Following potential 2015 draftees

[Carbon13]

Booker will be good. I like that our team defines roles for guys. We run a real offensive system and whoever we pick, I am confident will be able to fulfill their role well.

 

[Carbon13]

I think he has the most potential with the players around our pick.

He could be a really useful player. I hope he takes defense seriously.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Well, we could always replace Joe Ingles with Devin Booker. It's really not a bad fall-back position. I look at the impact that Jason Terry had with the Mavs championship team, and I start feeling more comfortable with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtEGhemEJ0I

And media has made so much of his 3pt shooting that the rest of his game is largely undiscovered. He is fantastic in transition, a great passer (though hasn't had the ball in his hands enough for the box score to show it), and gets into the lane pretty well. And excellent from the line.

I want towns, though.

 

[Carbon13]

And media has made so much of his 3pt shooting that the rest of his game is largely undiscovered. He is fantastic in transition, a great passer (though hasn't had the ball in his hands enough for the box score to show it), and gets into the lane pretty well. And excellent from the line.

I want towns, though.

It's good to have a real Kentucky fan on the board. The more I hear about Booker, the more I like. Hopefully hes there where we pick. Shooting is a premium these days.

 

[stitches]

And media has made so much of his 3pt shooting that the rest of his game is largely undiscovered. He is fantastic in transition, a great passer (though hasn't had the ball in his hands enough for the box score to show it), and gets into the lane pretty well. And excellent from the line.

I want towns, though.

From what I've seen lately he has trouble finishing around the rim and through contact. That's just my eye test. Do you know by any chance what his % is around the rim? That might be just lack of strength and is very fixable, similar to what Thompson went through... especially when you know that most of the time he's the youngest player on court. I think his game is much better and versatile than just spot up shooting.

 

[Carbon13]

From what I've seen lately he has trouble finishing around the rim and through contact. That's just my eye test. Do you know by any chance what his % is around the rim? That might be just lack of strength and is very fixable, similar to what Thompson went through... especially when you know that most of the time he's the youngest player on court. I think his game is much better and versatile than just spot up shooting.

Yeah he seems more versatile than a Redick. It's tough to transition from a ball handler to off ball guy. Looks like hes doing it well at Kentucky, although I see flashes of good ball handling and ball fakes when he gets a chance.

 

[Dr. Jones]

From what I've seen lately he has trouble finishing around the rim and through contact. That's just my eye test. Do you know by any chance what his % is around the rim? That might be just lack of strength and is very fixable, similar to what Thompson went through... especially when you know that most of the time he's the youngest player on court. I think his game is much better and versatile than just spot up shooting.

He is very good at using angles and the rim to protect his shot. I wish there was a mixtape of say 30 transition plays so you could see how well he understands timing and spacing. He finishes a very high percentage. And gets fouled on the misses. I don't know what the percentages are but I have watched every play of the season, at least twice, and he doesn't miss often.

 

[8]

"Booker can do everything!" says the resident UK homer.

 

[Dr. Jones]

"Booker can do everything!" says the resident UK homer.

Nice summary.

 

[Park Bites]

I think booker will go mid lotto vs end of the lotto.

 

[Bodhi]

I haven't followed the thread super close but what are the chances we draft Kaminsky? He's a senior so is much more ready to go and can stretch the floor.

I wouldn't hate it. Shoot me.

 

[Deleted member 848]

I haven't followed the thread super close but what are the chances we draft Kaminsky?

"Bodhi, son, just think about it."

Kaminsky is ours.