Dan H
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Any thoughts on his projection to the NBA? NBADraft.net has him pegged as a top-10 pick. Would he be a good fit at 3 to help spread the floor?
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He can flat out light it up. He's more athletic than people give him credit for. He can post up with the best of them he has all kinds of move he loves those one legged jumpers. He's much more Paul Pierce than Adam Morrison. His defense is suspect but there's alot of really good offensive players who don't play defense. The players that play both really good are specials he's not special good but he is good. I think he'll have a long NBA career and be a very solid pro.
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Somedays I see Matt Bonner, somedays I see a more focused Carmelo Anthony. I don't know what position he'll play in the NBA but he's going to struggle defensively at either forward spot. I don't think I'd take him even if he dropped to our spot although I wouldn't be shocked to see him outplay most of the top 10 picks. Until we upgrade our inside defense I think I'd pass on any offense only prospect.
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Disappeared when matched up against athletic competition.
He will be nothing special in the NBA, I see Mike Miller at best.
He will be nothing special in the NBA, I see Mike Miller at best.
That's not really true. Nobody really held him in check.
If he could be a young Mike Miller I think a lot of teams would take that. Miller was not a bum
IMO, he is going to be great in the NBA. Great shooter, team player and great size. Looking forward to see what team picks him up. As for Creighton, they are going to be struggling without him. Very emotional last game for him and his dad. Gonna be sad to see him leave college basketball.
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When I watch him, he sort of reminds me of watching Shane Battier in college (without the top level defense). McDermott works hard on D. He has the same smarts and physical limitations. To me, his ceiling is Shane Battier, Jared Dudley.
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He averaged over 30 points on over 50% shooting against teams like Villanova, ASU, San Diego St, Butler and Xavier. Those teams are not lacking in athletes.
But oddly, you Mike Miller comparison is fair, but probably because you dont realize Mike Miller was a pretty good player early in his career.
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He could end up being the next Wally Szerbiak. I would prefer Cleanthony Early.
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Are you referring to Szczerbiak as a bad player? He was solid throughout much of his career. A lot of people tend to look back at him as a bust.
If McDermott is there in the mid first round and ended up with a career similar to Szczerbiak I'd be happy. Although I think McDermott would grab a few more rebounds a game simply due to effort.
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he doesn't have Szcerbiak's athleticism, which while not incredible was much more then McDermot. I want no part of this guy. He's got Adam Morrison written all over him IMO.
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Adam Morrison might not have been a bust if he had been drafted by a halfway decent organization. That was simply too much pressure and would have been a career killer for a lot of players.
As a general rule I think you're better off just passing on all tweeners, especially tweeners that have limited athleticism. But I'm starting to re-think it with McDermott. I think he can help space the court better than anyone we have currently and the guy has proven he's clutch. If he's still there when we draft (assuming it's in the teens) I'd think real hard about picking him.
How Doug grades out at the combine will tell us a lot. If he's truly 6'8 and has a good wingspan that would put him in the range of Kevin Love. Love measured in at just under 6'8 w/o shoes and if Doug is close to that I could see him having Love's kind of impact. He's easily the shooter that Love is, maybe even better. He's not the rebounder that Kevin is but he's not a bad rebounder and he gives better effort on the defensive end.
My worry is his wingspan, if it's only equal to or slightly greater than his height he might have trouble getting his shot off in the NBA. But if he turns out to be 6'6 with a 6'9 wingspan I'd grab him to play the 3 spot and hope you can cover up his defensive shortcomings. If he's a flat 6'8 in height and wingspan as some have said then I'd let someone else take the risk on him.
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I dont see the Morrison connection. Morrison fell apart mentally and you could see that instability when he was still in college (dude started crying before UCLA even caught all the way back up in that tourny loss). He also scored in some odd ways, had a weird looking jumper and shot off balance a lot, and shot only 36% from the college 3.
As a scorer McDermott looks way more fundamentally sound. He has good footwork good form. His percentages are much better than Morrison's and he put up some monster stats against good teams this year.
He may end up being a defensive train wreck in the NBA, and that might prevent him from being someone you'd want as a starter, but as a scorer I think he will be solid.
As a scorer McDermott looks way more fundamentally sound. He has good footwork good form. His percentages are much better than Morrison's and he put up some monster stats against good teams this year.
He may end up being a defensive train wreck in the NBA, and that might prevent him from being someone you'd want as a starter, but as a scorer I think he will be solid.
Is he a bigger Jimmer Fredette?
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Maybe. That's the fear anyway.
I have seen this guy play multiple times in person and I believe he is a decent mid round pick. He certainly will have a bench role on a team. Low Floor / Low Ceiling type.
He is an excellent passer, rebounder, and shooter. He isn't extremely athletic and doesn't have great handles. A better passing Jared Dudley is a pretty fair comparison.
He is an excellent passer, rebounder, and shooter. He isn't extremely athletic and doesn't have great handles. A better passing Jared Dudley is a pretty fair comparison.
Lol I almost said, a better but smaller Matt Bonner.
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I think Dudley is a really interesting comparison.
Both will give you 100% effort.
Both are below average athletically.
Both can spread the floor.
McDermott is a much better shooter and Dudley is a better defender. I think McDermott's "floor" is a solid role player off the bench who can give you some scoring in bunches. And at least you can rely on him hustling every single night.
Unfortunately I think his ceiling isn't much higher. That's not to say he's going to be a bust. I see someone who can give you 10-15 points and a handful of rebounds each night off the bench. That's worth a mid to late 1st round pick. Just not an early lottery pick.
Plus, how can you not like a guy who became a walk-on just so his teammate could get a scholarship? Yeah yeah, he's not hurting for money. But it's still a pretty cool story.
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on a team chalk full of role players, I don't think you can take a low floor/low ceiling player with a mid first rounder. I'll be pissed if we take this guy with either our or the Wizards pick.
