The big (and only) question mark for Flip was always his defense. And he seems to be quite capable of defending both bigs and wings. If he cannot be played off the floor he could easily become the 17-18 PPG, 5 APG kind of a player. And that is probably his most likely path. His ceiling could be higher.
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No, the question is shooting. People were just wrong that he has to be a great shooter to be a good player
Tremendous Upside
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Nobody said he has to be a "great" shooter. But in the long run, he has to be a threat from the outside on decent volume to open up the rest of his game, when teams inevitably start playing off him after figuring him out.
Right now Flip is very far from that.
I looked into the pre-draft threads and the repeated concerns that folks raised about Flip were 1. Can he move his feet fast enough? 2. He has T-Rex arms. The scouting reports also showed among his weaknesses the lack of athleticism, size and the lackluster defense. His shooting and FT shooting were considered to be "nothing special" but not being his major weakness.
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My guy, he shot 31% from the perimeter over two seasons, and on decent volume to boot. He also had a 47 FG% and never got to the line despite being huge. For a player who was obviously going to have to command some real attention out on the arc in the pros to open up the rest of his game, that all translates into a major weakness.
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I probably should have said ROY consideration, rr top 5 in the rookie ladder.
Maybe, but their roster is *** outside of the top guys so he will still play a ton even when they are fully healthy.
YoungJefe
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Kid is the truth
People forget that he was supposed to be the NCAA POY going into his sophomore season at Duke and was viewed as a lotto guy
Didn't really improve as a sophomore although he was still really good and then there was drama surrounding him during the pre-draft process
He improved a ton his 2nd year. He had a double hip surgery that made him markedly more athletic
It was pretty disappointing to watch LAC not guard Flip on the perimeter last night. I thought he would get a little more respect. Now he needs to start hitting open shots.
Well it actually meant he was in the scouting report, and thus they gave him more respect than for some of our other rookies. They didnt do the same for Cody, even if they maybe should have.
Its a good thing. It will push development out of him, if others follow suite.
Tremendous Upside
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Exactly.
This is not a case of "He's so good in other ways, he doesn't need to be a good shooter". Yes he does. Probably more than anyone else on the roster.
As I said earlier – if he becomes a credible 3pt threat (not very likely), he can be a 15 year NBA starter. If he doesn't, he's Luke Walton. A guy with a nice basketball mind and a knack for making creative plays, but always hamstrung by the fact that he can't shoot.