KnixtapeH20 wrote:Clyde_Style wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:Guys like Baker and Landry have zero skills and no athleticism. Grimes is a pretty skilled scorer and has plenty of athleticism imo.
Idk what happened to Landry’s jumper tbh but he was fking horrible to watch in his sophomore year
Buzz was reaching there. None of those guys had the offensive ability Grimes displayed in SL. He already likely has the purest jumper on the whole roster and we’ll have to see if the rest of his skills allow him to utilize that smooth shot in the NBA. I’m betting he’ll make it and probably end up being another draft steal for us.
Lmfao yea exactly fields was somewhat talented on his shooting mostly but he was prolly just a hard worker, not much athleticism. Baker was just a hard worker no real talent. Grimes you can already see is oozing with potential if not just for that jump shot alone.
You guys misunderstood my point; most likely I didn't state it clearly.
Even Baker and Fields looked good in college/college highlights. Grimes seems to be the superior player to both guys, better shot than both - much better than Fields, better than Baker, and he seems to have enough athleticism to make it work.
What my point was, is that both Baker and Fields had some skill, but for them, particularly Baker, there just wasn't quite enough burst or hops to go with it. And then, Baker could have used a little more height if he wasn't athletic, as maybe it would have helped him get some shots off and layups up that he didn't otherwise wind up doing. As as aside, Baker looked really good shooting it in college, but his shot basically abandoned him in the NBA as well.
Anyway, the point was, Grimes seems more skilled than both, so the only thing that might hold him back is lacking ENOUGH NBA athleticism. Not that he doesn't have any. Not that he isn't athletic at all, but that what might keep him from achieving more at the NBA level is the step up in overall athleticism, where stuff he was able to do in college, all of it might not work in the NBA.
The counter to that is Grimes has reinvented his game to adjust to the talent level once, from HS to Kansas and then over to Houston, so there's a strong chance he'll adjust again and focus on what he can do and drop trying certain stuff. The good part is he's been a high level recruit and player since HS, so there's a lot of skill to tap; he's not some raw athletic project who needs how to learn to do nearly everything. I think he's going to be solid at least. Might take a year, since Burks will probably get all the minutes he could get, though Burks getting hurt a few times and missing around 20 games total will probably open the door for Grimes some this year.
