04-19-2022, 01:38 PM
(04-19-2022, 01:37 PM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: I've actually found his defense to be more reliable than his shooting most nights. Not reliable in the sense that "he's going to go out there and be our best defender" but in the sense that he's going to do the best job that he can without fouling or making mental mistakes.
He's WAY more athletic than I expected and uses his size really well without fouling. He'll get burned from time to time and the narrative will continue but he certainly isn't the liability I expected he would be.
Still not a great contract for the production we're getting but if we don't unload him this offseason then perhaps a full year under Kidd and co can help him work his way into a more solidified playoff rotation spot.
This is pretty much exactly what I've thought so far.