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Understanding how the NBA assesses players isn't

Posted on: April 17, 2018 at 09:35:26 CT
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an important concept to understand at all in this instance. We are talking about his potential effectiveness as a college player. Mitchell Smith isn't going to play in the NBA.

He can run the court for a big guy and can finish at the rim. Not really sure if he can finish though contact or really in traffic. But he doesn't have trouble elevating or getting his footwork down or controlling a pass while running at high speeds. He can and will dunk when given the opportunity. He seems reasonably confident in facing up in a midrange game, although not really sure if he can execute effectively there or not. Defensively he is an adequate weak side shot blocker, but it also causes him to get out of position a decent amount. I don't recall him ever attempting to score with his back to the basket. Good build and athleticism, lots of length and mobility for a guy his size. That is pretty much what I took out of his 83 limited minutes.

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Mitchell Smith - kccooz MU - 4/16 19:34:40
     This whole thread remind me of the Derek Willis... - Lakers_Ball UK - 4/17 12:23:18
          Willis was more proven as a spot up guy - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 12:30:11
               He wasn't proven as anything... - Lakers_Ball UK - 4/17 12:43:53
                    I’m suprised by the pushback I get in saying Smith - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 12:52:45
                         True. - Lakers_Ball UK - 4/17 13:23:04
     RE: Mitchell Smith - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 4/17 09:51:23
     RE: Mitchell Smith - Ragarm MU - 4/17 08:45:37
     More likely Cuonzo thought he'd have both Jontay and - tgr MU - 4/16 20:06:23
          not of a lot of Freshmen do...so theres that nm - Your Daddy MU - 4/16 22:18:06
          Smith is taller and more athletic than Puryear. We'll - alwaysright MU - 4/16 22:05:20
               So now we are comparing him to Jontay? - BigSlickTiger MU - 4/17 08:07:33
                    No, we are contrasting him to Jontay. - alwaysright MU - 4/17 11:15:30
               But that was before 2 knee surgeries right....nm - tigertix MU - 4/17 08:04:18
                    "See how he heals" - alwaysright MU - 4/17 11:33:28
               We need to get some game film to show TB - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/16 22:17:55
                    I watched almost every game of his freshman year and saw - StaleyTiger MU - 4/17 07:35:58
                         Hopefully he can be what Jeff Ferguson was envisioned to be - FIJItiger MU - 4/17 08:33:23
                              he's not Ferguson. - alwaysright MU - 4/17 12:10:19
                         If you were expecting Smith to be a low post player - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 08:25:52
                         If you saw nothing, then you either weren't watching or just - alwaysright MU - 4/17 08:07:11
                              Wait, he's not as strong as Jontay? Did you watch Jontay - sprintcar STL - 4/17 08:27:25
                                   Jontays problem was more about balance and athleticism - alwaysright MU - 4/17 11:09:03
                              He shot 17 shots as freshman. Come on man. - BigSlickTiger MU - 4/17 08:10:09
                                   And on about four or five of those, he made an - alwaysright MU - 4/17 11:13:28
                                   He didn’t have to take shots to show his potential - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 08:29:19
                                        Isn't that a ton of Kim's players? Players like Willie - tgr MU - 4/17 08:33:28
                                             Actually most of those KA players ended up - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 08:38:35
                                                  In terms of Mitchell, on numerous occassions - FIJItiger MU - 4/17 08:45:39
                                                       yes as a freshman Smith compared to Bowers as a freshman - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 08:58:02
                                                            That leads me to question if you saw Bowers play as a fr - FIJItiger MU - 4/17 09:00:09
                                                                 Regarding Bowers as a freshman: - FIJItiger MU - 4/17 09:19:12
                                                                 KA used Smith as a 5 when he played - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 09:10:42
                                                                      He has only played 83 total career minutes - FIJItiger MU - 4/17 09:17:05
                                                                           NBA team draft on potential based on size - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 09:25:57
                                                                                Understanding how the NBA assesses players isn't - FIJItiger MU - 4/17 09:35:26
                                                                                     You just listed a bunch of ways that a good D1 coach - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 09:40:45
                                                                                          Right, I've never said he wasn't a potentially good player - FIJItiger MU - 4/17 09:43:54
                                                                                               I only compared Smith and Bowers as freshmen - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 09:59:55
                                                  Exactly. They were good mid-major players. - tgr MU - 4/17 08:40:42
                                                       Smith is a P6 level player - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 08:51:10
                                                       Pretty similar to Tyler Stone. He had a very - FIJItiger MU - 4/17 08:47:22
                                                            No Tyler Stone didn’t have the same skill set - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 08:54:18
                                                                 They did as freshman at MU - FIJItiger MU - 4/17 08:56:05
                                   But you didn't see the magic and superstar potential in - StaleyTiger MU - 4/17 08:12:49
                                        No one is saying he’s a superstar - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 08:30:20
                                             But he won't be. And if he ever does, it's likely a bad - tgr MU - 4/17 08:34:52
                                                  I take it a good sign if Smith takes minutes - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 08:42:52
                         I agree with all this. People who think Smith is going to - tgr MU - 4/17 07:52:48
                              RE: I agree with all this. People who think Smith is going to - tiger4real MU - 4/17 07:54:06
                                   I agreed with everything Staley said. My prediction is the - tgr MU - 4/17 07:56:10
                         He only played 11 games before getting injured - tiger4real MU - 4/17 07:42:20
                              Actually, he Nikko was averaging 12.75 MPG during - StaleyTiger MU - 4/17 07:48:36
                                   You don’t know what you are talking about - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 08:33:00
                                   Too small of a sample - tiger4real MU - 4/17 07:52:46
                    One thing that I keep thinking back to was his HS - alwaysright MU - 4/16 22:23:41
               RE: Smith is taller and more athletic than Puryear. We'll - KC rules MU - 4/16 22:12:09
                    I don’t see Puryear leading the team in scoring - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/16 22:23:20
                    Nobody is really predicting it to happen. What a few - alwaysright MU - 4/16 22:14:11
          None of the KA recruits lit the world on fire - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/16 20:25:37
               Wasn't Barnett a KA recruit?(nm) - alstl MU - 4/17 08:09:27
                    He is and he wasn’t great playing for KA - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/17 12:07:11
               It would great it he could do that. I don't see it happening - tgr MU - 4/16 21:11:42
               Jontay is probably leaving, but you talk about it as if... - zounami MU - 4/16 20:32:57
                    i think Jontay already has a couple teams that - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/16 20:36:56
                         If that was the case wouldn't he hire an agent? - KC rules MU - 4/16 21:47:52
                              if this was the case,player would be acting as his own agent - Macgrantt MU - 4/16 21:58:14
                                   Just saying if he was guaranteed what he sought after he - KC rules MU - 4/16 22:14:15
                                   That's not how it works. - zodiac6 JC - 4/16 22:05:09
                                        I understand the difference - Macgrantt MU - 4/16 22:08:31
                                             Some players don't have agents. - zodiac6 JC - 4/16 22:30:45
                                                  Agents are probably a neccessity when looking for and - Yosa125 TAMU - 4/17 06:59:19
                                                  It's a lot easier for a quality veteran to go without - alwaysright MU - 4/16 23:27:13
                                                  Jontay will probably sign with the same agent or agency - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/16 23:21:49
                         agreed(nm) - DevilsAdvocate MU - 4/16 21:25:14
                         though he's dropping to 2nd rd in several latest mocks - Macgrantt MU - 4/16 21:17:19
                              I certainly agree with the last sentence. As you pointed... - zounami MU - 4/16 21:26:09
                         what makes you think that? (nm) - zounami MU - 4/16 20:37:55
                              He is an expert - DevilsAdvocate MU - 4/16 20:55:33
                                   It sounds more like a guess than an informed opinion. (nm) - zounami MU - 4/16 21:11:08
                                        It is not a guess. You know he is right(nm) - DevilsAdvocate MU - 4/16 21:24:27
                                             He's probably right, but it's definitely only a guess. (nm) - zounami MU - 4/16 21:26:38
               STOP slamming our Missouri players, why? - RNcaud MU - 4/16 20:31:30
                    Absolutely nothing wrong with that post - KC rules MU - 4/16 22:04:54
                    he's speaking in the past tense about how they played under - zounami MU - 4/16 20:37:05
                    most of the KA recruits that struggled with him - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/16 20:34:02
                         Nevermind i saw what you said nm - MIZtigerZOU MU - 4/16 20:48:07




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