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countryboi wrote:taylor has the talent to be a player in this league but....he is soft and plays like he is overwhelmed by the NBA
hotrod wrote:countryboi wrote:taylor has the talent to be a player in this league but....he is soft and plays like he is overwhelmed by the NBA
Soft? JT is not soft. He may have been overwhelmed last season, as most rookies are. You can't be soft and d up the way he does.
toddlincoln wrote:just gonna leave this here:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mElL0jCGlg[/youtube]
he also had an amazing dunk that bounced off the back of the iron; love watching him play
fatlever wrote:http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/13/4163584/taylor-improves-with-extra-pounds.html
Second Look: Jeffery Taylor
By Bradford Doolittle | ESPN.com
Jeffery Taylor has been one of the most impressive players of the summer league and is enjoying the kind of week the Bobcats had hoped to get from Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Taylor is among the scoring leaders in Vegas and has greatly enhanced his all-around offensive repertoire after a rookie season in which he functioned primarily as a floor runner and spot-up shooter. He's shown a consistent ability to get into the lane, often when initiating the offense, and finishes well. Taylor is quick and athletic on defense, and finishes explosively in transition. Best of all, Taylor and Cody Zeller have not only both played well this week, they have developed a terrific chemistry playing together.
Taylor has continued to develop his game for several years now. I was shocked he fell to the second round of the draft (albeit the very first pick of the round), because he brings so many desirable traits to the table: prototypical size for a wing, strong frame, good athleticism, good feel and IQ and an ability to knock down the perimeter jumper -- something that he wasn't able to do earlier in his collegiate career. The knock has been on Taylor's reticence to be more assertive offensively, along with his inability to make a "second move" when putting the ball on the floor (lacking the creativity to get out of a jam via the dribble).
Fast-forward to Vegas, and Taylor has taken those criticisms to heart, driving relentlessly to the basket and finishing around the rim with great verve and strength. He's averaging more than 20 points per game on almost 15 FGA per game, unheard-of aggression levels based on his past. He's shown an ability to put the ball on the floor and make that second move when the defense adjusts to stop his initial attack. Charlotte wisely has Taylor locked in for a third season, which means it'll have full Bird rights on him when he eventually becomes a restricted free agent in 2015. That will come in handy, as he represents one of the great value deals in the NBA.
Biz Gilwalker wrote:Imagine if he becomes another Chandler Parsons
fatlever wrote:its about time the cats got lucky and found a gem in the 2nd round.
Biz Gilwalker wrote:fatlever wrote:its about time the cats got lucky and found a gem in the 2nd round.
I thought Derrick Brown was going to be that guy. Taylor absolutely is though. He's arguably already better than a good portion of our 1st rounders and even lotto picks.
