The Devin Booker Thread

DY_nasty · Post #121 » by **DY_nasty** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 8:08 pm

why god

EwingSweatsALot · Post #122 » by **EwingSweatsALot** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 8:19 pm

DY_nasty wrote:why god

Their dads are probably thinking the same thing.

Vanderbilt_Grad · Post #123 » by **Vanderbilt_Grad** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 8:24 pm

Lick my car would pair oddly with PJ's thread.....

mrknowitall215 · Post #124 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 8:39 pm

Devin Booker couldn't be entering the league at a better time. The NBA is hungry for elite 3-point shooters and Booker stands as one of the two or three best shooting prospects in the draft. He's got a quick release, deep range and plays with a high basketball IQ. He also tested surprisingly well in some of the athletic testing at the draft combine. He also has the same draft window as Johnson and Oubre -- essentially, the teams picking No. 8 to 14 could all use a shooter. The Hornets at No. 9 seem especially interested.

Post #125 » by **JDR720** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:12 pm

Bookers workout video

http://www.nba.com/hornets/video/teams/ ... ov-3618347

catch20two · Post #126 » by **catch20two** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:19 pm

Jumper look pure. I gotta watch his DX scouting vid to see if he's good at shooting contested 3s because that's what we need more than just someone who can make open 3s.

HornetJail · Post #127 » by **HornetJail** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:22 pm

If Hezonja, Johnson, and Winslow aren't available, I have no issues with drafting Booker at 9. At the very least, he'll fill a desperate need and not be a liability like Stauskas.

Post #128 » by **yosemiteben** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:52 pm

I'm ok with drafting him, but I won't expect him to be a regular part of our rotation for a couple years at least.

Soul Rebel · Post #129 » by **Soul Rebel** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 12:12 am

Loooong time lurker and first time poster.

Regarding Booker's Hornets workout vid - I gotta say, that stroke is beautiful to watch. Like unbelievably smooth and very needed here. Honestly, after Hezonja and Johnson, I'd have no problem with Booker in a Hornets uniform. It's true about that article of the league shift to dead-eye shooters and 3-pt abilities. Depending on the board at #9, nobody could fault us for selecting Booker, IMO.

I am intrigued though about Oubre's workout. I know he's a fringe lotto guy, but I like his game too. Wonder if he can be this year's rising star a week or two before the draft.

Post #130 » by **fatlever** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:09 am

Welcome to the board Soul Rebel. Please stick around.

Braggins · Post #131 » by **Braggins** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:12 am

I still don't want us to use a top ten pick on a guy whose ceiling might be Anthony Morrow. Maybe we could take someone else at 9 and then buy back into the late lottery to select him?

HornetJail · Post #132 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:15 am

Soul Rebel wrote:Loooong time lurker and first time poster.

Regarding Booker's Hornets workout vid - I gotta say, that stroke is beautiful to watch. Like unbelievably smooth and very needed here. Honestly, after Hezonja and Johnson, I'd have no problem with Booker in a Hornets uniform. It's true about that article of the league shift to dead-eye shooters and 3-pt abilities. Depending on the board at #9, nobody could fault us for selecting Booker, IMO.

I am intrigued though about Oubre's workout. I know he's a fringe lotto guy, but I like his game too. Wonder if he can be this year's rising star a week or two before the draft.

Welcome to the boards man. I have to agree with everything here. Whatever happens, we've got to get some three-point shooting on this roster, and if Hezonja isn't available, I don't think there's anything wrong with selecting Booker, who probably has a lower ceiling but is a known commodity.

HornetJail · Post #133 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:18 am

Braggins wrote:I still don't want us to use a top ten pick on a guy whose ceiling might be Anthony Morrow. Maybe we could take someone else at 9 and then buy back into the late lottery to select him?

Ceiling means best case scenario. Morrow is a solid comparison, he's a highly underrated player, but I think JJ Redick is a better version and plausible scenario, a good middle ground

HornetJail · Post #134 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:19 am

I still can't shake the feeling that everything we say about Booker is something people said about Klay Thompson four years ago.

Braggins · Post #135 » by **Braggins** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:22 am

BizGilwalker wrote:
Braggins wrote:I still don't want us to use a top ten pick on a guy whose ceiling might be Anthony Morrow. Maybe we could take someone else at 9 and then buy back into the late lottery to select him?

Ceiling means best case scenario. Morrow is a solid comparison, he's a highly underrated player, but I think JJ Redick is a better version and plausible scenario, a good middle ground

I just don't think we are good enough to reach that hard purely for fit, and he seems like a pretty big reach at 9. I'd take any of the guys generally considered top 10 prospects over him.

Braggins · Post #136 » by **Braggins** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:25 am

BizGilwalker wrote:I still can't shake the feeling that everything we say about Booker is something people said about Klay Thompson four years ago.

Klay really showed out in college. Booker just kind of stood around and took some relatively easy spot up jumpers.

BeesWax · Post #137 » by **BeesWax** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:35 am

BizGilwalker wrote:I still can't shake the feeling that everything we say about Booker is something people said about Klay Thompson four years ago.

They are very much the exact same things. Klay wasn't athletic enough and was only ever going to be a shooter. Could not take people off the dribble due to slow feet. Was touted as a smart player but limited by his athletic ability. I think Klay is the ceiling for Booker while the worst case is a Morrow like shooter. I think out of a lot of the prospects in our range and at SG in general he has the highest floor because he is in the game mentally but may not have the highest ceiling due to athletic limitations.

LofJ · Post #138 » by **LofJ** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:46 am

The thing that really scares me about Booker are his defensive stats. I think playing alongside the lineup of trees in Lyles, WCS, and Towns probably had a significant negative effect on his numbers but his steal and block rates are red warning sign level bad. Klay's numbers on that side of the ball were good all 3 years in college.

hotrod · Post #139 » by **hotrod** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:48 am

Braggins wrote:
BizGilwalker wrote:I still can't shake the feeling that everything we say about Booker is something people said about Klay Thompson four years ago.

Klay really showed out in college. Booker just kind of stood around and took some relatively easy spot up jumpers.

That's coach Cal's system though. None of these guys show all their skills at Kentucky. Look at WCS. His workouts are amazing. He didn't show any of this in college. KAT is the same way. AD also. I like Booker. He would be a great fit here. Friends with MKG doesn't hurt either.

Braggins · Post #140 » by **Braggins** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:50 am

jdm3 wrote:
BizGilwalker wrote:I still can't shake the feeling that everything we say about Booker is something people said about Klay Thompson four years ago.

They are very much the exact same things. Klay wasn't athletic enough and was only ever going to be a shooter. Could not take people off the dribble due to slow feet. Was touted as a smart player but limited by his athletic ability. I think Klay is the ceiling for Booker while the worst case is a Morrow like shooter. I think out of a lot of the prospects in our range and at SG in general he has the highest floor because he is in the game mentally but may not have the highest ceiling due to athletic limitations.

Where do you think he slides to if we don't take him at 9? What would the price be to buy a pick in that range. Could attach a future pick to Lance or Hairston to get another lottery pick and take him between 11-14? I just really want BPA at 9. I want us to get as much talent as we can out of that pick, which is why I also like the idea of using it to move up. What if we came out of this draft with one of Johnson/Hezonja/Porzingis and Booker? I'd much rather try to work out some kind of scenario like that than just take him at 9.