Earning more minutes. Two straight games now when he’s gotten rotation minutes that he’s competed on both ends. Weird how his shooting looks better the more minutes he gets. Weird how that works. If we’re gonna suck let’s at least develop some players. I didn’t watch all his g league games for nothing god dammit. I know he can score in a variety of ways. Look at his body, and he's the same age as Simons. Forget scrubs like Bazemore and let the kids play.
I agree that he should play more than Bazemore, but solely because he has looked better than Baze. Not because of any notion that we completely suck as a team and have no hope of making the playoffs so our only goal should be to play young guys. Play the young guys if it's better for the team now, which I believe is the case for Trent over Bazemore and Little over Tolliver.
Bazemore is bulky enough to play Small Forward. Trent has to play Guard. It's not either/or. One doesn't have to lose minutes for the other to gain minutes.
No I’m not comparing them, it’s just funny how different they’re viewed, at least from the outside; one is this untouchable future star while the other is dispensable for just about anyone.
It seems like Trent is a hard worker. At still only 20, I find it hard to believe that he will not continue to improve. The criticism of him on this board may have had some merit, but it was also IMO quite short sited. I think he can easily develop into a 3 &D guy off the bench.
Guess who Toronto decided to make untouchable in a trade for Kawhi This happens. Their skills/potential doesn't directly translate thru stats.
This. Bazemore's 3PT% is almost better than his layup %. 34% to 39%. What NBA player only converts 39% at the rim???
He’s got no feel or physicality for attacking the rim, it’s pretty much just pray for a call. He shouldn’t be allowed to do anything but shoot open threes.
I was actually thinking in the 1st half that I liked how Trent played recently and that he might actually amount to something. Then he got Stotted