Someone said that Vando is like an undersized center... and that kinda struck me as good analogy. He is perfect size for 3&D but isnt really a perimeter player nor is he a post up player. His reluctance to take shots is the biggest tell/issue for me.
You and @Elizah Huge Can just go hid in your tunnel together that’s the dumbest response I’ve heard other than the plain he’s not good idiot response.
Hardy did play him exclusively at 4/5 on offense, he did not post up, he did not shoot much... and most importantly he was traded.
The problem is you are viewing him as a finished product and he isn't even close to that. That is my biggest issue with trading him. I think he will end up getting a lot better and most of the time you can't teach hustle. There are so many guys that could be really good if they played harder but it never happens. At some point over the next few years the game is going to slow down for him and when that happens I think you will see him really grow as a player. I feel the same way about Sexton as well. I always here people complaining about his defense but his primary issue is being overly aggressive rather than not trying. That kind of thing is very fixable and once he slows the hell down I think he has the potential to be an elite perimeter defender like Lowry and CP were because he has the quickness to stay in front of his guy and the strong lower body to not get bullied. Sexton has the most important that you need to be a good defender and that is effort and a lot of the time that can't be taught. We just saw it with Mitchell for years. The guy simply didn't want to put in the effort on that end of the court.
In my perspective we facilitated the Lakers and Wolves getting better all for what very easily could be a second rounder lakers and wolves are thinking thank god for the jazz making this easy
Lmao just because we had Rudy who had no post game doesnt mean post up is dead. Jokic has sort of reinvented it even with being a playmaker from the post. Embiid and Jokic are both MVP level guys in contender teams who do it pretty often. Its not on the frequency of Malone but still, Jokic posts up on 25% of the situations that leads to him making plays, and scores 1.19 points per play (dishes a ton from high post as well).
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Coaches and player development guys had a long hard look at him, and decided he was expendable. And not only expendable, but pretty much our top trade bait who we continuously reported receiving calls about. They saw something they didn't like... or heard when discussing with the guy on a daily basis. Lets not pretend they didnt see the hustle or appreciate it.
Also btw lol at the "position-less basketball". How is that working for the Raptors.. the foremost pioneers of the concept?
