Caris LeVert

reanimator · Post #41 » by **reanimator** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 5:16 pm

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Post #42 » by **Ruzious** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 5:36 pm

I was very high on him, but he's had a bunch of clunker games the last few weeks. One red flag - his 2 point FG % is only 43%. Was he playing injured or sick?

reanimator · Post #43 » by **reanimator** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 5:41 pm

Ruzious wrote:I was very high on him, but he's had a bunch of clunker games the last few weeks. One red flag - his 2 point FG % is only 43%. Was he playing injured or sick?

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3 bad games he had were with it wrapped. Took it off yesterday and put up 19.

reanimator · Post #44 » by **reanimator** » Thu Jan 1, 2015 8:10 pm

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babyjax13 · Post #45 » by **babyjax13** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 8:52 pm

Rip Hamilton?

Post #46 » by **Marcus** » Sat Jan 3, 2015 11:00 pm

babyjax13 wrote:Rip Hamilton?

Better handle and better creator.

No-Man · Post #47 » by **No-Man** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 12:26 am

If Michigan keeps going down and going fast, his stock is going to crumble, the team got nothing in the frontcourt, not that is Caris fault, but is going to be a problem for his stock

reanimator · Post #48 » by **reanimator** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 1:00 am

Rip Hamilton is the opposite of Caris. Good mid range game and off ball scorer. Caris is wildly inconsistent with those (off the dribble) long 2s. He does not get to play off the ball or shoot off the catch very much so it is not something that can be evaluated. I like the Doug Christie comparison, maybe not as good defensively but with a way better bag of crossovers and hesitations.

reanimator · Post #49 » by **reanimator** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 1:01 am

Fischella wrote:If Michigan keeps going down and going fast, his stock is going to crumble, the team got nothing in the frontcourt, not that is Caris fault, but is going to be a problem for his stock

I can already that answer that. Michigan is not going to be good this year. Thing is that I do not see it changing next year because it is a personnel problem and Beilein is not bringing in any new skillsets next year. I know you are high on Irvin but that guy is overseas material at best.

LeonJordanJr24 · Post #50 » by **LeonJordanJr24** » Mon Jan 5, 2015 5:05 pm

His lack of quickness and athleticism concerns me at the next level. I see nothing special . A good rotation player.

Post #51 » by **Marcus** » Mon Jan 5, 2015 5:25 pm

LeonJordanJr24 wrote:His lack of quickness and athleticism concerns me at the next level. I see nothing special . A good rotation player.

was never billed as anything more than that.

its that fact that he came out of nowhere and outplayed guys on his team that ended up being lotto picks that speak volumes about the kids work ethic.

ManualRam · Post #52 » by **ManualRam** » Mon Jan 5, 2015 6:15 pm

LeonJordanJr24 wrote:His lack of quickness and athleticism concerns me at the next level. I see nothing special . A good rotation player.

hes not a great vertical athlete (he does have ranginess and length) but he's not lacking for quickness. the value in him was his length + versatility at SG. he was never meant to be a number 1 option at the college or pro level.

reanimator · Post #53 » by **reanimator** » Mon Jan 5, 2015 6:31 pm

Caris LeVert needs a Caris LeVert
As a sophomore, Caris LeVert had an extraordinary year because he was able to play alongside Nik Stauskas. Similarly, Nik Stauskas had such a tremendous year because he had Caris LeVert next to him.

This year, LeVert doesn’t have much support. The Wolverines badly need a creator to put alongside LeVert – someone that can score or distribute off of a ball screen, or take their man off the bounce. There’s no consistent option on the Michigan roster which means that opposing defenses can focus their entire approach around LeVert. When Michigan had Trey Burke, that approach mostly worked. But LeVert isn’t Trey Burke, and not many people are.

Caris LeVert had a 68 eFG% on catch and shoot jumpers last year and a 34 eFG% on jumpers off the dribble. This year he’s shooting 59 eFG% on catch and shoot jumpers and 28 eFG% on jumpers off the dribble.

Those discrepancies are magnified because 44% of LeVert’s shots this season have been off the dribble jumpers compared to 27% last season.

LeVert is shooting more off the dribble jumpers because he can’t get to the rim and there’s nothing else happening. Someone has to shoot the ball and the result is a bunch of awkward, off balance shots that have little to no chance of going in.

The question is who – if anyone – is capable of stepping up as an alternate creator and start to take some pressure off of LeVert.

I’ve heard many people point to Zak Irvin to fill some of that role, but that’s never been a major part of his game. Irvin is a shooter first and foremost and Michigan needs him to do that well before worrying about trying to create offense. He’s scored 2 points in 9 isolation possessions. He’s scored 16 points on 22 ball screens, but he shoots an off the dribble jumper on 81% of his ball screens.

If anyone wants a statistical analysis of UM's struggles : http://www.umhoops.com/2015/01/05/whats-wrong-michigans-offense/

brackdan70 · Post #54 » by **brackdan70** » Wed Jan 7, 2015 4:43 am

Nice efficient game tonight. I like him in the teens in this draft. could be a really nice rotation guy or even a starting 2 in the NBA.

nickforthreee · Post #55 » by **nickforthreee** » Wed Jan 7, 2015 7:05 am

hes a first round lock and could go late lotto, i think he declares this year for sure

reanimator · Post #56 » by **reanimator** » Wed Jan 7, 2015 5:38 pm

"For his part, LeVert has always been a better isolation player. He’s one of the country’s elite isolation scorers, averaging 1.32 points per ISO possession."

reanimator · Post #57 » by **reanimator** » Wed Jan 7, 2015 10:38 pm

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reanimator · Post #58 » by **reanimator** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:28 pm

need4detroit · Post #59 » by **need4detroit** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:42 am

Did I just see Richard Hamilton get mentioned i this thread?

need4detroit · Post #60 » by **need4detroit** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:49 am

Marcus wrote:
babyjax13 wrote:Rip Hamilton?

Better handle and better creator.

Seriously. They play nothing a like and LeVert's not even close to the talent or athlete Rip was.