PLO wrote:Marcus wrote:karkinos wrote:we talked about him in may
i think he started off a lot stronger than i expected. i think he also plays a lot bigger than his size.
Yeah he's definitely a physical guy. Old school like a Mitch Richmond in that way. Has a ton of finesse but also plenty of bully if needed in terms of getting his buckets. Still stand by his landing spot in the league being crucial to how well he maximizes what he does at the next level but I think he's making a really strong case to say he deserves some additional slack on whatever leash you might want to put on his archetype. The defensive chops he's showing is expanding his ceiling and potential role in the league as well I think.
He's a fantastic scorer but does play very head down. Not sure that archetype is all that successful at the moment in the NBA. It really depends on where he is picked in the draft as to what value he provides, but I can see a team reaching on him over better prospects come the draft a la Collin Sexton (FYI Christopher is a better prospect at the same stage than Sexton).
Yeah Josh is Uber confident in his ability to get buckets and can get serious tunnel vision if it's in his mind to score. I think he eventually settles into a microwave of the bench type in the league. But defensively with the dog he has in him combined with his size and switch ability hes gonna force the coaches hand to play him I think and decide if he can live with some of that tunnel or try and weed it out over time.
