You guys know why Morey picks up good PGs with one eye closed? Usage rate. Typically PGs have the highest usage rates on their team. They have the balls in their control more than in any other position. Hence there's more data available to properly judge a PG. Especially in the college game where a poor PG can really jeopardize the numbers that a front court player can produce, eg not getting them the ball (at all, or right way), or the PG being a poor PnR player which is what the frontcourt player is good at (vice versa the PG is bad at post entry passes but the frontcourt player is a solid post player).
There are more people that are 6-6'5 in the world than 6'11+. Even with all the training that goes on and advantage that size gives, odds are there are a lot more guys that can play in the NBA that are 6-6'5 than 6'11+. Odds are that the 5th best PG in a draft is much better than the 5th best C in a draft. And yet, 9 centers were picked before Canaan (5th PG, 7th if you count a couple of combo guards). I do think swinging for the fences is a good idea for a lot of teams like when the Rockets drafted White, but just know better players are likely being skipped over for a swing for the fence guy who will likely bust.
Yeah, if you look at Morey's second round picks they are almost all upperclassmen who've had their games picked apart by scouts. Other teams talk themselves into taking that 7 footer who can't touch his toes but blocks a bunch of shots.
I watch a lot of D-League games here in Austin and your point about defenses is very true. Little defense is played in these games. With some teams, it's hard to tell if it's by design, but with most it's simply due to lack of talent. A lot of youngsters love and learn to shoot, but don't learn to play D.
Beverley, Brooks, and Lin ----> Step your game up fellows because Canaan is coming.... And I seriously doubt Morey (and McHale) is going to wait until next year to bring him up... Way to go Canaan...!!!!
I still contend that TO AN EXTENT, the Vipers style isn't super helpful from a development perspective. Not that I'd want them to walk up and down the court. It's very important they play a similar style to the pro squad. That said, they are so head and shoulders above most teams in the DLeauge and the Rockets in terms of pace, it's impossible to guage how "NBA-ready" Canaan might be. How much of his success is attributed to style, especially in a minor league of various talents with most team unable to properly coach against such a style?
While it may be difficult for us to gauge if he is NBA ready, it is the only way for Rockets to prepare him for what they do. He needs to be conditioned to play at pace. Rockets are really trying to instill a rim, free throw line, or three pointer philosophy. He needs to know what to do when a shot is taken when he is at different spots on the court.
Eh, I don't know...Andrew Goudelock was MVP last season and he ended in Russia with UNICS Kazan. http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Russia/Unics_Kazan/1846?Page=3 I'm sure he'd find a roster spot somewhere in NBA, but I doubt he'd be more than a 10 min player off the bench. That's what probably awaits Canaan and Daniels. The hype is too big.
