Post#92 » by vorbis » Thu Jun 22, 2023 5:53 pm
waited until the last minute to cast my vote on this. I don't follow college bball / draft prospects nearly like I used to, so I didn't want to put my finger on the scale without at least having my own idea of the two main candidates' games.
so I've watched a fair bit, and I've smmfh at the wild back and forth on here and social media that so many of y'all are entertained by. do your thing, I'll sit it out.
but I continue to get good vibes from Scoot. he's comfortable in his own skin, has athleticism that you can obviously see on video, has explosiveness in his first step, a fearlessness in his game, and is comfortable with the ball in his hand. his weaknesses, such as they are, are not all that uncommon in draft prospects. defensive intensity and focus. shooting consistency. these sorts of things are coachable. I can sense the drive in him to push towards the top of the mountain.
Miller, idk, just the vibes seem off to me. it's a very wishy washy thing, I get it. the stroke is consistent but it doesn't always look as free and easy as a knock down NBA shooter's stroke does. one-on-one as the shot clock goes down, I'm not seeing this force of nature who will get a bucket when he has to. defensively I'm not seeing a gamebreaker, just...decent? pretty good? blocking at the rim as a help defender is valuable, but it's not some sign of eliteness. and another wishy washy thing but, idk, I just get bad vibes from his interviews. I mean what do I know. but I'd hope to see some fieriness from him that indicates he'll enthusiastically take the next step in his development. elevate his competitiveness at the highest level. take over games. push through bad games to be there in the 4th quarter. it just feels off to me.
so I'm voting Scoot and looking forward to learning what I missed about Miller if he hits big. I've been wrong before, but I've been right too. (was right on Kawhi, Kemba, wrong on McLemore, Stauskas)