens and in transition … Won’t win foot races in transition, and needs to beat defenders with skill and creativity rather than pace.
Notes: Measured 6’2.25” barefoot, 6’3.75” in shoes 8’2.5” standing reach, 193.0 lbs, and 6’4.0” wingspan at the 2021 NBA Draft Combine … Was named the Big 12 Player of the Year, in addition to being named to the All-Big 12 first team and a consensus first-team All American. Has a 70-20 record in college and a 50-6 record over the last two seasons … Butler was the best player on one of the most potent teams in the country … He led the team in scoring with almost 17 points per game with good efficiency from the field and behind the arc…
Michael Hopp 4/15/21
Career Stats
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| 2020-21 |
| 2019-20 |
| 2018-19 |
| GP | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 30.3 | 47.1 | 41.6 | 78.0 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 16.7 |
| 30 | 30.4 | 42.1 | 38.1 | 77.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 16.0 |
| 34 | 26.8 | 39.5 | 35.1 | 79.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 10.2 |
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