redslastlaugh wrote:Scheierman has great feel/instincts, and I agree the defense post All Star was fine, but he has two question marks: is he going to be a +35% shooter and can he learn what is a good shot?
He takes so many truly bad shot selection shot attempts and you can't even say, "at least the shot looks good, even if they're not going in." I've never seen a "good" shooter look as bad on his misses as Baylor has at times, only rookie yr Aaron Nesmith, have I seen a "shooter" with zero apparent aim or touch on his jumpshot ... obviously, Nesmith has completely redeemed himself as a shooter after he left the Cs, but Baylor's jumper has just looked really bad at times
and lastly, Baylor is 25 before opening night, very old for a player starting his 2nd year, and that matters ... still almost surely we will pick up his option for next season before this October's deadline. But if he's shooting <33% again this season, I don't see how he lasts in the leaguebucknersrevenge wrote:I'd like to see Baylor in a more uptempo system this year which I think could happen given our personnel. Near the end of the year, he seemed to earn more of Joe's trust with his defense. He just can't be used solely as a spot up shooter. He's not Sam Hauser and we shouldn't ask him to be that. He is absolutely a playmaker. Rebounds pretty well. There is a huge glut at backup wing this year. How he navigates that is gonna be one of the interesting stories for this team all year. Brad loves his big guards that can handle. Always has.
It's got to come together quick. I do very much like the way he processes the game. He is working on his shot mechanics, it needs to pay dividends. Expounding on what Buckner wrote, if the offensive identity for this year's team truly does change to a more uptempo pace, he's going to be great moving the ball around to guys like Garza, Hauser, and Minott,