Parker

[shu67]

Some suggestions for the young man to improve his game. There is talent there, but he needs to correct 2 glaring issues:

Need to have Sha work on dribbling drills so he does not dribble the ball off of his own foot, loses the dribble or gets it stolen. Way to careless with the ball for a guard.

Need to have Sha work on his passing with passing drills so he does not pass the ball to a phantom player or to the opposing team. Maybe have his eyes checked?

Once he corrects those issues, he will be a great contributor.

 

[Piratz]

Villanova used to be known as Guard U. Seton Hall is Converted PG U. We love doing this.

Parker has talent and upside. To me he’s a clear 2. He’s got talent and explosiveness, is quick, has a good handle for a scorer, and a good looking shot. He doesn’t see the floor and move like a PG IMO. Sha is spending lots of time trying to create that.

 

[knowknow]

For those of you short on time, let me explain. No there is too much. Let me sum up. Parker needs to work on dribbling and passing.

 

[joeyklings]

No disrespect. He’s serviceable right now.
It didn’t work out at NC State, it didn’t work out here. Appears to be a mid major guard. Nothing wrong with that either.

 

[Seton75]

I hope he stays. Really like the good stuff and the bad can be fixed. Not expecting him to ever be a trad PG

 

[NCAAsorBust]

I hope he stays. Really like the good stuff and the bad can be fixed. Not expecting him to ever be a trad PG

This a sad statement on where the state of college athletics is. I don't care if he stays or goes. Nobody has any loyalty to the school. I just hope we can put together the best roster possible and if's he on it great, if he's not so be it.

 

[Section112]

Kid has a lot of upside and crazy athletic. But he’s not a PG. Wherever he plays he needs to make two handed passes and stop playing street ball because it leads to TOs. He also has to be stronger with the ball during dribble penetration. I like him. He’s a great defender but needs to play so much smarter and in control.

 

[JTSHU]

Some suggestions for the young man to improve his game. There is talent there, but he needs to correct 2 glaring issues:

Need to have Sha work on dribbling drills so he does not dribble the ball off of his own foot, loses the dribble or gets it stolen. Way to careless with the ball for a guard.

Need to have Sha work on his passing with passing drills so he does not pass the ball to a phantom player or to the opposing team. Maybe have his eyes checked?

Once he corrects those issues, he will be a great contributor.

Its forced. Just needs to slow down relax and not force it.value posessions. Hes just not a pg. He likes to attack and make plays but not as a pg

 

[NIL BAD]

He gave us very valuable minutes at Butler. Also plays excellent defense & can really sky. I like him despite the high unforced turnover rate.

 

[shu67]

I like him too, but he needs to be much better with the ball. Sha relies on him to spell Clark so Sha must see some potential at the point. His issues can be corrected with coaching and working on improving the ball handling and decision making.

 

[Fishjam]

I said it on the Trove the other day, Parker is a guy who I'd like to have prior to unlimited transfers. He's a kid who could be developed over 3 or 4 years under the same coach. He has the physical tools to play high D-1 but needs a lot of work on his basketball acumen/IQ and repetitions on fundamentals. Since that is a thing of the past you have to accept what he is today and get the most out of him.

He's not a good PG who can run a team but Budd can't play 40 minutes a game so Parker has to get 5-8 minutes a game at PG. When that happens, Sha needs to try to accentuate what he does well. Offensively, he's good in the midrange in the middle of the floor, especially in the circle around the FT line. Has a nice pull-up jumper from 12-16 ft and a decent floater from 7-11 ft. When he can get penetration into that area, he is at his best.

He's a good on-ball defender with active hands. When he is in at PG, we should be applying our pressure defense and be looking for opportunities in transition where Parker can use his athleticism and his instincts to find teammates for alleyoops.

Aside from his PG duties, I think he's most effective playing alongside Budd. That way he doesn't have to run the team but can supply some ball-handling relief for Budd. He can use some of his scoring ability and really lean into the defensive side of the ball allowing Budd to defend a less stressful cover. The biggest issue with him is shot selection and careless turnovers. He takes a lot of ill-advised 3s. Have to keep working with him to understand what a good shot is and what isn't and where on the floor he is efficient versus ineffecient. (see chart below for his hot and cold zones).

 

[knowknow]

Trey is the point guard in two of the five most efficient lineups we have

1. Budd, TJ, AJSM, Fisher, Hines (63 possessions, +28.8 adjusted points per 100 possessions)
2. Budd, Mike, TJ, Fisher, Steph (50 possessions, +27.6 adjusted points per 100 possessions)
3. Budd, TJ, AJSM, Fisher, Steph (155 possessions, +26.8 adjusted points per 100 possessions)
4. Trey, TJ, AJSM, Dar, Hines (52 possessions, +26.8 adjusted points per 100 possessions)
5. Trey, Mike, TJ, Josh, Hines (50 possessions, +25.5 adjusted points per 100 possessions)
6. Budd, Mike, AJSM, Fisher, Steph (321 possessions, +9.3 points per 100 possessions)

 

[joeyklings]

This was about two weeks ago but Parker and Rivera were the two players who had a negative rating

 

[ivyhillpark63]

Parker actually has a reliable mid range jumper.
Had a nice alley oop pass to Rivera and put it in a place even Josh couldn't miss..

 

[Left Coast Pirates]

Once again just another player being asked to play out of position and therefore judged based on a skill set he really doesn’t possess.

Agree with Fishjam. The type of player you would like to see develop over multiple years under one coach. He plays with a lot of school yard bad habits. Would be interesting to see if Sha could have gotten him to play a more structured brand of ball.

would love to have him back, but don’t believe Parker is the type of player who would accept a bench role in today’s FA movement.

 

[PirateBlue08]

I'd actually take him back for next year if its a need we have, but I'd rather him be an extra 2-guard who can play the point as a third string option for when were in foul trouble or for depth in case of injuries. I would prefer we get an actual PG to back up Budd or whoever is our starting PG next year.

Parker to me is serviceable enough to renew his contract for a second year at a reasonable rate. He isn't terrible even at the point and has actually given us some decent minutes when Budd needs a rest or is in foul trouble. Not a good option, don't get me wrong. But livable. He has active hands, high motor, athleticism, good defensive player, and has some offensive abilities.

If he could cut down on bonehead passes and wild drives and develop his outside shot a bit more, he would be a pretty strong high major bench player who could give you major minutes in a pinch, especially at the 2.

 

[HALL85]

I'd actually take him back for next year if its a need we have, but I'd rather him be an extra 2-guard who can play the point as a third string option for when were in foul trouble or for depth in case of injuries. I would prefer we get an actual PG to back up Budd or whoever is our starting PG next year.

Parker to me is serviceable enough to renew his contract for a second year at a reasonable rate. He isn't terrible even at the point and has actually given us some decent minutes when Budd needs a rest or is in foul trouble. Not a good option, don't get me wrong. But livable. He has active hands, high motor, athleticism, good defensive player, and has some offensive abilities.

If he could cut down on bonehead passes and wild drives and develop his outside shot a bit more, he would be a pretty strong high major bench player who could give you major minutes in a pinch, especially at the 2.

That sounds like the role Payday Moore is planning to fill. Assuming there is enough money, Hines, Clark and Simpkins will take lion share.

Need to spend on a quality 4 or two legitimate ones with size.

5 - Hines, Ehreine
4 - Open Open
3/2 - Simpkins, Williams, Moore, Parker
1 - Clark, Open

Bench - Felton, Mbaye, Open, Open

 

[SPK145]

That sounds like the role Payday Moore is planning to fill. Assuming there is enough money, Hines, Clark and Simpkins will take lion share.

Need to spend on a quality 4 or two legitimate ones with size.

5 - Hines, Ehreine
4 - Open Open
3/2 - Simpkins, Williams, Moore, Parker
1 - Clark, Open

Bench - Felton, Mbaye, Open, Open

You really think all of them are coming back, LOL?

 

[Seton75]

You really think all of them are coming back, LOL?

I think a number of them come back

 

[HALL85]

You really think all of them are coming back, LOL?

No, I have no idea. Who does in this world of NIL?

All based on the assumption that we can pay and they want to be here. Neither of which I am very confident.

 

[CTF591011]

I like his athleticism’s and seems like a decent finisher but that’s it.

IDK but I actually rather try Simpkins control more of the ball as a man ball handler when Clark sits since he can at least draw more attention as a scorer and hopefully he can make good reads from there.

I also feel Parker is a big part of when we had bad turnover slumps and also seen him many times rush a shot on a fast break.

He plays hard and his defense is good enough for the system, but for me when we should focus try to find better offense he is someone that is up and down.

He probably is the best backup PG option, but for me we simply just need to give the ball to our best creator’s hands from Clark to simpkims.

He is more of a combo guard which is good and can give good backup handling. But he just can’t initiate or draw plays like Clark especially in the half court setting.

 

[PirateBlue08]

You really think all of them are coming back, LOL?

Rank in order of your opinion of likelihood of return at present moment