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Bouk #12 In Latest BR Mock Draft
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Prolly.
I'll settle for him pulling a Kemba or Bazz type tourney performance. Much more manageable request.
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Pretty good film study on Bouk that I stumbled upon:
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2021 NBA Draft Scouting Report: James Bouknight
By Matt Esposito I’m Connecticut through and through. Born and raised in the Nutmeg State, I can tell you everything about it except why it’s called the Nutmeg State. So of course, I am…
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Agreed, it's prolly Polley.
It's so obvious that Bouk put in the work this spring/summer in the face of COVID concerns, when some people with NBA aspirations just didn't (see West Virginia's Tshiebwe).
His handle is so much tighter, especially in transition. It allows him to be in attack mode all the time at high speed. He just gets to spots before the defense expects them to be there. He's drawn a bunch of blocking fouls from guys in the circle when defenders just didn't have time to step out of it.
And then he developed a go-to move that plays off that speed: his hesitation drive. Defenses have to respect the blow-by with his handle, so he draws so many bump and touch fouls and gets to the line for easy points. And he can attack rotations/closeouts with the hesitation as well, as bigs aren't generally quick enough to stop when he hesitates and then keep up with him once he gets going again.
Things like his finishing ability through contact, anticipation, rebounding for his position, and catch and shoot jump shooting were all evident last year. And while he could always create a decent shot last year, he didn't make them often enough (see the stat in the last post). So add in the improved shot making to the improved handle and good enough footwork and focus on defense to not be a liability, and you have a monster.
His handle is so much tighter, especially in transition. It allows him to be in attack mode all the time at high speed. He just gets to spots before the defense expects them to be there. He's drawn a bunch of blocking fouls from guys in the circle when defenders just didn't have time to step out of it.
And then he developed a go-to move that plays off that speed: his hesitation drive. Defenses have to respect the blow-by with his handle, so he draws so many bump and touch fouls and gets to the line for easy points. And he can attack rotations/closeouts with the hesitation as well, as bigs aren't generally quick enough to stop when he hesitates and then keep up with him once he gets going again.
Things like his finishing ability through contact, anticipation, rebounding for his position, and catch and shoot jump shooting were all evident last year. And while he could always create a decent shot last year, he didn't make them often enough (see the stat in the last post). So add in the improved shot making to the improved handle and good enough footwork and focus on defense to not be a liability, and you have a monster.
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Sprewell always seemed to go to the hole w/ reckless abandon, kinda of like Bouk's drives when at times he seemingly is the only one certain of his level of control. Both are great finishers, often Spree would go full rage on the rim while Bouk hangs and fingerolls ala David Thompson.
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Well said. Spree also had an elite mid-range game too
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i was a huge nets fan growing up, until they moved to brooklyn. don’t get me wrong, i love brooklyn but the nets belong in jersey with dr. j & j kidd
and dolan is garbage. how’s his band doing?
He actually reminds me a lot of ray allen too. Allen was so athletic in college and a big time dunker. But Bouk will definitely be more of an alpha, 1 on 1, take it to the hoop type player, and never as good of a shooter as Allen was. Also it will be difficult to be at Allen’s level of preparedness and work ethic. He was on a planet of his own with that. Would love to see Bouk have as successful of an NBA career as Allen though!
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Glad he noticed the D in the Marquette game.