Ex-Coach Luke Walton Discussion

In the short-term, DD, IMO. In the longer-term, once Ingram fills out, he'll be better and downright lethal; he's already show a nice he can do it. Draft Express below:

'Nevertheless, Ingram played a substantial role for Duke this past season, one of the elite offenses in college basketball. 44% of his possessions came off isolations, pick and rolls (as the ball-handler), hand-offs and transition opportunities according to Synergy Sports Technology, which is more similar to the profile of most guards than your typical forward. While playing primarily power forward defensively, Coach K utilized Ingram as his primary creator at times, using his long strides to attack in the open court off defensive rebounds, as well as his ability to handle the ball and operate in one on one situations in the half-court.

Ingram's high skill-level starts with his jump-shot, which was extremely reliable all season long, making 41% of his 3-pointers on nearly 200 attempts through 36 games. He's most dangerous with his feet set, hitting 42% of his catch and shoot jumpers on the season (1.247 PPP, 3rd best among all draft prospects behind Buddy Hield and Jamal Murray), as he has fluid and consistent mechanics, a quick release, and is very intelligent about the way he moves off the ball and finds open looks.

Ingram has significant potential as a shot-creator as well, as he's an impressive ball-handler at his size, showing terrific footwork, and big, rangy strides attacking off the dribble. He mixes in jab-steps, shot-fakes, crossovers and hesitation moves to create space off the bounce, as the threat of his jumper means he needs to be respected at all times from the perimeter. It helps that he is both a willing and able passer, seeing the floor well at 6'10, being highly unselfish, even to a fault at times.

As he continues to add strength, Ingram will be a significant mismatch for NBA defenses, as he's simply too big for most wing players, and too skilled for many power forwards in small-ball lineups. He can rise up and hit jumpers over the top of the defense if they back off him or use a smaller wing to try and slow him down, or go to work off the dribble with a more traditional big man checking him, finishing creatively around the basket from different angles using his length.'

 

A lot of people will disagree, but another guy who will benefit from a system like this is Anthony Brown; high IQ guy, I think his shot will improve, and can be a quality defender, IMO.

 

I believe I found a good reason for that somebody posted (about his shooting) and why he didn't adjust . I'll try to find it.

 

Hey.... has it been confirmed that Shaw is now on Luke's staff and did any of the beat writers confirm he has been at these workouts and at Ingram's workout?

 

RE: Anthony Brown: Some commentary I rad from last year:

'I have zero doubt that Brown has an NBA caliber three ball. The stroke is pure and the range is fairly effortless. He's just caught on the same mental treadmill that many rookies are: He started off rushing the shot because of the increased speed and length of NBA defenders, and that not only didn't work, it caused him to question his shot. So now, he is mostly overthinking it and not just letting it fly. When he gets comfortable knowing before getting the ball whether he wants to shoot, and just lets it go, he will improve markedly.'

According to GT, they also ran him a lot of screens his last year at Stanford. I think he can be a solid role player.

 

Merci :Mitchthumbs:

 

You know who would really benefit from Walton's offense?

Ryan Kelly

 

:Sacre:<- So would he.

 

That man is such a kidder!

 

Can he take Nick with him?