snowman wrote:I see many posts on here begging for "wings" Patrick Williams or Precious Achiuwa with the 14th pick. Both of these guys played PF a lot in college. Guys, Williams only had 4 games last season that he made a max of 2 three point shots in, and Achiuwa only had 2 games. These guys would be in competition with Semi and G. Williams due to being unable to spread the floor enough. Now if we are moving Semi, and Grant, then sure, but I don't see Danny doing that. We have enough power forwards that can't hit three's consistently.
I'm very high on Williams. He's a raw player that was underutilized at Florida St. His 2.5 steal rate is elite (2.5) as his FT% of .838. As a true freshman, his upside is high. Semi sucks. I think Grant has potential. Last year, he entered the draft as a junior, but was the same age as a sophomore.
Precious scares me. Inside, he can't go to his left. Bigs who occasionally make perimeter shots tend to get overrated. Stretch bigs' outside shooting should be evaluated in a similar fashion as wings.
snowman wrote:The wings we need are shooters like Saddiq Bey, Aaron Nesmith or Devin Vassell. Bey had 20 games where he made 2 or more three's (one game he made 8) Nesmith had 12 games where he made at least 2 three's, (he had 4 games where he made at least 7 three's) Vassell had 12 games where he made at least 2 three's (1 game with 7) These are the kind of shooters we need off the bench.
One of these three guys should be playing second team SF, with Smart at point guard, Langford moving to SG, and replacing Green, who should be waved, and Wannamaker who should not be resigned.
When it comes to judging college three point shooting, volume and FT% are more important than 3pt percentage. Romeo Langford was substandard in both these areas. Javonte Green is an elite defensive player who injured his knee. Bey is a decent prospect who is a year older than his class (21 - Jr. age). Nesmith should be gone by 14. I'm not big on Vassell. I have the Cs taking Josh Green in some of my mocks. Vassell and Green are far better prospects than Langford. If he can't find his offense, he won't be in the league for much longer. All Wannamaker needs to do is shoot more. He can shoot. He just won't shoot. I think he needs an extended rest after game 4 when he took two 3pt attempts. That doubled his normal output.
snowman wrote:At 26 BPA at point guard and 30 BPA as a big is the right move. Also, we certainly should have room for all three #1's or at least 2 of them, if we release Green (can't shoot for a shooting guard), let Wannamaker walk( somewhat steady, but way to many stupid mistakes for a 31 years old veteran), and don't pick up Semi option ( not a vert high BBIQ). I don't see Danny not picking up Semi's option, but IMO, it's time to move on from him. We should also move on from Edwards and Poirier, but should be a training camp battle with Waters and Tacko and the 47th pick.
It saddens me that Edwards was given a quick hook for Wannamaker. In Nov/Dec, it's not unusual for good shooters to struggle with rusty shooting. You've got to let players shoot through these slumps. Edwards almost took out the best team in the nation single handed (Virginia's D was the best in recent years). His teammates choked at the line and gagged at the end of regulation. The Power of threes.
