BasketVols in the NBA (Pros)

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cncchris33 said:
I think people are reserved with Sheppard due to some subconscious biases. Let's face it, he doesn't look the part. He comes from London, KY, where he didn't play super-great competition in high school. But, he was super productive in college at the highest level. In a recruiting class of studs, he stood out.. He just turned 20 years old in June. He's a pretty elite shooter. And he proved he can play the PG position, which makes him increasingly more valuable.

Not everyone who comes into the NBA, even as a lottery pick, makes an immediate impact. Steph Curry, a similar style player, averaged 7.6 ppg across his first 8 NBA games. 11 ppg across his first 20 NBA games. But they allowed him to grow into his role and eventually finish 2nd in the ROY voting. And he was more than a year older than Sheppard as a rookie with two additional years of college.

*Disclaimer: this is no attempt to say Reed Sheppard is the next Steph Curry. The comparison is for illustration purposes only.
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I agree with all that but I still don't understand why he was projected #1 by many going into the draft. Lottery pick...sure, but #3 just seemed too much to me.
 
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MinisterofDef#92 said:
I don't even think Sheppard was the best pro prospect on the Cats...weak draft or not (which it was). Having said that, Sir Charles nailed it re: NBA GMs and their picks.
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See, I am not a Dillingham guy at all. He can score but seems like his ceiling would be 6MOY. He reminds me of a 6' 0" 165 lb version of Jordan Clarkson, and not sure that's all that useful.

RD can't get playing time on Minnesota and the only thing standing between him and minutes is a 45 YO PG and non-PG's. There are literally 24 PG minutes available every night that are going to wings. Sheppard is behind two very competitive PG's and a star combo guard and is actually getting some playing time.
 
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n_huffhines said:
See, I am not a Dillingham guy at all. He can score but seems like his ceiling would be 6MOY. He reminds me of a 6' 0" 165 lb version of Jordan Clarkson, and not sure that's all that useful.

RD can't get playing time on Minnesota and the only thing standing between him and minutes is a 45 YO PG and non-PG's. There are literally 24 PG minutes available every night that are going to wings. Sheppard is behind two very competitive PG's and a star combo guard and is actually getting some playing time.
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Well...I'm not a big fan of either player...lol. My original point was I didn't feel Reed warranted being the projected #1 pick going into the draft and I will be shocked if he proves to be the 3rd best player of this class but we will see.
 
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MinisterofDef#92 said:
Well...I'm not a big fan of either player...lol. My original point was I didn't feel Reed warranted being the projected #1 pick going into the draft and I will be shocked if he proves to be the 3rd best player of this class but we will see.
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The odds that a top 3 pick ends up being a top 3 player in any draft are not good. This is the nature of drafts
 
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