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I don’t get the Scoot love. Dude shot 27% from 3 last year in the G league

 

Morant and Westbrook have turned out pretty good and do not have stellar 3pt shooting numbers.

 

Who would you draft?

 

At 2? If I were actually making a selection, I’d take Brandon Miller. Then trade Dame to Philly for a package that included Maxie

 

What has Westbrook won? Great player does not always mean great fit to win

 

To me, the issue with RW has not been his lack of shooting, but his overall lack of self awareness. I was constantly amazed how he seemed to think that he was better than Durant when they were both on the Thunder.

Example - why the hell did he take 19 shots when you're shooting 3-19?

They won, but holy smokes.....

 

granted these are "highlights" but I don't think any other players in this draft can duplicate the explosiveness

 

I think people are comparing how strong and athletic Westbrook was when he was young. He could get to the rim at will. He could rebound and had the ability to play D when he wanted. What we don't know and can't compare yet, is what is between Scoot's ears compared to Russ

 

1. Nobody drafts a 19-year-old thinking they are a finished product.
2. A good point guard needs to do more than just shoot 3-pointers. Scoot can do more and should be able to do them at a high level.

 

Small pg with no outside shot

 

at UCLA, Westbrook shot 35% on three's and 46% on FG's; Morant shot 34% on three's and 49% on FG's

Scott shot 27% on three's and 43% of FG's. His shooting is a legitimate concern. Now, it was a smaller sample size for Scoot, but still, if he's a crappy perimeter shooter it will significantly limit his game in the 'new' NBA

 

I think Cam Whitmore might be better in the league than a lot of guys projected ahead of him.

 

He is not small. The kid is chiseled at 196 with a huge vertical leap and a 6'9" wings span.
To say he has no outside shot seems premature. His shot looks fine, but yeah he needs to improve as most do. If he had made 3 more 3's he would have been at 33% . Either way, it makes no difference because he has value for most teams and the goal is to trade him.

 

Correct. I was asked who else I’d take. I definitely hope we get the highest pick we can

 

We have come a long way if 6'2 is now considered small.

Damon was like 5'9.

 

And a liability

 

I just think it's funny how 6'2-6'3 was considered a big point guard.... and now they're small.

 

Must not be too much of a disadvantage since about 3/4 of this year’s playoff teams start a PG 6’3” or smaller.

 

Yeah, I'm consistently confused on why people call Dame undersized.

 

Agree with the sentiment that dame is not undersized but think it comes up frequently because or how often we have him switch onto wings/bigs.