Negrodamus wrote:Going from a top 3 player in his HS class to a pick in the 20s is exactly what Jaden Hardy needs. It seems he has all the talent, but he needs a wakeup call. It's clear he has advanced offensive ability, I just think he wasn't ready to be playing against pros at his age. I still attest he would have cooked in the NCAA and still be a projected top 10 pick if he was a 44+ FG% and 88 FT% with good STL%.
I dunno, 12 game is such a small sample size. I saw one scouting report claim his numbers comped to Jalen Green. Horse hockey on that claim. Jalen had good shooting %'s compared to Jaden. Thing is, Jalen's numbers in the pros were nearly identical on slightly lower %'s and Jalen had a lot more athleticism to boost himself. None of this is making Hardy appealing to me. Yes, an 88% FT rate suggests he should translate to the NBA 3, but damn 27% on nearly 7 attempts a game is... no bueno.
That's not even taking into account that he isn't developed defensively. I just don't see how a chucker with no defense finds consistent playing time with "angry old man Rivers."
Moore you could argue started at Duke as a super freshman, merely 18 years of age. That's a tough age to try and go to Duke where Coach K stopped giving a damn about coaching and developing players ages ago. It's actually kind of funny, when Coach K coached his players ended up primarily being busts in the pro's or at least falling fall short of their draft expectations. But since he stopped caring, his guys kinda turned into the Calipari guard thing where Duke wing's seem to exceed expectations.
I'd also be down for Jalen Williams. I just want a legitimate freaking wing, is that so much to ask?
