When you look at the elite Nba teams of today, their star players all have a elite skillset, and the next level superstar players combine that skillset with athleticism. The Problem with the Pistons is that they have a team full of players who lack a elite skill set but can mask that deficiency with athleticism and the excuse of youth.
As stated, our problem is that we don't have many skilled players or i could argue polished players.
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KCP's shot is improving but average behind the line
RJ's got sick handles and improving 3, but efficiency is still average and he has no clue how to utilize his dribble to suit his game
Tobias is a mismatch physically but if you take away his ability to get to the rim he becomes limited to a pull up jump shot
Dre has all the mobility and first step but consistently looks like he's jsut trying sh* out that he see's on Youtube.
SJ ...............everything
Our initial solution is as always "They are young and they'll improve". Well this is the year that the year RJ and Dre no longer have that excuse and its time to "prove it". I really don't think they'll accomplish that goal or at least improve enough that it'll change all our minds on how we view both them moving forward.
I do think that both Henry and Luke are going to open our eyes to how valuable a player with a polished skillset is and i could definitely see us shift our focus away from the 1-5 PNR and seeing alot more off ball movement and screens.
To be clear , i am not saying we'll trade Dre and RJ, but rather that we'll start seeing legit other options for our core in other players and that will be the initial steps towards those thoughts. Our team was at its best when KCP and TH were both our highest usage players.
