ESPN mock draft on Langford
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I really think he'll be a great pro, or at least he has all the skillset. I don't expect shooting to be a problem.... I think his hand was the major factor, but also teams figured out he was our primary scoring threat on the perimeter. I think he'll be the player we all hoped to get, but unfortunately it won't be in candy stripes.
Agree, 3 years from now he will be a very good nba player. His shooting will come around
What do you mean by has all the skillset? He is far below average in dribbling and passing compared to nba guards. Obviously he is the worst shooter in the draft, now that may be due to injuries, but his percentages were putrid. Teams left him open and dared him to shoot the three while boxing in the lane. Did you watch him play? There was a reason we did not make the tournament, and it was because he shot the worst % ever from behind the line in IU history. If he would have just shot 35% we would have had 3+ more wins and easily in the tourney.
Worst shooter in the draft? His 3pt% is comparable to Jarrett Culver and RJ Barrett (both 30%) as was his overall shooting % Barrett (45%) and Culver (46%). Let's not act like Jarret Culver making .2 more 3 pointers a game somehow absolves the fact that Culver's shooting is just as big of a question mark as Romeo's. Also helps when you play on a team like Texas Tech or Duke with a competent supporting cast.
Also, no team "left Romeo Langford open and dared him to shoot while boxing the lane" what games were you watching?
Like all players trying to get to the next level, his success in doing so will be directly linked to how well he handles adversity.
So Romeos 3 point % was better than Culvers or Barretts? I stated he is the worst shooter in the draft. If there was a player that realistically will be drafted that shot worse than him please bring that to the table, but to say others were close does not change the fact that romeo was still worse.
I watched every second he played for IU, many from about 15 feet away. Teams dared him to shoot, as they should have. The only thing he was elite at was finishing around the rim and in spurts defense.
I can watch and analyze basketball players without rose colored glasses. Many on here cannot.
No team dared Romeo to shoot from 15 feet out, because Romeo got into the lane and to the rim at will last year and finished well. How do you explain that if teams were simply boxing the lane?
Nassir Little, who is expected to get drafted higher than Romeo, shot a worse percentage than Romeo. Next.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/nassir-little-1.html
That was Justin Smith that teams left wide open and didn't guard on the perimeter with a healthy shooting hand.
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I am not a RL fanatic. I did, however, watch him play many times in high school. Before he fell and hurt his wrist and thumb, He hit just about everything he shot. His senior year, in the state finals, he was definitely hampered by his injury. They lost a game to Warren Central that they would have won if Romeo had been healthy.
Again, I am not a Romeo apologist but the Romeo that played for IU this year, for what ever reason, was not the RL I watched in high school. Not an excuse, just fact. A healthy RL and IU wins 5 more games.
I know. Cavanagh and his 6 screen names get dumber and dumber every time a new one is created.
Romeo was leading the nation in finishing at the rim before the hand injury that required surgery. I expect Romeo to not only play in the NBA but be very good and shoot a higher percentage in the NBA than at IU. It was unfortunate that in Romeo's only season at IU he was not 100%.
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