Expectations for Scoot in 24/25?

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  1. riverman

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    Hopefully Scoot’s rookie wall was the first half of his rookie season
     
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    My answer reads like a rant, which I didn't intend. KingSpeed is an excellent poster.

    I watch the games online for free, which always carry the other teams' play-by-play, although I like Kevin Callabro.

    Several commentators last year, such as the great Walt Frazier, began the game enthused to watch Little Scooter, but soon said that he has a lot to learn. He hadn't even made one patented boneheaded pass yet.

    ...I figured out his too-quick passes to others' feet. He's in it for the money. He must share the patent with Raymond Felton.
     
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    At times...
     
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    True.
     
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    Just improve is the main thing. He won’t fix all of his weakness in one offseason but the main thing I want to see him do is learn to control the pace and use more footwork to get to the rim and less out of control.

    A example would be Westbrooke, even as he got older he never improved in that area. He only knew one speed and too many times he was out on control while attacking.
     
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    Our boys were just down in San Diego for a pre camp mini camp. Scoot is looking good.....
     
    THE HCP, Aug 29, 2024
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    flashback to your Greenpeace days?
     
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    FG%, especially at the rim. He's good at getting to the rim but was an abysmal finisher.
     
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    he did have a terrible conversion rate at the rim. That's not uncommon for rookie guards but even factoring that it was still a bad conversion rate

    Dame was at .531 as a rookie; Scoot was at .503. Dame's conversion rate averaged around .650 the last few seasons, but he's a veteran who has become very savvy at drawing shooting fouls around the rim. So, often when he missed, it didn't count as a miss because he drew the whistle. Hopefully Scoot starts to learn those tricks

    I'm not sure I'd say he was good at getting to the rim without knowing what his turnover rate was on those dribble-drives to the rim. He was a turnover machine last season
     
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    That will improve when he gets more comfortable with his left hand.
     
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    that's likely true. Dame was not as right-hand dominant as Scoot, but it was after he improved his left hand dribble skills that he really increased his conversion rate at the rim
     
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    Another point that might make a difference is Dame was 4 years older when he got into the league. Scoot might improve greatly in the next 3-4 years?
     
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    I expect him to be taller.
     
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  19. Rastapopoulos

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    I notice he's not wearing goggles. I hope that means he's finally got contact lenses.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Aug 30, 2024
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    It was my understanding that he did get contacts last season and the goggles (at some point) were to help him to keep from rubbing his eyes. They said that on multiple broadcasts IIRC.
     
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