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Sleeper: Wes Washpun from Northern Iowa. He's a PG, which we don't really need, but his advanced stats are awesome, kinda like Norman Powell. He's only 6'1 or so, but has a 6'8 wingspan + 40" vert. Really athletic. Not a great 3-pt shooter, but still managed 91 unassisted makes at the rim on 379 attempts. That's really freaking good, especially with his FTr. Also did decent on mid range shots, and he's a pretty good defender.

Remember the name.
 
So there's this big narrative that DMurray gets to the rim at will, and I've also seen some people say that Baldwin can't get there or finish (legit concerns btw).

Taking out put backs, Baldwin had 47 unassisted makes at the rim, DMurray had 50. Not a huge difference. Couple that with high turnovers and a 48 TS% and Murray scares me. I love his talent, and his highlights, but his IQ really scares me and I don't think you can fix that. I wish he had another year in college to see how he improves...he's really risky IMO.
 
#bern said:
So there's this big narrative that DMurray gets to the rim at will, and I've also seen some people say that Baldwin can't get there or finish (legit concerns btw).

Taking out put backs, Baldwin had 47 unassisted makes at the rim, DMurray had 50. Not a huge difference. Couple that with high turnovers and a 48 TS% and Murray scares me. I love his talent, and his highlights, but his IQ really scares me and I don't think you can fix that. I wish he had another year in college to see how he improves...he's really risky IMO.
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The other main problem with Baldwin in a half court setting is his struggles both getting to, and finishing, in the paint, struggles which exist for a multitude of reasons. Baldwin is fast when he has built up a head of steam, something which becomes evident in transition, but he lacks the elite burst to turn the corner on a defender in the half court, and struggles to get into the paint because of it. He doesn't offset this with an overly advanced dribble, either, and doesn't change speeds, or direction, quite as well as you would want in a primary ball handler. Finally, when Baldwin gets into the paint he has only average explosiveness around the hoop, and his lack of a consistent in-between game --- both in the form of pull-up jump shot or a floater in the lane – makes game planning against him relatively easy for a defense.
 
He can also get sloppy with a handle that all too frequently is high and off balance, which both limits his ability to turn the corner, but also makes him prone to being stripped of the ball more often he ideally would, and overall his 3.6 turnovers per 40 minutes, pace adjusted, is the second worst mark among point guards in our top-100 rankings, are a clear area in need of improvement.
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This dude is going to get ripped in the NBA if they ask him to bring the ball up the court vs pressure. Neto would eat his lunch.
 
And can we stop this narrative that Baldwin is some super high IQ player? He is pretty average in that department.
 
Couple that with high turnovers and a 48 TS% and Murray scares me. I love his talent, and his highlights, but his IQ really scares me and I don't think you can fix that.
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This narrative that you have to be smart has nothing to do with basketball talent.I'm sure theirs plenty of smart guys cheerleading from the bench,seems they end up being coaches later on.
I'll take Dejaunte's speed and length alongside Exum's length and speed.If Dejaunte ends up with Jazz they could be a very fast and skilled unit (Exum,Hood,Burks,DMurray)
 
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