basketballRob wrote:Black isn't going to Osceola. We lost 2 of our better defensive guards in KCP and Harris. If one of Black or Suggs goes out, it'll be tougher to have one of the better defenses.three3d wrote:basketballRob wrote:If we hit on a couple of those picks between 11-20, we wouldn't have needed to trade for Bane. We could've just made our 2 picks and had the same model OKC does.
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The jury is still out on AB, he’s definitely not a point guard right now BUT we shall see what Shamgod can do with him. At least we can feel a little better knowing there some point guard mentorship available now.
Unpopular opinion, I’d start AB out on Osceola to start the season. I said it last year also, he has to get heavy minutes to be able to make mistakes and learn without costing the club. He has to find his strength in his game and also work on his physical strength. He has flashes but there not consistent enough flashes.
Black's handle improved in the second half of last season and will likely improve more next season.
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You’re right he’s probably not or wouldn’t be sent there to develop, the NBA just hasn’t used the G-League like that. But it would be an interesting development if it was used as a farm system and honestly what’s wrong with him being able to speed his development up doing it that way? I guarantee you this, if he was sent there and the system used in that manner we’d know very quick if he had it in him to do it at the next level. He’s young and getting to play big minutes without worrying about being pulled out for mistakes will help his developing. If you can’t dominate G-League or enforce your will at that level odds are definitely not in your favor to ever do it on the main stage.