Will Bronny James ever win an NBA Championship?

[jcardstore]

Originally Posted by williemayshayes

If you stopped reading after Reed Sheppard in the post, maybe read again as I addressed this.

Reed Sheppard being a nepotism signing has literally nothing to do with Bronny. Reed Sheppard is good. Bronny is not.

It's as simple as that

[mjekase]

Reed Sheppard is also better than his dad was.

[mjekase]

Originally Posted by williemayshayes

You're acting as if college performance matters to these guys?
Zach Edey is the most dominant college basketball player of the last generation. He is likely not a lottery pick.

I'm not sure what you're getting at. Are you implying that a shooting drill performance is more important than what a player has done during games?

[williemayshayes]

Originally Posted by mjekase

I'm not sure what you're getting at. Are you implying that a shooting drill performance is more important than what a player has done during games?

The scouts are trying to predict what these players will become.

More important? No but I don't think they weigh it as heavily as you think.
In one drill alone he took half the threes he took for the year. He didn't miss for a full minute.

MLB scouts watch cage sessions.
NFL combine is notorious for shooting guys up the board.

[jcardstore]

Yea sorry, Bronnys draft stock is going up or down based on anything but his name at this point.

If he gets drafted, it's not because of the combine, a shooting drill, his non-existent college tape, it's entirely based on his name and whether that team thinks drafting him will lure LeBron.

[williemayshayes]

Originally Posted by jcardstore

Reed Sheppard being a nepotism signing has literally nothing to do with Bronny. Reed Sheppard is good. Bronny is not.

It's as simple as that

Bud, not a single person has said Bronny is better than his dad. Nor have they said he's better than Reed.

The question of nepotism came up. The question of height came up. The question of he doesn't belong came up. The two players have had to defend themselves against those three things. If you want to bury your head into the sand regarding the similarities, I'm good.

[dunkindutchmen]

Originally Posted by asujbl

At the combine

No one cares about the combine height. They care about how tall you are in shoes... since you play Basketball in shoes

Everyone knows this

Who is 'they'?

Official listed heights are barefoot.

[dunkindutchmen]

Originally Posted by williemayshayes

He was 19-25 in the 3pt star drill, 2nd best of combine attendees. I share this fully realizing the folks that hate his father will just dismiss it as an unguarded drill.

Kyle Lowry shot 22% from 3 his freshman year.

God, help me. Uh, most higher level players are going to shoot 80% or better shooting around by themselves or in slightly exerting drills. 1 drill at 25 shots you can conclude absolutely nothing.

Cool Kyle Lowry stat. What does probability tell us, though?

If you have a sample of 10 players in college who shot under 30% from 3, do you think a majority of them end up shooting over or under 30% in the NBA?

Shooting is one of the most improvable skills in basketball but guys like Kawhi and Lowry were outliers.

[williemayshayes]

Originally Posted by dunkindutchmen

God, help me. Uh, most higher level players are going to shoot 80% or better shooting around by themselves or in slightly exerting drills. 1 drill at 25 shots you can conclude absolutely nothing.

Cool Kyle Lowry stat. What does probability tell us, though?

If you have a sample of 10 players in college who shot under 30% from 3, do you think a majority of them end up shooting over or under 30% in the NBA?

Shooting is one of the most improvable skills in basketball but guys like Kawhi and Lowry were outliers.

Here's your help.

Of course players will shoot better in a drill setting. They've also been working with personal trainers that come from a multi-million dollar business that gets athletes ready for these workouts....because they matter.

Let's take the Top 5 shooters in the NBA by year and look at their change in 3P% from Freshman year to this year.

Freshman 3P% to This Year
2024
Grayson Allen went from .346 to .461
Kennard .320 to .450
Conley .304 to .440
Garrison Matthews .349 to .440
Norman Powell .347 to .435 (dude had .294, .293 and .300 as he got older)
2023
Kennard .320 to .494
Al Horford .000 to .446
Damion Lee .375 to .445
Brogdon .324 to .444
Maxey .292 to .434
2022
Kennard .320 to .449
Des Bane .380 to .436
Maxey .292 to .427
Cam Johnson .348 to .425
Lonzo Ball .412 to .423

Stephon Castle will be a Top 5/10 pick and was .267 from 3 this year. Do you believe he will shoot .267 in the NBA?

[mjekase]

I think you're too hyper-focused on one thing, stemming from a shooting drill. The question is if he should be drafted now based on talent, and scouts aren't going to be swayed too much by shooting drills at the combine. Most of the guys on that list were at least 2-year college guys, some 4-years. The one-and-dones were 5-star guys out of H.S. who were either pure PGs with advanced lead-guard skills (Conley, Ball) or combo guards with significantly more well-rounded games (Maxey). Maxey was also 83% from the line his freshman year.

Castle - who also excelled in the shooting drills - is 6'-6" and played almost 1,000 minutes for a National Champion. His overall FG% dwarfed Bronny's (47% to 37%), as did his FT% (76% - 67%). No comparison.

[Retired hobbist]

I will say this some of the late 2nd round picks are throw away picks that are the equivalent of power ball picks. I remember this ethnic first pick....

I think he is now a WWE wrestler but I could be wrong...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj14...ab_channel=NBA

[asujbl]

Originally Posted by Retired hobbist

I will say this some of the late 2nd round picks are throw away picks that are the equivalent of power ball picks. I remember this ethnic first pick....

I think he is now a WWE wrestler but I could be wrong...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj14...ab_channel=NBA

This “ethnic first pick” is just a wild thing to type

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by jcardstore

it's entirely based on his name and whether that team thinks drafting him will lure LeBron.

Wait...there are teams out there that want to actively lure LeBron?

Why?

What year is this?

[rms13]

Over 30% of the people placing bets on #1 pick in the draft have their money on Bronny, which is twice as much action as Sarr has gotten. This speaks to the degenerates in our society

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...pick-nba-draft

[Ferg1945]

Originally Posted by rms13

Over 30% of the people placing bets on #1 pick in the draft have their money on Bronny, which is twice as much action as Sarr has gotten. This speaks to the degenerates in our society

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...pick-nba-draft

Could you imagine that

Nothing about your basketball skills would help you go #1 overall.... it's just because the team wants your daddy to come play for them. You can't shoot...You can't guard...You can't run an offense.... we are taking you #1 overall just because of your daddy. OMG... the drama that would insew. I can see and hear Kendrick Perkins right now... his "are you kidding me face" and the 3 minute head explosion comment that would follow.

Please... Please let this happen. The responses on the tweeters would be awesome. I could spend 3 months reading them and not get bored.

[ninjacookies]

Bronny futures market got em massive mad. You love to hedge it.


Fossil to Good Hair connection in 2025? Bring it all.

Ain't seen paleontologists this stumped since Thon Maker.

[rms13]

Originally Posted by Ferg1945

Could you imagine that

Nothing about your basketball skills would help you go #1 overall.... it's just because the team wants your daddy to come play for them. You can't shoot...You can't guard...You can't run an offense.... we are taking you #1 overall just because of your daddy. OMG... the drama that would insew. I can see and hear Kendrick Perkins right now... his "are you kidding me face" and the 3 minute head explosion comment that would follow.

Please... Please let this happen. The responses on the tweeters would be awesome. I could spend 3 months reading them and not get bored.

Well he's definitely not going to go #1. But I heard the he had a great interview with the Lakers and they love him.

[ninjacookies]

https://media.gettyimages.com/id/215...kJzh2L4xdYSuI=

Lil bro definitely got his dad's build. Unfortunately it came with manlet stipulations.

Rooting so hard for him to actually blossom into regular rotation minutes. Solely out of spite against the BO consortium.

[dunkindutchmen]

Originally Posted by williemayshayes

He was 19-25 in the 3pt star drill, 2nd best of combine attendees. I share this fully realizing the folks that hate his father will just dismiss it as an unguarded drill.

Kyle Lowry shot 22% from 3 his freshman year.

How in the world is he 0% from 3, guys???? He was 19-25 at the combine in that one drill!!!! WTH. How is this happening?!?!?!

[jcardstore]

What a funny bump.

So many people have no clue what they are looking at when it comes to basketball.

Nobody who watched Bronny in HS or at USC is even remotely surprised

There are better players in rec leagues.

He might be the worst player to ever play in summer league, and was certainly the worst player ever drafted

[oldgoldy97]

Nice shot someone got of Lebron and Bronny heading into last night’s game.

[Retired hobbist]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

https://media.gettyimages.com/id/215...kJzh2L4xdYSuI=

Lil bro definitely got his dad's build. Unfortunately it came with manlet stipulations.

Rooting so hard for him to actually blossom into regular rotation minutes. Solely out of spite against the BO consortium.

Good luck with that one....