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clyde21 wrote:i mean he's shooting 32% on over 8 attempts per at a mid 80s FT%, has a strong live dribble game, can get shots off on multiple levels, shooting mechanics not broken, shown glimpses of both spot up shooting and a pull game.
sometimes it's not just about raw shooting numbers, especially for a FS in a limited sample size.
SeattleJazzFan wrote:the consistency in which he shoots like **** is almost comical. and i'm a keyonte george fan (hell with the jazz having a zillion picks, i'm a fan of every prospect) and rooting for him to be good. but dude just can't throw it in the ocean.
the latest: 2-9 FGs and 6 points vs mighty northwestern state.
clyde21 wrote:SeattleJazzFan wrote:the consistency in which he shoots like **** is almost comical. and i'm a keyonte george fan (hell with the jazz having a zillion picks, i'm a fan of every prospect) and rooting for him to be good. but dude just can't throw it in the ocean.
the latest: 2-9 FGs and 6 points vs mighty northwestern state.
since then for KG:
21/6/4
16/3/1
27/6/2
22/5/2
32/7/2 (tonight)
clearly top 5 imo, being vastly underrated right now. his tools and two-way game are being really understated.
crows2 wrote:clyde21 wrote:SeattleJazzFan wrote:the consistency in which he shoots like **** is almost comical. and i'm a keyonte george fan (hell with the jazz having a zillion picks, i'm a fan of every prospect) and rooting for him to be good. but dude just can't throw it in the ocean.
the latest: 2-9 FGs and 6 points vs mighty northwestern state.
since then for KG:
21/6/4
16/3/1
27/6/2
22/5/2
32/7/2 (tonight)
clearly top 5 imo, being vastly underrated right now. his tools and two-way game are being really understated.
I've said it before and I'll say it again - No one is "clearly top 5" at the moment other than Wembanyama and Scoot. If you think other players are "clearly" ahead of everyone else then you're seeing something that no one else, including all the pro scouts, are seeing. Picks 3-10 are still extremely even and fluid currently. If George was shooting 50-40-90 over the whole season rather than 38-33-82, then he might be seen as clearly top 5. But at this stage no one in college has separated themselves from the rest. They all have major question marks which they're yet to dispel.
baldur wrote:crows2 wrote:clyde21 wrote:
since then for KG:
21/6/4
16/3/1
27/6/2
22/5/2
32/7/2 (tonight)
clearly top 5 imo, being vastly underrated right now. his tools and two-way game are being really understated.
I've said it before and I'll say it again - No one is "clearly top 5" at the moment other than Wembanyama and Scoot. If you think other players are "clearly" ahead of everyone else then you're seeing something that no one else, including all the pro scouts, are seeing. Picks 3-10 are still extremely even and fluid currently. If George was shooting 50-40-90 over the whole season rather than 38-33-82, then he might be seen as clearly top 5. But at this stage no one in college has separated themselves from the rest. They all have major question marks which they're yet to dispel.
50-40-90 is a rare achievement though. If he does that, he can even go at 2.
The-Power wrote:He reminds me a lot of Jordan Poole. Stronger built but not quite as quick; but other than that, a lot of the same positives and limitations or inconsistencies. And since I like Poole, I'm also a fan of George as a prospect. The one thing he'll have to be down the road, though, is an above average efficiency scorer in order to warrant being picked where I currently have him (3-8 range). The moment he's just an average efficiency scorer, he'd have to step up in a major way either in terms of running a team or defending at a very high level – and neither is easy to achieve in his case.
clyde21 wrote:The-Power wrote:He reminds me a lot of Jordan Poole. Stronger built but not quite as quick; but other than that, a lot of the same positives and limitations or inconsistencies. And since I like Poole, I'm also a fan of George as a prospect. The one thing he'll have to be down the road, though, is an above average efficiency scorer in order to warrant being picked where I currently have him (3-8 range). The moment he's just an average efficiency scorer, he'd have to step up in a major way either in terms of running a team or defending at a very high level – and neither is easy to achieve in his case.
he's already a good defender, and that's just one of the many areas the JP comp fails.
The-Power wrote:clyde21 wrote:The-Power wrote:He reminds me a lot of Jordan Poole. Stronger built but not quite as quick; but other than that, a lot of the same positives and limitations or inconsistencies. And since I like Poole, I'm also a fan of George as a prospect. The one thing he'll have to be down the road, though, is an above average efficiency scorer in order to warrant being picked where I currently have him (3-8 range). The moment he's just an average efficiency scorer, he'd have to step up in a major way either in terms of running a team or defending at a very high level – and neither is easy to achieve in his case.
he's already a good defender, and that's just one of the many areas the JP comp fails.
He's not. There's a big difference between making the occasional defensive play (especially in college) and playing consistently good defense in the NBA. Also, it's not an insult to compare him to Poole even though I know you believe it to be – it would be a very solid outcome for George (even if not the high-end outcome).
Duke4life831 wrote:George is still my favorite player for the draft when it comes to the guys playing college. I think he has a much better overall feel for the game compared to Poole. I dont think George is a great defender by any means, but I also think he has better awareness on that end compared to Poole.
I have George as a similar player type as a Mitchell/LaVine/Beal. Be your primary scorer who will get you 4-5 assists. Best to team him up with a smart low volume PG.
God Squad wrote:Duke4life831 wrote:George is still my favorite player for the draft when it comes to the guys playing college. I think he has a much better overall feel for the game compared to Poole. I dont think George is a great defender by any means, but I also think he has better awareness on that end compared to Poole.
I have George as a similar player type as a Mitchell/LaVine/Beal. Be your primary scorer who will get you 4-5 assists. Best to team him up with a smart low volume PG.
His playstyle is very reminiscent of Beal. That's who I'd comp him to atm.
The-Power wrote:I think he'll be comparable to Poole as a shooter. Can shoot 3s off a lot of different actions and also get really hot but some of the shots are also really off and he'll have to rely on other facets of the game. Ultimately, if he can do enough as a playmaker and driver while holding up defensively, that's more than enough as a shooter to warrant a high draft pick even though that means he may never be a top-tier offensive player. I have him as the second ‘small’ player in this draft behind Scoot and it's not really close.
