It should go without saying that you don't judge a player on his best 5 or 10 game stretch. If you want to use that to talk potential, I guess it works somewhat.
But so far Mud's season has been very up and down.
Now he's young and consistency is always a problem for yute.
I look for sustainability.
And I'm not confident Mud will keep making tough shots, which are about 1/3rd or more of his repertoire.
He has improved. And confidence is possibly the biggest gain.
There's also some injury concerns with Mud. And defense.
Mud was mostly drafted on athletic profile and was largely an international man of mystery.
I think we need to wait til the AS break or the end of the season to know what we really have in Mud and where he's at, and if he's a keeper. Does he project as a starting PG? or a backup combo guard?
We've had this convo before with Lin who had a much better run. And more recently with Burke.
As for Tim, everyone was getting excited when he was paying well. Then his usual slump kicked in. The lack of consistency is more worrisome with him as he's a young vet who has been around for a while. Also some health concerns. He's a streaky shooter who plays iffy D. I wouldn't mind him as a 3rd option (behind KZ & ?). It is encouraging that Tim has done a better job of attacking and getting FT's, and taking charges. And he's tried to pass more especially when his shot is off. [v. CHA Tim passed up an open 3 to swing it to Franc who canned the 3 -- something Tim would never have done previously, but his shot was off and the next man round the horn was wide open too. Smart hoops].
Tim's effort has been good this year. And he's improved in some facets. Long-term keeper? For me, depends on who are PG is long-term and who mans the other wing slot.
Anyway, making declarations and projections based on a player's hot streak is a fool's game.
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