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Confidence Level in Walker

What does Walker's future hold?

  • Will be better than Gobert

  • Just as good as Gobert

  • He's still a future All Star or DPOY

  • Still a future 30+ MPG player

  • Zubac level starter

  • Bench player

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What a strange bump with Walker having his best game of the year a couple games ago against the nets. He has been inconsistent but is definitely showing his potential this year.
 
sip said:
What a strange bump with Walker having his best game of the year a couple games ago against the nets. He has been inconsistent but is definitely showing his potential this year.
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I think some of us are just frustrated with the way he plays at times. He avoids contact.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
And getting thrown to the floor by Niang
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How is that a criticism? I could throw shaq to the floor and I'm way smaller than niang.

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IMO this season Kessler has become more keenly aware of what he can't do in the NBA (mostly on offense) and is overcompensating by needlessly hunting for blocks at the expense of other things – rim protection being his one "core" skill that he trusts. He's even biting on fakes. He NEVER bit on fakes last season.

As I pointed out in another thread, we're also playing a very different brand of offensive basketball this season. There's less spacing and more small guys driving into the trees with blinders on, mostly ignoring open perimeter shooters, which leads to the interior collapsing even more. Kessler simply has zero space, unlike last year when he constantly seemed to find himself open for alley-oops and easy putback dunks. At this point of his career he can't function well on offense when there's a lot of contact.
 
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I hope he is a plus version of Jakob Poeltl.... I think he's a guy that won't have a ton of growth in his game. He should be a 30 mpg starter on most nights but I'd love to supplement him with a change of pace big off the bench. Hopefully this summer he works on the things he needs to instead of going to the Team USA stuff and touring Utah for the Jr. Jazz program. I don't see the added muscle at all.

I never had hope for him as a shooter. The shot mechanics are noisy and he's a terrible ft shooter. Get stronger and hopefully add a small reliable baby hook.
 
I think with Walker he is good enough you aren't actively looking for upgrades... but he's not quite good enough that he is untouchable and for sure a piece you consider with your major picks and acquisitions going forward.
 
If you look at who Danny Ainge brought in to play at the 5 with the Celtics, it was normally a versatile big that offered some shooting and playmaking--e.g., Horford, Olynyk, Daniel Theis, etc. Robert Williams is an exception, but he was playing off the bench much of the time.
 
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