Domejandro wrote:SF88 wrote:Westbreezy wrote:
And the crazy part is that he was one of the least hyped #1 picks in a while. I (including many, many others) thought at his best he would be a better version of Al Horford which is still really solid in and of itself.
Just goes to show you that we really don't know as much as we think we do
Damn straight. I almost hate the TWolves now because I'm jealous that they have Towns, Wiggins and Lavine.
I would put Zach LaVine below Ricky Rubio, Ricky is easily our second best player behind Towns. The dude is a horrible shooter, but he is elite at every other aspect of the game.
I am somewhat iffy on Zach though. If we can hire someone like Tom Thibodeau to help him defensively, the dude could potentially become a monster, like top fifteen in the league at least good. If he does not get someone like Coach Thibodeau, I am really, really concerned with his long-term defense; he just needs the right guy to guide him in the right direction. He is really struggling on that end.
That aside, I understood the sentiment of the post, haha. It has been eleven brutal years, but things are finally falling into place; once Sam Mitchell goes, we are absolutely set.
A huge part of his defensive problems (and the same goes for Wiggins) is their bodies. They're both fantastic athletes, but they need to add muscle mass and strength. I think they'll be fine in the long run though. Since LaVine started getting big minutes again (the last 18 games), he's averaging 17, 3 and 3 while shooting better than 50% and 42% from 3. He's already looking like a solid offensive player (barring the occasional chuck), has huge offensive upside and if he can get to be just a decent defender, he'll be a really nice piece of the puzzle. I've never got the impression that LaVine didn't care about defense- Just that he was lost or often bullied.
I do agree that Rubio is the 2nd best player on the team right now until Wiggins and LaVine can physically develop some.
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