tsherkin wrote:Scase wrote:I suspect he will be an average efficiency scorer, which will be enough pressure on defences to allow him more freedom to run the offence at a high level. But I think a mid range game is what he needs above anything else, he's shown flashes of the proper technique, but he's gotta focus on that, and realizing he's really quite strong. If he can hone in on being a paint bully he will have to be doubled, which leaves the rest of the team to run free, cause you know he will find the best option 9/10 times.
But until he's able to get one of those 2 at a solid level, it's all potential. Call him a #2 or a #1, doesn't matter much to me as he's not a #1 scorer, and we will need one if we want to make any sort of noise. I just think with everything else he does in his game, he's going to draw a lot of opposing defences and he's smart and talented enough to make them pay when they do. He just needs to give them a reason to double him lol.
There are several pathways to him improving his efficiency, yes. I'm just waiting to see if it will happen.
I would love to see him develop a mid-range game, yes. It's there for him and he has the physical tools to excel there. In general, I just want to be happy as he develops and grows. It's frustrating to get someone with the physical tools who takes a year and a day to show meaningful signs of improvement on O, but is flashing improvement in enough other areas that you know he's putting in the work.
He's clearly much more effective when the 3 and that elbow jumper are falling. So we'll see what this season brings. This Pistons game is a fun watch because his J IS falling.
It's nights like these where he puts up ridiculous stat lines and makes you think 'what if' lol....sprinkled in with games he looks like a 5th option.
He put the team on his back but couldn't carry it home.
