To be fair, he shot .246 from (a shorter) distance in college and .307 as a rookie, so it's not like the pundits weren't on to something. All props to Fox for the work he has put in to become a SIGNIFICANTLY better player this year all around and shooting not the least, but that was in fact a hole in his game.
I really think people here are being victimized by putting too much faith into pitifully small-sample sizes... I tried to warn people about this all summer... these are kids we're talking about.... Those stats don't mean crap compared to the eye test....
The pundits weren't onto something, clearly, they were fooled.. clearly they didn't look deep enough into the crap they were writing/speaking about, Pundits don't actually get paid for accuracy, they get paid to run their mouth..
I'd argue a keen eye could see it quite clearly....
Trey Lyles shot like what 13% from 3 his season at Kentucky? He then goes to workout for the Jazz and nails an absurd amount of corner 3's and they drafted him because of that workout..... Those stats are for the fans, they in no way shape or form are some be-all-end-all for actual NBA talent evaluators, fans see these players as assets that are underperforming or out performing or performing as expected, thats not how it is in reality though, these kids are PROJECTS it's a big balancing act
When you looked at Fox's shot there was never any legitimate reason to believe his shot was broken.. Only people who put way too much stock in %'s thought that. I'm sorry but the dust has settled on this... People hate to hear that their fears were unfounded, there was never any reason to believe Fox couldn't shoot though.. I've read all the articles on him for years now, I never saw a compelling argument that he couldn't shoot, and certainly he always passed the eye test In my opinion.
All the people on my ignore list here are there for talking wild nonsense about Fox. A younger me would go thru and bump these idiots comments and hold their feet to the fire. Couldn't shoot, wasn't a floor general, all the bogus claims that've been made over the years were here on this forum being perpetuated by a select few...
I think this kid has been a great player for years and the Kings were tanking and running a broken offense last year, its not OH WOW he all of a sudden got so much better. I think that take is HILARIOUS and clearly one that someone who's trying to save face, over concerns that were never ever warranted..
I get that people here have seen tons of lotto picks flame out but that expected doom being projected upon fox here was also unwarranted.... I don't get how people get like that tbh, If I lose 100 coinflips in a row I still think I've got a 50/50 shot on the next.
He hit 11 3's in a HS game
It's just crazy to me, I used to read the De'Aaron Fox scouting report back when Scout.com had him listed as a 4-star shooting guard, that was MANY YEARS AGO,
and it just seems like to me the criticisms I read here often during the offseason are what that old crapty ridiculous scouting report FROM YEARS AGO is being repeated.
You'd have to be a complete moron of a college coach, to have the fastest quickest player in the Nation, who's a 6'4" PG, and worried about his 3pt%... It's not a hole in his game... even with his increased %'s you will see the same defense being played vs him on the 3pt line because they must respect his 1st step.. There's no other option on how to defend him.
That college % wasn't consistent throughout the year either, he was ice cold to start and warmed up as it went. So I say, why mash the 2 together? Why is his shooting percentage in college 24% a better indicator than his cold streak or his hot streak?
because its some ****ing tremendous sample size? gimmie a break. To me clearly the hot streak to close the season was the true indicator ---- and I'd bet De'Aaron, Coach Cal, the Kings exects/scouts would agree with that.. I'd love to hear a counter argument to that now that the dust has settled.
This kid is the franchise savior put some respekt on his name!!!He's been a beast for years... it's not the result of one offseason, that is like marginalizing the years of progress this kid has made. Which seems to happen here quite often (UNWARRANTED)