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Agreed and yet haters like Brazil blast him bc he's versatile and can do several things well enough at an NBA level to sub in and play multiple positions and lineups within a single game! I too like him in the perimeter, but eventually he will be able to play several positions well enough that it won't matter. His playmaking ability is needed in the SL definitely.
He needs to be more aggressive but at the same time he's not a go to guy in this team, he was barely playing outside of garbage time until TD and Manu got hurt just 2 months ago and I don't think he has license to force his shots. He only does that to save possessions bc of danger of shot clock violations. He has to take the prescribed shots or run the offense: get the ball to Kawhi or LMA. If Pop wants to embolden him more in the postseason bc we need him in a game or something, he will.
Early season he stated himself that the season wasn't about him or his development. He was going to try to make the team to start and perform a small role. Basically he wasn't even meant to be this significant for us this season. It's just been shocking that our vets are looking their age finally and now we need him to step it up.
The envelope Pop had devised for him earlier in the season as a spot up shooter playing off Manu didn't take advantage of his skills and the ways he could help this team either. It was one if those things where he had to come in, play his game and push himself outside of Pop's preconceived box.
So now the second half of the season it's a different team. He's been a different guy, averaging 20 minutes, playing a bunch of spots and acting as a playmaker regardless of position. The decision making of when to push for his shots and when to defer is tilted toward deferral at this point, but bc he's so young and new it's probably for the best. But I do think in the playoffs they will push him to be more aggressive just bc sometimes your best option is doubled, guarded by the best defensive player, meantime he's 6'9" and can shoot very well off the top of most perimeter players, specially the ones they put on him. He might be pushed to capitalize on that much more.
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