Rastapopoulos
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NBA.com Draft Profile
OK, so the dilemma with every draft is BPA vs. fit, but also "high ceiling" vs. "high floor". And also maybe "NBA-ready" vs. "project".
Well, you might say that Tyrell Terry isn't a great fit, because he's a smallish scoring guard. And NBADraft.net's comparison for him is CJ (but I notice they've just switched to having him go to us!) BUT, some other site had his comparison as Seth Curry, and Curry was our only decent +/- bench guy last year. Plus, Stotts (who is not going anywhere, sorry haters) seems to get good performances out of small shooters, witness Shabazz Napier's good spell for us after essentially being a castoff. Also, you just can't have too many shooters these days. Of course, the main reason I've heard of him (and that he's shooting up draft boards, after a freshman year at Stanford that was not what you'd call eye-popping) is that he allegedly broke a record for some NBA BB-IQ test:
Does this mean anything? Possibly not, but better to do well than not, right? And the main problem with Anfernee is that, undeniable talent aside, he doesn't seem to have the best court awareness.
So, PROS:
aces tests
went to Stanford
won big in HS:
great shooting:
CONS:
low assists for a PG (only 3.5 assists per 36 - against 2.9 TOs)
Small and slight (6'2" and only 160 lbs!)
BUT: he's very young (will only just be 20 by the time of the draft). So he should get bigger (and maybe even taller), and his Stanford team was very good defensively despite his size. You can't have too many reliable ball-handlers, and, like I said, if Stotts can get use out of Shabazz Napier, who was also puny but not as great a shooter, then there's no reason to believe he can't see minutes even as a rookie. I see him as a high-reward pick. Plus, he's fairly likely to be available (only NBADraft.net, not exactly reliable, has him going before our pick). Now watch some highlights and tell me he doesn't remind you of at least one of the Currys:
OK, so the dilemma with every draft is BPA vs. fit, but also "high ceiling" vs. "high floor". And also maybe "NBA-ready" vs. "project".
Well, you might say that Tyrell Terry isn't a great fit, because he's a smallish scoring guard. And NBADraft.net's comparison for him is CJ (but I notice they've just switched to having him go to us!) BUT, some other site had his comparison as Seth Curry, and Curry was our only decent +/- bench guy last year. Plus, Stotts (who is not going anywhere, sorry haters) seems to get good performances out of small shooters, witness Shabazz Napier's good spell for us after essentially being a castoff. Also, you just can't have too many shooters these days. Of course, the main reason I've heard of him (and that he's shooting up draft boards, after a freshman year at Stanford that was not what you'd call eye-popping) is that he allegedly broke a record for some NBA BB-IQ test:
Does this mean anything? Possibly not, but better to do well than not, right? And the main problem with Anfernee is that, undeniable talent aside, he doesn't seem to have the best court awareness.
So, PROS:
aces tests
went to Stanford
won big in HS:
great shooting:
CONS:
low assists for a PG (only 3.5 assists per 36 - against 2.9 TOs)
Small and slight (6'2" and only 160 lbs!)
BUT: he's very young (will only just be 20 by the time of the draft). So he should get bigger (and maybe even taller), and his Stanford team was very good defensively despite his size. You can't have too many reliable ball-handlers, and, like I said, if Stotts can get use out of Shabazz Napier, who was also puny but not as great a shooter, then there's no reason to believe he can't see minutes even as a rookie. I see him as a high-reward pick. Plus, he's fairly likely to be available (only NBADraft.net, not exactly reliable, has him going before our pick). Now watch some highlights and tell me he doesn't remind you of at least one of the Currys:
