Dukenation12
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SignUp Now!A friend and I were discussing how good he'd be as an off-the-catch shooter. I was saying I thought he'd be more of an off-the-dribble guy while Harris and Kon would likely be more comfortable off the catch than he is. It would obviously be cool if he could do both.Is that 4 3-pointers off the catch in the video bdotling posted? I can get behind the idea of Evans as a 6'7" shooting guard.
This is what we need.
It's nice having multiple guys who can drive, but that's the part where I worry about Evans against college defenders. I like Knueppel more here for the driving, although I don't expect him to be a great finisher at the rim. To me, Evans's first step isn't that fast, and his dribble seems a little high at times, but maybe I haven't seen the right clips.To add to that, I think his ability to create off the dribble may be legitimately useful. We should have several guys who will be good off the catch (Foster, Harris, Kon, possibly Schutt, possibly Roach or McCain). As much as I'm not the biggest fan of isolation scoring, it may be something we can benefit from. I'm unsure how good Flagg will really be at that. It's useful when you play a good defense that is gumming up the works and preventing you from playing the "beautiful game" version of basketball I think Scheyer prefers.
I think he has the highest self-creation potential of anyone on the team. It's not the driving ability. It's the length and ability to shoot off the dribble.It's nice having multiple guys who can drive, but that's the part where I worry about Evans against college defenders. I like Knueppel more here for the driving, although I don't expect him to be a great finisher at the rim. To me, Evans's first step isn't that fast, and his dribble seems a little high at times, but maybe I haven't seen the right clips.To add to that, I think his ability to create off the dribble may be legitimately useful. We should have several guys who will be good off the catch (Foster, Harris, Kon, possibly Schutt, possibly Roach or McCain). As much as I'm not the biggest fan of isolation scoring, it may be something we can benefit from. I'm unsure how good Flagg will really be at that. It's useful when you play a good defense that is gumming up the works and preventing you from playing the "beautiful game" version of basketball I think Scheyer prefers.
Edit: I guess I'll watch the longer vid deepdark posted above
So Flagg is not an exceptional shooter, and he is not a shot creator. So he's just an athlete who can defend?I think he has the highest self-creation potential of anyone on the team. It's not the driving ability. It's the length and ability to shoot off the dribble.It's nice having multiple guys who can drive, but that's the part where I worry about Evans against college defenders. I like Knueppel more here for the driving, although I don't expect him to be a great finisher at the rim. To me, Evans's first step isn't that fast, and his dribble seems a little high at times, but maybe I haven't seen the right clips.To add to that, I think his ability to create off the dribble may be legitimately useful. We should have several guys who will be good off the catch (Foster, Harris, Kon, possibly Schutt, possibly Roach or McCain). As much as I'm not the biggest fan of isolation scoring, it may be something we can benefit from. I'm unsure how good Flagg will really be at that. It's useful when you play a good defense that is gumming up the works and preventing you from playing the "beautiful game" version of basketball I think Scheyer prefers.
Edit: I guess I'll watch the longer vid deepdark posted above
Shorter Ingram is a facile comparison, but I also think it's an accurate one. I think he'll bring some of the same skills, only not as good because he's three inches shorter. I don't see anyone else on the team that I'd trust to create something out of nothing unless Roach returns. Flagg is touted as that kind of guy on offense, but I don't think he is.
He's one of the best defensive prospects ever. And just because I said he's not Brandon Ingram as a shot creator doesn't mean he's hopeless.So Flagg is not an exceptional shooter, and he is not a shot creator. So he's just an athlete who can defend?I think he has the highest self-creation potential of anyone on the team. It's not the driving ability. It's the length and ability to shoot off the dribble.It's nice having multiple guys who can drive, but that's the part where I worry about Evans against college defenders. I like Knueppel more here for the driving, although I don't expect him to be a great finisher at the rim. To me, Evans's first step isn't that fast, and his dribble seems a little high at times, but maybe I haven't seen the right clips.To add to that, I think his ability to create off the dribble may be legitimately useful. We should have several guys who will be good off the catch (Foster, Harris, Kon, possibly Schutt, possibly Roach or McCain). As much as I'm not the biggest fan of isolation scoring, it may be something we can benefit from. I'm unsure how good Flagg will really be at that. It's useful when you play a good defense that is gumming up the works and preventing you from playing the "beautiful game" version of basketball I think Scheyer prefers.
Edit: I guess I'll watch the longer vid deepdark posted above
Shorter Ingram is a facile comparison, but I also think it's an accurate one. I think he'll bring some of the same skills, only not as good because he's three inches shorter. I don't see anyone else on the team that I'd trust to create something out of nothing unless Roach returns. Flagg is touted as that kind of guy on offense, but I don't think he is.