AdotSmoove wrote:I don't understand why you think Fultz is a better fit next to Simmons though. He has shown no ability to be a catch and shoot threat. He does not space the floor and he literally ALWAYS has the ball in his hands at Washington. It's not like he works quick either, he spends 15 seconds of the shot clock breaking his defender down and driving to the rim. He's great at it and all but what is Simmons, our PG, supposed to be doing in the meantime?
This is what he's asked to do at Washington, you can't blame him for that. I think he's going to be very effective as an off-ball guard, especially in his first years in the NBA. Have you watched FIBA's U19 tournament this summer? Surround Markelle Fultz with better players and he excels.
The biggest problem the Sixers have at this moment is dribble penetration of their guards and that's my problem with Ball. If he gets to the rim he's somewhat capable of dishing it to the big or even kicking it out to a guard, but he rarely attacks his man so he's not getting frequently enough in that position.
AdotSmoove wrote:I'm with you on Monk. I think he is exactly what we need. I think Jackson is just a great guy to have on your roster. Tatum I don't like for the Sixers because his game is too iso heavy. He reminds me of a smaller Jah in that his offensive reportoire is beautiful, but beyond that his game is suspect.
Monk has the same drawback to me as Ball, he's shooting extremely well, but he never attacks the rim. Correct me if I'm wrong, but at this moment (or prior to the match against North Carolina) Malik Monk made about 2 unassisted field goals at the rim in half court. Combine that with his below average size as a shooting guard and I'll think he's a limited player at the NBA level.
I've watched every second Jayson Tatum spent on the floor this year. Saying that apart from his ISO's his game is suspect is just not true. At first, he's not that ISO heavy to me at all, he's playing team orientated and shooting plenty of 3's and drives to the rim regularly.
But his biggest quality so far has been his defense, he's a terrific defensive rebounder, very mobile for his size and rarely misses a rotation. He's the #2 at my personal Big Board.
AdotSmoove wrote:Shooting contested 3s of the bounce and hitting open catch and shoot threes is a completely different shot. I don't know why and catch and shoot attempts should be much easier but certain players need to get their shot off of the dribble. Stauskas is like this in spot up vs off dribble 3pt shooting, it's illogical. Spot up shooting is similar to free throws and the success or failure of one shows in the other as well, Fultz shoots 65%
I agree that the footwork and balance is completely different, but do you have the numbers to back it up regarding Fultz? Nik Stauskas shot 36% percent with 0 dribbles, 21.3% with 1 dribble, 20.0% with 2 dribbles, 28.6% with 3-6 dribbles and 12.5% with 7+ dribbles from three last year.
During his first year at Kings he shot 33.9% from spotups and 25.8% from pull ups and this year 39.7% vs 37.1% (small sample sizes).
That said, Fultz' three point percentages are incredible this year, but it will probably regress somewhat. He's never been a consistent shooter in high school, those FT% are an indicator.
