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<blockquote data-quote="dish3" data-source="post: 1459303" data-attributes="member: 582654"><p>I LOVE these guys--undersized but scrappy, frantic at times but determined to play hard. I gotta admit that AJ was my least favorite player coming in--he always seemed to put in effort but was 1/4 step slow and didn't have big shots under his belt. This season he was a MAN--playing out of position, showing leadership, steady play, grabbing boards and still hitting timely 3s, worked his butt off. Trent has a dragon-spirit--it did seem tough to find balance with Ayo, but gradually seemed more comfortable with picking his spots as the season went on, rather than having to play hero-ball, and I think he's going to take a step up on offense next year with more confidence and craftiness with the floater/mid-range step-back, and more flow with other PGs. Ayo is a gem--silky and has a knack for the ball and big plays--I predict 3 years here but he also seems more charismatic/marketable than other more skilled players so that might boost his NBA stock. His passing also seemed underrated to me, and teammates will do better anticipating his passes next year. Felix is a beast and fearless among the trees, great spark when other things are not working. Tev is super-long and athletic (is he still growing?), still jumpy and a bit slow to react on D but he's gonna be special. Griffin seemed like he was always a bit frustrated that the game was faster than he anticipated--I predict he too is likely to have a big jump next year. Damonte is super at all-round game, but has been playing amongst the trees too much and needs to build confidence and energy. Giorgi has great spirit, youthful enthusiasm, but plays smart, never frantic, great dancing feet and shoots consistently well from under the rim. Glad he stopped shooting 3s though, and hope he can adapt to another big on the floor. Even though the wins were not there, this team showed HEART and GRIT and ENERGY, and I loved watching them. I have faith their work pays dividends over next 2 years...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dish3, post: 1459303, member: 582654"] I LOVE these guys--undersized but scrappy, frantic at times but determined to play hard. I gotta admit that AJ was my least favorite player coming in--he always seemed to put in effort but was 1/4 step slow and didn't have big shots under his belt. This season he was a MAN--playing out of position, showing leadership, steady play, grabbing boards and still hitting timely 3s, worked his butt off. Trent has a dragon-spirit--it did seem tough to find balance with Ayo, but gradually seemed more comfortable with picking his spots as the season went on, rather than having to play hero-ball, and I think he's going to take a step up on offense next year with more confidence and craftiness with the floater/mid-range step-back, and more flow with other PGs. Ayo is a gem--silky and has a knack for the ball and big plays--I predict 3 years here but he also seems more charismatic/marketable than other more skilled players so that might boost his NBA stock. His passing also seemed underrated to me, and teammates will do better anticipating his passes next year. Felix is a beast and fearless among the trees, great spark when other things are not working. Tev is super-long and athletic (is he still growing?), still jumpy and a bit slow to react on D but he's gonna be special. Griffin seemed like he was always a bit frustrated that the game was faster than he anticipated--I predict he too is likely to have a big jump next year. Damonte is super at all-round game, but has been playing amongst the trees too much and needs to build confidence and energy. Giorgi has great spirit, youthful enthusiasm, but plays smart, never frantic, great dancing feet and shoots consistently well from under the rim. Glad he stopped shooting 3s though, and hope he can adapt to another big on the floor. Even though the wins were not there, this team showed HEART and GRIT and ENERGY, and I loved watching them. I have faith their work pays dividends over next 2 years... [/QUOTE]
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