2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[KqWIN]

What is the Venn diagram of people who are certain Filipowski can shoot and people who think Walker Kessler will be a good 3 point shooter?

 

[Elizah Huge]

These Filipowski can’t shoot takes are going to age so badly.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

He's going to shoot.

But will he make?

 

[Elizah Huge]

I'm certainly not going to pull a one game sample and say "see he's a shooter". With Black I hope he can shoot it... he could develop it... but its like the only thing he really needs to be a high level perimeter player. If Flip shoots it then awesome... we found the next KO?

Saying a guy is a good shooter and could be a good shooter are different things. A guy shooting THT's percentage from 3 having one good shooting game proves nothing... there are times when THT goes 3/5 from three.

You are taking it so literal. Olynyk shot 33% from 3 in college. Donovan shot 33% from 3 in college. It happens.

Filipowski is a good free throw shooter as well. He had great form on his shot.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

These Filipowski can’t shoot takes are going to age so badly.

Not as bad as the Filipowski is a lotto talent takes. If he shoots it then awesome... he's still going to struggle to be a starting quality big.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Not as bad as the Filipowski is a lotto talent takes. If he shoots it then awesome... he's still going to struggle to be a starting quality big.

Filipowski is averaging 21/12 with 1.2 BPG per 40… stop acting like he’s some bum. Absolutely disrespectful to say you’d take 30 guys over him.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

You are taking it so literal. Olynyk shot 33% from 3 in college. Donovan shot 33% from 3 in college. It happens.

Filipowski is a good free throw shooter as well. He had great form on his shot.

He doesn't shoot it well from 2 either. Look at KO's percentage from 2 in college. When someone says good shooter don't go 3/5 from 3 how am I supposed to take that...

Many guys improve their percentages... his FT shooting is fine but not like he's amazing.

What I'm saying is if he shoots it well (which he has not to this point) he's likely a limited 3rd big type... if he doesn't then he can join Ellenson in the G League. For me that's a bad bet in the lotto.

 

[KqWIN]

Not as bad as the Filipowski is a lotto talent takes. If he shoots it then awesome... he's still going to struggle to be a starting quality big.

What I've learned from this conversation is that I'm definitely not a Filipowski "fan". He's got some real fans and I am not one of them clearly. I guess where I differ from you (a self describer hater) is that I still think he can be a solid NBA player without a 3 ball, and if he does develop a 3 ball he's pretty good. I just think he has enough size, skill, and effort to make it.

But it is totally understandable to see a 28% 3 point shooter and wonder if that's going to translate. That is an ice cold take. Some people acting like you just said Voldemort lol. I would say the 54% at the rim is also fairly concerning and is what makes me consider dropping him.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Filipowski is averaging 21/12 with 1.2 BPG per 40… stop acting like he’s some bum. Absolutely disrespectful to say you’d take 30 guys over him.

Calm down fella... Tyler Zeller put up big college numbers too. He was a pretty mediocre nba player. Its a player type problem... not that he's a scrub.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

He doesn't shoot it well from 2 either. Look at KO's percentage from 2 in college. When someone says good shooter don't go 3/5 from 3 how am I supposed to take that...

Many guys improve their percentages... his FT shooting is fine but not like he's amazing.

What I'm saying is if he shoots it well (which he has not to this point) he's likely a limited 3rd big type... if he doesn't then he can join Ellenson in the G League. For me that's a bad bet in the lotto.

His finishing definitely isn't great, but he also has a ton of defensive attention being a freshman star on a weaker Duke team. That's where you are really short changing him. This Duke team wouldn't even make the Tourney without him. He has carried them all season.

He's a guy where you have to take his high moments/games and project them out. He has a ton of talent and is more than just a shooter. He's only scratching the surface of his potential imo

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

What is the Venn diagram of people who are certain Filipowski can shoot and people who think Walker Kessler will be a good 3 point shooter?

Should we add the people that think Clowney can shoot to the diagram? I kid I kid.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Calm down fella... Tyler Zeller put up big college numbers too. He was a pretty mediocre nba player. Its a player type problem... not that he's a scrub.

Yes, let’s bring up every single white stiff that didn’t pan out and use that as the rule.