Onus wrote:vvoland wrote:Onus wrote:Because every single scouting report remarked how Franz was a high iq player, who was able to make quick reads. He had international experience (where they play team basketball).
All of this is true and can also apply to schroeder, saric, and caspi, for example. Of the high iq euros we had roll through the team, only belli played well. Again, I'm not even saying Franz wouldn't succeed, I'm just saying he probably wouldn't do as well as he has after 3 years of running high PnR/Iso offense as a 2nd option hunting mismatches. He's a smart player who would fit better than JK or Moody have but would he be a max extension, all-nba level rookie by start of year 4 on this squad? I would have to guess it's unlikely.
Schroeder doesn’t make quick reads. Saric and Caspi fit they just forgot how to shoot and couldn’t guard a chair. Franz being a superior defender in all facets guarantees that he’d be a better fit than both jk and moody.
Yes, I think we're all in agreement on that. I'm just saying he wouldn't be the player he's become if he was developing here