theGreatRC wrote:Thanks All Day, watching Blazers-Wolves.
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As for all of the Pops talk, I had a feeling this exact talk would eventually come up when I first saw he signed on to play with the Wovles SL squad. I saw and read a lot on Pops back in his GW days where he was a fan fave.
Players of his nature are deceiving in the summer league or against lower quality competition because the use of his physicality and athleticism allow him to dominate mostly inexperienced(in terms of NBA) players. He's 24 and got a late start playing basketball so he's still learning in all facets of the game. Yes, he can dunk (I mean he can realllllly dunk), but those won't come so easily against NBA caliber big men so he's really limited offensively without a consistent shot outside a few feet from the rim. As for his rebounding and shot-blocking, I must say they have improved from the last I saw.
Given time, I think he could be a NBA rotation player, but I just think he has a longer way to go than it appears from his brief appearance in SL action. I really like the guy and want him to succeed, but he needs to put in more work, learn some post moves, and work on his jumpshot to keep him in the NBA if/when (more likely when) he gets a contract.
