nomorezorro wrote:weirdly encouraged by how comfortable buzelis seems to be stepping into the Face Of The Franchise role already
i know it doesn't actually mean anything but in my head it's like...ok the spotlight/pressure isn't going to be a thing that holds him back. (plus i just think he's neat)
He's cocky and frankly a little arrogant. I suspect he probably does already think of it as his team. And of course those are perfectly fine traits in a professional athlete who can actually back it up. I think he will back it up. He's the only post-2000 Bulls prospect other than Derrick Rose who you look at and see "franchise player" as a realistic stop on the developmental curve. Now we've had highly talented guys (definitions vary, I realize) bust, like Tyrus Thomas and potentially Pat, and we've had guys become franchise players out of nowhere - Jimmy and to some extent Noah. But even with the more "talented" ones you were saying they could be really good, in theory, if everything goes right. That's not what I see with Matas. I see a guy who is on an arc that ends in franchise player, and that you can say it without it sounding nuts or an outrageous stretch. Still unlikely? Of course. That's true of everyone except the real generational freaks like LeBron or Wemby. But its entirely plausible. Like, its something a fan of another team would say.
