MrDollarBills wrote:I'm not sure how my criticism of LeVert's inconsistency equates to hate? That's just a weird false equivalency to throw out there.
The guy was very inconsistent last year. That's a fact. He needs to become more reliable night in, night out. He needs to defend the pick and roll better. He needs to show that he can get to anywhere on the floor versus teams with length. He needs to up his three point efficiency. Those are valid and fair critiques, I'm not sure how that means i hate the kid?
I say the same exact things about Russell, but no one here considers that hate. I wonder why?
I'm also keeping my expectations tempered because we hear the same stuff every preseason. I'd rather do that and view Caris objectively instead of getting amped off of meaningless quotes for Jared Dudley about LeVert kicking ass in pick up games on a team that is notoriously bad at defense in the first place.
I mean (and no offense Claud) we have people putting LeVert's name in the same sentence as Paul George, Jimmy Butler, Jrue Holiday...its okay to be excited I am too but me pumping the breaks on the hype train isn't hate for Caris LeVert. Me saying that he is seriously overrated on this board and on NetsDaily isn't hate. The guy has to show on court improvement in consistency and show that he can be relied upon each night. I don't care about "flashes". I care about consistency, because that's what will win games. Russell showed flashes too, are you guys going to get amped about that or do you want him to show and prove? I guaruntee for 90% of the board, its the latter.
We all have our favorites on the squad, and that's cool. But that's not going to stop me from telling the truth about each player and holding them to the same standard.
Also, for perspective, Paul George was already an all star at age 22. Caris LeVert is 24 and hasn't even come close to that production. That's a really unfair expectation to put on him to be honest.
It's exceedingly rare for young players to come in and be consistent. That's why we usually wait a couple of years before definitively declaring whether a player is a bust or not. It usually takes a few seasons to be able to sort out all the sheep from the goats.
Also, PG was 22 in his 3rd season in the league. This is LeVert's 3rd season (and he missed half of the first one). Game played and time training is a bigger marker for me than age. Injuries are what kept Caris from being drafted at an earlier age and what kept him from being an actual lottery pick.
