sco wrote:I don't care how it looks, but the league values shooters because the vast majority of non-shooters don't become shooters, but we see the Lonzo Ball's of the world and get an unrealistic view of what's possible, where the majority of non-shooters fade quietly out of the NBA.
Terry isn't a guy who should be invested in or be getting minutes.
I’m fine if they moved off him, but I think like many things we’re stuck on the past and are maybe a little too dismissive of what we’re seeing now. To me he looks a lot different out there, in the positive sense to be clear. I definitely see an NBA caliber defensive player, and that has its place. He’s coming from a low bar, though it’s not like he got a ton of entitlement minutes to develop.
Still a disappointing pick when a guy like Kessler was there? Absolutely.
The thing about the shot. Yes, definitely rare to develop, and I definitely wanted a shooter. I’m sure I could find posts swiping at AK for drafting a non-shooter, non-tall person at the time. Anyway, while rare, shooting can improve. What improves less often is that innate desire and tenacity to defend. That’s a plus for Terry. Maybe not for this team since we’re so desperate for shooting, but from what little we’ve seen, I think he’ll have a long career.