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His improvement is impressive, last year he basically couldn't do anything, now he's a jump shot away from being a really valuable player. But he REALLY needs to be able to shoot it, he can't survive shooting like Shaq.
Good for Blake - happy to be wrong on him if he keeps it up and actually becomes a rotation player tbh.
His improvement is impressive, last year he basically couldn't do anything, now he's a jump shot away from being a really valuable player. But he REALLY needs to be able to shoot it, he can't survive shooting like Shaq.
His point of attack defense is elite
Excellent defensive upside. Just needs an offensive game. Lets hope it develops!
we know he has the speed, but he still doesnt really seem to know what to do with it. his adjustment to limit the mistakes has been to basically show no aggression at all and let somebody else create. if he's not going to be a volume outside shooter, that's not really going to work long term. but baby steps are there
This kid has a chance to be one of the best point of attack defenders in the league.
Love the guy, he’s been showing real promise, but wtf is up with those painted nails?
Who gives a
i have been very impressed with him, he's a keeper tbh, ditch tre, his fakeass passing, nonexistent shooting and atrocious D.
You’re the one upset about his nails
a floater would make him better
Only the color, periwinkle blue does nothing for me
Tre is still better overall right now, but hopefully Blake narrows that margin by improving his ability to drive, kick, and run the offense. And in a perfect world Blake has improved enough to be a better backup point guard, and we have an actual starting point guard better than Tre... But who knows. Blake seems to be super motivated and hard-working and so it's hard to say how good he can be yet.
He’s continued to impress but I still feel about the same. He still very much has an uphill climb to become an average guy offensively. That being said he’s super young so there’s plenty of time for him to make strides. Rooting for the guy…needless to say Branham’s future is looking bleak so would be nice to have 2/3 first round picks from 2022 pan out
All I think when I see Blake defend is I'm glad I'm not trying to bring the ball up the court against that combo of speed, quickness, lateral movement and hunger. That kid is hungry on defense.
I like Blake, but I see his ceiling as something like Lindsay Hunter, a defensive specialist who eventually learned to shoot, but that you had to pair with a creator.
On the telecast recently, Sean quoted former Spurs assistant and Pop mentor Hank Egan, who said “Only God makes PGs”. In other words they’re born, not made. They have a special level of processing speed that allows them to create,and see open guys before they are actually open. unfortunately, Blake is yet another small guard who was drafted by an NBA team that thinks they can make a small guard into a PG. has been going on for decades.
yeah, blake has so many natural talents but court vision isn't one of them. but on a team that has so many poor perimeter defenders, one hopes that he can find something that won't make him such a liability on the other end of the court.
Blake's first step and quickness is elite, even at the NBA level.
That's something you can't teach.
He has figured out how to use it on defense.
They've broken him down to nothing on offense and it has worked!
The erratic mistakes are over and he has a very nice 4/1 assist/TO ratio.
Now let's see how they build him back up.
Can he add some offensive pieces to his game that are effective at this level?
That will ultimately decide his ceiling.
I doubt he will ever been a good finisher at the rim, but a reliable floater would be sublime and open up so many opportunities for him.
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I wouldn't call him small, he's 6'5". But I do agree that he isn't a natural PG.
Future 3&D wing who would be a perfect fit next to Trae Young or Dilly. Just needs the three ball.
Let's not overreact. Nothing against the kid but he started from so low that some improvement had to be expected. Challenge for Blake was to understand and accept he would never be an alpha nor a star in the NBA and should focus on what could keep in the league, as a non shooter, non PG... elite defense. And that's what he's doing now, taking pride in it. The offensive game, much less the PG skills, will probaly never really come to the point he'll indeed never be more than a 3&D specailist, which is already pretty nice for a 25th pick and could earn him a productive and lucrative career as a role player... Hopefully with age he'll become somehow more savvy and confident attaking the rim and develop a reliable 3 so he can earn some more playing time or defenses will just ignore him. I mean even late LDN was giving you the occasional drive and lay up, so there's hope.
"get over himself "in 2024 is wild
It would be great if Wesley could follow the Dejounte Murray development track. But he isn't the same kind of player. His ceiling is probably a Danny Green type plus some additional bring-the-ball-up-the-court duties, and if he gets the Spurs would have an absolute steal.
Floater, runner, tear-drop, or even just a simple 5-foot jumper when he gets to the lane. This is easily his biggest weakness right now and he would instantly become a completely different player if he could just develop one of the above-mentioned shots and hit it with some consistency. He gets to the rim with such ease with his explosive first step and long strides, he just ing sucks at finishing once he gets there right now tbh
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