I'm focused on our youngster core:
1) Fox & Mason
2) Bogie, Hield & Richardson
3) Jackson
4) Skal
5) WCS & Papa
Of these, the brightest lights are Fox, Bogie, Hield and WCS. WCS ain't perfect, but he is making strides.
The dimmest lights are Papa and Jackson. At the moment.
The wildcard is Skal. Even after 3 years of development, I see him as equally possible to be a bust, or to be flashing all-star potential. Same after 5 years.
But using the wisdom of being patient and allowing rookies 3-5 years to grow into their professional selves (and prove their value), I'm not keen to rid ourselves of any of our youngster core just yet. If there was an opportunity to pick up a decent 1st round pick in 2019 and it would cost me a veteran and a youngster, I would probably include Papa in that deal. After 3 years of development, I just don't see him being anything more than a 12th man on any NBA team. But in 5 years, who knows, Papa could become as valuable as Koufos (in a similar role).
1) Fox & Mason
2) Bogie, Hield & Richardson
3) Jackson
4) Skal
5) WCS & Papa
Of these, the brightest lights are Fox, Bogie, Hield and WCS. WCS ain't perfect, but he is making strides.
The dimmest lights are Papa and Jackson. At the moment.
The wildcard is Skal. Even after 3 years of development, I see him as equally possible to be a bust, or to be flashing all-star potential. Same after 5 years.
But using the wisdom of being patient and allowing rookies 3-5 years to grow into their professional selves (and prove their value), I'm not keen to rid ourselves of any of our youngster core just yet. If there was an opportunity to pick up a decent 1st round pick in 2019 and it would cost me a veteran and a youngster, I would probably include Papa in that deal. After 3 years of development, I just don't see him being anything more than a 12th man on any NBA team. But in 5 years, who knows, Papa could become as valuable as Koufos (in a similar role).
Too often he drives collapses the defense and forces a shot instead of kicking the ball out to open shooters. As the point guard it’s his job to get teammates easy shots where they excel and so far he has not succeeded. He is a big reason why we are 3rd in 3 point percentage and 28th or so in attempts. That’s a damning stat if your the point guard on the team.