bajaden
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Of course nobody does, but I know the Kings and.... I'll leave that there. haha. I also know right now players running pick and roll combined with those athletic skills and a set position are extremely valuable. Beal is a different story in some ways though. Extremely productive yet impact questions inherently exist but he still had a set position. And actually, I made off an hand joke about a shooter with some ball handling and PG skills that would be drafted by the Kings, which was and is something that Stauskas does have in common. LOL.
One thing about this board is people get waaaay too defensive about things and pick one word out of many to stick to when responding. You can critique players without "hating" them. I'd rather have a conversation about the negatives along with the positives and nobody needs to be white knighting college prospects for goodness sakes. They all have good things and bad about them just like any non-universal talent. And if they get drafted by the wrong team, into the wrong situation they could very well be DOA.
Actually, I think I do critique players without hating them, so I agree with you. But what I try to do is give a fair assessment without speaking in absolutes about a players future. I want to make it clear that it's just my opinion, and I've been wrong many times. So when I see someone flippantly compare Kispert to Stauskas, I have to step in and say something. If I were to make a comparison it would probably be J J Redick. Yes, Stauskas had a similar skill set to Kispert, but that's about where it ended. Nik's problem was between his ears. Which is a shame.