Ish Smith suffered from the same politics thatβs why heβs never been a starter. Heβs a career journeyman whoβs been a back up his whole career who gets 10-15 minutes a night. He deserved a shot to lead a team as a starting PG but he didnβt get that chance because the NBA is no longer interested in highlighting his skillset because he doesnβt fit the mold of what analytics (a form of politics) prefers.
I never said Reynolds βneverβ got opportunity. Thatβs your interpretation of what I said piggy backing off the others who commented.
I said he never got a real shot due to the politics of the game during that era. Those politics being his size and coming out as a senior.
I admired his game and simply wondered what he couldβve done with real minutes in a NBA game playing next and against real NBA talent.
@skinnyflaccoo@Strick21Chris@Mitchramsey21@iam_johnw So by that metric Isiah Thomas couldnβt play either even though he had an MVP season? Trae Young canβt play either even though heβs lead his team to an Eastern Conference Championship series?
@RevSum@c0mputersputin@Mitchramsey21@Strick21Chris@iam_johnw How would we know since he never got a legitimate shot?
Meanwhile you all are regurgitating the same point βhe wasnβt good enoughβ. Yet none of yall have given me an actual reason to show that he wasnβt good enough.
One summer doesnβt indicate real opportunity. Neither does it prove productivity in the actual NBA.
Zaccharie Risacher averaged 18 in the summer league. He looks like a bust playing against NBA players.
The point Iβm making is regarding development. Scottie came out as an older player during the height of the βone and doneβ era. Even though when he started in college older players were the priority in drafts versus younger.
His short stint doesnβt mean he couldnβt play in the NBA. GMβs began questioning upside for older prospects versus 19 year olds who they view as having more untapped potential.
You donβt have to agree but heβs one of several guys I think wouldβve carved out a decent career if he played in an earlier era.
@Mitchramsey21@Strick21Chris@iam_johnw βHe went undrafted in 2010 due to concerns regarding his size and positionβ
Sounds like politics to me but I can see how a surface level thinker like yourself would say βI mean it is that simpleβ