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Knightro wrote:p0peye wrote:So, ever since Anthony joined, the projection on him is that he can only succeed as a scorer. He started his rookie year badly, but kept improving and in rather short time he seems capable of fulfilling that role. Why are we putting him down or crying about it now?
Is he a starter or not? Yes, on this team, that is given. I mean, take your pink glasses off people. Would that role change if we had a real team? Duh. If his shooting percentages remain good, I see no reason why Anthony wouldn't be able to have the same role as JJ Redick.
Redick is one of the game's all-time best players in terms of moving without the ball and figuring out how to get open without actually dribbling the basketball.
Cole Anthony is most certainly not that. He hasn't shown at any level - high school, college, summer league or NBA - that he's effective whatsoever without the basketball in his hands.
And if he can't be effective without the basketball in his hands, that means he's going to have to play point guard, and several people (myself included) don't think he has the natural playmaking or the defense to be a starting point guard on a good team.
That doesn't mean he's a bad player. It doesn't mean he can't have a role on a good team.
Too early to say that hes Clarkson or McCollum. Too early to say we are building around him. He handles the ball alot cause we don't have any other options. May turn out to be a blessing in disguise.thelead wrote:Imagine being a fan of building a team around CJ McCollum or Jordan Clarkson and letting them handle the rock the majority of time he's on the court
And by the way, if calling Cole a CJ McCollum/Clarkson level player is hate, I think I might be done on this forum
Audi wrote:MagicFan101 wrote:Skybox wrote:
do you really think anybody is considering him the savior or future leader of this team? He's doing great in an absence of leaders. He might be a bigger piece than we all imagined but nobody's calling him MVP and meaning it...All good.
The MVP chanters are just enjoying the game. Sure. But we do have many people who believe Cole is solidifying himself as the long term starter. This baffles me. They see volume scoring and can’t see the flaws in his game. These are likely they same people who always called for Ross to start.
Cole has value for us and can be a key piece to our rebuild. But let’s be realistic about where he fits in the long term plan!
The flaws in Cole’s game can be improved upon. He’s not a finished product by any means.
thelead wrote:Imagine being a fan of building a team around CJ McCollum or Jordan Clarkson and letting them handle the rock the majority of time he's on the court
And by the way, if calling Cole a CJ McCollum/Clarkson level player is hate, I think I might be done on this forum
IllMagic04 wrote:I just don't get why its a bad thing that people are excited with his development. I never looked at Cole as a guy with star potential. Off the bench mircorwave guy was my expectation. Those shots he was taking and making in that Wolves and Jazz game got me excited and thinking MAYBE he can more than I thought. Some of the playmaking hes shown makes me think MAYBE he can be more than I thought. He has plenty if bad moments too but hes shown lots of flashes of parts of his game I didnt think he had in him at all. And its only year 2. Lets just wait and see.
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Rainwater wrote:thelead wrote:Imagine being a fan of building a team around CJ McCollum or Jordan Clarkson and letting them handle the rock the majority of time he's on the court
And by the way, if calling Cole a CJ McCollum/Clarkson level player is hate, I think I might be done on this forum
Man, even calling Cole CJ McCollum at this point is a bit much for me, lol.
