Franc looks at best a defensive role player with limited offensive skills. Now 3rd on the PG list behind Burke and Mudiay.
"at best" . . . geez ... maybe for the next month or so.
All Franc needs to do is develop a solid 3-point shot and it will open up things for him and up his confidence. His release is a bit slow, and he often comes up short. He'll work on it. it might take a Summer or two. Maybe never come. But if he can hit 35% on 3's, it'll open up his drives and then he can get more FTs (he's only missed 1 Ft this year -- 15-16).
Franc is 18-70 on 3's this year. 26%
If he made just 6 more of those 52 misses, he'd be at a decent 34%. 7 more and he's at league average 36%.
Last year shot 32%.
Take better 3's, get his legs into the shot more, add confidence, and that's all doable. How soon we can expect it, is unclear.
Lingering shoulder issues don't help. Shoulders heal slowly.
For this year, let's hope franc can get a few games where he's hot and hits 20 points. He had B2B 16 and 17 point games earlier this year.
Had 17 & 16 to close out last year as well.
Franc needs to put in the work, Knix need to work with him. Hopefully we'll see offensive improvement. Burke and Mud are up and down. Let's wait for Franc to hit an upswing.
Both Burke and Vonleh looked terrible with their first teams. I thought they were both marginal NBA players. Both look like fairly useful role players now. Still have flaws, but they've found roles and developed their strengths. Have some patience with 20 year old Francophone.
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