I hope so, and yeah I shouldve used the green font.
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The team can only develop so much, it's on the player to get it done.I hope so, and yeah I shouldve used the green font.
I dont know, Though theres a little truth in the Joke Im not really confident that he’s being developed the right way, but I hope to be wrong.
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If Zach increases as much going into next year as he has this year and he plays 25 minutes a game, this is what his stats would look like:
I've always said drafting is Neil's strongest skill and he's good at it, especially in the 2nd round.
He’s not a bust yet, but I dont think Zachs going to be a star level player either, he might be that’d be nice. People are dissapointed because there are many other guys Zachs age or younger that are playing better than him.
So do you think he's improved a lot this year? Do you think he wont continue this rate of improvement?
I think he’s been much like the rest of the bench very inconsistent. There are games he’s felt like a huge net negative, and games he’s been very good in, well good for a bench player. Id say he’s improved in some areas and in some areas he’s got worse. His fouling, reaching and setting screens seems to be going in the wrong direction. His offensive game seems very good, just under utilized. He’s still really good around the rim defensively, I think he needs to get better at rebounding.
Fouling is literally the only thing that's gotten worse, but he only fouls 1 extra time for in every 300 possessions, so it's negligible. His rebounding has gotten better, and will continue to get better with added strength. It'd probably be a lot better if he played more C, instead of chasing around stretch or small-ball 4s on the perimeter.
Great post. I was going to make a thread revisiting Zach's progress at the break. Still might.
And even though he's been relegated to a position that's worse for him right now, he's still progressed a lot, and a lot of Blazer fans don't seem to think so.
When compared to the season as a whole he has regressed but I think it's mental and due to him playing a lot more PF and his role not being steady.
I think it's just a young player having shaky confidence, not like Meyers.
Curious why Jamal Murray is on that list, ha ha. As you already brought up I wonder how Zach would do starting and having plays run for him without the pressure of having to help his team win games like John Collins and Lauri Markkanen have?
That list is very random lol. As in it was just names that came to my head. I'm not sure what Murray had to do with it either heh.
The pressure part is a huge factor though. John Collins knows he can shoot 20 times in a game and he won't get pulled if he has a cold shooting night. His shots are just shots though, they don't really have any meaning. Zach is playing on a team that is in the upper half of the tough west. Every shot he takes has more importance to the outcome of a game. If he misses a couple shots in a row he might not even get back in the game again, especially with 11 players currently deserving minutes. A bad mistake could be the difference between home court advantage and barely making the playoffs. That's gotta be so much tougher on a young player.
I would like to say I don't watch nearly enough Atlanta games to know what kind of shot selection JCollins has.
I honestly don't know if he's thinking about that stuff while playing or not. If so at least part of that is on the coach, can't have your players terrified they might make a mistake...The rebounding will get better when he gets stronger. Right now he just need stay aggressive in the minutes he gets. I like what seen against Utah very aggressive and got cheated on a block against there center that aggressive in needs to bring every game.
TBF...To be fair Collins was not even a starter in college and certainly not as a Rookie or year two player. His minutes indicate as such.
I hope so, have you ever heard Dame say bad things about one of his teammates? Not saying Dame is wrong but it would be extremely out of character for Dame to say much differently about one of his teammates.
Your right Dame doesnt say bad things about his tmates, but Ive never heard him say that a player could defensive player of the year. I think Dame bench marks all players as to how they stack up in the league.
