The Devin Booker Thread

Post #41 » by **JDR720** » Fri May 15, 2015 8:18 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/NBADraft/status/599307542121025536[/tweet]

LofJ · Post #42 » by **LofJ** » Fri May 15, 2015 9:18 pm

JDR720 wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/599303875355660289[/tweet]

So far Booker has the fastest lane agility at the combine - 10.22 seconds

http://stats.nba.com/draftcombine/#!/agility/

LofJ · Post #43 » by **LofJ** » Sat May 16, 2015 2:14 am

Booker also posted the fastest shuttle run time - 2.75 seconds. I think he should clearly be our number one target now, we should probably worry about him going off the board before 9 actually.

BeesWax · Post #44 » by **BeesWax** » Sat May 16, 2015 2:40 am

I am starting to think I need a Booker sig. He seems to be my man right now.

Post #45 » by **JDR720** » Sat May 16, 2015 4:05 am

LofJ wrote:Booker also posted the fastest shuttle run time - 2.75 seconds. I think he should clearly be our number one target now, we should probably worry about him going off the board before 9 actually.

pretty good sprint time as well. he has definitely helped himself a lot.

Liver_Pooty · Post #46 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sat May 16, 2015 4:18 am

Telling you guys right now... Booker could very well be picked before us. May seem stupid right now, but his measurables are solid, athleticism is just fine, and who wouldn't want a knock down dead shooter as a 6'6 2 guard right now?

LofJ · Post #47 » by **LofJ** » Sat May 16, 2015 4:28 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:Telling you guys right now... Booker could very well be picked before us. May seem stupid right now, but his measurables are solid, athleticism is just fine, and who wouldn't want a knock down dead shooter as a 6'6 2 guard right now?

The Nuggets and the Pistons could take him, although I'd be surprised if Detroit took him given their need for wing defense. If he slips past Denver I think he'll be there for us. I really wish we were at the 6th spot so we wouldn't have to worry about it.

Liver_Pooty · Post #48 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sat May 16, 2015 4:39 am

LofJ wrote::banghead:
Liver_Pooty wrote:Telling you guys right now... Booker could very well be picked before us. May seem stupid right now, but his measurables are solid, athleticism is just fine, and who wouldn't want a knock down dead shooter as a 6'6 2 guard right now?

The Nuggets and the Pistons could take him, although I'd be surprised if Detroit took him given their need for wing defense. If he slips past Denver I think he'll be there for us. I really wish we were at the 6th spot so we wouldn't have to worry about it.

Not even kidding when I say the Kings may pick him. McLemore has shown glimpses, but he's not that good. Stauskas was terrible. They're infatuated with 2 guards over there.

DY_nasty · Post #49 » by **DY_nasty** » Sat May 16, 2015 7:44 am

If the Nuggets our Pistons reach then we'll be in a great spot to take someone who actually should go in the top 10 lol

LofJ · Post #50 » by **LofJ** » Sat May 16, 2015 11:35 am

DY_nasty wrote:If the Nuggets our Pistons reach then we'll be in a great spot to take someone who actually should go in the top 10 lol

Why do you think that? I didn't like the kid for us at all before the combine because I thought he was too small and unathletic to be a high level starter, but his measurements proved me wrong. He's the youngest guy in this draft (8 months younger than Russell), his arms grew two inches in the last year, and he has the best agility/shuttle times at the combine. His reach is longer than Beal's and only an inch shorter than Thompson's. He's big enough and athletic enough to not be a liability on defense and he's arguably the best shooter in this class. He's also been around professional basketball his entire life so he knows what the transition is going to be like.

Honestly, considering our needs and the fact that he's even friends with MKG I can't find much to dislike about him.

Post #51 » by **BigSlam** » Sat May 16, 2015 11:41 am

LofJ wrote:
DY_nasty wrote:If the Nuggets our Pistons reach then we'll be in a great spot to take someone who actually should go in the top 10 lol

Honestly, considering our needs and the fact that he's even friends with MKG I can't find much to dislike about him.

How about the fact he's not very good at creating his own shot, at all, and we don't really have anyone who is great at creating shots for others?

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LofJ · Post #52 » by **LofJ** » Sat May 16, 2015 11:59 am

BigSlam wrote:
LofJ wrote:
DY_nasty wrote:If the Nuggets our Pistons reach then we'll be in a great spot to take someone who actually should go in the top 10 lol

Honestly, considering our needs and the fact that he's even friends with MKG I can't find much to dislike about him.

How about the fact he's not very good at creating his own shot, at all, and we don't really have anyone who is great at creating shots for others?

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Good call, he definitely hasn't shown the ability to create offense for others off the dribble. That said from what games I did watch of Kentucky this year he seemed pretty capable of creating separation to get his shot off and he's fantastic at getting open off the ball. His Dad played point and he played that position in HS, but from what I've read he's never been effective at creating offense for his teammates. If we draft him that's the number one thing we need to work on with him.

BeesWax · Post #53 » by **BeesWax** » Sat May 16, 2015 1:34 pm

LofJ wrote:
BigSlam wrote:
LofJ wrote:Honestly, considering our needs and the fact that he's even friends with MKG I can't find much to dislike about him.

How about the fact he's not very good at creating his own shot, at all, and we don't really have anyone who is great at creating shots for others?

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Good call, he definitely hasn't shown the ability to create offense for others off the dribble. That said from what games I did watch of Kentucky this year he seemed pretty capable of creating separation to get his shot off and he's fantastic at getting open off the ball. His Dad played point and he played that position in HS, but from what I've read he's never been effective at creating offense for his teammates. If we draft him that's the number one thing we need to work on with him.

With the proper coaching and a lot of hard work he could do this. Remember that Curry was not close to a good PG after his first two years of college. He has shown good agility and that he is an intelligent player. He is by far the best fit for our roster and easily worth our pick.

Post #54 » by **BigSlam** » Sat May 16, 2015 5:22 pm

LofJ wrote:
BigSlam wrote:
LofJ wrote:Honestly, considering our needs and the fact that he's even friends with MKG I can't find much to dislike about him.

How about the fact he's not very good at creating his own shot, at all, and we don't really have anyone who is great at creating shots for others?

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Good call, he definitely hasn't shown the ability to create offense for others off the dribble. That said from what games I did watch of Kentucky this year he seemed pretty capable of creating separation to get his shot off and he's fantastic at getting open off the ball. His Dad played point and he played that position in HS, but from what I've read he's never been effective at creating offense for his teammates. If we draft him that's the number one thing we need to work on with him.

I'm not as worried about him not creating for others, I'm more worried about creating for himself. He was essentially a spot up shooter for Kentucky. He didn't so much as create separation using his handles or a step back or anything like that. He just stood in a spot, squared up, waited, caught then shot.

Sort of like a poor mans Korver.

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Eoghan · Post #55 » by **Eoghan** » Sat May 16, 2015 5:27 pm

I can't shake the fear of him glued to the bench or thrust into the Gary Neal green light role. I have little faith this kid would work out for us, unfortunately.

mattcampbell · Post #56 » by **mattcampbell** » Sat May 16, 2015 5:41 pm

BigSlam wrote:
LofJ wrote:
DY_nasty wrote:If the Nuggets our Pistons reach then we'll be in a great spot to take someone who actually should go in the top 10 lol

Honestly, considering our needs and the fact that he's even friends with MKG I can't find much to dislike about him.

How about the fact he's not very good at creating his own shot, at all, and we don't really have anyone who is great at creating shots for others?

I don't think his inability to create his own shot should be that big of a deal. Run some curls off a down screen to give him some open looks and let him stroke it until he gets to that point where he can consistently create good looks for himself.

BeesWax · Post #57 » by **BeesWax** » Sat May 16, 2015 5:41 pm

BrotherDave wrote:I can't shake the fear of him glued to the bench or thrust into the Gary Neal green light role. I have little faith this kid would work out for us, unfortunately.

I think this is a fear no matter who we get to shoot because of our coaching.

BeesWax · Post #58 » by **BeesWax** » Sat May 16, 2015 5:43 pm

BigSlam wrote:
LofJ wrote:
BigSlam wrote:How about the fact he's not very good at creating his own shot, at all, and we don't really have anyone who is great at creating shots for others?

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Good call, he definitely hasn't shown the ability to create offense for others off the dribble. That said from what games I did watch of Kentucky this year he seemed pretty capable of creating separation to get his shot off and he's fantastic at getting open off the ball. His Dad played point and he played that position in HS, but from what I've read he's never been effective at creating offense for his teammates. If we draft him that's the number one thing we need to work on with him.

I'm not as worried about him not creating for others, I'm more worried about creating for himself. He was essentially a spot up shooter for Kentucky. He didn't so much as create separation using his handles or a step back or anything like that. He just stood in a spot, squared up, waited, caught then shot.

Sort of like a poor mans Korver.

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Redick could not dribble at all when he left Duke and Curry was very shaky his first two years at Davidson. Curry was fun to watch play live though because that little arena went nuts. I think he has the agility and quickness to create his shot better once he tightens up his handle. The key for anyone we pick is are they going work at it. The fact that he is chummy with MKG tells me he will end up spending a lot of time in the gym here.

Post #59 » by **yosemiteben** » Sat May 16, 2015 5:55 pm

He's going to be glued to the bench James Young style no matter who drafts him, let's not act like that is unique to Cliff.

Post #60 » by **BigSlam** » Sat May 16, 2015 6:02 pm

BrotherDave wrote:I can't shake the fear of him glued to the bench or thrust into the Gary Neal green light role. I have little faith this kid would work out for us, unfortunately.

Why on earth would you fear that???

(Reggie Williams, PJ Hairiston, Ben Gordon, Gary Neal, Matt Carroll, Eddie House, Adam Morrisson, Kareem Rush, Lance Stephenson, Jeff Taylor)

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