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I’m going to try and temper my expectations for Carter in SL play, but I am excited to see what he brings! Stangely, I Feel like Ingram is going to play solid today
Yeah one of his problems is he blows assignments and doesn't know what to do. Even in the recent scrimmage clip he gets nailed by a double screen he should have seen coming. He's great at recovering, as he did there, but he has a lot of seasoning. I fully believe he's going to improve a ton, but it will take time.
I’m going to try and temper my expectations for Carter in SL play, but I am excited to see what he brings! Stangely, I Feel like Ingram is going to play solid today
Well said. Nice to see you, JmJ.
Ingram is the veteran right now. Talent will start to make a difference over the next couple of weeks.
Weirdest two-man game ever.
Always good to be chatting Arizona hoops or pro basketball here.
IMO, Carter is a longer-term solution, not short-term fix.
But he has so much of what you’d like. But like Knicks with Toppin getting impatient, but Pacers reaping rewards, give some development and he will be an impact player.
I got yelled at upthread for suggesting that Carter Bryant needed a -ton of work and would probably live in Austin for a while. He's going to be fine. It's going to take a while.
Yeah. You saw a lot of the discussion points I made, especially defensively. Anyone saying Carter is a true 3/D player vs a 3/D prospect is doing the reality of Carter’s situation a disservice. He’s stiff hipped and doesn’t move initially with explosion, especially laterally, so he gets blown by or fouls a lot right now. He has elite recovery, so I think the issue can be fixed by focusing on quick twitch development. But it was rough to see so many fouls so quick vs summer leaguers.
It’s why I wanted Powell tbh. He’s not stiff hipped and can stay in front of guys. Hopefully Carter can learn to stay farther from his man instead of guarding them so close. He’s got a nice standing reach so there’s no reason to guard them tight.
McNeeley and Sorber are two players I would have drafted over Bryant. Let's see how those guys look compared to Bryant.
I personally like that the kid already understands perspective at such a young age. Minute rice posters never learn but it does make for great message board content! Nice prospect….PROSPECT not proven commodity at 19 yrs old.
Bryant should be a nicer fit for the Spurs than Ace Bailey re position of need, since there is only one basketball.
he passed the eye test for me...just give him a little time...
Such a positive, honest and articulate self-assessment by a 19 year old.
He should develop well if he can maintain that outlook. Might take a couple years, but, he'll be a solid contributor.
bryant should play in every summer league game this summer.Got alot to learn and develop
I’m afraid the spurs give him the day off today lol I hope not I want to watch him today.
He really deserves a decent distributor on the court with him. Hopefully Harper gets out there and they play a little more organized.
He sounds like that kind of glib, charismatic kid who knows how to charm the adults but never actually does the work, lol. I'm wrong about this, but really getting those vibes.
He reminded me a little bit of Klay Thompson at times in the highlights. Not saying he will ever be anywhere near the shooter or player Klay was just saying he moves a little like him on offense, his release reminds me of his as well. I like his at ude I think he will overachieve compared to what people expect of him.
If you watched any of Carters pre draft videos you’d of noticed that most of his best defensive plays were follow blocks when the offensive player passes him but he follows and blocks the shot.
Tone in this thread already crazy bi-polar.
*whistles*
“all ya need is just a little patience…”
Although this mood fervor is exactly why the NBA needs a two year rule. Kid had 2 million bucks awaiting him at Arizona, but was hearing “lottery”… off the bench at 6-4 and raw as . NBA needs to let colleges pay to develop players. No reason to keep a 1 year rule when some players in college are earning more than NBA vets.
I was in favor of taking Carter or Sorber at 14 and I’ve said all along that he needs a year in Austin to develop.
I’m excited about his future but also sober about his immediate impact, which will be zero.
What about Juzang who got waived by Utah today? We passed on every available 3 & D/ shooter out there.
Arizona already wasn't developing him...
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