05-30-2022, 01:38 PM
2 things we get caught up in, that deserve a word of perspective for our wish lists:
1 We like to focus on height and wingspan, which help the player who can play -- but don't tell us if there is skill, coordination, quickness, strength, instinct, etc. "How well does he play the game" often gets lost in the process of looking, even though that is the most crucial component of a winning player.
2 For the evaluators at the NBA level, the "pro day" videos are virtually worthless. They are designed to create oohs and aahs in doing the most basic skill show. If you don't know already, these are the records of choreographed exhibitions, where evaluators are invited by agent groups, and the players just take some warmup shots and moves around. No defense, nothing hard, just basic shots, easy movements, even worthless dunks in abundance as if the ability to dunk a basketball needs to be proven. These are typically offered as SUBSTITUTES for the player who will not be playing against other prospects at the combine, which is a real concerning approach since you want to see how a player stacks up competitively against other potentially-draftable players. Unless it's a lottery-level guy, if a player won't play at the combine, it should raise big question marks as to why, and what is missing when the player hits the court against competition.
1 We like to focus on height and wingspan, which help the player who can play -- but don't tell us if there is skill, coordination, quickness, strength, instinct, etc. "How well does he play the game" often gets lost in the process of looking, even though that is the most crucial component of a winning player.
2 For the evaluators at the NBA level, the "pro day" videos are virtually worthless. They are designed to create oohs and aahs in doing the most basic skill show. If you don't know already, these are the records of choreographed exhibitions, where evaluators are invited by agent groups, and the players just take some warmup shots and moves around. No defense, nothing hard, just basic shots, easy movements, even worthless dunks in abundance as if the ability to dunk a basketball needs to be proven. These are typically offered as SUBSTITUTES for the player who will not be playing against other prospects at the combine, which is a real concerning approach since you want to see how a player stacks up competitively against other potentially-draftable players. Unless it's a lottery-level guy, if a player won't play at the combine, it should raise big question marks as to why, and what is missing when the player hits the court against competition.
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