Chris Forsberg ESPN article today expressed skepticism that Danny would draft someone whose analytic measurements were as poor as Brown.
Oh yeah I actually wanted to discuss that here. That article was just about the most depressing thing one could read if they were an analytics geekhead. Like, wow. ****ted on Brown all over lol.
But he's an athlete who can't shoot and has the tools to play defense, so Danny might still take him.
Smart were poor also
You cant really weigh on that when drafting 1st year players . Especially with ones with high potential
Not true. Smart was rated number 1 based on analytics that year. Brown is in the high 70's.
Not sure what they measured...but smarts fg percentage was like 42 percent year 1 and 2. Look at his 3 pt shooting per also
Yes the other stats were good
But listen , it has not translated at the nba level(offense). Maybe one day but ....
On the other hand brown with more room to operate/playing with better players may bump up his stats/efficiency all around
You would think if he cameback for a 2nd year of college ball , all stats/efficiency would improve also