Slartibartfast wrote:Andrew McCeltic wrote:
The eye test, and stats, show a star, even though you've got the combo of inferior competition and inferior teammates. He looks better, in that context, than Jaylen Brown did, who also had mediocre help and bad spacing. So you can assume he's got at least as much potential as Jaylen offensively.
He's got considerably more potential than Jaylen offensively. Much, much, much more advanced shot creator, shooter, passer and handler. Jaylen vastly more dependent on transition and bad defenders to score - more like Ball in that respect.
The one thing Jaylen has on Fultz offensively is his first step operating out of the mid-post, but that's less useful for a perimeter guy in a PNR dominated league.
Yeah, I was just setting a floor for Markelle, I think he has more ability right now.
I would say, given Brown's athleticism and work ethic, he *could* make a leap over this summer or next - but I thought the same about Smart and it took longer. He shows flashes of star moves, but he has to drill his handles and footwork and then link them to his instincts, reactions. But he has the potential, like TMac did, or Butler, for sudden exponential growth.
Agree about Fultz' shooting and handles, but he's not Kyrie or Rose with the ball, either.
Good point about Kidd's D, Lonzo hasn't shown that.
Ball just reminds me of Bill Simmons' take on Smart a few drafts ago - said he had the work ethic and drove that he would find a way to be good. Marcus' development is bearing that out. I feel the same way about Lonzo- not his intensity but his poise - he's just a composed, winning player, and that intangible is going to make up for a lot over time. I don't think he's, like, Adam Morrison.