The very top guys in their own class, especially the ones that get drafted one and done, are pretty easy to compare which ones are over ranked in terms of draft stock versus rankings in high school.
How dare you question a 20 year old scout/blogger.
If you can’t see the difference, I don’t know what to tell you.
Does the NBA only draft one class of players? I'm confused how this is a legit thought.
Lots of “experts” on this thread. Some have been watching basketball upwards of 8 years.😂 They do have incredible insight when it comes to player rankings though.
The very top of drafts are freshmen. To argue otherwise is illogical.
Nahhh you're probably right. Passing probably isn't that important in basketball.
To be fair, last year Purdue fans were raving about Morton because he is supposedly a good passer. It didn’t matter to them that he performed poorly in all other categories in AAU. Morton’s passing ability didn’t exactly help him perform very well last year.
He was a freshman in a COVID year with mono. Mathias didn’t really “break out” until his junior year. I see him being a Mathias type of player without the elite shooting. Just a guy that makes a team better.
What was Mathias without elite shooting? Morton is closer to Nojel from 3 than he is Mathias. Morton will once again ride the pine this year. Not sure he sticks around after that.
It isn’t meant to be a sick brag dude. You’re making more of it than it is. He isn’t Chris Paul. My comment was simply to point out he does more than a Matt Roth and stand in the corner just to shoot the ball.
not really, Lord knows TJD could use a good shooter/entry passer
Mathias was a good basketball player. Ball handling/passing/defense/decision making besides his shooting.
And yet if he shot 20% from 3 he wouldn’t have been playing very much. Morton isn’t a good ball handler. He isn’t a good defender. He isn’t good going to the rim. Allegedly he’s a good passer and a good decision maker. That won’t get him very far.
Mathias made Purdue better even when he wasn't shooting well, period. Morton is a good ball handler (wtf? he was the one guy that looked good against the Clemson press early in the year when he just came back from mono and Hunter/Ivey were out even). I think you're judging a lot from a weird freshman year. If he isn't a solid contributor by his junior year, I will eat my words.
Mathias was a threat even if he wasn’t hitting because everyone knows he’s an elite shooter. Morton got the Nojel treatment where no one had to guard him from 3.
Yes, he actually does! I love how you're mocking the entry pass thing even though it's the most difficult pass in basketball lol Guy in your face? Helpside on the backside? Defender fronting him? Left or right shoulder? Bounce pass or up top? Should you pass it at all or just swing it back/ skip pass/ drive the ball? Or take a dribble or two to the left or right to get a better angle?
Damn why y'all gotta shit on Matt Roth for no reason. Purdue posters would have a line to suck off a 55% 3pt shooter for a year and then post all off season about it.
They already have it lmao.
You guys need your sarcasm meter fixed. I was joking that passing is a part of the nba all star weekend already to Hail’s comment (like that is a definition of what good b-ball is anyway). Not meant to be taken literally.
