In the interview I heard, he said it would depend on NIL, but I kinda think it's gonna be both Jones and Claude.
We don't need his scoring. We just need him to make plays with his defensive efforts. Also remember he was in a different system.
Disagree 100% here. Philon, from all reports, didn't like having to attend school. Thus, he'd rather make $$$ in the G-league rather than in the NCAA... and that's perfectly ok. Now if you want to compare floors and ceilings, that's fair game. But to use this reasoning is flawed IMO.
Most don't like attending school. Philon is showing up in some mock drafts in the 1st round. The overwhelming majority of D1 players are not professional players. I don't see how you watching a 3 minute highlight tape of a kid makes you think he is better than Philon. That is flawed IMO.
That's probably why his post said that his film suggests he's a better player....
Ok... so let's see what numbers say in relation to the film. Philon averaged 10.6 points/3.8 assists/3.3 rebounds per game last season whereas Claude averaged 15.8/4.2/3.5 last year at Cal and 16.6/3.2/3.2 at Xavier the year prior. And experience-wise, there's absolutely no contest. Having NBA potential doesn't doesn't equate to NCAA productivity - Josh Primo is a poster child for this fact. At THIS point in their careers when comparing their stats, Claude is most likely the better player. BTW, you cite his 3 pt. shooting percentage. Care to look up Philon's last year? Also, my son attends UA and has classes with/works with several athletes. And while many do despise school, some tell him they stay because getting a degree is still quite useful.
I think that word may have been overlooked. Also why I said "most likely" in the last post. There's probably no absolutes in sports when it comes to player evals.
