08-19-2022, 04:31 PM
(08-19-2022, 03:44 PM)MarkAguirreWrathofGod Wrote: Not losing any sleep over missing out on Saddiq Bey. I liked him coming out and he’s a nice player, but he’s shooting 40% from the field for both of seasons thus far. 39.6 from the field and 34% from 3 last season. He’s a good useable player but not a good rebounder for his size. Not athletic and little upside, though he’ll probably become more efficient.
Nothing personal but I hate this mindset. He's not a perfect player so no big deal we passed on him? That's the kind of mindset that leads to us constantly throwing away draft picks like we have the last couple decades. We passed on two potential franchise cornerstones (Bane and Maxey) and someone who I think will at least be a solid starter (Bey) for someone who if we're lucky will end up being a decent bench player one day (but at the moment is completely unplayable in a playoff environment). Sorry, but that's a massive failure. We need young talent, flawed or not, and we consistently miss out on it and I'm sick of it.
As for Bey's shooting percentages, I suspect those are affected by him being on a Pistons team that doesn't have a true #1 option and thus he's forced to take a lot of shots that he may not be comfortable with, which lowers his percentages.
Bey isn't perfect, but come on guys, unless Green has some kind of Kawhi-like developmental spurt, Bey is and will be the better player. I would bet money Green will never average 16ppg for a year like Bey did this year.