too small of a sample size IMO. Lets see how he does for a full season. Those numbers aren't realistic throughout 82 games, he will come down to Earth. I'm hoping he doesn't fall face first into the ground.
Buddy can make plenty of shots when the bright lights aren't on, but then the game starts and he starts building brick houses
Wow, a lot of negativity and the season hasn't even started. Is this what we can expect from you the next 8 months? This doom and gloom attitude?
Who is to say what is realistic and what isn't when a player is in the process of discovering how good can be?
Who is anyone to put limitations on what a player can achieve after one season in the NBA?
If Buddy shot 43% from 3 pointers over 30 games then it is realistic, because that was the reality, not your diminished expectations.
In Buddy's final season at OSU
he shot 67% TS which I believe is an
all-time collegiate record. That is off-the-chart efficiency.
There's strong evidence to suggest the guy is a natural shot maker and scorer at a high level. This is not opinion. This is fact.
When he was acquired there was the critics who said he could only shoot spot up from the perimeter. Wrong.
He has already shown he has an in-between game, shooting soft floaters off either foot, and strong ability to drive and finish with his left hand.
He is also tireless in his willingness to move without the ball to get to open spots on the floor. He has counter moves to what the defense does.
He also has perhaps the best work ethic of any player in Kings history, at least Top 5.
So what is the basis of this inherent pessimism? Is there any substance to your opinion besides meaningless preseason games?