jbent87 wrote:rulebook wrote:jbent87 wrote:
if your 1st OVR pick isn't capable of being the guy to step up and spark you to victory, then that is a problem. Like I said.
I find that to be a misguided expectation. Typical rookies—even #1 picks—usually take years to develop to the point that they can "step up and spark you to victory" in the playoffs. Particularly players who have barely played. Never forget that players like Simmons and Tatum are outliers. I'd go easy in declaring Fultz "a problem" after 14 games.
it's a problem in the sense that the coach doesn't think to trust him in a situation like this IMO. He had no problem letting Fultz cut into TJs minutes in the 13 games to this point. That is until actual crunch time, as he showed last night. With the game on the line, he doesn't trust him. That's a step back in how good he has looked at times over the last few weeks.
What you call a problem I call par for the course.
It isn’t realistic to expect a 19 year old in his 17th game(or whatever it is) to be able to be a difference maker in a playoff game.
Yes he was the number 1 pick, but we need to be reasonable here. If he is unable to do this a next year, after a full healthy season, then you may have a point, but even then, it would be normal for players in that situation to be inconsistent.
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