j-ragg wrote:Ten more wins is great but didn't really seem like anyone came out of last year a much better player. Rather, once our team was mathematically eliminated from the playoffs around the same time we usually are, we got some extra wins. Anywho, glad he's gone and looking forward to Vogel.
Fournier was almost an afterthought before last season and became a key part of our core and arguably our best offensive player.
Oladipo finally became a plus defender and improved a lot a passer.
Payton improved his shooting slightly and showed glimpses of being the playmaker we all know he can become.
Gordon made a lot of progress though its expected after missing half of his rookie year and getting more minutes.
Vuc developed his driving game a bit and became a better passer.
I guess its common to expect a bit more progress from young guys but in reality it usually takes a while before players elevate their game to another level.
When you look compare the perception of last year's rookie class before the season and after you can see that everyone expects huge progress from sophmores and most dont live up to those expectations.
Wigging was considered a future HOF and now many see him as a rudy Gay type of player, Parker was supposed to be a perrenial all star but now people question his defense and lack of outside shooting, Noel was viewed as a DPOY talent with major upside on offense but now people question if hes even a starter in the NBA, Bulls fans are down on Mirotic after hyping him up as a future all star.
I can go on but the point is that usually young players will make marginal improvement every year and will likely break out around their 4th year in the NBA, the same thing happend with Vuc, Harris and Fournier so were still a couple of years away from seeing what we have in Gordon, Payton and Hezonja.
