Dalek wrote:REJECTEDBYCLARK wrote:Dalek wrote:
I like Gradey but I wonder how different is he from Jett Howard. Not a huge difference in made threes especially since Howard played in 7 fewer games. Both have low freethrow rates, low assist rates. Gradey is a better rebounder and defender, but I don't know if he is better at self-creation. Howard had 77% of his threes assisted, while Dick 80%. I watched Howard a lot more than Dick, and he has bad shot selection, but he has a lot of shot versatility and a great handle for his size.
It is not that I wouldn't have Gradey ahead of Jett, but I wonder why Gradey gets so much high lotto hype while Jett is at times around 20. To me, they should be pretty close to each other, but I could be wrong about them.
Gradey was an afterthought in Kansas' offense for the most part. There were games they didn't even look his way as it was a group of veteran college players looking to get theirs first many games. If Gradey had played on another team he would have had a lot more opportunities to have the ball in his hands and put it on the floor.
He's a tough kid who fights for everything on the court and is superior to Howard in almost every regard. Howard is soft. Gradey is a better shooter, better cutter, has shown much more ability running in transition and driving to the rim and finishing. He has just as much shot versatility and can score in many other ways than simply catching and shooting even though that was primarily what was asked of him. He has a high bball IQ when it comes to off ball motion and helping his teammates find an outlet.
At the end of the day he's a superior shooter, shows more burgeoning ability to drive and finish, is a better rebounder, defender, and scraps and shows more intensity and competitiveness on both ends of the floor. There is no comparison.
I took a lot of competitiveness, toughness and scrappiness from your response. Those are tough things to quantify, but I will give it to you because so many comment about Gradey Dick's intangibles.
Both these guys played on veteran teams so I don't think either was catered to much - Michigan was all about Hunter Dickinson. My point is that neither looks like a primary option in the NBA and will likely both be shooting threes created for them. I do see both having similar shot-creation upside. Both have a bit of shake but the dribble is to get to a jumpshot rather than to draw a foul or finish at the rim.
Long-term upside, I just don't see anything that equate either as big time athletes but both have good size.
Maybe Dick's IQ is off the charts, but Howard has his NBA dad/coach which makes a difference as far a predicator of future NBA success. Like I mentioned, I do have Gradey ahead of Jett today, but I am not as sure down the line in a couple years after NBA coaching. It really depends on where these guys end up.
Personally I'd love to see Gradey Dick end up on Utah and Jett Howard on Miami. Those would be ideal places for both.
Gradey is the better athlete between them. I really don't like Jett Howard I think everyone knows that
If I hadn't seen Jett get blown by like a turnstile so often on defense and he didn't look like the wind could make him fall over constantly I'd be higher on him. I hate when people are regarded highly based on their last name. I said it before but if he weren't Juwan's son nobody would be talking about him as a mid to late lottery pick. It's the truth.
