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Post by Majic on Nov 8, 2021 12:07:47 GMT -5
 Michael Redd
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Ohio StateRedd is a hometown hero who was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio and decided to stay close to home for college. Overlooked for most of his high school and college career, Redd finished out a stellar college career by helping lead the Buckeyes to a Final Four berth. Redd enters TMBSL as a potential lights-out shooter from the perimeter. He has one of the quickest shooting strokes you will ever see and uses it to stretch the defense. Whether it's from the FT line or beyond the 3 point arch, he is a deadly shooter with the ball in his hands. He can also score off the dribble and was effective at it in college. He can push the ball to the rim but scouts are concerned that his lack of athleticism or explosiveness will limit him. To put it mildly, he is one of the least explosive players in this draft. While he isn't athletic, he is strong and can absorb contact well. Even though he may not finish at the rim well, he is crafty at drawing fouls. Defensively, he is an average defender at best. He lacks the quickness to stay in front of most guards and can get beat off the dribble too often. When playing in a sound defensive structure he can be hidden, but it would take a number of other strong defenders. His length is a positive as he can get a decent amount of steals, but don't let it fool you. Overall, Redd offers any team that drafts him the outside scoring ability that some teams covet. Whether it's off the dribble or as a spot up shooter, he will nail his attempts. His limitations will hinder his overall impact and scouts wonder how much room he has to grow. His athleticism isn't going to drastically improve but he is a hard worker. |
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Post by 20s on Nov 8, 2021 12:28:43 GMT -5
So this is a guy who was an All Star and the 4th most win shares of anyone in the draft, but this profile is going end up with a player worse than the non-profile SGs.
I get that he was taken in the 2nd round irl so one could say that isn’t too crazy, but then why are we writing a profile on him if this isn’t based somewhat on him being one of the best NBA players in the class?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2021 14:16:28 GMT -5
So this is a guy who was an All Star and the 4th most win shares of anyone in the draft, but this profile is going end up with a player worse than the non-profile SGs. I get that he was taken in the 2nd round irl so one could say that isn’t too crazy, but then why are we writing a profile on him if this isn’t based somewhat on him being one of the best NBA players in the class?
Because people like Kenyon Martin are written like they are going to be elite talents. You can't have the best of both worlds and just write every profile from the perspective that makes them best. So far we've tended to rely more on how they projected than how they played, but then mix it up with the big names from later in the draft. Michael Redd shouldn't hit everytime. He's a late round guy we've highlighted that could become good with good TCs. The guys at the top of the draft that didn't actually become good are more likely to be sure things.
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Post by 20s on Nov 8, 2021 14:18:18 GMT -5
So this is a guy who was an All Star and the 4th most win shares of anyone in the draft, but this profile is going end up with a player worse than the non-profile SGs. I get that he was taken in the 2nd round irl so one could say that isn’t too crazy, but then why are we writing a profile on him if this isn’t based somewhat on him being one of the best NBA players in the class?
Because people like Kenyon Martin are written like they are going to be elite talents. You can't have the best of both worlds and just write every profile from the perspective that makes them best. So far we've tended to rely more on how they projected than how they played, but then mix it up with the big names from later in the draft. Michael Redd shouldn't hit everytime. He's a late round guy we've highlighted that could become good with good TCs. The guys at the top of the draft that didn't actually become good are more likely to be sure things.
I guess I don’t understand wasting a profile on a mid 2nd round prospect then. I’d rather you write it on one of the top 10 guys who didn’t pan out irl but could actually have a desirable profile. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2021 14:21:41 GMT -5
Because people like Kenyon Martin are written like they are going to be elite talents. You can't have the best of both worlds and just write every profile from the perspective that makes them best. So far we've tended to rely more on how they projected than how they played, but then mix it up with the big names from later in the draft. Michael Redd shouldn't hit everytime. He's a late round guy we've highlighted that could become good with good TCs. The guys at the top of the draft that didn't actually become good are more likely to be sure things.
I guess I don’t understand wasting a profile on a mid 2nd round prospect then. I’d rather you write it on one of the top 10 guys who didn’t pan out irl but could actually have a desirable profile.
This is fair. I think some of the late round profiles produce completely playable players. Look at Giannis, or Gobert. It's not like Michael Redd had something that made him stand out, he was just in a complete dogshit class. Even using how he did in the NBA wouldn't give you a profile much better than what is written here.
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