Every one knew Olynyk could shoot. That's not what people were concerned about. It's that he won't be able to defend and rebound in NBA - he's soft. Soft bigs aren't effective - I find them rather annoying and, objectively, they're shopped around the league throughout their careers.
Pau gasol and Dirk would disagree
Can't mention those two names in a thread about Olynyk.
Hahah- I think I have yet to see and Olynyk thread where someone DOESN'T mention Nowitzki. Maybe we could all try to stick to less accomplished soft-white-seven-foot-shooters? You probably have Andrea Bargnani in mind?
Sure. Bargnani is longer (Olynyk has a 6'9" wingspan) and more explosive going to the basket, though.
I've been saying:
Less physically talented (wingspan and quickness) Bargnani
with an even more unique skillset (having been a
PG right until he got into Gonzaga I believe - has legit PG skills some say)
and a far better mindset it seems,
allowing him to be a decent rebounder so far it seems(including the SL)
and have the hope of being a solid defender.
I'd say Olynyk can be a Bargnani that's fulfilled 60, 70, maybe even 80, 85% of his potential instead of being a scrub bum.