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Which Young Player Will Have the Largest Improvement Next Season?

Which Young Player Will Have the Largest Improvement Next Season?

  • Kyle Filipowski

    Votes: 14 35.9%

  • Cody Williams

    Votes: 8 20.5%

  • Keyonte George

    Votes: 4 10.3%

  • Isaiah Collier

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Brice Sensabaugh

    Votes: 4 10.3%

  • Taylor Hendricks

    Votes: 8 20.5%

  • Other (state in post)

    Votes: 1 2.6%
  • Total voters
    39
  • Poll closed .
Shad said:
It's keyonte. He hasnt really improved from year 1 to 2. Got benched and still was one of the worst players on defense in the league for 2 years in a row. I do like him a lot more off the ball and seems to play better this way
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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.
 
Udidthizz said:
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.
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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.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
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.
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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.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
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.
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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.
 
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.
 
KqWIN said:
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 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.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
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.
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From his rookie season? I think he will be improved. You can never really know the extent of injuries, but gap years for young players seem to lead to development regularly. I expect him to be better, but Cody would be my pick for the most improved given how low his starting point is. If you thought he was due for big improvement after his rookie year I don't think it's an unreasonable pick.
 
KqWIN said:
From his rookie season? I think he will be improved. You can never really know the extent of injuries, but gap years for young players seem to lead to development regularly. I expect him to be better, but Cody would be my pick for the most improved given how low his starting point is. If you thought he was due for big improvement after his rookie year I don't think it's an unreasonable pick.
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I'm expecting him to look lost and very uncomfortable on the court and playing at NBA speeds. I would also not blame him for looking hesitant after the type of injury he had. His injury was pretty horrific.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
I'm expecting him to look lost and very uncomfortable on the court and playing at NBA speeds. I would also not blame him for looking hesitant after the type of injury he had. His injury was pretty horrific.
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I expect some of that, but I also think he will have improved (using rookie season as comparison). If TH establishes himself as an NBA caliber player this year, you could argue that makes the biggest improvement for the franchise.

There are honestly so many ways to define "most improved". Cody may be the most improved player in an absolute sense because his starting point is so low, but it may not represent the most impactful improvement to go from 450th best player to 350th best player or whatever. It would take a monumental leap to get to where he was to even replacement level. A slight improvement from Kessler is probably more important going forward than Cody showing small signs of life.

Key and Sensbaugh could level up, but their archetypes make it hard to make it very impactful because the players they could become are not very valuable and less they take monstrous leaps. Flip is also defensively challenged, but guys like him are still getting paid so maybe he can be that guy. I don't think it's unrealistic for Flip to get close to a Naz Reid type level, and he got $125M this summer.

A simple shooting improvement from Collier could make him the most improved in all aspects, but I really don't have much hope for his shot.
 
GunterD said:
I was also going to say Cody. Statistically speaking, that rookie year was one of the worst seasons anybody has ever had. Could only go up from there right? Right?
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Nope. For many players like that their next stop is Europe or Asia or permanent g-league. It can most definitely go down
 
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