superunknown wrote:10 rodmans tonight and first DD of his career with 12 and 10. plus some great passes in motion.
kid is improving fast.
Looked ok, got the 10 boards but I think he could have actually had more, he's still passive too often. Definitely had at least a few passes that could have been assists but the guys he passed to just didn't hit the shots.
He's still hesitating a bit on his shoot/drive decisions and I think that split second delay is costing him some easy opportunities. But I think that's going to naturally work itself out and he'll get more instinctive with his decisions, which is going to make him even more dangerous.
One other thing I noticed is sometimes he dribbles in traffic when he doesn't really have to, he has an incredible stride, reach, and ability to get off the ground and float, and he can cover a ton of floor space without dribbling. He's got OK handles but anytime you put the ball on the floor inside, you're asking for trouble.
There was also one time where Curry hit him with a nice pass that should have gone for an easy dunk but he couldn't catch the ball so the hands are still a little bit of a concern. Again, that could just be a processing speed thing and not being 100% in sync and ready for what Steph creates yet.
) is the best thing for his development and potential. He's getting to see how to play a role and be accountable on a REAL championship team. If he had gone to ORL (or other young team in disarray) he might be ROY candidate, scoring 20 inefficient, selfish ppg and learning nothing about winning (see Jalen Green).Have Draymond yell out defensive mistakes until the deadline and then send him to us...
