How did everyone miss on Lillard?!?!

[DY_nasty]

Not a good comparison imo

Out gate Babbitt is / was not considered athletic. Has a no step vert of sub 30'

I could only find one highlight vid which was basically only consisted of him shooting 3's and dunks.

Doesnt appear to have a great handle which would limit him breaking his man down off the bounce in one on one situations.

So from the looks of it all your getting is a great shooter which is what he is / has been in the NBA.

On top of that he hasnt even been given a shot to see how much he can produce. Only averaged 10mpg for his career.

Luke Babbit was a damned good athlete for his position. The comparison works just fine... There are tons of small school legends out there.

[fan_of_a_fan]

You might have a point if no one knew of him but that wasnt the case.

What school he plays for has nothing to do with his skill set, frame, and athleticism.

Not to mention all these nba teams got to see him in person in pre draft workouts ect.

How any team that didnt have a franchise PG passed him up is beyond me.

Rodney Stuckey?

[CatNation]

PGs dont have that much impact anyway give me a great wing over a great scoring PG any day.

[Veteran_Picksetter]

I remember that Swedd was all over Lillard.

And at the end of the season, I did a little research to discover that his offensive efficiency was off the charts. I thought he had enough length to occasionally pair with Kemba.

BUT

You cannot compare MKG and Lillard at this point. There is a big age difference. We got a super-young prospect who proved himself against the toughest competition in the nation, unlike Lillard. Lillard is older and more of a finished product. Compare MKG and Lillard in 3-4 years.

[Veteran_Picksetter]

Also, you give a rookie (especially a PG) better teammates to work with, and he is going to look way better. Time will tell.

I like what MKG did last night.

[SWedd523]

I remember that Swedd was all over Lillard.

:nods vociferously:

[DashGlobal]

Luke Babbit was a damned good athlete for his position. The comparison works just fine... There are tons of small school legends out there.

Go read his draft notes / profiles. Is noted as having average at best athleticism.

Lets put that aside. What about is handle? Handle is not great.

Two huge factors he is missing to be compared to Lillard who is a far superior athlete and well rounded player.

[DashGlobal]

You cannot compare MKG and Lillard at this point. There is a big age difference. We got a super-young prospect who proved himself against the toughest competition in the nation, unlike Lillard. Lillard is older and more of a finished product. Compare MKG and Lillard in 3-4 years.

Lillard was a good shooter, had a nice handle, and offensive arsenal his first 2 years in college.

Players don't usually develop main skills that late into their careers ie shooting and handle.

You generally are not gonna go from being a bad shooter to a dead eye shooter and you generally are not gonna go from a average handle to keeping the ball on a string in the NBA.

[CampNightmare8]

Lol Lillard played no competition.

[DashGlobal]

Lol Lillard played no competition.

smh

Your skills dont go up and down considering your competition.

You could put Henderson in a gym alone and he wouldnt be a good 3pt shooter (much less playing anyone in a real game).

You could have Carroll playing a high school team and he wouldnt all of a sudden have a sick handle.