I've seen ball ahead of fultz in some mocks. He actually shoots higher percentages. Is there a reason fultz seems so much more popular with fans right now ?
Just ability to make tough shots. Hand in the face. But has to play like this because he chose to play for a bad team...maybe it was by design to show how good he is
It's working. Only guy that we have that does what he does is Isaiah, taking guys off the dribble, bumping bodies to create space for the shot, and the smoothest scoring touch in college. He is miles ahead of Ball when it comes to playing NBA basketball at the point, who would not have his own time under the sun if he was playing in Fultz team with no TJ Leaf and no random Senior that can go off for 37 points. I think Ball is going to struggle in the NBA, (especially if drafted by Miami or the Sixers). Right now, he can impose his will on College and have every one play his game as he is the superior athlete now, but once the people guarding him get just as fast as him and have better instincts to not bite on such slow hesitations and fakes... he won't produce as much as he is now offensively.
People should not underestimate just how important and valuable what Fultz is able to do in this regard is.
Ball is not facing the same constant double-teams and swarming that Fultz is facing.
Fultz is getting "The Isaiah Treatment(tm)" from opposing defenses every night that we Celtic fans are very familiar with. And he has demonstrated a wide variety of elite-level skills at creating a shot out of nothing. And he's not just doing it one way. He's using a huge variety of moves, both with and without screens to create space and to get his shot off clean. He can use finesse and he can drive with power. He's incredibly advanced already. Those skills are going to translate.
On the money there, bro. No they shouldn't, because only the best players in the NBA can do what IT4 and Fultz do. Which essentially boils down the debate to this:
Ball has the ideal plan of attack he says "I'm not going to let the defense get set, I'm going to run like hell, use my speed, and move the ball quick and get it to the shooters on my team, all while having the defense respect my shot from 30 feet" ... in College with just 'good' athleticism that play style will result into positive things for his team, because that is opportunistic basketball, the right way to play.
However, Fultz has the talent to make something out of nothing when that plan goes array... he literally just says "give me the ball and get out of the way" and that is special basketball, the job of basically all the stars in this league, namely one Isaiah Thomas for the Boston Celtics.
Honestly, it will come down to the vision that Ainge and Stevens shares and they will have to see if Lonzo is as athletic as he looks in these games besides that vs Kentucky were he sh-- the bed against De'Aaron Fox, who I'm pretty high on too. Lonzo looks too frail to me, and he hasn't gotten that jumpshot off clean when it's contested(seems to always fall on the floor for some reason, leaning back so much) to think it will translate to the big boys..