Rip32 wrote:A_dub06 wrote:To me the whole Cade thing was questionable, I never saw what made him the “consensus” pick outside of questions surrounding other players and if that’s the bar your setting for what’s supposed to be a franchise player, you’re setting yourself up issues.
When it came out that Cade was actually 6-5 or 6-6 and not 6-8 as listed previously, I was made fun of for making out like it was a huge deal. I saw his athletic limitations and for someone that’s supposed to be a good shooter but hasn’t shown it, not having an athletic advantage to get to better spots/attack the rim or use sheer size to bully your opponent is going to put said player into undesirable position to try and score from.
That said, while I think Cade has been all bark no bite, and for the record I wanted to Mobley before the draft, the lack of shooting on the roster has compounded his limitations which can essentially be applied to the rest of our young core too. None of our guys have been set up to succeed, and we have a coach and gm that can’t work out how to do it either.
I wanted Mobley as well. It's easy to find players like Cade. Guys 6'6, slow and can't shoot can be found in any draft daily. You don't find guys with Mobley skills often
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No guys like Cade cannot be found every year. Are you serious? Lmao. No. Have respect, the man can run an NBA offense, it’s not his fault he’s got inexperienced players around him. He’s not your #1 option yet but maybe in year 6 or 10 or 14.
What fans don’t understand is the owner is willing to wait another year to see this team grow while we continue to draft high potential players and regardless of free agency, weaver’s drafted 6 rotational players total and two others. The way Gores sees it is weaver has built a core of large potential players and they are letting time decide the fit. So far they tried once with this core, failed, cleaned house. This summer they’re gonna extend whoever they like in the next 30 games and swing again in the draft and free agency. If we sign Tobias, things are good. If not, may God have mercy on our franchise. We are in desperate position for any internal improvement and any talent.
I think people mistake seeing our players as NBA ready specially on defense. Our players didn’t have any business playing NBA games this season and last season. It’s literally been scrimmage for us knowing the season is over before it started and we couldn’t figure out how to win. I mean we are RAW as a roster, these guys are super young. They’re also super talented. I think the front office has completely failed the team. The good news is Cade isn’t good enough to ask for a trade, he’s gonna get paid and like it. The bad news is we are not close to being competitive. We need every game the reason of the season to get better and MORE. These guys need 100 games more under their belt before they find their identity let alone this summer’s draft choice.
I believe every player including Cade Ivey Ausar duren should be criticized the same way regardless of where they were picked. So far Ausar has been the most disappointing and Duren, let’s be real…