Philon's game is full of herky-jerk movements at all three levels including lots of step back threes. I'm pretty confident his offense will translate.
An interesting comp for Acuff is Desmond Bane. Acuff is listed at 6'3" while Bane measured 6'5" ...but Acuff has the longer wingspan at 6'6" versus 6'4" for Bane. Bane fell in the draft for a bunch of reasons -- he was a senior, negative wingspan, lack of athleticism, couldn't finish at the rim. But he was a hell of a shooter.
Both are build like NFL players but Acuff is being penalized for similar lack-of-size and lack-of-athleticism reasons, meanwhile Acuff's numbers as a freshman, in a better conference, are far better than Bane ever produced. And Acuff's archetype is a more valuable primary initiator and elite floor general. Bane is a secondary initiator.
Keep in mind Acuff has been playing hurt. He wears a boot on off days and sometimes sits out practice. That could be contributing to his lack of engagement on defense. Regardless, I don't think Acuff will break into the top-3 conversation but someone drafting 4-8 is going to get a hell of a player. If he played a lick of defense I'd rate him over Flemings as the best guard prospect in the draft, and I might end-up rating him over Flemings anyway if he continues his current level of play in the NCAA Tournament.
An interesting comp for Acuff is Desmond Bane. Acuff is listed at 6'3" while Bane measured 6'5" ...but Acuff has the longer wingspan at 6'6" versus 6'4" for Bane. Bane fell in the draft for a bunch of reasons -- he was a senior, negative wingspan, lack of athleticism, couldn't finish at the rim. But he was a hell of a shooter.
Both are build like NFL players but Acuff is being penalized for similar lack-of-size and lack-of-athleticism reasons, meanwhile Acuff's numbers as a freshman, in a better conference, are far better than Bane ever produced. And Acuff's archetype is a more valuable primary initiator and elite floor general. Bane is a secondary initiator.
Keep in mind Acuff has been playing hurt. He wears a boot on off days and sometimes sits out practice. That could be contributing to his lack of engagement on defense. Regardless, I don't think Acuff will break into the top-3 conversation but someone drafting 4-8 is going to get a hell of a player. If he played a lick of defense I'd rate him over Flemings as the best guard prospect in the draft, and I might end-up rating him over Flemings anyway if he continues his current level of play in the NCAA Tournament.