04-06-2026, 04:29 PM
If the mavs drop to 8-10, I am sure there is a solid chance I talk myself into Brown jr. You watch a two minute highlight clip of him with his athleticism and size and wonder why there isn’t a big 5 in this draft. My biggest issue is I feel some Dennis smith jr with him. Smith jr was my pick in that draft. I watched very little college basketball that year with newborn but I knew of him from high school. I know he had a knee injury as a senior and had some wow games as a freshman. Like Brown, smith jr had a wow highlight film. When I watched smith jr as a rookie and second year player, he still had this wow plays but there was a lot of stuff that I didn’t like. Made me not like watching his game.
Brown takes so many, I think, terrible shots. Sure he can make them but does he need to take like 6 of them a game? It is sort of promising that he shot ok while shooting so many tough shots. He has some wow highlights driving and dunking, but on the whole he lacks strength right now to finish at the rim.
He really needs a hard coach in the pros who will really limit these bad tendencies and give him time. I am not sure Kidd is that coach. He legit has skills to be included with the other guards and his high school rankings was very high. I think he is boom or bust. Risky proposition as we really need a guy to pair with Cooper. Is he a guy you have confidence in who will grind and find ways to get better every year?
Brown takes so many, I think, terrible shots. Sure he can make them but does he need to take like 6 of them a game? It is sort of promising that he shot ok while shooting so many tough shots. He has some wow highlights driving and dunking, but on the whole he lacks strength right now to finish at the rim.
He really needs a hard coach in the pros who will really limit these bad tendencies and give him time. I am not sure Kidd is that coach. He legit has skills to be included with the other guards and his high school rankings was very high. I think he is boom or bust. Risky proposition as we really need a guy to pair with Cooper. Is he a guy you have confidence in who will grind and find ways to get better every year?