He's obviously very blessed physically, but shooting is more of a skill that some just innately have while others just don't and never will. There are examples of guys learning to shoot while in the league, but there are many more examples where talented and very motivated guys never get it. The floor for Scoot is if it doesn't click & my guess is thats more likely then not. Even so, thats a pretty high floor. He's going to need some time to develop, but I think he and SS would be an incredible pairing in their primes. Unfortunately I don't think he slips past #2 STOMP
Hornets fans absolutely want Scoot. The question is does their FO want him too or Miller? Their fans would loose their shit if they dont draft Scoot it seems like
Watching the Scoot vs Wemby game. Some thoughts: Scoot isn't selfish. He gives up the ball. He moves without the ball. He's nice in the pick and roll. He has some really solid bounce passes in the lane. He has really nice handles. His three point shot is a little flat. He doesn't have nearly the same range as Shaedon. Scoot is always attacking. He will push the tempo. There is no doubt in my mind that he could start and make an impact right away. His defense is...... meh. I think he'll get some steals.
What wasn't said is that Scoot has the physical tools to be a good defender. He's strong, he's quick and has a good wingspan.
I think Scoot will be good, but what are these guys seeing that makes them think Scoot is going to be so good?
Same thing we said about dame lol. Dame is a little slower but he had the tools to be good. I think it’s incredibly hard to be a good defender when you’re carrying the offense especially when you’re always attacking like scoot does. So there need to be a healthy balance somewhere with him
Question from Locked on: what do you say to people who look at Scoot's game and they go "hey you take away all of those powerful highlight dunks and you actually have a flawed offensive player" Athletic: If you watched a lot of his tape this year, I understand that take. I think he was very willing to settle in the mid range this season a little bit more than what you'd like to see. I think a lot of those people will often bring up the low free throw rate, and not understand that you take one free throw per opportunity instead of two in the G League. So Scoot this year, I think as an 18 year old for 50% of the season, I think he was top 30 in terms of free throw rate this year in the G League. So I'm not as worried about that as some people seem to be. I think the goal for Scoot this year was to get through this season unscathed in a real way, and he dealt with some injuries through the course of the year. He got drilled in the face and ended up having to wear a mask at times. He had a lower leg injury at some point that had him missing some time. He had some little nicks and things. Not being injury prone or anything like that. He just got bumped and got hit the wrong way and sometimes you end up in a circumstance. The goal of the G League Ignite is not necessarily to win games, and your personal goal is to essentially get through the season unscathed, you probably end up settling more than you would normally.
Dame's wingspan is 1.25" shorter than Scoot, which makes a difference. I also don't see Scoot as being our main scoring option, which should hopefully free up some energy for defense.
Dame was 189 lbs when drafted at age 22. Scoot is already 196 at age 19 and has a slightly longer wing span. Not sure about the lateral quickness comparison. Either way, I do not recall much discussion about Dame's D before we drafted him. I would expect Scoot to be better at defense and rebounding. As for shooting..few are as good as Dame. He was a machine even in college.
c'mon now...there's only one ball, and it doesn't split and go to both sides at once. So, essentially, he's got a 3/4 inch 'advantage'; and that's when they are standing still and stretching their arms out to maximum. Guys don't do that too often during games...as in never. That's really insignificant I have always thought that wingspan was seriously overrated as a defensive tool. That's not to say it wouldn't be helpful every once in a while...maybe a couple of times a game. But what matters for defense is anticipation, reaction, reflex, lateral mobility, and footwork. Some mass is helpful too, at times; and of course BBIQ. I mean, you don't want TRex arms, but comparing fingertip reach straight out from the shoulders is nearly useless...IMO
I wonder if Vegas has a line of who will be drafted at #2? I expect its Scoot, but would be nice to see actual odds that have real money behind them. Hard to know how much rumors, misdirection, speculation, or uniformed fans opinions we're hearing.
Ok I actually found this for the second pick, first number is draftkings and second is fanduel; https://www.thelines.com/odds/nba-draft/ Scoot -140 -150 Brandon Miller +100 -105 Amen +3000 +4500 So its Scoot or Miller by a lot - and pretty close between them, with Scoot more likely.
