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Re: Dariq Whitehead - Duke 

Post#21 » by Duke4life831 » Tue Jun 28, 2022 4:42 pm

clyde21 wrote:
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that pull up at 7:13


Yup, thats another shot with a good angle. Again I guess the aesthetics of it can look a little different because the off hand basically stays put from the apex of the shot. But again that looks to be completely an aesthetics thing. Its not adding any unwanted spin or anything like that to the shot.

Ya he doesnt have the perfect form you would see in like natural sharpshooters and stuff. But man that shooting arm, the release point, and so on is as good as you see when it comes to these on ball 2 guards in high school. No shooting coach will have to tweak that aspect (the most important aspect) at all.
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Re: Dariq Whitehead - Duke 

Post#22 » by Catchall » Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:11 am

Whitehead looks to be a bit more athletic and probably a bit better as a driver.

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Re: Dariq Whitehead - Duke 

Post#23 » by Big J » Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:51 am

He seems a bit stiff in the upper body to me. His movements look kind of robotic like young Jaylen Brown. A bit more David Robinson in his movements than a Hakeem who was more fluid. H. Barnes isn't a terrible comp.
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Re: Dariq Whitehead - Duke 

Post#24 » by Ca » Wed Jun 29, 2022 4:59 pm

SeattleJazzFan wrote:
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SeattleJazzFan wrote:just not convinced he'll ever be a reliable shooter.


why not?


not a huge fan of his stroke. not sure i can pinpoint exactly what it is i don't like about it, but i watch him and just don't trust it much. time will tell.


He seems to shoot on the way down.
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Re: Dariq Whitehead - Duke 

Post#25 » by crows2 » Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:36 pm

My thoughts from the other thread:

crows2 wrote:Whitehead - Was great in the Summit and McD's games, but poor in the Geico final and McD's scrimmage. Carries himself like the alpha of the group. He wasn't able to contribute much when his shot wasn't falling, but he seems smart enough to be able to develop a well-rounded game if he works hard enough at it. Looked shorter than advertised (more like 6'4) and is nowhere near the athlete of the recent stud SG's Edwards and Green, but if his shot is for real I can see him going top 5.
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Re: Dariq Whitehead - Duke 

Post#26 » by The Moose » Thu Jun 30, 2022 4:07 pm

see some small shades of D Wade
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Re: Dariq Whitehead - Duke 

Post#27 » by Big J » Thu Jun 30, 2022 7:10 pm

The Moose wrote:see some small shades of D Wade


Wade was way more smooth in his movements.
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Re: Dariq Whitehead - Duke 

Post#28 » by mattao313 » Thu Jun 30, 2022 7:19 pm

Big J wrote:He seems a bit stiff in the upper body to me. His movements look kind of robotic like young Jaylen Brown. A bit more David Robinson in his movements than a Hakeem who was more fluid. H. Barnes isn't a terrible comp.
I agree looks kinda stiff and up right when he dribbles

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