I don’t think the fact that a couple of guys who were 18/19 while they were here for one season will go on to develop better games in the NBA as they mature is good evidence we underutilized themPeople are gonna see how well Keon and Jaden play in the NBA and in a few years go “Jesus did we underutilize those guys while they were here.”
I also can't help but wonder if we look back and wonder what happened to Keon? That guy is the very definition of boom/bust.I don’t think the fact that a couple of guys who were 18/19 while they were here for one season will go on to develop better games in the NBA as they mature is good evidence we underutilized them
I don’t think the fact that a couple of guys who were 18/19 while they were here for one season will go on to develop better games in the NBA as they mature is good evidence we underutilized them
Yea, seemed like a reach from @zjcvolsAbsolutely agree.
It’s true for many, many NBA players that their college years were whelming. Sure, you’ve got guys like Zion who were forces of nature in college and then forces of nature in the NBA. But for every Zion, there are 5 Zach Lavine’s. He didn’t even start, averaged 9 points and under 2 assists per game on his 1 college season on a 9 loss team and still got drafted in the lottery.
It’s totally normal.
I don’t think the fact that a couple of guys who were 18/19 while they were here for one season will go on to develop better games in the NBA as they mature is good evidence we underutilized them
Don't disagree fully, but if they show out in a couple of years professionally, it won't really be evidence of that. Seemed like you wanted to emphasize that point again, so you connected it very tenuously to the topic at handSure they’ll get better under the NBA of course. And they weren’t perfect players in college. But the way that we used them and their skills, they were underutilized.
I don't necessarily agree. I think he could be a helpful contributor even if he's not a star. Though I felt stronger about that before his really poor wingspan measurements came in and made me think twice about him being an excellent NBA defenderI also can't help but wonder if we look back and wonder what happened to Keon? That guy is the very definition of boom/bust.
I tend to agree with most of your takes but I’m far apart with you on this one. Barring injury, I’ll be shocked if Keon doesn’t have a solid if not outstanding NBA career. JMO, TIFWIWI also can't help but wonder if we look back and wonder what happened to Keon? That guy is the very definition of boom/bust.
Well, that would be the "boom" side of the coin, I guess. I just don't see a whole lot of middle ground for him. I have a hard time seeing him carve out a Josh Richardson type career. I think he'll either develop, offensively, and be a really good player for 10 years, or he'll be out of the league in 3-4 years.I tend to agree with most of your takes but I’m far apart with you on this one. Barring injury, I’ll be shocked if Keon doesn’t have a solid if not outstanding NBA career. JMO, TIFWIW
Salaries For 10-Day Contracts In 2020/21Google says NBA yearly minimum is $975,000. Wonder how many days that’s divided by for the NBA daily minimum. Wouldn’t think it was 365.
Didn’t they take up like 60% of usage by the end of the season? They each had 26% throughout the year, despite Keon’s effective offensive rating of 97. They should have been the primary options and they were used as such.People are gonna see how well Keon and Jaden play in the NBA and in a few years go “Jesus did we underutilize those guys while they were here.”