Yeah, but he seems to make the big ones with chips on the line. One thing we don’t talk enough about is our player development program. But when you look at how well we shoot the ball as a team, and improvements across the board (Vando’s three shooting for example) I’m pretty sure that Jet and Horny had a hand in that. I feel like Kessler is in capable hands.IMO there's nothing stopping Kessler from becoming a good FT shooter. But right now his technique is all over the place. He just kind of flings the ball toward the basket with no concentration. And there's way too many moving parts in his shooting motion.
I hope the coaches work with him on this stuff, as it's really important for a low post center like him to start hitting his free throws.
I hate to say it, but watching Gobert in Minny this season he looks washed to an extent. None of that quick twitch jumping we now see from Kessler and used to see from Gobert. The box for their game tonight indicated “held out, coaches decision”.Walker Kessler has been a breath of fresh air. Love Rudy, but outside of great (sometimes moving) high screens he was a net negative on offense. Kessler is way more advanced as a rookie than Gobert is even now. Huge upside for that as he transforms his body and works on his game year after year. Jazz got a good one.
Stop trying to make this thread a thing when my thread exist and is better7 blocked shots against TOR .. would hate to be Minny fan right now.. LOL ..
Has Vando improved or has he just been allowed?Yeah, but he seems to make the big ones with chips on the line. One thing we don’t talk enough about is our player development program. But when you look at how well we shoot the ball as a team, and improvements across the board (Vando’s three shooting for example) I’m pretty sure that Jet and Horny had a hand in that. I feel like Kessler is in capable hands.
I know he’s dealing with a groin issue, and missed time because of it.The box for their game tonight indicated “held out, coaches decision”.
To be fair he has been nursing a groin injury, and those can take a while to fully heal and put a real damper on your explosiveness.I hate to say it, but watching Gobert in Minny this season he looks washed to an extent. None of that quick twitch jumping we now see from Kessler and used to see from Gobert. The box for their game tonight indicated “held out, coaches decision”.
Might end up being not that light as well. Has great instincts around the basket on both ends of the court. I could also see him being a 12-13 rebounds per game kind of guy. Would not surprise me one bit to see Kessler end up with at least a few seasons of 18 ppg, 13 rpg, 2-3 bpg, 2-3 apg.But he was a late pick. We have Gobert-lite with offense. Wow!