Djedefre wrote:This Bane hype train is becoming ridiculous. Absolutely only friggin' way i see him becoming a legit NBA rotation player is if he has Doncic level mentality and competitiveness. People talk about Vassell and his shot form, but Bane's is just a tad less ugly and somewhat slow. His defense is also vastly overrated. I'm not a fan of Kira, but with him you can clearly see the appeal and potential. Could/should we take that kind of a gamble is a different story. After all those Chrises, Jacksons and Benders, Suns fans are so scared of 'risky' picks that they drool over mediocre prospects just because they are 'safe'.
Why are you concerned with form if it works? Bane has the same trainer as Cam, says he is probably a better shooter, and the guy averaged over 43% from 3 over 4 years in college. The last 3 years were over 46%, 42% and 44%. This last year at over 44% was on 6.5 attempts per game. It's not like he's played in a week conference either. The Big 12 ranks second in conference RPI.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/desmond-bane-1.htmlhttp://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/conferencerpi29 teams have interviewed him, so he's well liked. There was a good article on him in The Athletic:
Bane’s last measured body fat before he left was 5.9 percent. He became the standard at TCU. The stories are all so similar and Bane’s work so constant that it’s easy to throw around clichés because they’re all true. “Gym rat,” Dixon says. “First to the gym, last to leave,” Miller says. “If you would leave at 8 or 9 o’clock at night and you’d hear a ball bouncing, you didn’t even have to look to see who it was. You knew it was him.” “I don’t have a story where I say he missed a bunch of shots and he was in the gym the next night. He was always in the gym,” Robinson says. “He never really felt like he arrived. He was always trying to grind and get better and better.”
Bane comes off as humble and usually allows other to sing his praises, but there was one moment when he talked for this story that he couldn’t help but brag on himself. During the last seven months, Bane has played and worked out with a long list of pros through his trainer, Ronnie Taylor, whose clientele includes players known for their commitment, including Bam Adebayo and P.J. Tucker. Bane has witnessed how some of the best work, and he’d just finished complimenting Charlotte Hornets guard Devonte’ Graham for his approach and attitude when he was asked who has really stuck out to him as a worker.
His (trainer's) favorite moment this summer was a pickup game with a bunch of pros when Bane put on one of the best shooting performances he has seen. “He was pulling up from 30 feet and it was not even touching the rim, to the point where guys had to start double-teaming him off of the pick-and-roll, and he’s making incredible passes,” Taylor says. “When he shot the ball, everybody just considered it a make. I’ve never seen someone shoot the ball at that rate with that type of defense on him and make them consistently. Shot fake, side step, shot fake, step back, transition 3 from 30, just pulling up. I’m like, bro, this kid is unreal.”
https://theathletic.com/2153018/2020/10/23/desmond-bane-nba-draft-mock-tcu-prospect/The only thing you can really knock him for is his wingspan, but they say he makes up for it with other things, with great team defense, etc. Great passer too.
