(3 hours ago)mvossman Wrote: So you think he is Max Christie based off his one college season. Lets do a little comparison:
Max Burries
Pts 9 16
Rbs 3.5 4.9
Ast 1.5 2.4
Tov 1.5 1.5
Stl .5 1.5
Blk .5 .5
3PA 3.5 4.6
3P% 32% 39%
TS% 49% 62%
OBPM .8 6.0
DBPM 1.1 5.7
BPM 1.9 11.7
This was each players only year in college. Do you see the difference? Its glaring. Clearly Max developed and became a better player than he was in college. Honestly if you just look at his freshman season you wonder why any team drafted him (it was the second round) and why he didn't stay another year in college. There is expectation that Burries will show a lot of improvement as well, but he is starting from a much higher place than Max did. The scouts are not looking at Burries stat sheet when they say he could develop into a lead guard eventually. There is room to grow.
He is a slightly better scorer (7 point/per game), playmaker (.9 better assists /game) and better rebounder (1.4 better/game) than a 19 y.o Christie in college.
They are only approx. 2.5 years apart in age (2 years and 7 months), and Christie has already played 4 years in the NBA.
I would guess if put Christie back in college at the same age, he would perform similarly to Burries.
At best, you can say Burries might be a slight upgrade over Christie overall as a prospect but I still don't see an offensive hub or primary creator that is being suggested now or in the future.