Ace Bailey ROY watch

[jazznik]

I think part of the blame should be put on Hardy. He still did not find any players that he can reliably pair Ace with to multiply their strengths. He did for other players: Cody and Harkless for defense, WCJ with Nurk and, at the end of the games, Keyonte for extraplaymaking... But Ace is still kinda left on an island without a clear role and players he is vibing with. Coaches need to put him into the situation where he can leverage his strengths and feel that he is a valuable contributor. That has not happened yet.

Weirdly, I feel that Hardy accommodates Svi and Nurk more than such a crucial prospect as Bailey.

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

I think part of the blame should be put on Hardy. He still did not find any players that he can reliably pair Ace with to multiply their strengths. He did for other players: Cody and Harkless for defense, WCJ with Nurk and, at the end of the games, Keyonte for extraplaymaking... But Ace is still kinda left on an island without a clear role and players he is vibing with. Coaches need to put him into the situation where he can leverage his strengths and feel that he is a valuable contributor. That has not happened yet.

Weirdly, I feel that Hardy accommodates Svi and Nurk more than such a crucial prospect as Bailey.

We have like 4000 PFs on the roster and almost no playmakers, it's kind of a roster problem more than anything.

 

[jazznik]

We have like 4000 PFs on the roster and almost no playmakers, it's kind of a roster problem more than anything.

But we have to work with what we have. I think that paring Ace with Key+Anderson or with Collier would work really well for him.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think part of the blame should be put on Hardy. He still did not find any players that he can reliably pair Ace with to multiply their strengths. He did for other players: Cody and Harkless for defense, WCJ with Nurk and, at the end of the games, Keyonte for extraplaymaking... But Ace is still kinda left on an island without a clear role and players he is vibing with. Coaches need to put him into the situation where he can leverage his strengths and feel that he is a valuable contributor. That has not happened yet.

Weirdly, I feel that Hardy accommodates Svi and Nurk more than such a crucial prospect as Bailey.

It's Hardy's fault a raw skinny extremely young 19 year old (just turned in August) is struggling in the NBA is quite a take.

 

[outerspacefan]

Kid's playing with a team with no clear north, playing no particular scheme, puzzling with lineups, no floor general... at the moment Bailey just doesn't fit whatever the Jazz are trying to do on court.
That said, I don't know if Hardy is trying to do something organized, planned. If he is I cannot distinguish it right now.
Still need to watch a lot more games to try to get an idea about Bailey.