As far as I can tell, the dude’s been a shooter all his basketball career so far, he’ll figure it out.
Let’s maybe focus on the positives like his ability to contribute in other ways
IswearImnotapossum
Tbf shooting isn’t his specialty
Josh_a_J
It’s just the Raptors curse. When you join the team, you reset your shooting abilities.
He’ll have to re-discover them again.
theowne
Just raptors things lol. Draft the best shooter. Immediately becomes the worst shooter.
SovietHockeyFan
More like Grody Dick
twoopaq
But he has drip
PlumCantaloupe
This is rough 🙁
KingOfWeTheNorth
A big issue for Gradey is the absolute lack of handle. If he doesn’t have space for a spot up, he can’t do anything. He also loves to loft a pass through dangerous areas.
He’s going to take a lot of nurturing. If we weren’t so thin, he’d be with the 905 right now. Wouldn’t mind giving JFL a run if we can.
adamast0r
Another dud. Incoming Masai/Bobby hate…
OguguasVeryOwn
At least the mechanics are there. When I watched Scoot it was like watching a textbook broken jumper, I have a lot more faith in Gradey getting his shot to click.
It’s the defense that worries me more. If Gradey can’t keep his man in front of him it’s going to limit his ceiling long term. Still early though.
hoennking502
He’s been absolutely horrible, people treating him kid gloves on
getmeon
Give him time.
QueasyDrummer00
I’m not worried. His mechanics are elite. He’s been getting inconsistent minutes and hasn’t really figured out where or when he’ll get playing time.
orange_pool_cue
probably a lot to do with our system and it’s complete lack of spacing
RoncoBronco
He’s a 19 year old kid 12 games into his NBA career. He needs time to grow and figure it out. People treating him like he was a first overall pick. Y’all think you can do better than Masai. I am sure you’d love that Suggs pick too. Or whoever y’all wanted over OG. Pascal at 27 yeah I am sure y’all saw that too. Cmon man, get a grip
Barnicus57
He’s 19 and the entire roster is flawed. Relax.
blank988
Liability on defence and shooting efficiency is horrible
Not looking good so far for Dick
Massive_Secretary658
I mentioned his abysmal shooting % last night and got down voted ten times over. The truth hurts I guess
Punjabiveer30
He needs to go to the G-league and put up monster shooting numbers there and get comfortable with 3 point shooting
Warpedpubes
I find it weird that I’ve seen him in two different tv commercials and he hasn’t even played 20 games in the NBA.I know endorsement deals are a part of being an NBA player and he probably filmed them before the season began but you would think his handlers would let him establish himself in the nba first. He’s already starting to get Raptor fans to criticize the pick!
Strive_for_Altruism
Could have had Jordan Hawkins, the true 3 point flamethrower in the draft, but we took Tik Tok Boi instead
TdotSkunt
sounds about right
legolasMightBeADog
Dick played 188 minutes in the NBA, he is a 19 years old rookie and is still adjusting to the speed of the NBA. And yet unhappy, pessimistic people are already complaining about his performance. I feel sorry for you
Give Dick a chance before declaring him a bust
UjiriWatcher
I think he’ll be fine by end of the year
SlapThatAce
Got down voted for calling him The Bricklayer, but that’s who he is! He is supposed to be our Sniper, but he could be next to a barn and he would still miss. I also don’t want to hear the “ohh he is a rookie” because (unlike in other sport’s ) nobody is asking him to lead a team, handle the ball, push the tempo, or setup plays in his rookie year.
Hell in the NFL, if a rookie sucked as much as The Bricklayer there would be already Bust talks and cutting.
YouDontJump
He’s just had a terrible start to the season. I have faith he’ll turn things around. All it takes is one really good game.
pinnone
I hate this sub.
sh00ner
Guess the Spurs should’ve taken Lively over Wemby, with that thinking. Imagine every team gave up on their picks less than halfway into their rookie seasons?
Raptorsthrowaway1
Not going to make any sort of judgement on a 19 year old that is 12 games into his rookie career lol.
However…. taking a 19 year old rookie is a development move. You are betting on their development into a solid player at 21 or 22. Why would you add a development player to this group when you are trying to compete?
Just_Effort_8403
His Kansas coach called him the best freshman shooter he has ever seen. I think he’ll be fine. Even though he can’t shoot for shit, he’s still doing a lot of the other things. Once his shooting comes around, he’s gonna be elite.
Kevita24
Guys, he’s only 19…and it’s 12 games into his first season, he will be fine, relax
It’s going to take a few years not a few games for MOST players to develop into high-level players in the NBA…it’s a major leap from college to the NBA where you go from playing against teenagers who couldn’t sniff the end of the bench on a G-League team, to playing against grown men who are the best in the world at this game…very few players come in and are good right away, like anything it takes time, it’s a process…
Step back from your keyboards and relax…he will be fine, he’s going to have some rough games, and he’s going to have some really good games where we say “oh, okay! I see the talent and what he can develop into” but you gotta be patient
Imagine walking into you’re first real job and 12 days in management is like “We’re concerned about you, you don’t know everything already and you’re not one of our best employees” lol it wouldn’t happen because they understand there’s a learning curve and it takes time…basketball is no different
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Cason that high
As far as I can tell, the dude’s been a shooter all his basketball career so far, he’ll figure it out.
Let’s maybe focus on the positives like his ability to contribute in other ways
Tbf shooting isn’t his specialty
It’s just the Raptors curse. When you join the team, you reset your shooting abilities.
He’ll have to re-discover them again.
Just raptors things lol. Draft the best shooter. Immediately becomes the worst shooter.
More like Grody Dick
But he has drip
This is rough 🙁
A big issue for Gradey is the absolute lack of handle. If he doesn’t have space for a spot up, he can’t do anything. He also loves to loft a pass through dangerous areas.
He’s going to take a lot of nurturing. If we weren’t so thin, he’d be with the 905 right now. Wouldn’t mind giving JFL a run if we can.
Another dud. Incoming Masai/Bobby hate…
At least the mechanics are there. When I watched Scoot it was like watching a textbook broken jumper, I have a lot more faith in Gradey getting his shot to click.
It’s the defense that worries me more. If Gradey can’t keep his man in front of him it’s going to limit his ceiling long term. Still early though.
He’s been absolutely horrible, people treating him kid gloves on
Give him time.
I’m not worried. His mechanics are elite. He’s been getting inconsistent minutes and hasn’t really figured out where or when he’ll get playing time.
probably a lot to do with our system and it’s complete lack of spacing
He’s a 19 year old kid 12 games into his NBA career. He needs time to grow and figure it out. People treating him like he was a first overall pick. Y’all think you can do better than Masai. I am sure you’d love that Suggs pick too. Or whoever y’all wanted over OG. Pascal at 27 yeah I am sure y’all saw that too. Cmon man, get a grip
He’s 19 and the entire roster is flawed. Relax.
Liability on defence and shooting efficiency is horrible
Not looking good so far for Dick
I mentioned his abysmal shooting % last night and got down voted ten times over. The truth hurts I guess
He needs to go to the G-league and put up monster shooting numbers there and get comfortable with 3 point shooting
I find it weird that I’ve seen him in two different tv commercials and he hasn’t even played 20 games in the NBA.I know endorsement deals are a part of being an NBA player and he probably filmed them before the season began but you would think his handlers would let him establish himself in the nba first.
He’s already starting to get Raptor fans to criticize the pick!
Could have had Jordan Hawkins, the true 3 point flamethrower in the draft, but we took Tik Tok Boi instead
sounds about right
Dick played 188 minutes in the NBA, he is a 19 years old rookie and is still adjusting to the speed of the NBA.
And yet unhappy, pessimistic people are already complaining about his performance.
I feel sorry for you
Give Dick a chance before declaring him a bust
I think he’ll be fine by end of the year
Got down voted for calling him The Bricklayer, but that’s who he is! He is supposed to be our Sniper, but he could be next to a barn and he would still miss. I also don’t want to hear the “ohh he is a rookie” because (unlike in other sport’s ) nobody is asking him to lead a team, handle the ball, push the tempo, or setup plays in his rookie year.
Hell in the NFL, if a rookie sucked as much as The Bricklayer there would be already Bust talks and cutting.
He’s just had a terrible start to the season. I have faith he’ll turn things around. All it takes is one really good game.
I hate this sub.
Guess the Spurs should’ve taken Lively over Wemby, with that thinking. Imagine every team gave up on their picks less than halfway into their rookie seasons?
Not going to make any sort of judgement on a 19 year old that is 12 games into his rookie career lol.
However…. taking a 19 year old rookie is a development move. You are betting on their development into a solid player at 21 or 22. Why would you add a development player to this group when you are trying to compete?
His Kansas coach called him the best freshman shooter he has ever seen. I think he’ll be fine. Even though he can’t shoot for shit, he’s still doing a lot of the other things. Once his shooting comes around, he’s gonna be elite.
Guys, he’s only 19…and it’s 12 games into his first season, he will be fine, relax
It’s going to take a few years not a few games for MOST players to develop into high-level players in the NBA…it’s a major leap from college to the NBA where you go from playing against teenagers who couldn’t sniff the end of the bench on a G-League team, to playing against grown men who are the best in the world at this game…very few players come in and are good right away, like anything it takes time, it’s a process…
Step back from your keyboards and relax…he will be fine, he’s going to have some rough games, and he’s going to have some really good games where we say “oh, okay! I see the talent and what he can develop into” but you gotta be patient
Imagine walking into you’re first real job and 12 days in management is like “We’re concerned about you, you don’t know everything already and you’re not one of our best employees” lol it wouldn’t happen because they understand there’s a learning curve and it takes time…basketball is no different