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2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread

In regards to Sheppard's low volume/usage.....Yeah, that was really bad for Kentucky and their chances of winning games. But in terms of seeing him as a prospect, is it really all that bad? Like, if the problem is that you are so good at shooting and that you need to take more....I can work with that. If the problem is, you're just not good enough at shooting to warrant X amount of shots...that's a more difficult issue. Telling a player to shoot more/be more aggressive isn't the worst problem to have if he has the ability to do so.

Also, how many times have we've seen this with Coach Cal guards/players. DJ Wagner averaged more minutes than Dillingham. If you think Cal's priority is reflective of their NBA ability, I've got some beachfront property in Idaho to sell you.
 
KqWIN said:
In regards to Sheppard's low volume/usage.....Yeah, that was really bad for Kentucky and their chances of winning games. But in terms of seeing him as a prospect, is it really all that bad? Like, if the problem is that you are so good at shooting and that you need to take more....I can work with that. If the problem is, you're just not good enough at shooting to warrant X amount of shots...that's a more difficult issue. Telling a player to shoot more/be more aggressive isn't the worst problem to have if he has the ability to do so.

Also, how many times have we've seen this with Coach Cal guards/players. DJ Wagner averaged more minutes than Dillingham. If you think Cal's priority is reflective of their NBA ability, I've got some beachfront property in Idaho to sell you.
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It’s not the end of the world. In his case it’s a mix of aggressiveness and size I think. He can fix one of those. He also is not Steph… that’s okay.

I think I’d be happy with either Kentucky guard at this point. Cal seems to have a history of making these guys under drafted. Theres a solid floor and ceiling for both guys. Just bet on Cal guards having more than they showed lol.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Kinda what I expected tbh. Thing that jumps out a bit is Dilly. If he hits pull-ups he’s gonna be so tough to guard. Fast shifty and a good finisher.

If we didn’t have Key I’d have him higher on my board… so I should just move him up cuz I’ve decided I’m just treating us like a blank slate for now. Maybe Rob is the potential star? Really want to see measurements on all these guys.
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We’re on the same page. I think Dilly might be #1 on my big board right now.
 
The evaluators are a little blind. Dilly and Reed are the two best players. Topic maybe but he will get destroyed the first two years before he levels up. Yes Reed should have shot it more but he did play with Dilly so that can be overlooked and focus on super hot shooting.
 
I've become more convinced on Sarr's offense, not bc of the shooting but because of the handle/passing. On the other hand, I'm still not sure what to think of his defense. People seem to be really tantalized by his ability to move on the perimeter and it's what they talk about most, but that's like 10% of being a good defensive C imo. Can he protect the rim and can he secure rebounds....those are the most important things for a defensive center and I'm still uncertain about his outlook there. His rebounding was poor, but maybe that gets better with age/size. His rim protection....I'll need to see more film and determine if I think he's a true anchor or more of a second big shot blocker.
 
Sheppard's volume is most comparable (in recent memory) to Nesmith's volume (in total, not per game).

Nesmith only played 14 games, but took 115 total 3's in his 2nd season and shot 52%.

Sheppard shot 144 total 3's in 33 games and shot 52%.

Both shot around 83% from the FT line.

Just a reminder of how flukey a single season w/ a small sample size can be. Nesmith ended up figuring it out this past year, but his first two seasons were disastrous.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Sheppard's volume is most comparable (in recent memory) to Nesmith's volume (in total, not per game).

Nesmith only played 14 games, but took 115 total 3's in his 2nd season and shot 52%.

Sheppard shot 144 total 3's in 33 games and shot 52%.

Both shot around 83% from the FT line.

Just a reminder of how flukey a single season w/ a small sample size can be. Nesmith ended up figuring it out this past year, but his first two seasons were disastrous.
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Nobody thinks Shep is gonna be a 50+% shooter, but he's an elite shooting prospect regardless. If he shot 50 more 3's and missed all of them, he'd still be 39% from 3 and 80%+ from the line. There are no guarantees when it comes to shooting, but those would still be strong indicators. It's fine to spend all this effort talking about how 50% ain't real, everyone already knows that, but in all that effort don't forget that he's the one of the best, if not the best shooting prospect in the draft.
 
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