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Isaiah Collier is an actual NBA point guard

jazznik said:
But what makes you think he is a good playmaker? He turns the ball quite a bit, frequently dribbles into the traps under the basket, his passes often lack precision and definitely lack creativity.... Since the Jazz did not have a good PG for a while the bar has been lowered a lot but in reality Collier is pretty mid as a playmaker by the NBA standards even for a rookie. And, in addition to that he has no above-the-basket game and no 3-point ability.

The only above-the-average skill that Collier has is his strong drive to the basket and that is not really a PG-specific skill: it is much more important for SFs like Lebron or Lauri.
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I think he does pretty well with playmaking for a rookie. And read my post again. The word "potential" in it. And yeah, rookies play like rookies.
 
underdog said:
I think he does pretty well with playmaking for a rookie. And read my post again. The word "potential" in it. And yeah, rookies play like rookies.
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There are two types of starting PGs: the high scoring ones (the majority of PGs right now) and the floor generals. Collier has very few tools to become a high-scoring PG: he has no jump shot and he can't play above the basket. To have potential as a starting-level PG he should show the flashes of superior floor general skillset: think Chris Paul, Tyrese Haliburton, Trae Young, Cade Cunningham, LaMelo Ball... All of them flashed the passing/playmaking skillset in their rookie years far above of what Collier currently has. In fact, the point guard is the deepest position in the NBA right now: there are about 15 All-Star level PGs right now and more star PG prospects (Demin, Traore, Jakucionis) are knocking on the door in the next draft.

Again, he is not a bad player as a PG but his potential rather points to a solid backup role in his future (unless you anticipate his explosive growth in several areas). And backup point guards are cheap and easy to find as Chris Dunn undoubtedly knows.
 
jazznik said:
There are two types of starting PGs: the high scoring ones (the majority of PGs right now) and the floor generals. Collier has very few tools to become a high-scoring PG: he has no jump shot and he can't play above the basket. To have potential as a starting-level PG he should show the flashes of superior floor general skillset: think Chris Paul, Tyrese Haliburton, Trae Young, Cade Cunningham, LaMelo Ball... All of them flashed the passing/playmaking skillset in their rookie years far above of what Collier currently has. In fact, the point guard is the deepest position in the NBA right now: there are about 15 All-Star level PGs right now and more star PG prospects (Demin, Traore, Jakucionis) are knocking on the door in the next draft.

Again, he is not a bad player as a PG but his potential rather points to a solid backup role in his future (unless you anticipate his explosive growth in several areas). And backup point guards are cheap and easy to find as Chris Dunn undoubtedly knows.
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Well, you could be right of course. Predicting 4 to 5 years ahead is hard though.
 
You idiots do realize he’s a one and done rookie, right?, and rookie pg’s generally take longer to progress and learn their prospective position in the NBA.
 
Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
You idiots do realize he’s a one and done rookie, right?, and rookie pg’s generally take longer to progress and learn their prospective position in the NBA.
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Idiot He can't shoot, it doesn't matter what he learns and how he progresses if he can't shoot. Most likely best case is he's a good career backup
 
There were good point guards who could not shoot . They compensated that by having some other elite skill: Westbrook was super fast and soared above the basket, Rubio was an amazing passer, Rondo was a defensive demon and, again, an amazing passer. What is Collier's elite skill that will offset his lack of hops and bad shooting?
 
Most picks at that range in the draft don’t pan out. I’m still intrigued about colliers potential though given his previous projections from high school (#1 rating on some sites). Filipowski should have gone earlier as well so I’m hopeful they are both anomalies and put a NBA game together. Both still have holes but not impossible to fix. Given we are probably still a couple years away from even competing not a bad situation for them both to be in
 
Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
Despite the fact that he screwed up what should’ve been a wide-open slam dunk on a breakaway, and air Bald a finger roll right at the hoop. He actually knows how to run a damn team something we haven’t seen since Mike Conley was here. It was refreshing to see a point guard. Any guard drive with the Solen tent to pass open a big kick out to a three-point shooter , And that backwards bounce pass on the drive was freaking insane. If he can just get a jumpshot, he could be pretty damn good in this league. Thoughts?
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There are some classics in here, like those hairless finger rolls and the famous Solen tent, presumably from scandinavia. Gotta love it, baby!
 
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