he is from duke..
and I still would take him over all 3 of our draftees.
Winslow has atleast butler like potential.
In my opinion Our three draftees are good roleplayers at best.
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The potential that Rozier has is still underestimated here IMO.
I feel the same way.
I would be curious to get a list of past and current players who have come in to the NBA with all of Rozier's attributes (elite athleticism, good and strength at the guard spot, good ball handling skills, good defender, good rebounder for a guard, ability to get to the basket and finish there, gets to the line, ability to shoot from three, ability to score from midrange on spot-ups and off the dribble, ability to create offense, high motor and excellent work ethic) to help evaluate how good those said players have ended up becoming.
Honestly, the only significant weaknesses I see in Roziers game are:
1) Lack of height for the SG spot
2) Decent (but not great) passing ability
There have been a lot of NBA players who have had those two shortfalls and yet have still become very, very good players. In today's NBA (which has been dominated by scoring guards for some time now) It's difficult for me to find reasons why Rozier can't be a star.
For example if you take height and draft position out of the equation, what skills/abilities/intangibles does Dante Exum have that Rozier does not?
Dante was heavily scrutinised when he came into the draft for both his shooting ability and for his PG skills, so honestly honestly the only thing I see Exum having over Rozier is height.
Yet we all know there have been many short guards who have had very effecitve NBA careers so far despite not really having great natural PG skills (e.g. Eric Bledsoe, Reggie Jackson, Mo Williams, Kemba Walker, Goran Dragic, Monta Ellis, Victor Oladipo).
I don't see any reason why Rozier (given his physical gifts and skill set) doesn't have the potential to be as good as any one of those guys I just listed. In fact he reminds me a lot of a stronger, better defensive version of Monta Ellis.