txsting Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 We should have picked Brandon Clarke instead. Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moderators Popular Post AHF Posted November 13, 2019 Moderators Popular Post Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 Clarke is 23 years old so we all expected he would come out pretty strong. He has been better than I expected but is shooting well over his head right now. He isn't going to sustain 42% from 3pt range, 92% from the line and 64% from 2pt range. I also am a bit skeptical on his rebound rate. But he has definitely looked good so far. Cam is 20 and raw, which we all knew. I wouldn't change the pick, however, because I am optimistic that Reddish has a very high ceiling and his defense gives him a reasonable floor. I'm not sure Clarke will be a long-term starter but in this small sample size he looks like he should be a contributing part of the rotation for a long time. I'm just not sold on his ceiling being close to Reddish's. We didn't need to draft a guy who could maximize performance this season - we needed to draft someone to be a long-term core player. I still like Reddish's potential for that better. 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunt91 Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 Cam needs to work on his frail body. He can not take contact when going to the basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JTB Posted November 13, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 too early for this being just 10 games in. Calm down! LP is exactly right about cam so far...defensively he’s been tremendous especially being a rookie but offensively he just hasn’t yet adjusted...eventually it will all slow down for him. the kid isn’t stupid he’s just overthinking a lot right now on that end of the floor 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Popular Post JayBirdHawk Posted November 13, 2019 Premium Member Popular Post Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 10 minutes ago, Blunt91 said: Cam needs to work on his frail body. He can not take contact when going to the basket. I think he and everyone else recognizes that. He spent the entire offseason rehabbing from surgery, so offseason on that couldn't be a priority. When you hear a guy say 'it feels great to play without pain' (which he did in college) in a preseason game, some leeway is expected. Improving his body and handle will be what the focus will be in the 2020 offseason. All he has to focus on right now is continue to play defense and pick his spots on offense. Besides....10 NBA games. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Popular Post Atlantaholic Posted November 13, 2019 Premium Member Popular Post Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 There were like 20 rookies that looked better than Trae at this time last year. Let's hold our horses on making declarations on rookies when they are just starting to learn what the NBA is. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin24Williams Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 (edited) I still like Cam a lot. Just gotta get thrrough the growing pains. I think a lot of us have been spoiled because of how good Trae was his rookie year. That's pretty much an outlier for any rookie. Gotta let the young guys develop before we jump to any conclusions. Edited November 13, 2019 by Marvin24Williams 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gray Mule Posted November 13, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 2 years ago, Cam was in high school. 1 year of college, injured and playing hurt most of the season. Had surgery in the summer to correct injury. Now, playing without pain. Our 20 year old has a very high ceiling and someone wishes we had drafted someone else? Hawks are NOT in the "win it all this season" mode. Rather, we are in the win and learn and grow together season. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cwell Posted November 13, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 40 minutes ago, Marvin24Williams said: I still like Cam a lot. Just gotta get thrrough the growing pains. I think a lot of us have been spoiled because of how good Trae was his rookie year. That's pretty much an outlier for any rookie. Gotta let the young guys develop before we jump to any conclusions. There were people calling for Jeremy Lin to start over Trae this time last year because he shot wasn’t falling smh 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg01 Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Marvin24Williams said: I still like Cam a lot. Just gotta get thrrough the growing pains. I think a lot of us have been spoiled because of how good Trae was his rookie year. That's pretty much an outlier for any rookie. Gotta let the young guys develop before we jump to any conclusions. Let's just hope, in like 14 years, nobody's lookin' at a poster named Cam22Reddish the way I'm lookin' at you right now. It's kind of a mix between ... and ... Oh c'mon, that's postseason quality gif'n right there. The dual Tom Hanks? C'mon, sun Edited November 13, 2019 by kg01 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleachkit Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 Going back to Duke. I have never seen Cam just go off. Just dominate a game where he's unstoppable. I just wonder if he's even capable of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainview1981 Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 42 minutes ago, bleachkit said: Going back to Duke. I have never seen Cam just go off. Just dominate a game where he's unstoppable. I just wonder if he's even capable of it. He might develop into a Gerald Green kind of player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBASupes Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Cwell said: There were people calling for Jeremy Lin to start over Trae this time last year because he shot wasn’t falling smh Me. Hots. You know, the ones who lack patience 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleachkit Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 18 minutes ago, NBASupes said: Me. Hots. You know, the ones who lack patience He was really struggling at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFuzz Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 I wasn't in love with the pick tbh, but if he just learns to hit the 3 he'll be fine as a 3nD guy. I wanted us to draft Goga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted November 13, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 11 minutes ago, Cwell said: There were people calling for Jeremy Lin to start over Trae this time last year because he shot wasn’t falling smh Truth. Young rookies are usually going to struggle. You draft them knowing that this is likely. Paul George had a pretty similar rookie line except that he shot the ball much better: Cam 5.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.2 bpg PG 7.3 ppg , 3.7 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.0 spg, 0.4 bpg 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleachkit Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 3 hours ago, AHF said: Truth. Young rookies are usually going to struggle. You draft them knowing that this is likely. Paul George had a pretty similar rookie line except that he shot the ball much better: Cam 5.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.2 bpg PG 7.3 ppg , 3.7 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.0 spg, 0.4 bpg So you're saying there's a chance? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EazyRoc Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 For the record, I thought we should’ve picked Hachimura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleachkit Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, EazyRoc said: For the record, I thought we should’ve picked Hachimura I don't know who the pick should have been, but for me Cam's historically low FG efficiency was disqualifying for the 10th pick. So far, he's being outplayed by a number of players taken after him. Still early of course. Edited November 14, 2019 by bleachkit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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