He's one of those dudes who was a really strong college player. I was really hurt when he left Duke-- until Derryck, maybe the most painful loss to transfer to date-- because I really thought he'd be terrific. And I didn't even think he'd do that point-forward thing as well as he did in school-- never even envisioned it.

That said, he's not athletic enough or skilled enough to do that in the NBA. You're right-- he has to be a ~40% shooter type or an absolute lockdown defender. Being a good passer/creation for your position isn't enough-- scores of terrific college players came and went or never were in the pros because they were all-around good but not great at that one thing. The potential for the shooting is there with him... but I'm not sure I'd bet on him, sadly. I'd have needed to see more in school. I'm rooting for him, though.