re: I haven’t seen this since Chris Jackson....

Jackson still remains the best player I've ever watched live. That said, I think Waters would be putting up numbers close to Jackson's if he played in that era. Brown had no reins in Jackson. He did whatever he wanted and took whatever shots he wanted when he wanted. Waters has proven he has the ability to be a big time scorer. However, he plays under control and in an era where defense is much more emphasized than it was in the late 80's.

For reference, in his Freshman season Jackson averaged 23 shots per game along with 6 FT attempts. He scored 30 ppg

Waters is averaging 17 ppg. But he's only averaging 12 shots per game and 4 FT attempts.

Give Waters 11 more shots (about half being 3's) and 2 more FT's and he would definitely approach Jackson's numbers