Kyle Anderson stands out at Celtics workout

[clover]

He needs the perfect system to excel. One where he can handle the ball on the offensive, where it plays to his strengths. With Rondo, that won't happen and he's an average shooter at best so having him off the ball hurts spacing.

Defensively his feet are slow so he'll struggle covering most 2's and 3's.

He shot over 48% from the 3 this year. How is that in any way an average shooter?

[Eddie20]

He needs the perfect system to excel. One where he can handle the ball on the offensive, where it plays to his strengths. With Rondo, that won't happen and he's an average shooter at best so having him off the ball hurts spacing.

Defensively his feet are slow so he'll struggle covering most 2's and 3's.

He shot over 48% from the 3 this year. How is that in any way an average shooter?

He also shot 20% the season prior. Some people are better shooters off the dribble (see Wade), while some are better spotting up. I wouldn't call him a good shooter, regardless of what this college season, and the shorter 3pt line, say. He also has a slow release, so I'm curious on how that will translate in the NBA with the greater length and athleticism.

[fitzhickey]

He needs the perfect system to excel. One where he can handle the ball on the offensive, where it plays to his strengths. With Rondo, that won't happen and he's an average shooter at best so having him off the ball hurts spacing.

Defensively his feet are slow so he'll struggle covering most 2's and 3's.

He shot over 48% from the 3 this year. How is that in any way an average shooter?

He also shot 20% the season prior. Some people are better shooters off the dribble (see Wade), while some are better spotting up. I wouldn't call him a good shooter, regardless of what this college season, and the shorter 3pt line, say. He also has a slow release, so I'm curious on how that will translate in the NBA with the greater length and athleticism.

Paul Pierce has a pretty slow release.

[pokeKingCurtis]

He needs the perfect system to excel. One where he can handle the ball on the offensive, where it plays to his strengths. With Rondo, that won't happen and he's an average shooter at best so having him off the ball hurts spacing.

Defensively his feet are slow so he'll struggle covering most 2's and 3's.

Could he be Rondo's back up PG, run the second unit?

I thought Rondo worked well with even Gerald Wallace this year. Bayless looked good next to Rondo, too, despite his outside shot failing this year.

While ideally you'd have 4 of the best shooters whizzing around the court, he really only needs good players willing to score.

He needs the perfect system to excel. One where he can handle the ball on the offensive, where it plays to his strengths. With Rondo, that won't happen and he's an average shooter at best so having him off the ball hurts spacing.

Defensively his feet are slow so he'll struggle covering most 2's and 3's.

He shot over 48% from the 3 this year. How is that in any way an average shooter?

He also shot 20% the season prior. Some people are better shooters off the dribble (see Wade), while some are better spotting up. I wouldn't call him a good shooter, regardless of what this college season, and the shorter 3pt line, say. He also has a slow release, so I'm curious on how that will translate in the NBA with the greater length and athleticism.

Paul Pierce has a pretty slow release.

But nobody bangs down shots like Pierce does.

[knuckleballer]

He needs the perfect system to excel. One where he can handle the ball on the offensive, where it plays to his strengths. With Rondo, that won't happen and he's an average shooter at best so having him off the ball hurts spacing.

Defensively his feet are slow so he'll struggle covering most 2's and 3's.

He shot over 48% from the 3 this year. How is that in any way an average shooter?

He also shot 20% the season prior. Some people are better shooters off the dribble (see Wade), while some are better spotting up. I wouldn't call him a good shooter, regardless of what this college season, and the shorter 3pt line, say. He also has a slow release, so I'm curious on how that will translate in the NBA with the greater length and athleticism.

He also only took 1.6 threes per game, so they were open shots.  It's good he doesn't take bad shots, but it doesn't tell us as much about his shooting ability.  When he's facing more man to man defense and faster opponents, he may have a tough time getting off his shot.

[fitzhickey]

He needs the perfect system to excel. One where he can handle the ball on the offensive, where it plays to his strengths. With Rondo, that won't happen and he's an average shooter at best so having him off the ball hurts spacing.

Defensively his feet are slow so he'll struggle covering most 2's and 3's.

He shot over 48% from the 3 this year. How is that in any way an average shooter?

He also shot 20% the season prior. Some people are better shooters off the dribble (see Wade), while some are better spotting up. I wouldn't call him a good shooter, regardless of what this college season, and the shorter 3pt line, say. He also has a slow release, so I'm curious on how that will translate in the NBA with the greater length and athleticism.

Paul Pierce has a pretty slow release.

But nobody bangs down shots like Pierce does.
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Very true, TP.

[NorthernLightning]

Man, when a fan wants to hate on a player they will look for any reason to.

[hwangjini_1]

Man, when a fan wants to hate on a player they will look for any reason to.

of course, in a number of cases it is the reverse that is true. some folks may dislike a player since they see problems and reasons to not like him.

[Smitty77]

Jeff Goodman: Word from Celtics workout is that Kyle Anderson stood out, but all fared well - TJ Warren, PJ Hairston, C Early, D Daniels, KJ McDaniels. Twitter @GoodmanESPN - See more at: http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm#sthash.D4AkrfEO.dpuf

Thoughts?

Does he drop to us at #17?  Is he worth trading up to say #14 for him if necessary??

Still love my boy TJ!!!!  Go PACK!!

Smitty77

word is?? Ainge didn't say who stood out or not. Who is this guy?

Here you go triboy:

http://frontrow.espn.go.com/2013/06/reporter-jeff-goodman-joins-espn-as-a-college-basketball-insider/

Smitty77

[pearljammer10]

I think this dude has tons to offer. Love this crop of guys at 17 (Anderson, Warren, Hairston, etc). Solid.

Yeah, I've been intrigued by Anderson since the start of the draft for some reason.

[Evantime34]

So for those who are Anderson fans, what position do you think he guards on defense? He reminds me a lot of Boris Diaw minus the weight concerns.

The 48% from 3 this year is a huge improvement over last year. In work outs his shot seems to look good. It's very impressive that he shot well off the dribble (1.01 PPP), better in spot up situations (1.42 PPP) and even when guarded (1.41 PPP).

[CFAN38]

I think Anderson has a ton to offer a team especially backing up multiple positions. My worry with him and the main reason I would look to another wing is his energy level on D. The games I watch he always looked disinterested and non engaged on D.

[snively]

So for those who are Anderson fans, what position do you think he guards on defense? He reminds me a lot of Boris Diaw minus the weight concerns.

The 48% from 3 this year is a huge improvement over last year. In work outs his shot seems to look good. It's very impressive that he shot well off the dribble (1.01 PPP), better in spot up situations (1.42 PPP) and even when guarded (1.41 PPP).

He's not as good as prime Diaw defensively.  Much worse actually - doesn't put in effort, lacks quickness.  A more comfortable shooter than young Diaw was.

He reminds me more of an old Toni Kukoc.  Very useful offensive specialist to bring off the bench.

[NorthernLightning]

If you guys like watching basketball, check out the Pac 10 Championship game from this year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83n34Q7bVEI

You can watch Kyle Anderson at his best, along with Aaron Gordon, Jordan Adams, Zach LaVine, and Dennis Johnson's bad az nephew Nick Johnson.

If Kyle Anderson can score regularly on Aaron Gordon in isolation, especially in a big game like this, I think he can create his own shot against anybody when his team needs him to take over.

I fell in love with Anderson that day, and even though I now like Gordon more, I'd be very very happy to get Anderson at 17.

Anderson has center reach at 6'11.5" standing reach, and he isn't as skinny or soft as he looks.

There's a lot of Kevin Durant to him, even if he never ends up as the same caliber of shooter.

Certainly a lot of Paul Pierce, but 3+ inches taller with center reach, way better rebounding, and potential to play a Paul Pierce role from the PF position long term.

[European NBA fan]

He doesn't look super slow, just without explosion. I actually believe, that he can gain some by practicing the right way.
I imagine he would be a higher pick, if he had been used as a spot up shooter in stead of a point forward. That would translate a lot better to the NBA. And his playmaking skills would just be a bonus.