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u/rixx0n 1d ago
It will be interesting to see how his game adapts to changes in teams’ scouting reports. Things are looking really promising so far though.
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u/SomewhereReasonable1 1d ago
The question is how are teams going to game plan for him though? He has a very impressive handle at his size and withstands ball pressure very well from similar size defenders and even smaller pesky defenders. He's a pretty damn good spot up three-point shooter and it's not like he is going to fall in love with off the dribble shots either. And if they tried to collapse on him when he drives, well, defenders are already doing that by instinct and considering how incredible he is at garnering contact: those are free points at the line. do maybe try to guard him straight up? Force him to the middle? He's got a huge body and is strong as hell tho. He's just gonna get more into a floater range and if anybody peels off to help he's giving it to the open man. His weakness isn't on offense. It's more on defense.
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u/sushiiallday 1d ago
Honestly was Steph this good his rookie year? I personally don’t think so.
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u/konny01 1d ago
I remember Steph was putting up numbers and constantly getting put in those “hasn’t been done since” stats all the time, and the names would always be MJ/Kobe/other greats.
Pace of play/three point shot volume wasn’t nearly as high as it is now either. Tyreke Evans winning ROTY is hilarious now but it wasn’t even that controversial to us as Warriors fans at the time. He also didn’t have his own Steph/Draymond around him either.
All that being said I’m hoping you’re right lmao, He looks incredible.
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u/FalcoLamborghini 19h ago
ROTY was between Steph and Tyreke.
Regardless, Monte was still tryna get his and hating on Steph on the low so imagine almost getting ROTY with someone actively tryna down play you?
Steph and Dray doing the opposite for Yaxel. They encourage him, mentor him, and also Yax in a spot where the team needs him to play big minutes because so many players are injured.
So Yax in a pretty unique spot and could take ROTY if he continues to play his cards right.
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u/Careless_Win_6488 1d ago
The guy is 24 though
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u/Banned3rdTimesaCharm 1d ago
Even if he never gets better from here, a guy who can get us 31 and 12 is a massive hit on the draft pick.
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u/Patient-Motor-4803 1d ago
Might be our best rookie since steph, klay, and dray