twix2500 wrote:arusinov wrote:twix2500 wrote:
Like I said to greg hush up or put up. All you are doing is just trying to analyze stats solely and criticquing other critiques. Tell us your critiques of Saraf strengths and weaknesses and how YOU project him as a NBA player. Let your critique stand on its own.
* Very good ball-handler
* Very good in getting to basket and creating space for midrange pull-ups.
* Midrange pull-up is good but overused
* Above average finisher
* Usage of weak hand improved a lot in last 2 seasons - but still needs more work especially concerning finishing
* Very good p&r handler
* Very good distributor, but tends sometimes to attempt too risky passes
* Good ISO scorer
* Not elite but very solid athlete: quick (not elite though) first step, not greatest leaper but dunks a lot with zero effort, elite deceleration and very good body control
* Great size for PG
* Better with ball in hand, but can give minutes off-ball, as cutter and driver
* Competitiveness. Great "big time" games and clutch performer
* Ok-ish c&s 3P shot. Bad pull-up 3P shot.
* Good defender, disrupting passing lanes and creating turnovers, but tends to overhelp and gamble
* Can defend one-on-one PGs and smaller wings pretty well. Need to add more muscles to handle bigger wings, improve rebounding and box out (also to improve finishing).
I have no idea what two games did you see. He is probably most NBA ready player outside high lottery. The reality that success of Saraf as primary ball handler which always has ball in his hand and makes all important decisions on decisive possessions for good European pro-team is rare and almost unheard of (not counting Luka obviously). I would say this Saraf's season is top-5 and maybe top-3 season of any young NBA guard prospect in Europe in last 25+ years. And as already said here - his Euro U18 performance was unique.
What is his projection in NBA in my opinion If he succeeds to improve pull-up 3P and weak hand, he would be starting PG of SGA or Haliburton kind - well, probably not as good as those two, but may be he will be all-star one day. If not - he would be good bench player which runs second unit.
Thank You. Pretty Much what I said. Except I do not agree his midrange is any good and I am not sure what Ok-ish catch and shooter is a good or bad thing.
Around 40% on catch and shoot 3s.
