2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Elizah Huge]

I guess you didnt read the part where I said he clearly is not as good as Booker.

I guess you clearly don’t understand that someone who can’t shoot isn’t the closest thing to Booker in the draft.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Yeah, cuz JHS ****ing sucks *** at shooting. At a certain point the ball has to go in the god damn bucket at a minimal rate and he was flat out BAD at that. Players can usually get better but his numbers are not even on a margin that lets me believe he’s a good bet.

Yeah, I think you are being incredibly short sighted if you think JHS is a bad shooter. He is a high level mid-range shooter (you know, the most Devin Bookery thing that Devin Booker does) and his 3pt shot looks promising. If you take out his corner attempts, he was a 38% 3pt shooter. So he shot really well at the harder 3pt shots (believe he was 38% out of PNR for 3's), but just isnt comfortable at knocking down what is generally thought of as the easier shot. That will come along and he will be a fine shooter.

Also, Devin's 3pt shooting from college never translated to the NBA. He's a career 36% from 3 and it's not the defining part of his game.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I guess you clearly don’t understand that someone who can’t shoot isn’t the closest thing to Booker in the draft.

You are taking an incredibly black/white view of shooting for someone who is an Anthony Black stan and wants us to not think about his shooting.

 

[fishonjazz]

So nice to see some Hawkins discussion. Seems like there were like hundreds of back to back pages in this thread without a single mention of him.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I’m able to talk myself into Ausar pretty easily.

I like him… I love the idea of what he could be. I’d take that bet at 5

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

From a post I saw on reddit about JHS for anyone who is stuck in the "JHS is a bad shooter" mindset

For context, JHS has a better pull-up 3P percentage (37% on 54 3PA) than premium shooters like Brandon Miller (33% on 76 3PA), Sensabaugh (26% on 31 3PA), Whitehead (36% on 22 3PA), Jett Howard (30% on 63 3PA), Jordan Hawkins (31% on 58 3PA), and Keyonte George (35% on 99 3PA).

Basically, the only lottery-caliber shooter in this draft with better pull-up 3P shooting is Gradey Dick, who shot a scorching 53.5% but only on 43 pull-up 3PA (Saint Cy Edit: I believe most of these from Dick are 1 dribble pull ups).

It doesn't end there. From off-dribble/pull-up midrangers, JHS (42% on 142 2PA) is in a tier with Brice Sensabaugh (53% (!!) on 97 2PA) and maybe Cason Wallace (45% on 58 2PA) and I guess Scoot Henderson (38% on 151 2PA).

 

[Elizah Huge]

You are taking an incredibly black/white view of shooting for someone who is an Anthony Black stan and wants us to not think about his shooting.

What? I understand Black’s biggest flaw is his shooting. I’m not the one comparing him to Booker. I believe he will be serviceable from 3.

 

[Elizah Huge]

JHS shot worse on off the dribble/pull-up 2’s than Black and Wallace.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

What? I understand Black’s biggest flaw is his shooting. I’m not the one comparing him to Booker. I believe he will be serviceable from 3.

So I shouldnt compare the best college mid-range pull up shooter to the best NBA mid-range shooter? Ok.

And like I said, I didnt say they are of equal quality. I simply said JHS and Booker play alike and they clearly do. Hop off the dick, especially when I clearly state I wasnt calling him as good as Booker. You're so thirsty for me it's embarassing.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

JHS shot worse on off the dribble/pull-up 2’s than Black and Wallace.

He shot 3% worse than Wallace on triple the attempts. I have no idea what Black's were, but I'm sure it was a tiny sample size nowhere comparable to JHS.

 

[Elizah Huge]

So I shouldnt compare the best college mid-range pull up shooter to the best NBA mid-range shooter? Ok.

And like I said, I didnt say they are of equal quality. I simply said JHS and Booker play alike and they clearly do. Hop off the dick, especially when I clearly state I wasnt calling him as good as Booker. You're so thirsty for me it's embarassing.

I’m pretty sure Sensabaugh is the best college kid-range pull-up shooter.

You fell off hard. You’re clinging on to your Kuzma take. Since then you’ve been absolute trash.

JHS will be out of your top-10 in about a week.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I’m pretty sure Sensabaugh is the best college kid-range pull-up shooter.

You fell off hard. You’re clinging on to your Kuzma take. Since then you’ve been absolute trash.

JHS will be out of your top-10 in about a week.

It feels very personal here. Dont know why people want to create such hostility over draft takes.