Not saying we can give up on him but pointing out that Nash and co were poor in their rookie seasons as reassurance is silly. Those guys are the outliers and not the norm. For every Steve Nash, there are hundreds of players whose careers never panned out after poor 1st season.
From the next CP3 to BUST. LOL. We saw how poorly he shot after the first one or two games in Vegas, and that slump has now extended to half a season. Clearly, he's stuck and hasn't taken the necessary steps toward becoming a more confident shooter and passer. The shot will eventually come. His passing is already halfway there. His defense is solid for what he is, but he remains a huge defensive liability every single time he's on the floor. That's his biggest weakness, which can only be overcome with more strength, a development that will take about 2 years. He will continue to be a huge net negative until he adapts to the NBA's faster pace and larger, stronger players. However, the first thing he can control this year is making shots - he's mentally not ready to take them, and he needs to regain that confidence. He needs some time with the RGV to make that step toward an NBA-like game. The way (5 mins at a time) the Rockets are throwing him into the "fire" and hoping he takes the next step clearly isn't working (it might be backfiring), and they need to change course.
Anytime I see a poster use the term “bust”’ when discussing a 20 yr old rookie, I know that poster understands very little about ball.
Hmm... there's something all 4 of these guys have in common other than being PGs, but I can't quite put my finger on it. No Isaiah Thomas? No Chauncey? No JKidd?
Mark Price was a personal favorite of mine, if we truly have a chance to have a player like him we need to do whatever it takes for that to happen. IF he is Mark Price like the rebuild is over. The competitive fire that he played with was unmatched. The straight forward in your face, kick in your teeth in basketball was incredible. Coach should have personal interest in his development because it’ll make his coaching look better long-term. I think the two need one another for success.
yeah… your comparisons are all from a different era in basketball. Defensive athleticism and schemes have changed the game quite a bit.
They all had much better rookie seasons - not ideal to make my point. In another post, I pointed out Jalen Suggs as another example of someone who had a bad rookie season and became much better.
The problem I see is that he's not dribbling, attacking, defending, shooting, or creating. He's parking himself away into a corner He was more confident earlier.
Some other recent examples: Kyle Lowry Mike Conley Tony Parker Gary Payton None of them set the world on fire in their rookie seasons.
If it takes him a couple years to develop into a starter, then that's fine because the team is deep and talented... But Reed not even bringing hope to a fanbase is indefensible.. If he would just score in a few buckets or simply make a damn play in his limited minutes , he'd be a fan favorite and DD's savior... The latter should be the goal
I think there's two main possibilities. 1. It's mental and tied to confidence and comfort being on the court at the NBA level..... things that tend to solve themselves with experience. 2. The lifting as part of the strengthening program they have him on is throwing his shot off... something that can be fixed by cutting down on the lifting or something that will solve itself when he gains enough strength to lessen the effects. Either way, it's not reason to panic or knee jerk. If his shot mechanics were bad or inconsistent, that would be different.
