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jcsunsfan wrote:Need a star player. We need a player that can carry the offense without Booker if necessary. A big three of Booker, Young, and TJ is nice. Maybe we could find a better third than TJ in the future.

cosmofizzo wrote:

jcsunsfan wrote:Need a star player. We need a player that can carry the offense without Booker if necessary. A big three of Booker, Young, and TJ is nice. Maybe we could find a better third than TJ in the future.

For all the talk about how TJ's game doesn't fit with the modern NBA, I think that if you surround him with shooters (in other words, what we currently are projected to have with Booker and Chriss/Bender, but with another guard who can shoot), his game is ideal precisely because it goes against the grain. If every team plays offense the same way, every defense will be built to contain the same thing. You put a guy like TJ out there with shooters and you may end up with a degree of dynamism that sets you apart.

But that could all be bull****.

bigfoot wrote:I and quite a few others on our board want Booker next to a defensive, three-point specialist with adequate ball handling capabilities (AKA the dreaded combo guard). At 6'1", Dennis certainly doesn't fit that mold.

Jevon Carter, Senior, PG, West Virginia

Before Carter opted to return for his senior season, he’d already cemented his reputation as a relentless defender with a knack for hounding backcourt players into turnovers. He’s reaffirmed that reputation by posting one of the highest steal rates in the country (5.9%) and spearheading the Mountaineers’ press-heavy defense, which ranks in the top 15 in Division I...

Carter’s defensive tenacity could enable him to latch on to an NBA roster as a Patrick Beverley-like, low-usage rotation piece, but his rise this season owes more to what he’s done on the other end of the floor. While leading West Virginia to a 13-1 record, he’s hit 39.4% of his shots from behind the three-point line, up from 34% over his first three seasons. Carter’s work at the free-throw line in 2017-18, where he’s sank 86% of his 73 attempts, lends more credence to the notion that he’s improving as a shooter. If those percentages hold up, teams may have fewer reservations about taking a flier on a 22-year-old who probably lacks the burst to consistently generate offense off the dribble.

In the end, Carter’s ability to lock up opposing guards and offensive progress could make him an enticing second-round option. — CJ

Jamaaliver wrote:

bigfoot wrote:I and quite a few others on our board want Booker next to a defensive, three-point specialist with adequate ball handling capabilities (AKA the dreaded combo guard). At 6'1", Dennis certainly doesn't fit that mold.

May I present, Mr. Carter:

Jevon Carter, Senior, PG, West Virginia

Before Carter opted to return for his senior season, he’d already cemented his reputation as a relentless defender with a knack for hounding backcourt players into turnovers. He’s reaffirmed that reputation by posting one of the highest steal rates in the country (5.9%) and spearheading the Mountaineers’ press-heavy defense, which ranks in the top 15 in Division I...

Carter’s defensive tenacity could enable him to latch on to an NBA roster as a Patrick Beverley-like, low-usage rotation piece, but his rise this season owes more to what he’s done on the other end of the floor. While leading West Virginia to a 13-1 record, he’s hit 39.4% of his shots from behind the three-point line, up from 34% over his first three seasons. Carter’s work at the free-throw line in 2017-18, where he’s sank 86% of his 73 attempts, lends more credence to the notion that he’s improving as a shooter. If those percentages hold up, teams may have fewer reservations about taking a flier on a 22-year-old who probably lacks the burst to consistently generate offense off the dribble.

In the end, Carter’s ability to lock up opposing guards and offensive progress could make him an enticing second-round option. — CJ

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