The days of a POINT running the entire offense without being a legitimate scoring threat is over. Sure, guys like Rondo still rack up assists and help out teammates to score. But with how the league has gone, its harder to dominate that way. Guys like Westbrook and Harden are harder to deal with because of their threat of scoring. Even guys like Smart generate a lot of his assists out of the post plays.
The idea that Ball, as he is right now, would make Brown an all-star is ridiculous hyperbole. Brown might be an all-star, but not because of a guard who doesnt create his own shot feeding him the ball. Ball might be Kidd-like someday but the comparison right now isn't right. Kidd is way better as a defender initially and also had a post game. Kidd was also a better passer.
Comparing two players esp in different eras early in their careers is not very Smart. A lot of guys with fancy college stats end up as busts, while some don't have sexy college numbers but end up as all-stars. You don't look at the numbers alone and say "he is a better rebounder than Kidd". Deandre Jordan averaged 6 rebounds a game in college. Does that mean Ball is better? That's a load of crap.
Like you Know what your talking about. So Jason Kidd or Magic Johnson wouldn't be effective in today's NBA?
Give me a break. And Ball is a lights out shooter from three. BTW an absolutely crucial skill in today's NBA.
Plus Ball was a much more efficient scorer than Kidd and scored more often.
You don't know what your talking about, and the top scouts agree with me.
As a general rule, the guy saying a 19 year old will be an all time great is they guy who doesnt know what hes talking about.
He's a Tier 1 prospect. There has only been 9 I believe in the last ten years.
Nobody is a sure thing, but he's a close as your going to get. He's the #2 prospect in a loaded draft.
Who would you take #2?
This is what was written about a month ago:
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This year, there is still a major question among NBA scouts and GMs about whether there are any Tier 1 prospects. Most of the NBA people I spoke with were hesitant to make the call just yet and said they
won't be sure until we get closer to the draft. However, Ball and Fultz have very high ceilings and pretty high floors. They received enough votes to rank here, despite
a number of GMs and scouts ranking them as Tier 2 players.Fultz's all-around game, athleticism and versatility make him a virtually can't-miss prospect. Ball's unique combination of size and court vision have some scouts
comparing him to Jason Kidd with a jump shot."I'm not sure there are superstars in this draft," one GM said. "I'm not sure I see the guy that turns around a franchise. But both Ball and Fultz have that potential. The position that they play and the lack of great, young point guards right now in the league give them that potential. They could really lead a new generation of big, multi-positional point guards.""
keep in mind, at this point Harry Giles was a tier 2 prospect and Tatum, like Fultz and Ball split tier 1 and tier 2 votes. The gap wasnt huge even then. Lets not call Ball a tier 1 prospect untill he is one.
Then Tatum shot 38% from 3 on 4+ 3s per game and carried Duke to an ACC championship.
Id take either Jackson or Tatum 2nd. Im really starting to fall in love with Tatum's game. I worry about Jacksons shooting, but Balls weird jumper, defensive shortcomings and his inability to create his own shot really worry me.
I dont think theres really any gap at 2-4. Cant go wrong with any of those guys 3 terrific prospects.
