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Originally Posted by lapiston  Again, not impressed with the young forward talent as of now--too raw--sorry Lee--that is my view. Jmax hit that one nice jumper but too often he misses (I haven't seen improvement that I expected from early in the year). He is good is certain defensive situations.
Amir certainly didn't help make the score better, seemed to be pushed around and seemed to miss defensive assignments. Does he have a shot? You can't dunk over people in the NBA unless you are Shaq. He can shoot free throws and I like shot blockers so that is a start and I love the way he can dribble up court.
But there are a lot of young guys in the league that can run, jump and block shots. Not many of them go to the next level. I like both Amir and JMax but they are not there yet.
Delfino can not change the game either. He is a good flow player with our top players. But he is no Ginobli. He rebounds well, can play some D and has at least improved his shot. But he is far from a go-to guy. |
Like I said earlier, LApiston, our future stars don't seem to be developing properly, with the last successful guys being Tay & Memo from 2002. The Sixer second unit looked more aggressive and athletic than our bench even if their skills were not yet there.
If you think about it most our guys skills were groomed somewhere else but their talent didn't blossom until they got here (Ben, Billups and Rip). Sheed, Dice and now even Cwebb brought their already established skills to the Pistons, but all three could be considered on the down side of their careers.