HadAnEffectHere wrote:The "remember, it's really hard to judge shooting based on shooting percentages from the field because they don't play enough games" note of the day.
In Scottie Barnes' first 31 games this year, he shot 39.5% from three.
In his last 29 games, he shot 26.1% from three.
Risacher in reality being like a 35-37% three point shooter who has just gotten lucky is pretty likely.
Barnes never showed much promise as a shooter before the hot streak early this year. He was a 28% from three and 62% FT shooter in college. While he's improved slightly in both areas as a pro he's still never going to be considered a great shooter. Conversely, Risacher is already showing it as an 18 y/o. There's a huge difference. There's no reason to expect Risacher's shooting to crater.
He's very similar to Jimmy Butler both in size, athleticism and even the way they play. I think he'll go anywhere from the middle of the first on. Like Butler he's around 6'5" and he isn't great from deep but he can guard 1-3, is a connective passer and a great slasher that enables him to get to the FT line. He's older but mileage is low and this is really the first opportunity he's had to start every game since high school. It's impressive that his play improved with tougher competition. The reason why he's still not on "scouts" radars is because they made up their minds about these guys and this class a year ago and didn't have him on their boards. It's like they can't even entertain that they're wrong so they're ignoring it entirely hoping it goes away which is irrational or that he'll go in the 2nd somehow. It's kinda funny.
