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Originally Posted by TaShawn  Look at his rebounding tonight. He was 2 away from leading the team and he only played 8 minutes.
He likes the paint, can jump, has great hands, hustles for everything. He a coaches dream. I'm not seeing any mistakes from him that the vets don't also make. Most of the time I'm amazed that he seems to have the bball IQ to make suprisingly good passes and also catch tough passes in traffic because he was expecting them.
He is the highest paid bench player and I think that salary matches his current ability level. |
His b-ball IQ is off the charts. You can see it when you watch Max vs. him (not saying Max is stupid, but he doesn't exactly make smart decisions all the time). I think that's why Amir/Sheed works so well. Both incredibly smart players who understand positioning/defense. His mistakes are usually of the nervous kind not so much mental.
Amir was needed desperately in that third quarter. His length at the basket is a big asset. I have a feeling the lack of AA/Amir will bite us in the you know what tommorrow. Amir v Varejeo, Ben v Max. That would fun to watch.
As for Z the only person that can guard him is Z, although Theo might have success pushing him out further than he wants to be. Going totally OT. This should prob be in the game thread.
Anyway, Amir's definately a coach's dream, just apparently not this one's. How often do you see Pop go out of his way to compliment a bench player?
