Judah Mintz named ACC Co-Rookie of the Week

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

That's #4 for him.

 

[GooseMutt]

Judah is Judah and we have to appreciate him while he’s here. A special talent

 

[Dcuse]

Judah is Judah and we have to appreciate him while he’s here. A special talent

I have to admit, I won’t appreciate him as much if he leaves after 1 year. Carmelo is the only 1 year guy that I could feel that way about and he WANTED to stay here another year.

 

[Sbucketball]

I have to admit, I won’t appreciate him as much if he leaves after 1 year. Carmelo is the only 1 year guy that I could feel that way about and he WANTED to stay here another year.

Although the best thing for us fans would be if Judah stays two years, it's also good for the program to have guys in the NBA, and show recruits we can send guys to the league in one year. With that said, Judah would be unstoppable next year in Cuse and would play himself into the lottery. Either way I appreciate the hell out of him.

 

[newmexicuse]

I most often go to Tankathon for mock draft info. At Tankathon, JM is not too be seen in either Round 1 or Round 2.

Yes, he is a special talent, but to be a next level talent as a smallish to average sized guard he will need to show that he is more of a three point threat than he has shown to date.

I always respect any choice a player makes that is best for the player and that player's family, but IMHO Judah's career would be well served by his coming back, showing some trey range, and playing himself into the first round.

Hope enough NIL money goes his way for that to happen.

 

[rrlbees]

One of the better draft guys. Judah 2nd round to Memphis.

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[rrlbees]

Film Study: Overachieving Freshmen

In the latest edition of ‘P.I. Pulse’, Pro Insight’s Esayas Gebrekidan identifies current college freshmen who have ‘overachieved’ relative

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[Sbucketball]

I most often go to Tankathon for mock draft info. At Tankathon, JM is not too be seen in either Round 1 or Round 2.

Yes, he is a special talent, but to be a next level talent as a smallish to average sized guard he will need to show that he is more of a three point threat than he has shown to date.

I always respect any choice a player makes that is best for the player and that player's family, but IMHO Judah's career would be well served by his coming back, showing some trey range, and playing himself into the first round.

Hope enough NIL money goes his way for that to happen.

Judah's shot looks fine, so I doubt his bad three-point percentage will matter too much to someone drafting on potential. He'll be a good three-point shooter from deep sometime soon. I have no doubt. Pretty sure he shot like 45% from 3 in high school on somewhat low volume.

 

[Fly Rodder]

Judah's shot looks fine, so I doubt his bad three-point percentage will matter too much to someone drafting on potential. He'll be a good three-point shooter from deep sometime soon. I have no doubt. Pretty sure he shot like 45% from 3 in high school on somewhat low volume.

I agree that as far as the NBA scouts are concerned, they probably don't care much about his college 3%.

Scouting NBA Three-Point Shooting

What factors matter most when predicting success at shooting threes in the NBA? The Harvard Sports Analysis Collective demonstrates that to evaluate shooting talent, free throws are essential.

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In conclusion, we found that in predicting the quality of a 3-point shooter, the player’s college free throw percentage was more important than college 3-point percentage or attempts. For future work, one could compare the model to scouting projections to see where the model adds value to the existing perceptions.

The articles discuss that the quality of 3pt attempts in college is highly variable compared to the standard FT shot, which makes it a better indicator of a player's shooting ability. FWIW, Judah is a 73% FT shooter.

 

[two3zone]

I agree that as far as the NBA scouts are concerned, they probably don't care much about his college 3%.

Scouting NBA Three-Point Shooting

What factors matter most when predicting success at shooting threes in the NBA? The Harvard Sports Analysis Collective demonstrates that to evaluate shooting talent, free throws are essential.

harvardsportsanalysis.org

The articles discuss that the quality of 3pt attempts in college is highly variable compared to the standard FT shot, which makes it a better indicator of a player's shooting ability. FWIW, Judah is a 73% FT shooter.

My issue with this is, he takes WIDE OPEN shots and still doesn’t shoot 25% from there, move the arc back at the next level and nothing is going to tell me he shoots better. Maybe after years he improves, but this isn’t a two or three year thing.

 

[Fly Rodder]

My issue with this is, he takes WIDE OPEN shots and still doesn’t shoot 25% from there, move the arc back at the next level and nothing is going to tell me he shoots better. Maybe after years he improves, but this isn’t a two or three year thing.

Oh no, not saying this. He's a frosh guard learning the speed of the game and positioning. But the free throw shooting is something that can be compared across all teams and offenses schemes.

Mostly this just shows that college three point shooting is less important than college free throw shooting in projecting successful NBA three point shooting based on analysis of "good" NBA shooters compared to their college stats.

This dovetails with professional instruction and training. Basically, an NBA team can coach up a good college free throw shooter to hit NBA threes. Not much more than that.