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Jerry Lundegaard

Jerry Lundegaard

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I'm in! I wouldn't be upset if we took him third, but ideally I want a point guard first and Brooks with the 12. All those wary because of Almond needn't worry, Brooks is an athlete!

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I've been somewhat on his bandwagon. I think he should be in any discussion that includes Alec Burks. This guy is a good athlete, scorer and overall player. He could be fantastic playing off of Favors and Hayward.
 
Jimmer and Brooks are different players. Brooks is a 6'5" true SG. The guys you should compare him to are Alec Burks and Klay Thompson. I think Brooks is a better scorer than either. It's obvious he's a great talent.
 
Really like Brooks, get the impression going to the right team is more important with him than almost any one else in the draft. May not be a good starter but could definitely fill a JR Smith-type role and anchor a 2nd-unit's offense.
If choosing between guards at 12 I think I'd take him over Alec Burks, Klay Thompson and Jimmer.
 
I think he's the Nick Young or Demar Derozan of this draft, the best all-around scoring SG. I could see him get picked in the teens.
 
I watched the Sacramento Kings play the GS Warriors with good seats at the end of the year this year, when I was rooting for the Kings to win games for lotto positioning. Stephen Curry had 27 pts. in the game and hit some impressive long jumpers, but he gave up the game-winning shot in a simple iso 20-feet out against Marcus Thornton (who is 6'5"). I worry about this with Jimmer. I just don't know where we can hide him on defense. To be honest, I also think Marshon Brooks can spread the floor as well as Jimmer and do a lot more offensively.

Looking at the teams left in the playoffs, I don't see which team could keep Jimmer on the floor without it being a defensive liability. Maybe Jimmer could take Mike Bibby's job playing off of the super friends or play 8 minutes behind Derrick Rose, but I don't see him being much of a factor unless he becomes a starting PG.
 
Why is everyone so obsessed with a volume shooter who didn't win in college. What is their track record in the pro's?

Quote from DX about him, written in January of this year "Brooks often has tunnel vision when in the process of trying to create and hasn't shown much in terms of being able to set up his teammates. His turnover rate is up this season due to his poor shot-selection and the large load he's carrying on the offensive end, and his negative assist-to-turnover ratio illustrates some of his questionable decision making skills."
 
This guy is a great talent and skilled shooter/scorer. It's obvious by looking at him. He shot 48% from the floor and averaged close to 25 pts. per game as the #1 scoring option for a team in the Big East. That's not inefficient.
 
Dwill_PwnasaurasRex said:
Why is everyone so obsessed with a volume shooter who didn't win in college. What is their track record in the pro's?

Quote from DX about him, written in January of this year "Brooks often has tunnel vision when in the process of trying to create and hasn't shown much in terms of being able to set up his teammates. His turnover rate is up this season due to his poor shot-selection and the large load he's carrying on the offensive end, and his negative assist-to-turnover ratio illustrates some of his questionable decision making skills."
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You could say the same thing about Kobe, Lebron and any other score-first player.
 
Dwill_PwnasaurasRex said:
Why is everyone so obsessed with a volume shooter who didn't win in college. What is their track record in the pro's?
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24.6 ppg on 17.8 FGA, shot 48% from the floor and got to the line 7 times a game. Very effective drive game, I think he's more of a pure scorer than a "volume shooter."
 
Here's some interesting comments on Brooks from a Providance fan. Granted it's just a blog - but just like hilltopper weighed in last year with great insight on Jeremy Evans, I always like hearing opinions from fans who watched these guys for a full 4 years.

https://providencefriars.wordpress.com/
It certainly didn’t help that at the end, it seemed pretty clear that the team had quit on Keno...Marshon Brooks looked like the only one who really cared down the stretch
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-And that brings us to Marshon S. Brooks. I’ve given him plenty of **** over the years on this blog and elsewhere. Hell, I once asked on this blog whether he was smoking dope before the games because he sure played like he did. Now it’s time to give credit where credit is due. He really was a different player this year. Coming into the year I really had no idea what kind of leader he’d be. He never seemed to be a guy who would take charge of a team. And yet he answered those questions. Regardless of what the rest of the team did, he had a season that won’t be forgotten anytime soon. He completely put the team on his back multiple times, most notably the Georgetown and Notre Dame games, when he was literally the ONLY reason the Friars were even close. He went out and gave everything he had, regardless of how little the games mattered. You can say he was only trying to improve his draft stock or get individual attention, but you absolutely can not say he didn’t play his *** off, which is more than you can say about a lot of the other guys on the team. Quite simply, he deserved better.
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There are about 1 or 2 of these guys every year in the draft. They rarely amount to anything.
 
I don't like 4th year seniors who finally put up the big numbers. Did he get better, or did he just get better at college ball? But I haven't seen one second of this kid.
 
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