Which Young Player Will Have the Largest Improvement Next Season?
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Cody is super easy because he had the furthest to go.
Hopefully it is Keyonte. Keyonte should be making a 3rd year jump and if he doesn't we probably have to move on. We probably need to see a jump from Hendricks as well, but that's a little hard to expect after his injury.
Basically we have so many young guys being drafted every year that we really need to see by year 3 that a player is a rotation piece of the future, or we probably need to move on and give their minutes to someone who has a better chance. We probably end up moving on from players too early because of this, but it's just kind of our reality. Especially when we are drafting so many 19 year olds.
Hopefully it is Keyonte. Keyonte should be making a 3rd year jump and if he doesn't we probably have to move on. We probably need to see a jump from Hendricks as well, but that's a little hard to expect after his injury.
Basically we have so many young guys being drafted every year that we really need to see by year 3 that a player is a rotation piece of the future, or we probably need to move on and give their minutes to someone who has a better chance. We probably end up moving on from players too early because of this, but it's just kind of our reality. Especially when we are drafting so many 19 year olds.
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After this year I expect us to not use every draft pick we have and deal them plus a few younger players for pieces that are further along. You can't just keep adding 19 year olds and have things work out. I have seen enough NBA to know that.
I think Cody will be better, and maybe you could argue the difference is the "largest" but I dont think Cody will be a legit rotation player next season. I think Flip will actually establish himself as a legit NBA rotation guy, and that's a big step because no one besides Walker can really claim that out of our young players.
Keyonte would be my 2nd pick after Flip, then Taylor.
Keyonte would be my 2nd pick after Flip, then Taylor.
I’d say Brice has also solidified legit rotation player status, and Will and co indicated such to him. His 3pt shooting has established him as a rotation player. Anything more is on him to prove. He still has plenty of room to grow and just might.
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He is still going to suck defensively but his offensive efficiency is going to go away up
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It might be Brice, unless the step Keyonte takes is a really big one.
I don't understand the Taylor Hendricks responses, unless they are referring to games played or something and then he would be the obvious answer.
I don't think it's fair to expect Hendricks to be very good coming off of a huge injury.
I don't think it's fair to expect Hendricks to be very good coming off of a huge injury.
Brice might shoot up to a 15 ppg scorer if he gets the minutes and touches. He's actually one of our better self creators (which isn't saying all that much).
Keyonte has a huge opportunity this year. He should have a green light.
Cody is probably going to be a 4th or 5th option again this year, though he should look a bit better at it this time around. It sucks for him because he's a guy who needs to build rhythm and confidence, rather than just sit in the corner.
Flip might get some of John Collins' touches this year, as well as being the backup 5. That would be a pretty big transition for him, so I could see him struggle a bit.
Keyonte has a huge opportunity this year. He should have a green light.
Cody is probably going to be a 4th or 5th option again this year, though he should look a bit better at it this time around. It sucks for him because he's a guy who needs to build rhythm and confidence, rather than just sit in the corner.
Flip might get some of John Collins' touches this year, as well as being the backup 5. That would be a pretty big transition for him, so I could see him struggle a bit.
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Udidthizz
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I hope Key had a sophomore slump last year and it was just limited to not improving instead of the more common regression. So room for a big step this year. But out of the guys mentioned I have the highest hopes for Taylor based on nothing but his physical profile really.
I don't think that Hendricks was limited by his body in his rookie year. For me it looked like it was almost entirely skill and processing.
I'm not sure how much his injury allowed him to work on skill and the processing stuff feels like he just need game reps.
Udidthizz
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I agree. I was just trying to say that a guy with his physical profile and shooting fits well in the league, hence my high expectations. Let’s hope his actual skills and processing catch up quickly.
Could be the case that the Hendricks injury is extra bad, but several young players have come back from a major injury better than they were before. For example, there are a lot of "rookies" who missed their first season but came back a better player because they were able to improve their mind/other physical traits while sitting out. You can't work on everything while injured, of course, but the process of learning to be a professional/adult can happen while on the sidelines.
We don't really know what Hendricks was if he didn't get injured, but I could see him being much improved from his rookie season.
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There is a pretty good argument for Flip. He had an amazing summer league. He finished the year really strong. Competition for minutes is way down for him. His defense needs to improve but he has every opportunity to explode this season.
Brice also looked so smooth in SL that I would say there is a compelling argument for him.
Key was in the doghouse and unless he gets out, I don't see him exploding beyond being the new Clarkson. He needs a HUGE efficiency bump AND to play both sides of the court.
I didn't see enough improvement out of Collier in SL to get super amped about his progression year two.
Tay Hay and Cody are both still establishing a baseline so anything positive will look like improvment.
I voted Flip over Brice because I saw more.
Brice also looked so smooth in SL that I would say there is a compelling argument for him.
Key was in the doghouse and unless he gets out, I don't see him exploding beyond being the new Clarkson. He needs a HUGE efficiency bump AND to play both sides of the court.
I didn't see enough improvement out of Collier in SL to get super amped about his progression year two.
Tay Hay and Cody are both still establishing a baseline so anything positive will look like improvment.
I voted Flip over Brice because I saw more.
There is a difference between hoping/ thinking something is possible vs expecting something to happen. I don't think it's fair to Hendricks to expect him to be improved.