Robert Woodard(G- league)
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This was beyond the biggest joke of Walton's tenure. Absolutely nothing to play for and he's running out freaking core rotation players their normal minutes while Guy/James/Jeffries sit on the bench and come in during garbage. Could not have been a better time to just throw them to the wolves and get 30+ minutes in each game.
On top of that, Jeffries has a 8’8” standing reach and Woodard has a 8’9.5” standing reach. Barnes only has a 8’6”.
I also saw an article back in 2015 that did an analysis of average measurements per position (https://www.google.com/amp/s/fansid...-draft-measurements-by-position-for-2015/amp/). It says that the average SF has a 6’10.9” wingspan and 8’8.2” standing reach. The 90th percentile SFs have a 7’2” wingspan and 8’11.5” standing reach. Keep in mind that this was back in 2015. I’d imagine that these have decreased with more teams going small.
Both Jeffries and Woodard have solid measurement profiles. No doubt about it.
I also saw an article back in 2015 that did an analysis of average measurements per position (https://www.google.com/amp/s/fansid...-draft-measurements-by-position-for-2015/amp/). It says that the average SF has a 6’10.9” wingspan and 8’8.2” standing reach. The 90th percentile SFs have a 7’2” wingspan and 8’11.5” standing reach. Keep in mind that this was back in 2015. I’d imagine that these have decreased with more teams going small.
Both Jeffries and Woodard have solid measurement profiles. No doubt about it.
Yeah, and they are good athletes and strong. Those sure are nice players to have but then again, the coach has to know how to use them right. The Kings have the tools to run modern NBA defense but 4 guards helping in the paint is apparently one of Waltons other 4D chess moves. And the dude is usually just moving his king around the board aimlessly from square to square after all is his other pieces have been wasted so he can push off the eventual checkmate and declare victory via the amount of time he lasted.
If he was playing like DQJ while only attempting wide open 3s and open straight line drives, I'd be concerned. But he looks like he's working on some skills that could really translate into something much better than what a standard 3&D player can do.
His shooting is a big concern though. He had one year where he shot well from 3 but he's shot poorly from there and the line every other year. If he can get that to acceptable levels, he has a shot as a rotational player. If he can do that plus bring a lot of those moves he's showing in his highlights to the NBA, he could be something much more than that. He has a lot to work on but at least he's showing signs of something.
His shooting is a big concern though. He had one year where he shot well from 3 but he's shot poorly from there and the line every other year. If he can get that to acceptable levels, he has a shot as a rotational player. If he can do that plus bring a lot of those moves he's showing in his highlights to the NBA, he could be something much more than that. He has a lot to work on but at least he's showing signs of something.