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This gave me a good laugh. You know that Steve Nash at Reed Sheppard's age was indeed... a combo guard off the bench in the NCAA. With half the...
Yeah, Sheppard is just like Seth Curry -- just Seth Curry with 13 pts higher 3P%, 9 pts higher 2P%, 10 pts higher TS%, 2.5x the stocks, 2x the...
It's a little hard to categorize the high skill/feel guys, because usually they're deficient in something, which makes me question calling them...
BI is just not an Udoka-style or Rockets FO-style player at all. No dog in him, no defensive intensity or execution, grades out consistently...
ATL and WAS probably won’t pick him for a variety of reasons. They aren’t good reasons IMO. ATL is run by a new FO (aka the owner’s 27yo son)...
I think people just have a hard time coming to grips with the basic uncertainty of the draft. Sheppard might be a star, a role player, or out of...
My understanding is that the starting backcourt situation at Kentucky was a recruiting thing - Calipari made promises to get the DJ Wagner and...
Comparing competition level is not that straightforward. Yes Euroleague is way better than college on average. The Turkish league is not...
Definitively differentiating a guy’s p90 vs p95 vs p99 outcome is a fool’s errand I agree. But there is something meaningful to the these kind of...
We want the best player in this draft that's not a non-shooter, right? Freshman or Sophomore college seasons since 2008 with >10 Box Plus Minus,...
Just listened to a podcast interview with the Wizards GM, Will Dawkins. He stressed their opportunity to draft a guy and give him 2-3 years of...
The last point is important. Situational fit definitely matters, and GM’s like Presti prioritize it highly for a reason. Would the player be...
I think a lot of the doubts about Sheppard as a prospect come from misunderstanding the type of prospect he is. He's not a "tools" prospect, where...
To be a competent NBA offensive team you need at least 96 minutes per game of players who have average or better NBA skill on the ball. Right now...
We have 4 "big wing" prospects on this team that we are already committed to. All of them are superior prospects to anyone in this draft and would...
I don't disagree with you. I'm high on Sheppard. Washington is almost definitely taking a primary on-ball guy, a wing swing, or a C because they...
Pretty doubtful Washington would take Sheppard -- they are us in 2021. They want to take high ceiling swings at guys who can be a primary and are...
I think this is spot on. The traditionally "high upside" toolsy guys in this draft are a large part of what makes this draft weak -- they are...
More than anything this team lacks high end offensive skill. We have 1 guy who has it, and he's a center. There are 4 guys in the top of the draft...
The Rockets aren't going to take a player (in a draft bereft of obvious stars) that's duplicative and incompatible with a core 6 player they're...
