Giles had 4pts, 5reb and 3ast in 17min which just looks "meh" unless you watched the game and saw the impact he had that didn't show up in the box score.
He had deflections, stood up players on defense, kept the ball moving on offense, didn't force shots, boxed out to allow Bagley and others to rebound and just all around played what I call "winning basketball".
I was really confused with Giles' defense to begin the season. I knew he would foul a lot and have his struggles like most every other rookie has but he went from looking like the quarterback of the defense in summer league to looking like he had never played defense in a basketball game in his life to begin the season. I have no clue what was going on for those first 15 games or so but that player is long gone and the guy with all the defensive potential we saw in summer league is here now. He has massive potential on that side of the ball. If he's getting 30mpg in a couple seasons, don't be surprised if he is among the league leaders in steals. I still think his closest comp is going to be Draymond Green if he puts it all together.
He had deflections, stood up players on defense, kept the ball moving on offense, didn't force shots, boxed out to allow Bagley and others to rebound and just all around played what I call "winning basketball".
I was really confused with Giles' defense to begin the season. I knew he would foul a lot and have his struggles like most every other rookie has but he went from looking like the quarterback of the defense in summer league to looking like he had never played defense in a basketball game in his life to begin the season. I have no clue what was going on for those first 15 games or so but that player is long gone and the guy with all the defensive potential we saw in summer league is here now. He has massive potential on that side of the ball. If he's getting 30mpg in a couple seasons, don't be surprised if he is among the league leaders in steals. I still think his closest comp is going to be Draymond Green if he puts it all together.