fatlever wrote:I think part of the problem with him this year has been circumstances outside of his control. I think most of us can agree that the plan for him was to spend the majority of the first half of his season in Greensboro if not all of his season in greensboro. I don't think there was any world where the staff wanted to throw him into the rotation right away. Two things happen that kind of changed that. One, was obviously injuries up and down the roster that kind of forced him into the rotation way before he was ready and we saw him under the magnifying glass. And two he had that red hot preseason where he actually looked pretty good and probably gave everyone, front office coaching staff fans, a little bit of false hope that he was closer to being ready than he actually was. I think this would be a completely different conversation had he been stashed in Greensboro all year like he should have been. Doug had a good comment the other day on the podcast. Basically just said we need to forget he exists for the rest of this year and maybe next year and by year three then maybe remember that he's on the roster. Honestly if he's in the rotation again next year it just means this team isn't trying to win.
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But by year 3 we need to make a decision on picking up his rookie option. In fact you need to make that decision in October 2026. He has much less time than we realize.
He has to take a huge leap to get his 4th year option picked up, and beyond that, an even bigger leap to deserve a second contract. He needs to be able to stand alone on his own merit with no kid gloves in approximately 18 months.
