UCFJayBird wrote:The lack of AB the entire back half of the season has been a bit baffling given he's a pretty good defender and his shooting has been surprisingly efficient. He doesn't have a quick trigger and he's not great at running the offense yet (lacks confidence, looks lost at times), but he's shown he can hit the open shots fairly consistently. I get his decision making is probably the biggest concern being a rook, but the team played really well with him in the SL. i don't know if i've really ever seen him on the floor and we're all falling over ourselves at how bad he's playing like we do Fultz every other game.
Not sure what Mosely's concerns are TBH. I'm sure he has his reasons, and they may very well be valid, but I would love it if at some point we'd get an actual reason.
It feels like such a stereotypical “coach speak” copout.. but I think Mosley has earned enough trust to where he can determine AB simply just “isn’t ready” to play in games that matter.
I’m going to get flamed for this but AB really seems like a kid compared to rookie Paolo/Franz/Suggs.. both physically and mentally. Those guys never played scared. As ugly as it got with rookie Suggs on offense he was never scared.. it was probably too much of the opposite tbh if anything. AB looks like a deer in headlights too often especially on offense.
It’s tough to develop a raw rookie while competing in games that actually matter. Hopefully AB can get on the court Friday and make an impact. If not, hopefully he has a healthy offseason and continues to mature physically/mentally, balls out in summer league, and takes Cole’s spot in the rotation
