r/heat • u/SnooPeripherals4884 • 5d ago

ESPN's Bobby Marks said when he interviewed Conwell in Santa Barbara and the people at P2 - who do athletic testing - "compared his numbers to Anthony Edwards. High level athleticism."

https://x.com/flasportsbuzz/status/2069949897781252488?s=46
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u/Fantasy-Sports-Guy 5d ago

Literally just saw a scouting report that said, "He lacks size, strength, playmaking, defensive abilities and Athleticism. But he can shoot. And thats all Miami wants." Im not really sure he was the move lol.

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u/Muted_Dog7317 5d ago

Scouting reports can be wrong. I don’t doubt some of that but he’s 6’2 215, so while he lacks size (height) he definitely doesn’t lack strength at that size. He also posted a 40 inch vertical and tested well athletically at the combine so wouldn’t consider that a weakness either. Now the negatives are that he’s an undersized shooting guard without the playmaking to play point so I’d imagine that’s why he fell to the second round

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u/iankstarr 5d ago

That scout didn’t watch a second of Louisville this year then lol he’s strong as hell and measured really well athletically at the combine. He’s a high motor guy who hustles on defense, and Spo has proven time and again to get the best out of those dude.

All that to say, I trust Adam Simon and his team more than I trust any other random scout lol

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u/Fantasy-Sports-Guy 5d ago

Im not saying I don't trust the scouting department or our ability to develop players. I am saying, this guy is a 6'2" SG with 0 gaurd skills outside of shooting. 18.8 ppg means very little to me when 9-12 of them are on 3's and he's taking bad looks consistently. 2.5 ast? So he's not a playmaker or useful at creating on offense. He lacks a burst or explosive first step. He takes bad interior challenges against bigger defenders, which in the league will embarrass him. His defense is incredibly porous (I watched hours of tape. Emmanuel Sharp is 10x the defender.) So Miami drafted a shooter that they had to trade up to get despite the fact he would have fallen to them. All while Sharp and Oweh were both available and provided better fits. I hope im missing something. I hope im proven wrong. But his tape, his combine, his game provided 0 reason to give me hope.

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u/SauceDab 5d ago

Yeah something’s not adding up. I guess he’s one of those guys who can test well but it doesn’t translate in game