SeattleJazzFan wrote:The-Power wrote:Hal14 wrote:"Can play defense" is generous since he is prone to mistakes/lapses on the defensive end..and it's been a consistent issue with him, dating back to HS.
He is showing very strong and extended flashes and has become better over time. Consistency is a nice-to-have at this point but by no means a deal-breaker as long as the tools and the basic motor are there (which is the case for Bailey). The NBA will squeeze out his defensive potential as long as he's ready to accept his role.Hal14 wrote:"can shoot" is generous since his 3 FG% is not that great, 3PA volume is good but not great, FT% is awful. Hard to find any good shooters in the NBA right now who shot 60% FT in college.
Does anyone actually believe he'll end up as a 60% FT shooter? His shooting touch is clearly to good for that. When you watch the games instead of just looking at basic boxscore metrics, it's also indisputable that he ‘can shoot’ considering the volume and degree of difficulty of his jump shots. His issue lies with him taking bad shots, not with his ability to shoot. The question with him is whether he can be a great shooter (in that regard I understand hesitancy in light of some of his early shooting indicators) or just a capable one – but he'll absolutely be someone who spaces the floor and makes opponents guard him at the perimeter in the NBA.
amen. all you have to do is watch games to understand the low FT% isn't going to last. he's 12 out of his last 15 FTs.
up to 37% from three on the season now.
again i would just caution people not to overthink Bailey.
He's a 6'9" wing with plus athleticism, a sweet stroke, defends (on ball and off ball - he's a SG who averages more blocks per game than Cooper Flagg - who had that on their bingo card?), plays hard consistently, rebounds his position, is productive and is one of the youngest freshmen in the class.
we can talk warts until we're blue in the face, but none of that will change those facts i just laid out.
1) Most of what you just said is your opinion - not fact.
2) who cares if he made 12 of his last 15 FTs? That's a tiny sample size. NBA GM's aren't drafting a guy based on 15 FTA. They're looking at the larger sample size which shows 60.6% FT, which is terrible. It's lower than all of these other guys - other than Sochan:
3) He's at 36.7% from 3, I suppose you rounded up to 37 since you're biased and pushing an agenda..
4) Pretty much the only fact you said is that he's got more blocks per game than Cooper Flagg. That's great but JT Thor had a higher blocks % than both of them..guess he should have been the no. 1 pick?
Also, let's factor in the context, rather than just posting raw box score stats. Rutgers has no other rim protectors, which makes it easier for Ace to hunt blocks. Harder for Flagg to get blocks when he's playing next to maluach.
Plus, Duke has a much better perimeter defense than Rutgers has, which means it's harder for opponents to get shots near the rim vs Duke which means less opportunities for Flagg to get blocks, compared to Ace who gets lots of opportunities at blocks since its much easier for opponents to penetrate the Rutgers' defense and get shots near the rim.
