BlacJacMac wrote:TimberKat wrote:BlacJacMac wrote:
KAT is 28 years-old in his 9th season, and you're admitting he's made changes to help us win this year. But Ant, at age 22 is a finished product?
Ant has a long ways to go with his decision making, but that's one of the last things to come. He's made huge strides every year of his career and there is no reason to think "maturity" isn't on the horizon.
I rewatched Michael Jordan's rookie season game against the Lakers last weekend and first think I noticed was how much better a passer he was compared with Ant (at one year younger). It's the same tunnel vision since College, so don't expect it to be "fixed" or "mature" anytime soon. My best hope is if we can contain it. I like the basic rules you guys proposed. In addition, maybe don't give him the ball (or not as often) until later in the clock (look for offense elsewhere first, ex: Towns post up,), make his move earlier in the clock, simplify his 1 on X (which we already did and teams are catching up to it). Overall, if we can "contain" the error rate and with one good trade like last year, Wolves are a top 4 team in the West.
Comparing anyone to Jordan is unfair.
But compare him to Kobe or Tatum at 22 and you'll see two guys just as lost with their decision making.
Ant is the same age Dwayne Wade was as a rookie (4.5 Assists, 3.2 Turnovers).
Jordan was a black hole too.