RJ Sniper's Full Summer League Highlights

It's August, it's slow.  Thought I'd renew some of the fun we had last month.

Jeez, this kid can shoot!  Great court vision too. Him and The Mouse have really good feel for each other's moves.







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And there's absolutely no hesitancy in his game, so he's always thinking ahead.

Sam

I like his extremely quick release. Fast and accurate. And great touch on his passing. I think he'll be a keeper.

Improbulus wrote:I like his extremely quick release.  Fast and accurate.  And great touch on his passing.  I think he'll be a keeper.

Hi Improbulus,  nice to see you.

If Hunter isn't already the best shooter on a team desperate for shooters then I don't know who is.  IT and Bradley can shoot, but not great %.  Our bigs need room.  Our bigs (e.g. Zeller, Kelly and Lee) are mobile but not bulls.  Sully's a bull but, at 6'9" and still probably earth-bound, is undersized underneath.  Opening up the floor so they can get a step on their man and have that be enough is critical to their success and it is players like RJ Sniper that will do that for them.  

Keeping in mind the kid has still never laced up an NBA sneaker, if it were to come down to one of these 4 players having to go; Smart, Bradley, Rozier or Hunter my pick would be that Hunter would be the last one to go.  He is the only one of those 4 whose skill sets do not directly overlay or are duplicated by the other 3.  His defense might not be as good as theirs but he has height they don't have and he can shoot like there's no tomorrow.  Shooting is one of the easiest skill sets to add (e.g. Jason Kidd became a good 3pt shooter late in his career, couldn't throw it in the ocean from the edge of the pier when he came into the league.  Even Cedric Maxwell developed a decent standing, no-jump shot from mid-range towards the end that he trotted out once or twice a game to pull the defense away for a drive) but it is also perhaps the most transferable skill set from college.  If you're a great shooter in college you'll be a great shooter in the pros.  You might have to add a few feet to your range, but if you're a shooter that's duck soup for you.


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This kid is our future 2, really impressed with how he picked up other nuances of the game so fast in SL, he understands the game like a coaches son....hes not Gerald Green.

Agreed, Cow. Moreover, he's a good ballhandler and ball distributor. It never hurts for a guy whose main forte is shooting to have those two skills as well.

Sam