Hal14 wrote:cloverleaf wrote:playa-hater wrote:Baylor Scheierman, when first drafted, I thought was more of a shooter with a bit of play-making ability. Now it seems like he has switched to more of a play-maker but less of a shooter.
I highlighted "It seems" because it is still early in his career.
He shot 41% from 3 in the g-league last year. SL is nothing.
1) Not sure where you're getting that stat from. Per RealGM, he played 25 total G league games last season, shooting 37.9% from 3
2) G league is known for inflated stats because the style of play there is like pickup games, open run, AAU type of style with very little defense.
We constantly see random scrubs who can't get make an NBA team go off for 25+ points in the G. And final scores are often like 148-131.
3) Baylor has played in 4 different settings now in a Celtic uniform..here's how I'd rank them in terms of defensive intensity, competitiveness and level of competition:
NBA reg season
NBA preseason
NBA Summer League (2024 and 2025)
G league
4) Looking at his updated shooting numbers for the settings where actual defense is played:
2025 summer league, 3 games: 6/28 (21.4%) from 3
24-25 NBA season, 31 games: 26/82 (31.7%) from 3
24-25 preseason, 5 games: 3/17 (17.6%) from 3
2024 summer league, 5 games: 10/34 (29.4%) from 3
Total, 44 games: 45/161 (27.9%) from 3
Yes, that's a small sample size. Yes, these 3 pt numbers are on good volume and having high volume is typically an indicator that the guy will be able to shoot it at least fairly well. Yes, he's (for the most part) been a good FT shooter and yes he was a good shooter in college.
However, he'll be 25 years old soon..he's no spring chicken. It is somewhat concerning to see a sample size this big of him being such a poor shooter from 3, given that was supposed to be one of his biggest strengths as a prospect when we drafted him - possibly the biggest strength (supposedly).
Must have just included the main season: https://stats.gleague.nba.com/player/1631248/
This wasn't a Jayson Tatum with a pro basketball player dad and professional coaching before he was a teenager. He worked himself up from nowhere. I have more confidence in him than you do. Anyone can be shot down with your approach, but he averaged 39% from 3 over 5 college years. Sure, say the early years were a low conference, but account for that and you can see steady improvement over his five years: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/baylor-scheierman-1.html
