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Originally Posted by C-Viggity
So the Mitchell analysis has become a way to talk about Trey Lyles?
Listen, Mitchell is great. Booker is young but is approaching 6k minute in the L and is probably one of the most overrated players in the league. The horrible Suns aren't even really even worse when he's out. He's the rare near replacement level 'star' with limitations on both ends that seem kind of hard to overcome.
Obviously he could. He's 21, he's improved as a passer and 3pt shooter. He's still a worthless defender and not a great passer/non scoring offensive player as your primary creator.
Basically I'm saying that in 4-5 years, I'd be shocked if a team with Booker as its highest usage player isn't markedly worse than one with Mitchell as its best player. (Even though neither scenario could be an ideal one)
Yes we have 6k minutes, almost 2.5 seasons where he's improved every year and is still younger than Mitchell. If Donovan is similar to the guy we've seen the last month then yes he's the better prospect, but what are the odds that he like
all players from time to time is just on heater? He was worse against worse competition in college, worse in SL, dog**** in October and November, and elite in December. It seems pretty normal to suggest he's shooting at a higher percentage now due to variance than suddenly figuring it out all the sudden.
A lot of the shine on DM is that we don't have much data on him other than what appears to be meteoric progression this year.
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Originally Posted by guivre1408
I mean on draft day the difference between a 19yo and a 21yo is big. I don't deny that
But comparing players stats using Booker is the same age as Mitchell while Booker played already 2 full season in the league is totzl bull****
Is it bull**** though? I mean has there been any studies hypothesizing that 3rd year 21 year olds improve less/more over their next 4 or 5 seasons than a rookie 21 year old? I know I have read articles showing how risky it is to draft upperclassmen in the lottery, but that's the closest I've seen to any theories about the development of older rookies.