Scoot turned it around and showed he will be just fine in the near future. I am hyped to have him because he plays like. True point guard and doesn't just jack up 3s #ODD
He’s got insane flashes! Reaaaalllyyy praying he finds his confidence in this league. Us Portland fans will support the hell out of him along the way❤️🔥
Scoot is going to be good; his playmaking has been elite with his passing and collapsing of defenses. But he needs to learn how to finish at the rim more efficiently before I start to make predictions on his ceiling
Nice video. I agree with your points. Scoot definitely has a great work ethic and passion to improve - that gives me the most hope that his sophomore year will be a big step forward. Most important aspect is to improve his shooting.
Scoot is gonna be a star in this league... He now has better options to distribute the basketball to and a MAJOR threat off picks because of that elite first step... He can drive and finish or slow it down to feed Ayton, Clingan or Deni on the roll... Don't forget Sharpe and Simons... If we can keep the CORE of the group together, the Blazers will be a contender in the next couple of years... However, if they gather chemistry with the new additiions mid next year, they can be a playoff team then also... The Blazers are on the right track, FINALLY
I agree with you on Scoot but it seems like with Ayton, if things aren't going his way, his effort takes a step back. Hopefully now, he steps up dominates as he should.
Facts - Scoot Henderson had a tough start to his rookie year. But he grew a ton through the season We need to grade rookies as rookies, their position difficulty and in their age group. The bust talk through the first 10 games of a 19 year old rookie career was crazy to me. Scoot had a tough start mostly because he couldn't slow down and use his athleticism in spurts, but went 100% every second and that will never work in the NBA level. Even later in the year, when he had tough shooting nights, he still got to his spots. He just didn't convert. He definitely needs to work on his left hand finishing still. It felt like he forced shots to his right too often, making tougher angles on left handed drives
Bro, there are stats that check passing to missing shots, and even an hockey assists (pass to a player that pass and make assists). Advanced stats tell a lot about the player. I would like to see Scoot improved, but won't play alone. He doesn't need to prove anything (often it's make a player to be obsessed to his own stats and that's bad), just play regular. I want to see him grow to be like Billups, (a great PG not a scorer). Btw most of the best PG like to play high pace (Magic, Nash Kidd), i think Portland as the tools (Deni was first in the league in this category last year, and Sharpe and the other young players fit to this stye).
there were games where he straight up looked drunk.... that being said there were games where he really changed the tone just by doing really basic point guard stuff. unfortunately the 30 or so games I managed to catch featured about a 50/50 split. hope the latter will be more common in year two I have faith
I had to look at De'Aaron Fox & Darius Garland stats, and you're right that Scoot was a bit better than both in his rookie year. I just want to see Scoot make less mistakes on the court this season. I don't like the combination of Scoot & Simons as a starting backcourt. I am not sure if the team will move Simons this year, but I didn't like what I saw when they played together. Getting a coach with a semblance of a gameplan would also help out massively.
Deni needs a pass first offense, Scoot needs it as well, the problem is that they are the only ones in the team that have that mindset. Coaching staff really needs to work on that.
I don’t think they’re the same player but his work ethic reminds me of dame. I knew dame was gonna be special because his work ethic and his overall demeanor. Scoot has “it” and people who wrote him off don’t know ball.
100% agree. Dame obviously looked better his rookie season since he was 23. Wouldn't be shocked if Scoot looked better than that in 3 years. Not necesarily saying he'll be better than Dame, but can definitely become an all star.
The modern media and fans are just so quick to write people off as a bust. The Blazers were one of the worst teams in the NBA and in many areas were worse than Detroit who had the worst 82 game regular season of all time. It wouldn't have mattered it they had gotten Wemby or Brandon Miller instead of Scoot...they would have struggled in Portland. Yes Scoot was really bad at times. That is to be expected from 99% of rookie Point Guards. The last 20 games of the season Scoot was fine. No he didn't shoot well, but putting up any numbers with at times 3 and 4 non shooters is not easy. Scoot will be fine. I fully expect to see hum average 18ppg and 7.5 ast this year on 42% FG and 35% 3pt. Still not great but an improvement.
I doubt you'd find one person who claim that Scoot can't be a great player in the NBA in the future. However, after his rookie year, can he be someone to build around in a contending team? That is the question.
Totally. I saw someone explain it as, his ceiling is still the same, but his chance to reach it has just dropped a little since the start of his rookie season.
I got a correction for you my boy! When you show the first 10 game stats it also says first 10 games on where he was averaging 18 and so on. I think you meant the last 10 games
I agree with you, I am glad someone else said it, I’ve been listening locked on blazers i can’t really stand mike Ritchmon take on scoot, he sounds like the sky is falling everytime he talks about scoot
Thank you for the comment! I love LOB, but I think due to his hype coming into his rookie season, Scoot gets judged more based on that, than what he actually was. 14/5.4/3 is great for a rookie regardless of shooting splits imo. Especially for a guard
Should've mentioned that in the vid, but his TOV's got much better towards the end of the season. As well as when he did turn the ball over, they were more acceptable, as opposed to just throwing the ball out of bounds or losing control of the ball
I like scoot I think his problem was being VASTLY overhyped coming into the league. He was advertised as potential superstar and I don't think he will ever be that. But all-star seems attainable, if his shot stays as it was finishing the year. That said I think Shaedon Sharpe is the guy Portland has that may actually have that superstar potential, though actually reaching it is a different story this year should be telling for both players and what their nba ceiling might look like
NBA fans and media are crazy impatient and rushed to judge Scoot before he had a chance to get used to the NBA. I'm shocked how little credit he and Chauncey Billups have received for the vast improvements in Scoots game.
I don’t know if he will have a huge leap but he’s going to be better. Guards take a few years to find their groove. I see a Westbrook like progression coming.
I think by year 3-4 we'll have a better understanding of what he is and will become. But even after year 3 he'll still be younger than Dame his rookie season lol
Scoot is the reason Lillard went to the bucks, the team was almost complete and the managers should've traded scoot for a strong center. that didn't happen and so the what ended up happening was the management asked Scoot to take it easy while the team builds. now, the team is looking so exciting and Grant and Ant needs to be traded if the Blazers want to build an amazing new build. In a podcast, when Damian was asked who is his favorite player, he answered Adebayo, if Adebayo were to come to the blazers, we could've seen a Blazers win the championship. The blazers might make it to playoffs next year but championship is going to depend on the build and if confidence can be built by the coach and the managements .
I agree Blazers messed up by not building around Dame. I don't agree with how they handled it but given his age, I think just embracing the rebuild was smart. Scoot and Shaedon have HUGE potential
@@pnwdevv the thing was that Dame was finally peaking at the Blazers with winning the 3 point contest and scoring 63 points, with a few adjustments, they could’ve at least made it to the finals and that would’ve been super exciting for the city. But the new team is starting to look really exciting. I think Scoot is only going to be able to perform well if others step up and with the new additions, it is looking good!
hes not your 1 option but hes gonna make your 1 option have some super open looks all day with his penetration.... if he could finish at the rim it his offense would be disgusting and wouldnt need a shot... but the defensive awareness is just not playoff level. my opinion of course. love his personality and hope only he gets better and better and can have a great career.
Seriously. I don't think either he or Shaedon Sharpe are ever going to be elite player's. Both are mid. Doesn't mean they are complete bust's, it just means that nobody should be building a team around either or both. Portland has a roster full of mid.
@@pnwdevv Superstars is probably a reach… I see Scoot’s ceiling as Baron Davis and Sharpe’s as Zach LaVine. Great players but not gonna make your team a contender. Scoot was the worst rim finisher in the NBA and had 14 dunks the predraft hype of his athleticism was off base and Sharpe hasn’t shown much besides being an inconsistent volume scorer
Wemby is completely different, hence why he's compared to LeBron. Scoot fell to 3, and plays a harder position to learn, and wasn't seen as the same level as Wemby. Crazy take
Dudes probably in the gym right now. Go Blazers!!!
He’s was in the gym 3 days after the season ended
Scoot turned it around and showed he will be just fine in the near future. I am hyped to have him because he plays like. True point guard and doesn't just jack up 3s
#ODD
He’s got insane flashes! Reaaaalllyyy praying he finds his confidence in this league. Us Portland fans will support the hell out of him along the way❤️🔥
1:31 Correction - Should've said "Last 10 Games"
Scoot is going to be good; his playmaking has been elite with his passing and collapsing of defenses. But he needs to learn how to finish at the rim more efficiently before I start to make predictions on his ceiling
Nice video. I agree with your points. Scoot definitely has a great work ethic and passion to improve - that gives me the most hope that his sophomore year will be a big step forward. Most important aspect is to improve his shooting.
Scoot is gonna be a star in this league... He now has better options to distribute the basketball to and a MAJOR threat off picks because of that elite first step... He can drive and finish or slow it down to feed Ayton, Clingan or Deni on the roll... Don't forget Sharpe and Simons... If we can keep the CORE of the group together, the Blazers will be a contender in the next couple of years... However, if they gather chemistry with the new additiions mid next year, they can be a playoff team then also... The Blazers are on the right track, FINALLY
I hate the scrutiny that Scoot, Ayton are getting.
I agree with you on Scoot but it seems like with Ayton, if things aren't going his way, his effort takes a step back. Hopefully now, he steps up dominates as he should.
Facts - Scoot Henderson had a tough start to his rookie year. But he grew a ton through the season
We need to grade rookies as rookies, their position difficulty and in their age group. The bust talk through the first 10 games of a 19 year old rookie career was crazy to me.
Scoot had a tough start mostly because he couldn't slow down and use his athleticism in spurts, but went 100% every second and that will never work in the NBA level.
Even later in the year, when he had tough shooting nights, he still got to his spots. He just didn't convert.
He definitely needs to work on his left hand finishing still. It felt like he forced shots to his right too often, making tougher angles on left handed drives
He just had so much hype, so when he didn't meet or exceed expectations, everyone thought he was a bust. 100% agree on grading rookies as rookies
Bro, there are stats that check passing to missing shots, and even an hockey assists (pass to a player that pass and make assists). Advanced stats tell a lot about the player. I would like to see Scoot improved, but won't play alone. He doesn't need to prove anything (often it's make a player to be obsessed to his own stats and that's bad), just play regular. I want to see him grow to be like Billups, (a great PG not a scorer). Btw most of the best PG like to play high pace (Magic, Nash Kidd), i think Portland as the tools (Deni was first in the league in this category last year, and Sharpe and the other young players fit to this stye).
there were games where he straight up looked drunk.... that being said there were games where he really changed the tone just by doing really basic point guard stuff. unfortunately the 30 or so games I managed to catch featured about a 50/50 split. hope the latter will be more common in year two I have faith
I had to look at De'Aaron Fox & Darius Garland stats, and you're right that Scoot was a bit better than both in his rookie year. I just want to see Scoot make less mistakes on the court this season. I don't like the combination of Scoot & Simons as a starting backcourt. I am not sure if the team will move Simons this year, but I didn't like what I saw when they played together. Getting a coach with a semblance of a gameplan would also help out massively.
Scoot and Shaedon could be a great combo though. Which is why I'd be fine moving off Simons
Deni needs a pass first offense, Scoot needs it as well, the problem is that they are the only ones in the team that have that mindset. Coaching staff really needs to work on that.
Chauncey only knows how to run isos
Also, great video! Really well spoken, well paced, and enjoyable :)
Thank you so much, I appreciate the kind words!
Good video! Really illustrated the point!
Thank you so much for the kind words, I appreciate it!
You can see me throw my hands up when Scoot hits the bank 3 pointer lol. We lost the game but Scoot was a fun spot.
I don’t think they’re the same player but his work ethic reminds me of dame. I knew dame was gonna be special because his work ethic and his overall demeanor. Scoot has “it” and people who wrote him off don’t know ball.
100% agree. Dame obviously looked better his rookie season since he was 23. Wouldn't be shocked if Scoot looked better than that in 3 years. Not necesarily saying he'll be better than Dame, but can definitely become an all star.
@@pnwdevv I have him being an all-star year 3 or 4
If they start a 6'2" and under league, he'll be a Perennial MVP candidate
Don't even think that would happen.
I think Scoot celling is around D Fox put he got the strength to fight thru contact.
Yup and d Fox had a worse rookie season than scoot!!
disagree his ceiling is prime Russell Westbrook
@@tarasgubarik He's fast but I don't think he's as explosive and can jump off of one leg like Russell.
@@pimorosz4811 he is explosive dude he just needs time
Lol no way. Never gonna be close to Fox who is very underrated
Good video my man!
I appreciate it! Blessings!
NBA Media won't let a rookie be a rookie 😭😭😭😭
The modern media and fans are just so quick to write people off as a bust. The Blazers were one of the worst teams in the NBA and in many areas were worse than Detroit who had the worst 82 game regular season of all time. It wouldn't have mattered it they had gotten Wemby or Brandon Miller instead of Scoot...they would have struggled in Portland.
Yes Scoot was really bad at times. That is to be expected from 99% of rookie Point Guards. The last 20 games of the season Scoot was fine. No he didn't shoot well, but putting up any numbers with at times 3 and 4 non shooters is not easy.
Scoot will be fine. I fully expect to see hum average 18ppg and 7.5 ast this year on 42% FG and 35% 3pt. Still not great but an improvement.
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Win total over 22.5 feels like a steal
I doubt you'd find one person who claim that Scoot can't be a great player in the NBA in the future. However, after his rookie year, can he be someone to build around in a contending team? That is the question.
Totally. I saw someone explain it as, his ceiling is still the same, but his chance to reach it has just dropped a little since the start of his rookie season.
He has a long way to go to become even a passable player.
Eric Bledsoe type player.
Agreed bro
If scoot had a legit coach that knew offense he’d had looked a lot better, billups coaches like the 90’s pistons where he only cares about defense.
Never thought I'd think Stotts would be a good coach for this team rn 🤣
Scoot not being able to see to start the season was a big factor. Once he got contacts his shooting was much better.
Bro was shooting 35% from 3 after he could see 😭🔥
I got a correction for you my boy! When you show the first 10 game stats it also says first 10 games on where he was averaging 18 and so on. I think you meant the last 10 games
I agree with you, I am glad someone else said it, I’ve been listening locked on blazers i can’t really stand mike Ritchmon take on scoot, he sounds like the sky is falling everytime he talks about scoot
Thank you for the comment! I love LOB, but I think due to his hype coming into his rookie season, Scoot gets judged more based on that, than what he actually was. 14/5.4/3 is great for a rookie regardless of shooting splits imo. Especially for a guard
You have to discuss the TO’s, Scoot has promise but until he turns his irrational overconfidence into wily playmaking he won’t be a starting PG.
Should've mentioned that in the vid, but his TOV's got much better towards the end of the season. As well as when he did turn the ball over, they were more acceptable, as opposed to just throwing the ball out of bounds or losing control of the ball
I’ll believe it when I see it.
get down with the ptown
I like scoot I think his problem was being VASTLY overhyped coming into the league. He was advertised as potential superstar and I don't think he will ever be that. But all-star seems attainable, if his shot stays as it was finishing the year. That said I think Shaedon Sharpe is the guy Portland has that may actually have that superstar potential, though actually reaching it is a different story this year should be telling for both players and what their nba ceiling might look like
NBA fans and media are crazy impatient and rushed to judge Scoot before he had a chance to get used to the NBA. I'm shocked how little credit he and Chauncey Billups have received for the vast improvements in Scoots game.
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I don’t know if he will have a huge leap but he’s going to be better. Guards take a few years to find their groove. I see a Westbrook like progression coming.
I think by year 3-4 we'll have a better understanding of what he is and will become. But even after year 3 he'll still be younger than Dame his rookie season lol
Scoot is the reason Lillard went to the bucks, the team was almost complete and the managers should've traded scoot for a strong center. that didn't happen and so the what ended up happening was the management asked Scoot to take it easy while the team builds. now, the team is looking so exciting and Grant and Ant needs to be traded if the Blazers want to build an amazing new build. In a podcast, when Damian was asked who is his favorite player, he answered Adebayo, if Adebayo were to come to the blazers, we could've seen a Blazers win the championship. The blazers might make it to playoffs next year but championship is going to depend on the build and if confidence can be built by the coach and the managements .
I agree Blazers messed up by not building around Dame. I don't agree with how they handled it but given his age, I think just embracing the rebuild was smart. Scoot and Shaedon have HUGE potential
@@pnwdevv the thing was that Dame was finally peaking at the Blazers with winning the 3 point contest and scoring 63 points, with a few adjustments, they could’ve at least made it to the finals and that would’ve been super exciting for the city. But the new team is starting to look really exciting. I think Scoot is only going to be able to perform well if others step up and with the new additions, it is looking good!
Scoot is gonna be fine. He won't be an 8 time all star or anything like that. But he's gonna be in the league for a long time.
If he has a monster year 2 and figures it out, I can see him being on the level of some of the great point guards.
hes not your 1 option but hes gonna make your 1 option have some super open looks all day with his penetration.... if he could finish at the rim it his offense would be disgusting and wouldnt need a shot... but the defensive awareness is just not playoff level. my opinion of course. love his personality and hope only he gets better and better and can have a great career.
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there was a dedicated group of heat fan scoot-haters all last season and it was insufferable
yo dudes 20! relax yall, he's gonna be just fine lol.
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Seriously. I don't think either he or Shaedon Sharpe are ever going to be elite player's. Both are mid. Doesn't mean they are complete bust's, it just means that nobody should be building a team around either or both.
Portland has a roster full of mid.
It's way to early to tell, and they both have super star ceilings. Scoot was taken 3rd and considered a #1 pick in most drafts for a reason
@@pnwdevv Superstars is probably a reach… I see Scoot’s ceiling as Baron Davis and Sharpe’s as Zach LaVine. Great players but not gonna make your team a contender. Scoot was the worst rim finisher in the NBA and had 14 dunks the predraft hype of his athleticism was off base and Sharpe hasn’t shown much besides being an inconsistent volume scorer
Scoot wasn't even the Blazer's best rookie... it was Toumani. Duop is also going to improve.
Scoot was the Blazers best rookie overall imo. Toumani was great though, not a bad thing to have multiple good rookies
Na. Cuz if wemby had this type of seasom the hate will never stop. Scoot got off wayy to easy
Wemby is completely different, hence why he's compared to LeBron. Scoot fell to 3, and plays a harder position to learn, and wasn't seen as the same level as Wemby. Crazy take
Completely ignored all the fouls and turnovers that never went away. Kid is a bust
Dramatic
If you think he’s going to get you to a championship in the future you are tripping. He’s a waste of time. Too small, can’t shoot