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so IF we draft McBuckets at #9....

bLACKpANTHER

By bLACKpANTHER,
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teeray Rookie

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BTW WOW!!  I realize it all gets a little snarky in here, but the debate is illuminating and I appreciate it.  It is actually an enjoyable distraction and discussion until the draft finally arrives.

 

 Seriously.

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BTW WOW!! I realize it all gets a little snarky in here, but the debate is illuminating and I appreciate it. It is actually an enjoyable distraction and discussion until the draft finally arrives.

Seriously.

No problem I love the back fourth. Specially with a person I feel is a true fan of the team. Plus you back up your opinion with stats so you make a worthy dueling opinion.

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I don't understand your point.  He shot a lower percentage when he wasn't open??  Welcome to the world of basketball.  Contested shots will have a lower % than open shots

 

Oh, and there have been studies on this.  It is true stats like PPG do not really matter but efficiency does.  Efficiency in college tends to carry over to the NBA, which is why I tend to focus on FG% 3FG% FT% because they are better predictors of future NBA success than just simply PPG.

 

Knew you were going to say that.

 

Quality of competition also "tends to" matter. After he bombs, when the next "Doug McDermott" is in the draft and you're arguing for why he should be drafted like his college stats mean so much when he's obviously not worth squat if you take a look at his lack of athleticism and picture him going up against NBA-quality competition, make sure you remember what you're saying now and realize how little sense what you're saying at that time makes. 

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5 all time in scoring in NCAA history, yet some people act like he can't ball.

 

He can probably shoot at least 45 out of 50 free throws, so I guess he can ball...not. 

 

Free throws, by definition, should be easier because they're uncontested. So should going up against players that aren't NBA-caliber more than most of the other guys projected in the lottery who were often playing with and against guys they'll be seeing in the NBA at some point, or guys just like them already in the NBA. 

 

To act like people should be impressed by McDermott being the best player on a team full of non-NBA caliber players going up against other squads full of non-NBA caliber talent or length on a regular basis, is silly. 

 

He should be doubted more than most. 

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He can probably shoot at least 45 out of 50 free throws, so I guess he can ball...not. 

 

Free throws, by definition, should be easier because they're uncontested. So should going up against players that aren't NBA-caliber more than most of the other guys projected in the lottery who were often playing with and against guys they'll be seeing in the NBA at some point, or guys just like them already in the NBA. 

 

To act like people should be impressed by McDermott being the best player on a team full of non-NBA caliber players going up against other squads full of non-NBA caliber talent or length on a regular basis, is silly. 

 

He should be doubted more than most. 

 

Seems like the guys at Fox Sports disagree with you just a weeee bit.

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/reid-forgrave-mock-draft-joel-embiid-will-be-too-difficult-to-resist-for-cavs-061614

 

9. Charlotte Hornets (from Detroit): Doug McDermott, SF, Creighton. It’s no secret that Charlotte, one of the worst shooting-percentage teams in the NBA last season, is very interested in McDermott. My only worry for the Hornets is whether he lasts this long. Said one talent evaluator, “How many people in this draft do something as well anyone else that’s currently in the NBA? He shoots it as well as anyone else in league right now.” McDermott is the biggest sure thing in this draft.

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Seems like the guys at Fox Sports disagree with you just a weeee bit.

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/reid-forgrave-mock-draft-joel-embiid-will-be-too-difficult-to-resist-for-cavs-061614

 

9. Charlotte Hornets (from Detroit): Doug McDermott, SF, Creighton. It’s no secret that Charlotte, one of the worst shooting-percentage teams in the NBA last season, is very interested in McDermott. My only worry for the Hornets is whether he lasts this long. Said one talent evaluator, “How many people in this draft do something as well anyone else that’s currently in the NBA? He shoots it as well as anyone else in league right now.” McDermott is the biggest sure thing in this draft.

 

They (the media) disagreed with me on Adam Morrison, too, and had Kwame Brown as the consensus #1 and said he would be the next Kevin Garnett.

 

I don't care what they disagree with. 

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I'm hearing McDermott kinda got it handed to him by TJ at their workout.

Nate on WFNZ said he had a hard time making shots on Warren.

 

I also heard he didn't have a great 3 on 3 here, but I also heard he had great workouts in Boston and LA.

 

Also, been hearing that TJW has been pretty much dominating 3 on 3 everywhere he has been

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