No guards on our roster are good enough to prevent us from taking a guard if they are the best available prospect.
Smart and Murray could be a dynamite pairing down the road.
smart and brown could be electifying as well.
who and what decides the best "prospect". some might think the french player is the best "prospect" in the draft. websters defines it as: "someone or something that is likely to succeed or to be chosen"
if they are all fit the prospect definition, then i go need for a change.
Well sure, it's essentially impossible to define what makes 1 prospect better than another, it's subjective.
I know at the most basic level, I like the very simple Floor/Ceiling/Ladder concept when evaluating prospects.
FloorWhen I look at Murray vs Brown. It's clear as day that Murray has a much more developed offensive game. But even that doesn't mean that he has a higher floor because that game could be ineffective in the pros and Brown could very easily slide into a 3 and D high level role player.
However given that they were both freshman, Murray succeeding at a high level on arguably the most polarizing team in the country (He beat out Brandon Knight for the all time highest scoring freshman in Ketucky history) is far more impressive than Jaylen Brown going cold during the final stretch of the season where Cal failed to make the tournament.
Floor - Jamaal Murray and IMO it's not even close.CeilingMeasurements wise it's no question. Jamaal Murray is a mediocre athlete. Jaylen Brown has all of the makings of a long, talented wing that are so coveted in the NBA. I do think it''s fair to take into account Murray's excellent 3 point shooting when determining his ceiling, but it's rare to see anyone except maybe Brandon Roy able to create enough space at the NBA level to overcome an underwhelming first step.
It's not hard to imagine a world where Jaylen Brown is the defensive, floor spacing lynchpin of a playoff contender, however he will have to develop much more than Murray would to reach his peak.
Ceiling - Jaylen Brown, though it's closer than it should be.Ladder(Defined as the factors that will contribute to a player reaching their success I.E work ethic, outside distractions, injury concerns, anything that is prevalent in a player's life that could be an obstacle or benefit to the player reaching his peak performance)
This one's not even close. I can only go by what I hear in the media but what comes out leaves Jamaal Murray smelling like roses and Jaylen Brown with a heaping pile of question marks. Murray is described as a composed young man who's mature beyond his years and practices mindfulness exercises daily. Mike Schmidt of Draft Express stated on a podcast last year that one of Jaylen Brown's greatest hurdles during the pre-draft process will be the interview process.
Schmidt describes Brown as an intelligent, interesting young man who has many interests outside of basketball. He claims that Brown will need to be careful in interviews to convince teams that his head is 100% in the game and not thinking about things that are happening off the court.
I'm more concerned about Murray getting injured than the natural athlete that is Jaylen Brown but then I'm more concerned that Jaylen Brown could end up as the next Larry Sanders.(In terms of commitent to the craft, not drug use concerns.)
Ladder - Jamaal Murray by a mile.Overall I grade Murray as an
"A-" to "A" prospect and Jaylen Brown a strong
"B". IMO players like Murray are too rare to warrant taking a more traditional but inferior prospect like Jaylen Brown.