Not his sky hook. Granted it is not a Kareem sky hook, but it isn't a jump hook either. When he does that he does not get blocked. When he throws up the soft floaters...... those get blocked.
He just doesn't know how to play basketball, and it's not looking like he will ever learn. I can barely stand watching him play. Seriously, watch him closely while he's in the game and you'll pull all your hair out. Also I've said it before but I really don't get why people call him athletic.. Compared to other NBA big men, he's not very athletic at all. He's slow, weak, and doesn't jump well.
I'm 90% sure the Suns will give us Markieff Morris for Leonard. I'm 50% sure the Rockets will give us Terrence Jones for Leonard and some small goodies. Either of those guys can give us a nice boost in talent and performance, but i think i like Jones more.
I choose option three..... none of the above. Morris is a headcase. Like.... a MAJOR headcase. Jones hasn't really lived up to the hype and Houston clearly isn't that into him.
Even tho TJones is my eskimo brother he needs to play away from portland for his own good. his hood ties are strong here.
So...we let Nard walk for free? You just know Leonard will be a beast in San Antonio a year or two from now
I think he's "Combine athletic." He can do well at the practiced movements but lacks the physical or mental agility to put it together at game speeds. He's not slow, he's not weak, and he does jump well. Just not often.
i just dont know what the ideal player is that he could end up being, given what we've seen in total so far... Nothing about him screams STARTING any-position to me. He can possibly play between PF/C but doesn't have enough of the essential basic fundamental skills to be worthwhile at either spot. Everyone that quotes his ability to 'open up the floor spacing' is grasping at straws.... if that's the #1 thing your PF/C does, you aint going nowhere. Another couple of off seasons getting people like that feel like they have something to prove (Davis, Vonleh, Aminu etc) and not people that feel like they are owed something, im fine with.
He's athletic in a gym if you measure how fast he can run and jump. He just doesn't show it much in the game because he doesn't have it mentally.
Hopefully we can package him for something. How high is his stock though? I'm sure it was much higher before the season started.
Whenever this guy gets the ball, he just holds it like a scared little rabbit. Then he'll pass it off to someone else who has to hoist up a terrible shot with time running out.
