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Originally Posted by buddahfan  He played 14 plus minutes a game last year. As his defense improved he got more minutes in certain situations.
However it is like you say a chicken and egg thing. He needs to get the minutes to improve but how can he get the minutes unless he improves and earns them.
I think his minutes will go up again this year, maybe closer to 18 or more. I however, think he can play small forward as long as he can continue to improve his foot work and anticipation (experience should help there) which will allow him a better chance of staying in front of small forwards. He certainly doesn't have a height disadvantage there, especially with his hops and reach.
He has developed a really nice post up game, which is more effective against 3s vs 4s.
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He also doesn't rebound anywhere near well enough to play the #4. A lot of posters here see him as a #4 and AJ as a #3. I have never understood that. AJ at this point is not much small than KG and AJ will get bigger. Maybe not taller at this point but bigger to where he will eventually be about where KG is except maybe 1" shorter and 10 lbs lighter at the most..
