Mo Harkless potential

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  1. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    IMHO, if Harkless can average 15+ per game, with his improved 3pt shooting and all of the other things he does for this team, I think he would probably be the most valuable player on the roster. Even though he would be the 3rd best player.
     
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    He has the potential to be the 3rd scorer they need. He obviously has to work on things (driving, creating his own shot, etc) but he has definitely shown he worked on his game during the off season.
     
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    He's shooting 41.0% from 3. The contract incentives working their magic? Anyway, totally agree. If he's continues to hit the 3 and play hard, he is a fantastic all around player.

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    Right now he's the only dude living up to his contract that was signed this summer.
     
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    Semantics of course but C. J. signed on the dotted line this summer.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Sure, but it doesn't go into effect until next summer :devilwink:
     
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    We definitely need Moe's size, toughness and energy at the SF spot when we start Dame and CJ. Hitting 3's is essential for Terry giving him big minutes.
     
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    Which is why I said semantics . . .
     
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    Mo is the one that call out the team earlier so now he is backing it up with his play.
     
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    He's improving and growing as a leader. Saw him yelling at Meyers to shoot the ball after he passed on an open shot. He could be our Igoudala type glue guy.
     
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    He's a pretty good role player. To take his game to the next level, he'd need to work on his ball handling and in creating his own shot. He has the athletic ability to do so.
     
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    My favorite player after Lillard
     
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    I like him very much.
    He also gives us the option of using him at the 4 in the lineup with both Crabbe and Turner and being a small ball 4 can offset the problem of playing too big in the backcourt
     
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    A guy that defended on CP3 and Blake Griffin in the same game can only be loved.
     
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    Mo's probably my favorite Blazer. All I needed was to see glimpses last year and was sold on him. Still so young as well.
     
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    Mo doesn't have a huge ceiling, but he plays under control and doesn't make too many bad decisions. He's a rotation player you don't have to worry about, which more than I can say about a lot of our other guys right now.
     
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    IMO, he's kinda like an off-ball Nic. He doesn't have the dribbling/passing chops to run point, but otherwise they both have similar jack-of-all-trades games. Early last season I could see that he was our starting SF.
     
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    He went coast to coast last night. Granted it looked like he lost control 6 times during the run, but he still got it back for a layup. Was pretty nice to see. :)
     
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    I built the Harkless bandwagon (Nov 12, 2015).

     
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    Yeah I was screaming at him to give the ball up, but it did turn out nicely. He does have a decent spin move. But still......I would not try it against the Clippers or Warriors....
     
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