FNQ wrote:TB wrote:I actually am happy with what I've seen from Jessup. Teams are focusing on him much more and he's managed to become a better all-around player. Only thing that hasn't taken a jump is his 3point percentage, but I really think he can shoot it at a high clip in the NBA.
I do agree initially with the idea that he will NEED to be a sniper in the NBA, but I don't think it needs to be to the extent of Kennard. That dude is one of best shooters in the league and also has some playmaking skills. I don't think Jessup being Kennard is the floor for him. Thats more the ceiling (maybe with less offensive skill but better defensive ability).
Perfect situation is somehow he makes it through waivers and we can sign him to a 2way deal. But we may have to give him the 15th roster spot (which I doubt we really have a lot of open spots next year).
BTW, wrong thread, but doesn't look like Nico is helping his case to be a NBA player in Italy. Smiley is doing okay but also, not interested in bringing him back lol.
I dont have the stats like I do here, but I've heard that he's shooting more pull-ups there than C&S, which is definitely what he'd do here. He was borderline elite as a C&S player in college.. but going to AUS gave him a much better floor game in the SL. I thought it was easy to see how he could fit in here, but very few seemed to like him. A lot of it was boxscore watching tho so who knows, but I'd absolutely bring him in over Lee. And if he can be a 2-way player next year (not sure of his contract status) then that's pretty much a no-brainer, have to do that
He looked really bad the first game or two iirc. Part of that was SL not being a great format for him to showcase but he was timid and the shooting took a couple of games to come around. After that he improved quite a bit but I'm guessing aside from box score people have those initial impressions burned in their memory.