mreinman wrote:WaltLongmire wrote:martin wrote:I don't know why but I am liking the prospect of Mudiay but only because I see a backcourt of Mudiay and Thanasis if, and it's obviously a HUGE if, both players can pan out. That's a very tall, defensive backcourt that can bring a lot of pain to other teams defensively. Both players obviously have to up their game big time to get range offensively.
Scary on D, but potentially awkward on offense.I think Mudiay will develop as a shooter, especially his midrange game and those little split the defender pull ups that Paul can hit, but I'm not sure Thanasis will ever become a comfortable and dependable shooter from the outside.
I'd love to see what Thanasis is doing now to improve his stock.
why do you think Mudiay will develop as a shooter? There are so many guards who just never develop a consistent jumper no matter how much time they put in.
Maybe he will but hard to predict.
A backcourt of Mudiay and Thanasis can potentially be the worst shooting backcourt in the NBA (by a lot).
Washington at least have Beal to go with Wall but they are not considered a good shooting backcourt at all.
You look at his shot, and the form/timing seems good. I remember watching Tyreke Evans before the draft, and was really concerned with his shooting form. His lack of success from the 3 was not hard to predict. I don't get the same feeling with Mudiay. Not saying he'll be a knock down shooter from long range, but I don't see anything in his form that would automatically limit his success.
With young superior athletes like Mudiay, and many others, they don;t have to develop their jumper when they're young because they can dominate in other ways.
Although a guard, Mudiay has good size (his dad was 6'10"- wonder if Mudiay was always taller for his age)and quickness- have to figure that he did not need that outside shot as much as some when he was developing. He's also a PG, maybe even a little old school- so perhaps between driving and passing he did not need to work on his J as much. His form tells me that someone worked with him while he was young.
I do feel that his FT shooting is problematic- I would expect 70% at a minimum from a guy like him at this point, and would want him to be at 80% eventually, since I expect him to get to the foul line a lot. Again- there seems to be nothing with his stroke that should keep him from being a better FT shooter.
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5/21/2015 12:20 PM