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Black or Wallace?

Which point guard would rather have with the 9th pick?

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Elizah Huge said:
It’s a concern for both yet I only see it being brought up as negative for Black.

I personally think Black is the better defender and passer plus he’s bigger. Not much of a comparison.
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you're right. people are glossing over it. i do like wallace's shooting potential and what i saw from him at times as shooter than Black based on what i saw from Black, so i'd say shooting is more of a concern with black than Wallace, but yeah, it's a thing for both. But i did vote Black due to the elite size. i don't think Black is a better defender though and that is no slight on Black's defense - Wallace is just that special defensively.
 
Elizah Huge said:
Black can’t shoot but Wallace can? Lmao

34.6% from 3 makes you guys confident?
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I only see one the percentage for one player in your post. Im gonna need the percentage of the other player in the comparison in order to compare them. Also gonna need volume of attempts.
 
fishonjazz said:
I only see one the percentage for one player in your post. Im gonna need the percentage of the other player in the comparison in order to compare them. Also gonna need volume of attempts.
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Black:

45.3% from field on 9.2 attempts
51.3% from 2 on 6.6 attempts
30.6% from 3 on 2.6 attempts

Wallace:

44.6% from field on 9.8 attempts
51.4% from 2 on 5.8 attempts
34.6% from 3 on 4.0 attempts
 
Let me put it this way if Black shot 37/38% from 3 he’d be a top-5 pick lock. We aren’t talking about perfect prospects here. The literal only knock on Black is his shooting and I think he will be able to be serviceable in the league from 3.
 
Looking the stats now.
Black attempts 3 three pointers per 40 minutes
Wallace attempts 5.
Black shoots 30% from three.
Wallace shoots 35%
Black shoots 70.5% from the line
Wallace shoots 76%

Seems like Wallace is the better shooter based simply on stats. (I hear the eye test favors wallace in shooting as well)

Fwiw I have seen quite a few posts critical of wallace shooting. I have got the impression that you draft wallace for his defense more than offense. Saw multiple comps to marcus smart who I always though of as a bad shooter early in his career (seems to have improved though)
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
It's not
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it is. he was at 24% in SEC play - and yes, he was dealing with injuries, but it's impossible to know how much of that was nagging injury related and how much is just issues with his shooting. it's a concern whether you want to admit it or not.

to be clear, concern =/= won't be a good shooter.
 
Elizah Huge said:
It’s a concern for both yet I only see it being brought up as negative for Black.

I personally think Black is the better defender and passer plus he’s bigger. Not much of a comparison.
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I think its a bigger concern for Black. Cason is really good catch and shoot iirc. His numbers in the midrange are good too. With Black if you watched the games he could shoot a three probably whenever he wanted. It wasn't just that they sagged off of him but that they had zero shooting... so watching him in game I kept thinking just shoot the pullup a couple times when the drop way under the screen.

I will be very happy if we take him but he was a bit of an enigma at Arkansas. I'm completely split on them. I think they are both likely good players and Black might be the higher ceiling guy. If he's there at #9 I'm good taking him and if he works well and the shot comes around he creates amazing basketball flexibility... which can be this teams superpower. If he doesn't then it hurts the flexibility of what you can do.

I think the Kentucky guard thing is now real too... its just happened too often. Washington may end up making this choice for us.
 
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