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The "Don't Draft Chris Singleton" Thread

billyshelby said:
We should draft a guy at 12 with the idea that we just need to set him up with shots all game? EVERYBODY drafted in the lottery can create their own shot in college. But most guys who could do that in college can't do it in the pros. Look at Reddick as just one example. Created a million shots for himself in college. Can't create one in the NBA. So I'm not drafting a guy who can't create his own shot in college in the lottery. At 20, Singleton's a solid prospect. If teams value him higher than that, you let him go.
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Yeah, but Reddick can't create do to his lack of size and athletic ability. Singleton doesn't have that problem. I think a good example would be Trevor Ariza. 3 years ago everyone here would love to have Ariza. I think Singleton can become a more consistent Trevor Ariza.
 
Dwill_PwnasaurasRex said:
Yeah, but Reddick can't create do to his lack of size and athletic ability. Singleton doesn't have that problem. I think a good example would be Trevor Ariza. 3 years ago everyone here would love to have Ariza. I think Singleton can become a more consistent Trevor Ariza.
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That's very optimistic, and Ariza is vastly overpaid for a playoff performance. He's a 20 minute guy playing 30 minutes. And I don't think Singleton will even be that good.
 
billyshelby said:
That's very optimistic, and Ariza is vastly overpaid for a playoff performance. He's a 20 minute guy playing 30 minutes. And I don't think Singleton will even be that good.
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If you look at their strengths and deficiencies, they are pretty similar. Only Singleton is a better catch and shoot and post player (coming out of college). They are both poor ball handlers and below average finish at the rim. Ariza has terrible shot selection in the NBA, which hurts him a lot. I think Singleton will understand his role more than Ariza does.

Although none of this matters if we get Williams since we will probably draft Jimmer. We can start complaining about how much our defense is going to suck by drafting two of the worst defenders in college basketball!
 
I think Singleton will be better than Butler. Everyone is caught up in the great story of Butler, and he is supposedly the 2nd coming of Matthews. I hope he does well, he seems like a good kid.
 
Dwill_PwnasaurasRex said:
Is a worse 3 point shooter than Singleton.
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Knew that was coming! Good work. Well, what can I say? Between that the difference in percentage is paltry and that I just feel Butler has a feel for the game and for offense that is immensely better and that he'll tailor his game accordingly, I guess that's how I feel the way I do. It is undeniable that he is the better overall scorer, and his shot is good. He also killed it in the shooting drills if you believe those mean anything at all.

I think Butler will be the annual "how did everyone miss on this kid last year" annual story that Landry Fields starred in last year.
 
Besides all of that, yes, Butler is likely to go in the "worth drafting a perimeter defender" range and I'm not suggesting drafting him with #12.
 
billyshelby said:
We should draft a guy at 12 with the idea that we just need to set him up with shots all game? EVERYBODY drafted in the lottery can create their own shot in college. But most guys who could do that in college can't do it in the pros. Look at Reddick as just one example. Created a million shots for himself in college. Can't create one in the NBA. So I'm not drafting a guy who can't create his own shot in college in the lottery. At 20, Singleton's a solid prospect. If teams value him higher than that, you let him go.
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The only shots Redick created for himself were the ones where he pulled up from 30 ft and shot or where he pumped faked and drove. He was constantly coming off of screens, and not many people did it better than him. Even in college he struggled mightily with creating his shot, although he did improve immensely his senior year. And has improved a lot in the NBA, but like you said, still can't create his shot. Besides, why should we set up shots for a guy like Singleton who will most likely miss it anyways. It really all depends on who's left on the board, but Singleton isn't near the top of my choices at #12. I would almost guarantee we take Jordan Hamilton before we take Singleton.
 
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