With Curry leaving for sure, he might get into the rotation. But his body still seems not ready from a defensive stand point. Will he be able to match up with bigger stronger guards? like Klay, Doncic, Westbrook, Chris Paul/Harden. If he plays with CJ or Dame, someone will need to pick up the 2-guard.
And someone like Currys is? Anfernee has added a bit of muscle. Theres many skinny 2-guards that come off the bench. Why would he be matched up against those starters?
My response was to a post bashing Stotts for how he handles young players and their development. Thise types of posts occur very often, do don't act like Stotts does get bashed for that as well.
Honestly, my biggest beef with Stotts on young player development has been with big men. Meyers.... Collins..... Biggie..... Vonleh...... Which is ironic, because he was brought in specifically for Aldridge. But he has shown to be an exceptional coach for guards.
Is it Stotts though? Or is it other members of his staff? One might argue that it is David Vanterpool who is great with guards, and Jim Moran who is failing at coaching the big men, whereas Kim Hughes actually excelled at it prior to his firing.
Does he though? Do you think he has made Dame a better player? Do you think he has made CJ a better player? I don't think Stotts deserves any credit for how good they are - all credit goes to Dame/CJ. They would be as good as they currently are under any coach - and possibly better, depending on the coach. Equally, I don't think Jax had anything to do with how good Jordan/Pippen were, or Pops with how good Robinson/Duncan/Ginobili were. At that level, those players just have "it" no matter who they play for. I think a coach can have an effect on players who would otherwise be mid-tier players. For example, I think Pops deserves a ton of credit for developing Parker and Mills. Parker under any other coach would probably have been a decent journeyman PG, but Pops turned him into a top-tier PG. And Mills would probably not be in the league, but Pops turned him into a rotation player. Where Terry should be judged is how our mid-tier players have progressed (or not), and in how raw rookies develop. So the evidence would be in Aminu, Harkless, Moe, Meyers, Crabbe, Plumlee, Vonleh, Turner, Dorrell, etc. The few instances of moderate improvement seem to be balanced out (or possibly outweighed) by the instances of stagnation or regression. And if Terry continues to be our coach (hopefully not), it will be interesting to see how Collins and Simons develop - though Simons appears to have a bit of "it" in him already (Terry certainly isn't teaching him to throw those passes!).
Interesting points, but... I'm pretty sure Lillard, CJ, Robinson, Duncan, and Ginobilli would all disagree with you. Probably Jordan and Pippen as well.
Yes. And Curry is a much better defender than CJ also. I personally believe we need to find a way to keep ALL of Kanter, Curry, and Hood.
I would think wingspan is much more important than height, right? Dame's wingspan is 6′ 8″ CJ's wingspan is 6′ 6″ Lil' Penny's wingspan is 6’9.25
LOL this dude needs to delete this article https://hoopshabit.com/2018/06/23/portland-trail-blazers-5-reasons-anfernee-simons-was-a-bad-pick/
I was just watching the Clips/Warriors playoff game, and Simons has a LOT of Lou Williams in him. Similar builds as well. Williams is obviously more polished as a vet, but they have a similar skillset. Simons is more athletic though.
