I have no idea what your talking about. Either that, or you weren't watching Cauley-Stein. He's one of the best pick and roll defenders for a big man that I've ever seen. His offense wasn't terrible. It may have been non existent at times, due to the way Calapari wanted him to play, but it wasn't terrible. He shot just a tad under 60% from the floor for his career at Kentucky. If that's terrible, I'll take it. He's a terrific man defender on the perimeter. Maybe you were watching someone else. Or maybe, your post is a joke, and I just missed it. He will be something special on defense. All he has to do is be adequate on offense.
Let me ask you a question. Would you trade the pick straight up for DeAndre Jordan? If so, I would like to remind you that Jordan has little or no offense other than the same things Cauley-Stein is known for. Cauley-Stein is a better athlete than Jordan, and he's little taller than Jordan, and could well become the defensive presence that Jordan is. And he might eventually be a better offensive player than Jordan. He's already a better freethrow shooter, although that's not saying very much. It might take Stein a little while to adapt to the NBA, but it won't take two or three years. Defensively, he's ready to play right now. Offensively it's going to take a little time. His rebounding is up there with Okafor or Towns, but remember that he played along side of Towns who was a rebounding machine grabbing them at 12.7 per 40. Okafor was at 11.2 per 40, and while were at it, Myles Turner grabbed 11.7 per 40, while Stein came in at 9.8 per 40. But Stein was asked to play more on the perimeter this last season, which hurt his rebounding, and also hurt his shotblocking.
