RookieStar wrote:Mc-o wrote:basketballRob wrote:I doubt it, tho. He'll probably have an injury plagued career.
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if he doesn’t have injury problem he has a higher ceiling than Paolo !
His defensive instincts , size and offensive game are a lot further a long than I realized . Paolo on offense needs isolation and his defense is not great (especially team defense ) . I like Paolo but watching Chet play has got me thinking the magic may have made the wrong pick .
Eh no. Can you imagine a scenario where Chet is/was the primary offensive option? As I kept saying, we ( Magic ) have been dreaming of a guy that we can dump the ball to and expect offensive things to happen. We got that in Paolo.
This is what I have been saying
What are people watching to think chet can be a primary offensive guy. Everything he does comes from pick and roll( pop or roll), transition, and around the rim( put backs, ally oops, etc). I have not seen anything that suggest he can create for himself. He has no post game. And his facilitating skills are left to be desired.
I think chet will be a good player if he can stay healthy. He will be a great team/help defender. But offensively it seems like most of his offensive will come off of others( nothing wrong with that but that isn't what the magic needed).
The magic needed an engine. They need a ball dominate offensive force. Like a Luke, like a lebron, like a Tatum, like a giannis, like a kd, like a harden, etc. And we may just hopefully have that in paolo. Weather he turns into that type of superstar or stays in the Carmelo( again nothing wrong with this outcome) territory is what we have to see unfold. We just don't know how it's gonna play out.
One thing I know is after paolo rookie season,He is without question the right pick for the magic. Lets say chet has a healthy rookie season and gets drafted to the magic, does any one truly believe the magic would have made a 12 game improvement and would have jhst as good as an outlook as they have now? I don't belive so.
Why, becasue we needed an offensive engine. A guy to draw double and triple teams. A guy to give the ball to and draw 10 fouls a game. A guy who can push the ball on the break and can put the ball on the deck and either finish for himself or kick it to an open man across court.
I like chet and think he will be a very good player. But to me paolo was the right pick for the magic. Especially the offensive capabilities he displayed in his rookie season.
(Sorry for the rant lol)
