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Originally Posted by sefant77
Lame ass hype article with HS stats.
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You say that as if I quoted the entire article -- the fact that he was coached by Brandon Roy in high school was the notable part, not his stats... The article went beyond the numbers anyway, from strengths/weaknesses that you can see on tape, to how/why he would fit the Mavs... But it's pretty clear that you only read the first line I quoted and didn't bother to click the link, otherwise you'd know it was far from being a "hype article."
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Obviously, the big knock against Porter is the injury history with his back. Ask anyone with a back injury, and they might tell you that potential for lingering issues is a real thing. The idea of this has the potential to scare off a number of teams picking in the top 8-10 picks, and given Porter's unwillingness to participate in the combine, and stinginess with his medical details, you can see why.
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Porter has a few knocks against him as well, most notable among those being his physicality. There are too many cases of Porter either being pushed off of his spots or denied in the lane when he should be finishing with strength. As a result, he tends to avoid taking contact when he can, settling for a more difficult shot than he should. He also has been known to be pushed around a bit of the defensive end of the floor by more physical players as well, which could be a big concern at the professional level. Porter's struggles as an elite ball-handler in halfcourt situations can also be attributed to his struggles in getting to rim, which also leads the some of those bad shots we mentioned before.
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Some of the most lofty of those comparisons, are to none other than Kevin Durant, who has been arguably the second-best player in the world over the last 10 years. The Porter-to-Durant comparison seems ridiculous. Durant is taller, much more athletic, and was a much more versatile and proven scorer coming out of college.
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