Pat Connaughton

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  1. Scalma

    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    Think he deserves his own thread because the more I watch and read about him, the more I think we might've found something. Crazy good athlete. Measurables. Can shoot. Competes on defense. Not much of a ballhandler but who cares? He is the perfect role player. Also played in a similar system at Notre dame.
     
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    I know absolutely nothing about him. I won't ask for links, cause I can search for that shit myself. But I'm intruiged.
     
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    You are the first to discover this otherwise unknown dude.

    Nobody has ever seen him play, his game is undetectable.
     
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    He looks aight
     
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    Maybe a mix between Kyle Korver and Dellavadova at best?
     
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    He sounds like one of those white dudes that can come in and hit a three once in a while, not a bad pick in the second round.
     
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    Cuz he's white? Korver is a much better shooter and pat is a lot bigger and more talented than DELLAVEDOVA

    Saw a courtney lee comp somewhere. That's a much better one.
     
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    He's also a great rebounder for his size.
     
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    @SynergySST: Pat Connaughton made 47% of his spot up jumpers this season. Could be an efficient floor spacer with good toughness on both ends.
     
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    He is the first player drafted by the NBA & MLB since 1997. (Who was that?) After the Orioles drafted him in the 2014 4th round, he signed a $428,000 bonus in Spring 2015. (If he doesn't play baseball, does he have to pay it back?)
     
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    OK dude you win! Your comparison is better!
     
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    Wasn't even mine but no you're right, he's kyle korver/DELLAVEDOVA
     
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    Surprise. Can't believe nobody found this dude. Clearly, best player available after the first-five.
     
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    I told you! :)
     
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    I think he is a lot like Shannon Brown, with a better jumper.
     
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    Elliot Williams: White Edition
     
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    Athletic freak (44 inch vertical) who can shoot and defend. Dare I say reminds me of a more athletic Wes Matthews
     
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    He started 4 of his 6 games, pitched 14.1 innings, and was pulled out just before he could bat, so he had no at-bats. Was Michael Jordan this good?

    This legend already has an enormous Wikipedia article. I always choose my favorite player before the season starts, which is the kiss of death, and it may be him.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Connaughton
     
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    The only reasons I've heard of this guy before the draft:
    1. He's still deciding if he like Baseball or Basketball better
    2. He got a really surprisingly high vertical at the combine (you know, like Jordan Farmar)
    3. People speculated he "gamed it" by purposely getting a low "reach" measurement, because they work out the vertical by subtracting your standing reach from the highest point you can touch
    4. He made a big fuss about fitting with Boston
    5. He played with a player I actually wanted in Jerian Brown Grant

     
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