Ryan Nembhard

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Mark Few said he was the best passer he'd ever seen when he was at Gonzaga. According to reports, Few sang his praises and pressed Matt Riccardi to find a 2nd round pick and draft him. While the best passer reference may be a bit over the top, I think it's relevant what his coach thought of him. It's obvious others trust him.

I'm really not worried about his scoring much. He never seems to force anything, so I suspect he'll bounce around between 8-16ppg with pretty good efficiency. His running the offense with a good assist average is where the need is for this team. I think that's playing to his strength so I'm hopeful.

I mean, insane heater or not, it's obvious that he UNDERSTANDS what's going on out there at a pretty high level. He knows how the actions develop, with variations, he knows when to let go of the ball and why, he knows when to keep driving and when to pull up for the mid-range jumper (the fact that he's making them is almost secondary to me, given what this offense has looked like with others playing the position recently - knowing what to do is a significant improvement). To this point, his physical skills haven't noticeably prevented him from accomplishing anything he's tried to accomplish on the floor. 

All of that is more than what we've seen from anyone who has played here recently outside of Luka and Brunson, and I don't think Brunson was this good at those things his first couple of seasons, honestly. If Nembhard can maintain this level of play (again, I don't care about his scoring/shooting staying this hot, I just mean running offense this competently) and he can IMPROVE in the coming weeks and years??? Very interesting, to say the least.