DuckIII wrote:That’s great analysis chefo. And it describes the “Coby White rookie development plan” which is certainly the more standard approach. No doubt what BD is doing is unusual.
The only issue I see is with your proposal is you have replacement minutes going to a 4, a 4/5 and a point guard.
I actually think much more highly of Pat than I do of Coby. Pat has flashes where he looks straight up awesome. Pinpoint cross-court passes. Excellent elevation on his jumper. I mean, I actually think he has a better handle as a 6'7-6'8 F than Coby does as a 6'4 PG/SG.
The absolute best thing for the Bulls that he can turn out to be is a big point forward. Given his flashes of handle and vision, I am disappointed that he never has the ball in his hands. I think if you forced him to be a point F for 15 min/night, he'd go through a very rough stretch to start, but he'll improve by leaps and bounds when he gets a bit more comfortable, just like Jimmy did. He can't be any worse than Coby currently is in that role.
The current status quo is just putrid to me for all of what's left of our young guys.
* Lauri is still at 21&7 on 62%+ TS per 36 but doesn't see the floor... because Thad and Pat?
* Paw plays 30 min game, but doesn't get to do anything other than be a drag for most of his minutes. You can only score so much on cuts that depend on the D having a momentous lapse. He doesn't handle the ball, he doesn't get to play-make out of setting screens like Thad, he generally is used just as a below-average warm body.
* For some insane reason, we're back to Coby as a lead-guard, despite him falling on his face pretty much every time said experiment is being tried. Let the kid shoot and space. He should never be on the court without Sato or Zach, or both. We're wasting the one thing that's he's OK at. Even if he goes from worst rotational PG to an average one, what's the upside trying to turn him into a PG? I can see where if Pat develops into a decent point-F, there's a lot of good to follow... But going from a putrid PG to an average one--that doesn't move the needle at all. Hence, they should put the ball in Pat's hands with the second unit and make him to go work.
* On the second point--Sato is G, but a SF-sized one. He's actually a point-F as much as a PG. Lauri is a F that can shoot really well, but a C-sized one. Theis is a C that's PF sized, but moves like a SF. There's a lot of fun things you can try as a coach with these 3. Hence, I don't think it would be a problem.