bhawk wrote:My impression after seeing Mikal in-person during the Denver debacle, is that he is going to be GOOD. The moment / game was not too big for Bridges. He was poised and played within the system. Good handle, smooth, long, great anticipation of screens, and he was a knock-down shooter in the Denver game. I was VERY impressed. He arguably out-played JJ.
I agree with some other posters that JJ is trending towards a Ron Artest / Marcus Smart / Dray Green defensive specialist. Mikal is a skinnier Joe Johnson without the post-up game.
I don't think those are good comps. Right now, the player JJ most reminds me of is Corey Brewer. I have a hard time coming up with a comp for Mikal... Khris Middleton isn't quite right. I had Klay as a comp before the draft, and his production might end up similar, but they are very different players from a physical perspective.
In any case, early indications are clear: Mikal and TJ belong ahead of JJ in the rotation. This team would do much better with a true PG getting those two the ball, and they could use one more quality big. Too bad Dragan Bender = Darko Milicic. Too bad JJ isn't De'Aaron Fox.