Been driving the ball a lot more which is what I’ve been praying he’d do. Getting passed his initial defenders at will rn.
Year 3 is make or break for him but I’m liking the shift in mentality. 3 big things he’s gonna have to work on this offseason is
1. More consistency on that jumper. Some games his jumper is a complete no show. He’ll be like 5-5 attacking and 1-10 on jumpers. He needs to be a more consistent jump shooter to have a shot a being really special.
2. More strength/ muscle so he can take and dish out contact when driving to the basket. Sometimes he legit just to weak to get to the rack and finish. That will also help him defensively. Right now he’s actually turning into a bad hood defender. The numbers for the year won’t show it but the last 15 games or so there’s been a clear difference. Bigger guys still give him trouble. He needs that muscle to navigate screen more and wall up better when defending the drive.
3. Passing after initial penetration. Definitely gets tunnel vision when he’s driving at times. With how quick he can beat his defender, once he starts understanding how to pass out of those situations, he’s gonna be infinitely harder to deal with.
His summer has to focus on these 3 things. If we see a good level of advancement in these places, I think he takes a sizable leap next year. Especially from an efficiency standpoint. Gonna be interesting to see. I’m really excited to watch how he grows