not sure i see #1 pick in fultz's physical abilities. i saw literally zero of him in college so the 3rd quarter was the only 5 minutes i've seen of him. he's not tall. not super strong. got stonewalled by 84 year old devin harris. i realize he's rusty but unless that rust is keeping him from showing incredible burst or unless he ends up shooting like a reasonable facsimile of steph curry, then it seems hard to believe he's going to be dominating in 5 years. his layup attempts have looked like a role player hoping to not get blocked, not a star daring you to stop him. i suppose one could argue that some people improve after their first 5 minutes, but i'm skeptical about him.
How scary could the 76ers be for the foreseeable future? I forgot this kid even existed, sure he didn't look elite today, but he should get better. All that tanking looks like it will pay off in spades.
His slashing is decent, his defense is good, his shooting is bad, but he is really great at making plays, also dosent afraid to make mistakes and learn from them, he is only 19 years old, had some health issues, he has enough talent to become superstar, but all of it will depend on his work ehtic, look at someone like DeFrozen or even Lowry, heck even Harden, no one thought they'd be this good, they had talent, sure, but their work ethic took them where they're at, Fultz has enough tools to become great player, just because he dosent bombard from the get go like Tatum dosent mean he will suck, time will tell.
Good to see him get back on the floor. Philly is certainly gonna be interesting to watch over the next few years. If Simmons ever develops his jumper he will be one of the 5 best players in the game, and so will Embiid if he just stays healthy. If Fultz can turn into and actual NBA playmaker that's a devestating trio.
He got 7 assist in less than 15 minutes last night. He looks like he a pretty good feel for the game. If he can get his shooting fixed(he is still only 19), he looks like he will be pretty good. The injury may have been good for him, since it allowed him to rebuild his shot without the pressure of being the number 1 pick. Maybe the sixer's formula(though not intentional) of sitting rookies for an entire year may be good for these young players.
Obviously he still needs to learn to shoot I guess. The whole thing is weird. Since he was able to shoot just fine in college. Another weird thing... his first 4 games early in the season, he put up 1,1,2, and 3 assists. Never grabbed more than 3 boards. He comes back now, in similar/less minutes, and gets 8 and 7 assists and 4 and 5 boards. Whole thing is weird.
I mean wanting to be the MVP in what will essentially be his rookie year is pretty damned hungry. Humble, on the other hand, maybe not so much. But there have been very few truly great players who were humble. Maybe Tim Duncan? That's literally the only guy I can think of. Dream was humble towards the end of his career, but not in his early years. It's hard to achieve greatness without believing in your capacity for greatness.
