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Sensabaugh has definitely played well. I think things go poorly when he does too much ball handling, but he looks the part of a functional rotation player.
I dont really see why he isnt starting over Cody. If he was getting the shots Cody was getting with the starters, the offense would be a lot more functional.
I have bad news.
I guess you could say Cody's defense is best served against starting units, but at the same time it's obvious that we ain't trying to win. The FO obviously believes in Cody but it's hard to say that his position in the rotation and on the team is earned. I think Juzang and Sensabaugh would feast with Cody's shot diet, which is almost exclusively open shots. More realistically, defenses would start to pay attention to those guys and it would make life easier for Key and the other guards. I also thing Juzang/Sens move the ball much quicker. There's like a 1-2 second built in delay when Cody catches the ball.
I would at least like to see Hardy iterate through some different combos. Tanking was the right move, but we might be so bad that we're thrashing our development.
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No we won't
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Bummer. I haven't been following closely this season (only watched two games, and just looked at the box score for the others). But I really liked him last year.
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He was the player I was most excited to see play and develop this year.
Big time bummer
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15 games in, how are we feeling about the guys?
1. Kessler - Most proven, established player. Already a starter level player, don't think he has potential be one of the best centers in the league but the certainty of him being a quality player makes him number 1 for me.
2. Key - He's really struggling and I think his role is far beyond his capabilities. Still, I think he will be a long term player in this league. Likely as a bench scorer/playmaker. Still carries a decent amount of potential but the likelihood of him realizing it seems to be fading.
3. Flip - Was a tough decision between he and Key as I believe both will be long term players in this league. I think his ability to shoot has started to catch up to him a bit, but long term I think he will find a way to be a contributor. Think he will be a nice third big type of guy with an outside chance of being a starter+.
These last three are somewhat interchangeable.
4. Cody - Purely based on predraft opinion of him, his play has easily been the most discouraging of all the guys. I still feel somewhat confident he will eventually develop into an NBA caliber player, though all the question marks and concerns I had of him are very apparent.
5. Sens - I still like him and think Hardy has been too harsh on him. He makes a ton of mistakes, but I think he can actually shoot. If he plays hard, continues to shoot well, and improves the mental side of thing he can play in this league.
6. Collier - I love his energy and hate to put him last because my opinion of him has improved. Think the turnovers and inability to score are huge roadblocks to him being an NBA player.
1. Kessler - Most proven, established player. Already a starter level player, don't think he has potential be one of the best centers in the league but the certainty of him being a quality player makes him number 1 for me.
2. Key - He's really struggling and I think his role is far beyond his capabilities. Still, I think he will be a long term player in this league. Likely as a bench scorer/playmaker. Still carries a decent amount of potential but the likelihood of him realizing it seems to be fading.
3. Flip - Was a tough decision between he and Key as I believe both will be long term players in this league. I think his ability to shoot has started to catch up to him a bit, but long term I think he will find a way to be a contributor. Think he will be a nice third big type of guy with an outside chance of being a starter+.
These last three are somewhat interchangeable.
4. Cody - Purely based on predraft opinion of him, his play has easily been the most discouraging of all the guys. I still feel somewhat confident he will eventually develop into an NBA caliber player, though all the question marks and concerns I had of him are very apparent.
5. Sens - I still like him and think Hardy has been too harsh on him. He makes a ton of mistakes, but I think he can actually shoot. If he plays hard, continues to shoot well, and improves the mental side of thing he can play in this league.
6. Collier - I love his energy and hate to put him last because my opinion of him has improved. Think the turnovers and inability to score are huge roadblocks to him being an NBA player.
I dont think Key is struggling anymore. Last game was rough but once Hardy cut his role down he has been much better.
His November is trending to be the best calendar month of his career:
PPG 16.3 (2nd best month of career). Best last season was 16.4 (March)
APG is 5.1 (3rd best). Best last season was 5.4 (both November and February)
His TO is 2.1 (2nd best*). Last season his best was 1.6 (February)
His 3P% is 38.4 (2nd best). Last season he had a seriously hot shooting month in February (42.1%). However this month he is shooting more 3PA he has ever shot, so the 38.4 is encouraging.
* He did have just 4 TO in 4 games in October last year, but that was on super low usage and low minutes.