You thinking this is Westbrook hate is misplaced. It is respect for what I feel very confident Scoot will be.
First, every player is speculation to some degree. Paul George and Kawhi were no-brainers for the Clippers, but what have they done for the Clippers ... and please don't say "Well, the injuries ...." Injuries happen. Fit happens. It's part of the game and part of the player.
Second, you did kind of make my point. I replied to a post comparing Scoot to Westbrook because of the outside shot. It's speculation that he won't get more proficient out there, too. He might actually be BETTER than we think. But I look at Westbrook and Ja Morant and I see PGs who don't shoot particularly well who have more than overcome it.
Would you like a Ja Morant without the gun posts? Would you like a Westbrook that doesn't talk too much trash and disappear in crunch time?
I look at Scoot and I see a guy that at the beginning of the season was considered a potential challenger for Wemby for the No. 1 overall pick. Like you said, Wemby is a unicorn and pegasus and kraken all rolled into one. Yet a 6-3 guard was considered so good that some basketball experts thought he might be on THAT level? And he didn't do anything to change those opinions. Miller had a great year to rise to that level, and Wemby just played like everyone thought he would.
If I didn't know anything else, that'd be all I need to know. There's every reason to believe this kid is special, too, and it'd be smart for everyone to start focusing on what he brings to the table over a detail or two that he might not.
