Rerisen wrote:ManualRam wrote:Rerisen wrote:As far as I can tell and reading the scouting reports, his primary role was scoring in college.
The issue is that on the Bulls a rookie 2nd rounder is not going to come in to score, not anymore than Tony Snell was, who was the guy ahead of Cameron on offense just 2 years ago.
He's going to have to defend and rebound first primarily to stay on the floor for the Bulls. Time for Thibs specialty to payoff.
i don't think whether he players or not will depend on his ability to defend. defense is expected on this team but i don't think him being a below average defender would prevent him from playing. physically he's ready and he was one of the more physical players in this draft class, certainly one of the most physical players i saw in college last yr. whether he can keep up with quick bigs and defend in space are the big question marks, but i'm not gonna question his effort level or ability to make the opposition work. for however long he's on the floor, it's not gonna be a cakewalk for whoever is matched up with him because of how rugged he is. also, i'm not sure how the rest of his offensive game will translate but i think thibs could count on his ability to hit mid-range J's from day one. he's an immediate pick n pop threat.
He should be good in the post defensively, but questionable in the scramble PnR like Noah and Taj have to do.
If he can give us short stints like Kurt Thomas did that would be great. But the refs let him get away with a lot of physicality due to being a vet.
Well if Bairstow keeps pounding it home that he's going to be aggressive then eventually refs will be like this is just how he plays.
