Its to show those who THINK he is worth the #3 pick what he does best and why he is NOT worth that pick..
Do you realize that today's NBA is all about getting open 3s? The Rockets got 33.5 open three's per game last year.
It’s refreshing to see white players only being compared to white players. Where I’m from we only compare black players to black players and it’s similarly frustrating and hilarious at the same time. The team I follow drafted an 18 year old black player who is essentially a like-for-like for a mid 30s white player on the roster, and who was he compared to? Either black players from other teams or “we’ve never had a player like him before”. Lol
You compared him to Reed Sheppard, now you're saying Reed is much better. So now YOU are saying other than being white, they have nothing in common??
Maybe knowing history, but I still would take my chances that if you put Mitch Richmond on the Bulls instead with that team, it would likely be the move every GM in the 90's would make 10 x's out of 10. I'm with you here though that the data is not screaming #3 pick in ANY draft. Although.. yeah... shooting is at a premium in the NBA. Reed looks like a great shooter in the game of basketball, but what we aren't seeing in data with his game play is his flaws. Look at Troy Daniels as an example. If you took Troy Daniels' shooting percentages at a small sample size it might tell you he is Steve Kerr, and needs to be starting, or coming off then bench playing heavy minutes. However it wasn't until teams started giving Daniels more minutes at an NBA level where it became evident that he was only effective in spot minutes. The issue with Reed to me is data like I think you are alluding to here. There's not enough on him based on his college experience to know he's even Steve Kerr, much less maybe even just a Troy Daniels. At the same time when Mitch Richmond level prospects are likely to be on the board. If I was Stone I would want to work the crap out of Reed before ever thinking about taking him in front of Clingan, Castle, etc etc... and maybe even Sarr who I think could fall to 3 in this draft seeing how teams historically can get enamored and a player like Sarr often falls.
You're looking at the season, I'm think more Playoffs and Champions. If the only way he can get his shot off is by an assist, that's going to be a problem.....you have to be able to create your own shot. Catch and shoot opportunities are rare in the playoffs.
And Im not saying I wouldn't take Reed at all in this draft, I would just have a hard time drafting him at #3. It would have to be lower. I think the players in this draft are starters and below. I really do not see an All-Star in this draft but you never know
First of all, Sheppard shoots over 50 percent on 3s off the dribble. Just over 1/4 of his attempts from behind the arc come off the dribble. It's a weapon that he has. That's why I said to not base you opinion off of one highlight reel. You need to watch games. He can shoot it deep, off the dribble and he has a very quick trigger. He will also drive it if you try to press him at the arc. He also shoots 60% at the rim.The NBA Combine has a drill for shooting off the move, it's called the "star drill". He killed it. Oh yeah, Sheppard has a floater too. Not sure where you're getting your facts, but there's a ton of open 3s in the playoffs. I'm lazy so I just looked at 4 teams - I picked the final 4 teams in the West - Dal, Min, OKC and Denver. In the playoffs, Dallas got 29.3 open 3pt attempts per game, Min got 28.5, OKC 32.9 and Den 26.8. If you look at the number of shot attempts per game for each of these 4 in the playoffs, you'll see that 35.4% of Dallas' total shot attempts are open 3s. 34.4% of the T-Wolves shots, OKC 32.9% and Denver's was 26.8%. I don't think that something that occurs 1/3 of the time can really be classified as rare. Generating open 3s is a major offensive weapon for most every NBA team now days. The more that you can generate, them bigger the advantage. Generating open 3s was one of Harden's super powers. He did it better than anyone. That's why the Rockets could hang with the Warriors even though GS shot the 3 so much better than Houston. The Warriors couldn't generate the volume of 3s that Houston could. It was the great equalizer. Then if you can generate a lot of open 3s and also make them at a very good percentage, then you have a huge advantage. Currently, the Rockets do well at generating open 3s. What we don't do well is making them. EDIT: I found this, it's a good summary.
Kerr was a great shooter but he didn't do anything else. Here's a clip of Sheppard that shows a crazy sequence involving skills other than shooting. Steve Kerr couldn't do any of these things. A better question to ask would be if Steve Kerr could shoot off the dribble, drive to the hoop, shoot a floater, finish at the rim, play above average defense, rebound well for a pg, block shots, get 2.5 steals per game and had a 42 inch vertical, would he get drafted #3?
Reed Sheppard will never have a 30+ ppg streak in his career. The Jalen hate is absolutely mind-boggling in here. Him being annoying does not take away from the fact that he can flat out score. Stop with the madness.
This is my dilemma with Reed. This is from a DRAFT ANALYST. At this stage of his development, Sheppard is a classic “shooting guard trapped in a point guard’s body.” At 6-3, 185, with average foot speed, strength, and length, Sheppard finds himself at a physical disadvantage against the apex predator wing players, and even wings a level below the All-Star types. He will have to take his lumps as a rookie and ensure that doesn’t impact his confidence in the other aspects of his game. Also, Sheppard didn’t start the majority of his games with the Wildcats and played a hair under 29 minutes per contest – a major reason his efficiency numbers grade out so well. Will Sheppard’s shooting splits hold under a significant increase in the physical/mental workload he is sure to endure as a rookie? His game log as a freshman was all over the map – 32 points one night, 7 another. A big reason why the No. 3 seed Wildcats got bounced in round one against Oakland? Sheppard: 26 minutes, 1-5 shooting, 3 points, 0 rebounds. NBA coaches crave consistency. If Sheppard can’t lock in night after night, a coach might opt for a more consistent veteran presence, particularly if the team that drafts Sheppard employs a coach with shaky job security. And to me, these same things you all are HATING on Jalen Green for, Reed Sheppard is showing...... INCONSISTENCIES. So, why draft a SG trapped in a PG's body, who is inconsistent? On a scale from 1 (not a concern) to 10 (serious hindrance), Sheppard’s average athleticism and streakiness rates at an 8.
Are you new here? I'm one of the biggest Jalen Green defenders on this board. How did I ever hate on Jalen Green.? Please show me. Drafting Reed Sheppard isn't a replacement for Jalen Green. Jalen Green has nothing to do with Sheppard. You do realize that anyone can post a draft profile, right? I watched a video profile of Sheppard last night and it said that he had average to slightly above average leaping ability. Obviously it was done prior to the combine and that it's creator had no idea. Correct me if I'm wrong, but my impression is that you haven't really seen Sheppard play. Is that correct? I say that because you seem to think that he's a Steve Kerr type player who can do nothing more than stand at the arc and wait for a pass. That's far from the truth. As for you're "he's inconsistent" claim. Are you aware of the situation at at Kentucky and the composition of their roster and that their recruiting classes? Who would you draft at #3? There's no players realistically projected at the top of the lottery who haven't had wildly different outputs last year. Are you just not going to make a selection at all? Did you see Devin Booker play on a loaded Kentucky roster? Never starting a game?. He had a quite varied results in different games. Would you pass on him because his results were "inconsistent"? BTW do you now acknowledge that open three point shots are one of the most common shot's in today's NBA? In both regular season and playoffs. They are not "rare" as you claimed.
I admit, Ive only watched two, maybe three KU games this past yr. Reed played well in one but not the others. However, if you're pro - Green, I don't think Reed would be a good pick, considering we already have Cam. To me, the best direction period is to go frontcourt.
Actually, if you want to keep Green for now, and you acknowledge that both Green and Sheppard will be inconsistent next season (as will Cam be, most likely), then you could just play the hot hand and see how it goes.
