LakersSoul wrote:Unlocked. Carry on.
-KD
Lakers fans are super excited about THT, more than Caruso. THT was a late 2nd round pick last year and he was fantastic last season in South Bay.
That's your own opinion. I dunno about it, but everyone is entitled to one. No matter what, Caruso and MAYBE THT will be two rarities for LA as guys they drafted or picked up and then worked with them til they became viable rotation players (maybe for THT). THT is only 20, so just because he had a good preseason performance doesn't mean he's instantly a 2nd unit guy who gets regular minutes. I wish he could usurp some of Kuzma's minutes, but I doubt he will this year. People are getting ahead of themselves as they usually do. Vogel is the guy who determines THT's role and mpg. That's what people are forgetting as they wow! at Talen. He's got some moves and a great wingspan and big hands and he's even-keeled and doesn't make a lot of mistakes, which is good for a 20 yr old who was the 46th pick. He's got potential, but it'll probably take awhile for him to work his way into the regular rotation like Caruso did. Caruso took time, too. This is a championship team, too. If it were a lotto team, he would get way more minutes, but it is what it is.
He's not greatly explosive athletically. Might be why he didn't wow enough teams to vote for him. Garish jumping ability is overrated by itself. Talen kinda has an Andre Miller like savvy scoring style. Changes speeds from quick to stop to slow depending on what's there. He IS very good at letting the game come to him considering he's 20. Dre Miller was still an effective player as a corpse, btw, so so much for athleticism.
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