lilfishi22 wrote:Zelaznyrules wrote:I think there's aspects of his athleticism that are elite. Did you see how quickly and how high he got up on some of those mid-range shots the other night? He may not be Gerald Green but I don't see his game limited in any way by a lack of elite athleticism which IMO is all that really matters. Typically when they say someone lacks elite athleticism they're talking about a Dudley, someone that has to find other ways to be effective. I don't see that with Devin.
His ability to elevate for a jumper is excellent, no question about it. However, I think to say anyone more athletic than Jared Dudley is considered elite is a VERY low baseline and that's really my whole point about elite athleticism. The elite athleticism label should be reserved for truly elite, top 1% of athletes, not anyone that's more athletic than Jared Dudley.
I understand but that isn't the way the conversation is typically framed. When someone says "he" lacks elite athleticism, the implication is that "he" is vertically challenged or a half step slow or something like that. Booker falls short of elite athleticism only in that there are a very small handful of basketball players that have even more athleticism than he does.
