can any of these shoot better than Smart ?
Can any of these play better than Smart? um, nope!
Yes. Rawle Alkins.
Not likely. But we can sign him when he goes undrafted.
On what are you basing this statement?
That I think he’s only about a 50/50 chance to get drafted, and that you have a penchant for really liking players that go undrafted (Daniel Ochefu comes to mind, but I know you’ve had others as well). Regardless of his draft status, however, thinking that a wing who was only okay as a college shooter, was inconsistent defensively in terms of effort, and has zero ability to run an offense will be better than Smart is either offering some very aggressive projection for Alkins, completely overlooking that Smart is a capable PG even without a shot, or both. With you, I lean more towards the former than the latter. But Alkins projects as a 3&D wing who currently has shown an inconsistent 3 and inconsistent D. Maybe he’ll get drafted. Maybe he’ll make it in the NBA. But no way will he be as good as Smart, flaws and all.
Lol, this has absolutely nothing to do with me, man, but if we're going that route I'd like to give Ochefu an actual shot as opposed to just letting him rot in the G League. Just because he doesn't shoot threes doesn't mean that he can't play at the professional level, and he's better than Baynes, imo, who I actually like, btw, just for the record.
Still, and with all do respect, there are a number of problems with your analysis in terms of "You're Gonna Hear Me Rawle", lol
, imo. First, Alkins is not, and has never been, a "wing" in any sense of the word. He's a combo guard, at the absolute worst, with pretty decent playmaking skills, again, imo, although he is built like a tank, so there's that
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Second, if you think that Alkins is an inconsistent shooter, as to how, exactly, would you describe Smart, even while the latter was in college, lol? Like, it's not even close in this regard between the two guys, imo. Come on
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Third, Alkins, and somewhat like Smart, I suppose, was the glue guy for the Wildcats during his time in Arizona, bringing that added dimension of emotion and toughness to a team that was lacking in both without him during his two seasons, there. Really, in his absence, they just weren't the same club, imo.
Fourth, Alkins has not only shown a penchant for hitting big shots, but he can also, and unlike Smart, play off of the ball, whether in terms of spotting up or doing his damage in the post, where, again, unlike Smart, he actually has moves to utilize, inside, as opposed to simply attempting to run over/through his defender, lol, and
Fifth, he's neither a bonehead nor flopper who has the ability to both get to and actually finish at the basket. I just can't believe that this is the bar, now
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Combine all of that with an excellent work ethic and I don't see any reason as to why Boston should pass on him, but I'm weird
. He's the only guy in whom I have any interest in this draft, btw, so you won't see any "blowup the team" ideas from me, this year, bahahaha
. Even among potential undrafted players, the only dude who I'd pursue, there, would be Ben Lammers, but yeah, that's it. What a dull draft, LOL
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