I was one of his biggest fans on the board. He started getting **** on lately because of his bad defense (which is true, it's been slipping, but our team defense is a mess.) But the guy, in the right system, can be a disruptive defender if he gets back to his rookie/2nd year advanced stats there. I don't know if the Suns are going to be in that position and if you plan on re-signing him, but I guess we'll see.
Pros:
1. Great in transition. Likes to hit anybody that's running or going the the rim for an oop.
2. Can get to the basket at will. He's at 52% for the season and finishes 2nd (or did?) among guards, and is very effective driving and finishing.
3. His shot isn't broken, but he doesn't have faith in it. I actually felt comfortable with him taking shots this year, but the volume still isn't really there. Shoots 37% on threes on not many attempts.
4. He's a pretty low turnover guy, or at least, his turnovers usually happen when he's wanting to do something that isn't stupid. His turnovers, for the most part, make sense.
5. He just has great overall vision. I wished that the Magic would put the ball in his hands more, because he usually gets people in their spots.
Cons
1. The hair. At least the flap, needs to cut it.
2. Free throw shooting. Still needs to get that higher.
3. Defense. He's actually good at switching onto bigger players and plays them well, but he dies on good screens and often floats around. Like if he doesn't think the player is a good shooter he'll wander and double and then just sort of get lost. He never used to do this much until recently, which is strange.
4. Aggression. People in Orlando chalked it up to "effort" or "passion", but I think that's kinda bull. He's lowkey a very firey person. He simply likes getting other people involved and in general probably didn't see himself as the scorer the Magic needed him to be at times. I do wish he will realize how good he is at getting at the basket though, because he can punish certain defenses really easy when he does become assertive like that.
He's a good kid. I hope he flourishes there. If you guys have any other questions, let me know and I can try to answer them!
