Can Semi Ojeleye develop like Jae Crowder?

[RodyTur10]

Something that hasn't been adressed much is the improvement of Ojeleye. He doesn't look lost on offense anymore. His shot is back and he's driving to the rim with some success. Can he be an underrated guy that will develop in a very nice rotation player?

A bit like the Jae Crowder story? There are similarities in their playing style.

[gouki88]

I hope so. That was my hope when we drafted him. He shows promise, like his recent games against Chicago, NOP and Milwaukee, but he needs more consistency - even if it is hard to do that when your minutes are all over the place.

[Eddie20]

Something that hasn't been adressed much is the improvement of Ojeleye. He doesn't look lost on offense anymore. His shot is back and he's driving to the rim with some success. Can he be an underrated guy that will develop in a very nice rotation player?

A bit like the Jae Crowder story? There are similarities in their playing style.

It is? His shooting splits are 40.7-29.4-66.7.

[PhoSita]

I could see it happening if, like Crowder, he went to a team that had a lot of room for unproven guys to take on a larger role.

On this Celts team I think Semi will continue to be shunted into a 3rd string type role, as Crowder was with the Mavs before getting traded to the Celts.

[bopna]

no. terrible form for a 3 and D guy. Defense yes but offensively challenged.

[rondofan1255]

Big Baby Davis

[pearljammer10]

I could see Crowder light. On a team without the depth we have he could come off the bench as a 3/4 guy and average 12 and 5.

[Hoopvortex]

Something that hasn't been adressed much is the improvement of Ojeleye. He doesn't look lost on offense anymore. His shot is back and he's driving to the rim with some success. Can he be an underrated guy that will develop in a very nice rotation player?

A bit like the Jae Crowder story? There are similarities in their playing style.

It is? His shooting splits are 40.7-29.4-66.7.

I wish we’d just retire FG%, it’s so misleading.

Semi is shooting .568 from 2. That includes a stellar .789 at the rim. As Bill Walton used to say, that’ll get it done. .571 on short shots.

He’s also getting more attempts at the rim, partly because he runs the floor like a deer and has figured out when to go.

Let’s stay real about these numbers - these are small sample sizes. Scratch October and he’s 9 of 11 from the line; we just aren’t talking about a lot of shots.  These could all look a lot different by February, including the 3pt%, which is now .302, btw, he having gone 1 for 2 against Minnesota.

I’d say he’s nicely on track. In addition to the big jump in effectiveness at the rim, he’s cut down on turnovers while increasing his usage; and he’s creating a higher percentage of his own shots.

The Crowder comparison has some merit, though Semi has better quickness, including laterals; and Semi has more repertoire around the basket.

The Big Baby comp I don’t see.

[ozgod]

Something that hasn't been adressed much is the improvement of Ojeleye. He doesn't look lost on offense anymore. His shot is back and he's driving to the rim with some success. Can he be an underrated guy that will develop in a very nice rotation player?

A bit like the Jae Crowder story? There are similarities in their playing style.

For him to develop like Jae he would need to play more minutes. His first full season here in 15-16 he was playing 30 mins vs Semi 11 this year. I don’t think you can show too much when you’re only playing 11 mins.

[IDreamCeltics]

I could see Crowder light. On a team without the depth we have he could come off the bench as a 3/4 guy and average 12 and 5.

We already have Gordon Hayward to fill that role - if he increases his scoring slightly.