Just wondering... He's extremely athletic, plays good defense, hustles. He has alligator arms and always comes up with big steals. The biggest knock against him is that he has no range and struggles shooting the ball. This offseason, he worked hard on his shooting and it's noticeable. Whenever he's open, I have confidence he'll make his shots. His three point shooting has drastically improved, and offensively, he's hit a ton of big shots for us this season, most recently being 2 three point bombs in the Golden State game to help us win. I love this guy. Combine that with his age. Only 23 years old. If he continues to work hard, improve every summer, what type of player do you guys think he can be in his prime?
Alligator arms? Fail! Alligator arms implies a person with a short reach. Have you ever seem a set of alligator arms before? He has the same potential Caron Butler had a few seasons ago. Ariza is probably two or three seasons away from making a case for being an All Star and the Lakers want him to emerge as their defensive stopper.
I think he's got tremendous potential. If he ever got a consistent jump shot, he could be an All Star. At the least, he, at some point, should be an All NBA Defender.
I don't see All-star potential in him. His offensive game isn't as polished as Caron's, imo. I think he can be a damn good player in the future, but not an AS.
I see him developing as a more athletic Shane Battier. Good energy and glue guy, but not an all-star.
I'm not expecting him to become an allstar either, but you don't think, that at his age, he can improve his offensive game? His shot has already improved by leaps and bounds since his rookie year, and he's only 23 years old, the age many rookies can be entering the league. If he continues to work hard, I believe he can develop a very consistent jumper.
I always forget he is 23. His game seems much more mature than your regular 23 year old NBA player. I think his offensive game will improve, but I don't know if he'll ever be able to create for himself.
I see him getting close to an All-Star level but I'm not sure yet how much his game will improve, tough question man. He still needs to polish his offensive game a decent amount first.
