Seeing the PG comparison thread Apollo just started made me think back to the times when Stoudamire was destroying the league from the point.
Stoudamire, for being as good as he was, was only 5'10", came in as a senior, and was drafted with the 7th pick.
The games that Stoudamire and Walker play are exceptionally similar. So I'm throwing this out there (I'm a big-time Walker fan, so it should be no surprise what I think the answer might be): why can't Walker be as good as Damon Stoudamire?
Here are their stats (per game) from their junior year in college.
Stoudamire:
Minutes: 33.3..FG%: 44.8..3pt FG%: 35.1..FT%: 80.0..Rebs: 4.5..Asts: 5.9..T/O: 3.2..Blks: 0.1..Stls: 1.6..Pts: 18.3
Walker:
Minutes: 37.6..FG%: 42.8..3pt FG%: 33.....FT%: 81.9..Rebs: 5.4..Asts: 4.5..T/O: 2.3..Blks: 0.2..Stls: 1.9..Pts: 23.5
You could look at Stoudamire's assist numbers and say he was a better distributor, BUT, Walker turned the ball over less. And I don't know what the calibre of players were that Stoudamire played with, but I know that other than Lamb, Walker didn't really play with quality scorers. That is, he shouldn't be significantly faulted for being the team's best offensive option simply because he played PG.
Also, other than stats, I don't know what kind of player Stoudamire was in college, but I can't see what intangibles he might have had then that Walker doesn't have now (such as leadership, clutch, toughness and competitiveness). And for all the concern over Walker's height, he's basically 2 inches taller than Stoudamire.
Stoudamire, for being as good as he was, was only 5'10", came in as a senior, and was drafted with the 7th pick.
The games that Stoudamire and Walker play are exceptionally similar. So I'm throwing this out there (I'm a big-time Walker fan, so it should be no surprise what I think the answer might be): why can't Walker be as good as Damon Stoudamire?
Here are their stats (per game) from their junior year in college.
Stoudamire:
Minutes: 33.3..FG%: 44.8..3pt FG%: 35.1..FT%: 80.0..Rebs: 4.5..Asts: 5.9..T/O: 3.2..Blks: 0.1..Stls: 1.6..Pts: 18.3
Walker:
Minutes: 37.6..FG%: 42.8..3pt FG%: 33.....FT%: 81.9..Rebs: 5.4..Asts: 4.5..T/O: 2.3..Blks: 0.2..Stls: 1.9..Pts: 23.5
You could look at Stoudamire's assist numbers and say he was a better distributor, BUT, Walker turned the ball over less. And I don't know what the calibre of players were that Stoudamire played with, but I know that other than Lamb, Walker didn't really play with quality scorers. That is, he shouldn't be significantly faulted for being the team's best offensive option simply because he played PG.
Also, other than stats, I don't know what kind of player Stoudamire was in college, but I can't see what intangibles he might have had then that Walker doesn't have now (such as leadership, clutch, toughness and competitiveness). And for all the concern over Walker's height, he's basically 2 inches taller than Stoudamire.
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