(01-25-2021, 11:02 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: it's premature to judge any of the rookies at this point, even the ones who are playing well.
100% agree with this. HOWEVER, sometimes you know what you have right off the bat and so the reality could be with SOME of these guys that we already know that they will succeed or bust....but it is hard to say which of those will be which.
Some other random comments:
1) So much of evaluating a player also involves background and personality investigation. Someone like RJ Hampton has a ton of athletic talent and ability, but we knew the shooting was an issue AND he had the look of being a diva. I only mocked him as high as I did because I could not take a look behind the veil like the Mavs could. It seemed that maybe he had cleaned up his shooting (but with no game film and only workout videos that is impossible to know as a fan) and so I mocked him high with a giant asterisk.
2) Tyrell just turned 20 (along with Green) and Bane is more than 2 years older than him. SO MUCH maturation and growth happens from ages 18-22 that it is generally a horrible idea to compare guys who have a couple year difference in that range. Bane has gotten off to an incredible hot start, but I would still evaluate Tyrell above him personally. I might be dead wrong, but I am not willing to jump to conclusions based on what I have seen so far, especially since we all knew Bane would come in a basically finished product and Tyrell would come in incredibly raw and immature.
3) Every team situation and philosophy is so different in regard to development of youth and rookies. It is so hard to make any helpful comparisons. Some guys will thrive on some teams while those same guys might totally fail in other team situations. Just too many variables to even mention.