sky4it wrote:Pre-draft, intangibles never are a big thing, as one guy mentioned here Daymond Green pre draft knocks. But Green has real quick hands, good foot speed and he just has great anticipation in rebounding and defending plays. I think Buddy has that too.
Green had the steals/blocks to show for his innate defensive prowess, and freakish length. Hield doesn't have that. He'll be a game defender and will put in effort but he isn't going to be anything more than a mediocre defender. Hard work can't stretch his arms out another inch.
I don't think that Hield will be the offensive force people seem to think he'll be either. His jumper is sick, but you need a lot more than that to be a big time player. You need to be a good penetrator and create looks for your teammates. Hield doesn't have the speed or explosiveness to get past real NBA defenders all the time, he has enough to kill people for closing out aggressively. What's more, he can't pass. That A/TO ratio is garbage for a senior ballhandler. His assist rate for a guy using as many possessions as he does is terrible. You can justify it because naturally he should be taking all of these shots, but he has shown nothing that'd make you think he could be trusted to set other people up.
I still like the Jodie Meeks comparison. Rich man's Meeks.
