Originally Posted by
brad01
These seem a bit contradictory to argue against one player because of a poor 3 point percentage, but then pull for another who had an even lower 3 point percentage because of his free throw shooting, when the first guy had a significantly better free throw percentage.
Fears' midrange ability isn't his best part of his game, but that ability is pretty solid already. He attacks the paint and draws fouls better than most guards that have come out the last few years. That's the strength. The ability to play off of that and get good shots from midrange and defenders are trying not to foul or are expecting him to get into the paint is the counterplay that strengthens his game. And that's the point. This part of his game is already developed. It shows he works tirelessly at his game, which in reality is what's going to make or break the 7th pick. The best player at that pick, barring injury, will be the one who has the best work ethic.
People here that don't like Fears clearly don't because they have Kira Lewis PTSD yet those two players have nothing in common in their game outside of their speed in the open court. Kira played too scared to attack the paint. His ACL injury early in his second season didn't do him any favors, but he was purely a developmental prospect. He even shot under 31% from midrange in college. And maybe most importantly of all, his handle wasn't anywhere close to Fears. So we're talking about someone who needed to improve his handles, improve his jump shooting, and improve his confidence to get into the paint. Add an ACL injury on top of that and no wonder he failed.
Likewise, Khaman is a massive developmental prospect. He has a poor understanding of the game at this stage and his hands are atrocious. Compare his hands to Sorber and it's night and day. Sorber catches even the worst passes with ease and turns those bad passes into decent positioning to get easy shots at the basket. The only concern I have for Sorber is his foot.
That being said, I doubt Fears is going to be there at 7. Assuming 3-5 Are some combination of VJ, Bailey, and Tre Johnson, then I'm expecting Washington to take Fears and flip him to Brooklyn, who badly needs a point guard. Washington can then get the guy they want at 8 as I don't think the guys they're looking at are necessarily overlapping with New Orleans.
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