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fishonjazz said:
I recall how curry didn't have enough size, wasn't athletic enough, and couldn't defend and therefore shouldn't be a top 5 pick.

Sounds familiar
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Yeah, but these are the same arguments Jimmer apologists were making. For every Lillard/Curry, you can find a dozen Jimmers/Morrisons.

I like Hield, but I don't think he's going to be a star, per se. I think he has good enough length and athleticism--combined with elite shooting ability--to be effective in the NBA, but I'm not sure he has enough ability to create off the dribble or create for others; he doesn't have crazy shiftiness to his game. I think Brad Beal is his ceiling. Although, he's not quite the athlete that Beal is.

I'd take him 6th or 7th.
 
fishonjazz said:
I recall how curry didn't have enough size, wasn't athletic enough, and couldn't defend and therefore shouldn't be a top 5 pick.

Sounds familiar
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Curry is an extreme outlier. It's really just not a good example to use.

Hield's age hurts him. His lack of competition hurts him. Shoot, a guy like Kaminsky was arguable more productive (a lot of that due to age) at a position where his skills make him more of a mismatch, and he's still struggling as a rookie. Again, I like Hield, but he's a role player that could make an impact like Redick IF he continues to improve (and I believe he will). I'd like to see him go against an athletic wing though, so hopefully he plays Syracuse or UNC.
 
spycam1 said:
Yeah, but these are the same arguments Jimmer apologists were making. For every Lillard/Curry, you can find a dozen Jimmers/Morrisons.

I like Hield, but I don't think he's going to be a star, per se. I think he has good enough length and athleticism--combined with elite shooting ability--to be effective in the NBA, but I'm not sure he has enough ability to create off the dribble or create for others; he doesn't have crazy shiftiness to his game. I think Brad Beal is his ceiling. Although, he's not quite the athlete that Beal is.

I'd take him 6th or 7th.
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Jimmer and morrison aint black.
Apples to oranges bro
 
#bern said:
Curry is an extreme outlier. It's really just not a good example to use.

Hield's age hurts him. His lack of competition hurts him. Shoot, a guy like Kaminsky was arguable more productive (a lot of that due to age) at a position where his skills make him more of a mismatch, and he's still struggling as a rookie. Again, I like Hield, but he's a role player that could make an impact like Redick IF he continues to improve (and I believe he will). I'd like to see him go against an athletic wing though, so hopefully he plays Syracuse or UNC.
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Kaminsky and reddick? Like white on rice man
 
fishonjazz said:
Post treys shooting numbers and post hields.

Im thinking they dont stack up.
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Buddy is a senior; Trey was a sophomore. If we compare sophomore years, Trey's was better.

I'm no Hield hater; I just don't think he's going to take the league by storm or something. Comparing him to Beal is being pretty generous IMO.
 
spycam1 said:
Buddy is a senior; Trey was a sophomore. If we compare sophomore years, Trey's was better.

I'm no Hield hater; I just don't think he's going to take the league by storm or something. Comparing him to Beal is being pretty generous IMO.
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Hield is a baller, trey is a pair of balls
 
#bern said:
Actually, Burke put up about the same numbers as a sophomore Hield, with a higher usage rate. So I guess you are kinda right, they don't stack up.
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Compare their best years. Do they stack up?
 
Curry TS% was 60%. Meeks 63%. Reddick 63%. Jimmer 59%. Lillard 63%. CJ McCollum 63%. Morrison 60%. McDermott 64%. As CL pointed out, Hield is at 67%. You just don't find guards scoring 25 ppg and hitting 67% TS - seniors or otherwise.

To assume guys like Burke, if they stayed until senior year, would duplicate what Hield has done, is to ignore history.

He is having a historic season as a shooter/scorer and doing it in one of best conferences in college basketball.
 
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