Bouknight for some reason has a rep as a bad passer on these nba scouting reports but he’s a phenomal passer? The team around him just isn’t making shots. Here’s a good example. He leads his man to the open spot with a pass, his man misses a wide open shot.
The reason why he has a reputation as a bad passer on NBA scouting reports is that he is not a good passer. I wouldn't say he is a liability, he just isn't good. He's wired to score and asked to score, so he does. A lot.
He doesn't see tough passes that haven't been coached to him in a way that guys like Shabazz, Marcus Williams, Taliek or Ollie would. Even Ben Gordon and a couple other our SGs over the years. Yesterday's dropped pass to Whaley (?) was one of just a few passes from Bouk where I thought "wow, he just made something out of nothing."
Some of our other talented SGs were just naturally better passers. Bouk really profiles a lot like a young Ray Allen at the college level. Excellent rebounding at his size, but not a natural passer. Obviously Ray was more of a sniper vs Bouk a shot creator, but you get the idea.
All of these are
per 40:
Effortless James Year 1:
2.0 AST
2.8 TO
Effortless James Year 2:
1.8 AST
3.2 TO
Ray Allen Year 1:
2.6 AST
2.6 TO
Ray Allen Year 2:
2.9 AST
2.4 TO
Rip Hamilton Year 1:
3.6 AST
3.9 TO
Rip Hamilton Year 2:
2.9 AST
2.8 TO
Ben Gordon Year 1:
5.0 AST
3.8 TO
Ben Gordon Year 2:
5.7 AST
4.1 TO
