mademan wrote:peZt wrote:People use the term NBA ready mostly for fundamentally sound yet unathletic guys. Those are the opposite of NBA ready.
Like Cade. People say he is NBA ready. Athleticism and quickness are his big question marks. Either those won't be a problem and he will blossom into an allstar, or he won't have the necessary quicks to beat his defenders off the dribble. And then he is useless as a primary ballhandler. That's not being NBA ready, that's as boom or bust as it comes.
Athelticism and quickness is a bottle neck, especially for primary ballhandlers. If you can't beat your man off the dribble, can't get to the rim even though you're supposed to be an on ball guy, then you're skillset won't be any good for you.
What ive been saying for a while. If youre athleticism isnt great, if youre not explosive and cant get a step on guys, then youre skillset has to be special. I dont see that in Suggs and while i somewhat see it in Cade, i dont see it to the level of superstar. If Cade was bigger like 6'8 or 6'9 and could rely on his size like a Luka Doncic, i'd feel different. I feel Cade will be very good and an all-star level player, just not a franchise guy. I dont see Suggs being more than just a solid starter
While I have been disappointed with Suggs, you have to take in to perspective what is going on around him. The Magic had the youngest starting line up on opening night in NBA HISTORY with a first year head coach. Whereas other rookies like barnes are in a well oiled system already.
Suggs clearly isnt a PG and is more of a SG, but he needs to work on his dribbling and stay under control. His issue right now is he dribbles into the paint without knowing what he is going to do and either throws up a wild shot or gets the ball knocked away from him. It doesnt help that he plays with another non PG in Cole Anthony.
I think once Fultz is back it will benefit Suggs a lot having an actual PG on the floor with him. Suggs has the talent, he just needs direction on how to best use that talent.
