He's erratic and I'm not sure if his offensive awareness will ever improve but he hustles hard! To me, he's a bit like a PF/C version of T-Law, the McMillan version.
I think you guys undersell his awareness. I've seen him make some really great passes, as well as some money defensive rotations to get monster blocks.
I think the guy just needs some time in the right system and an offseason or two to work on his game. At that point, the sky is the limit for him. He can turn himself into a great hustle player, getting his points off of rebounding and putbacks. He can also become a defensive stalwart.
Yep. You can see him becoming more comfortable. I think next year, he's going to take a quantum leap.
This. I think he's a pretty instinctive player. His problem is he can be too aggressive and get out of control sometimes. But if he doesn't play on the edge of control like that, he doesn't make the plays he made for us tonight. When he does make a mistake, I can't stay mad at him for more than a second or two because he plays so damn hard every second he's on the floor. I love that.
This. He is gonna give Lopez needed rest too because he coexists well with LA imo. We could be looking at a Taj Gibson-esque rotation guy next season.
