Snidely FC wrote:Plowright on Ace:
if it wasn't for some mindset/approach questions, he would comfortably be 3rd in this class based off the film.
His Coach Steve Pikiell has praised Bailey as a great kid, an energy giver, and a good teammate. Pikiell specifically mentioned Bailey's strong work ethic Pikiell has said that Bailey has a light the room up kind of personality.
Dylan Harper has also praised him as a player, teammate and friend
are these mindset/approach questions coming from Ace's actions or from pundits analysts and GMs who want him to fall in the draft?
- As I mentioned in a earlier post a few weeks ago, I take anything said by a former coach or player about a potential draft pick with a huge grain of salt. I've never heard a coach say anything but 100 percent glowing feedback about a former player heading into the draft. That's not to say he's not correct in this situation. I think most everyone has said ace has been a great teammate wherever he was.
- I think the people that have real concerns with ace are more so looking at his analytics rather than the actual noise surrounding his agent to be honest. I think there are some legitimate concerns with his incredibly low assist rate. wings With that low of assist rate, with some questionable handles that don't really get to the rim, that archetype doesn't typically end up as a #1 option type That you can run your offense through. So we're talking about a high shot diet wing that can put the ball in the basket. There is definitely a use for that type of player, but I think people that think he might develop into some type of Paul George Jason Tatum on ball focus of the offense are probably reaching a little bit.
- jmac Posted something a few days ago about the game where he scored 37 points on 10 dribbles. that was arguably his best game, But that's a game of someone who is making a living on putting the ball in the basket and not doing much else offensively. That's someone that you're not going to run your offense through. so, then you get into the wiggins, barnes, mpj, jabari player type. And that is a perfectly fine solid second or ideally third option on your team. And I think a lot of teams would welcome that type of player to be added to a core. But if his mentality is that he sees himself as that legit focal point of an offense but yet doesn't have the playmaking or ball handling to take on that role then that's going to probably lead to some pretty bad basketball for a while.
and even with those valid concerns mentioned he still grades out as a top six pick from any rational analyst.
