WaltLongmire wrote:Best part of the article, IMO, one that makes you think he can be a little better than some around here think he can be:What's most promising is that Porzingis, despite his lean frame and playing on a team of players he hardly knew, still navigated the floor in Vegas like a fluid, instinctive basketball player. So much of what he couldn't do can be remedied with time and training. What he already could do confidently—turn on the catch and shoot quickly, slide around the floor on defense, assist teammates outside the context of any set play—spoke to a feel for the game that's much more innate. Rare is a 7-footer who can move as Porzingis does. Exceptionally so are those who operate with an instinctive sense of purpose beyond the obvious.
I actually think he'll adapt to the physicality of the game sooner than some think. but I'm biased, I suppose.
One of the things that continues to impress me is the story that the defensive decision he made to front OK4 in the second half was made by him, without being told to do so by his coaches.
I guess when KOBE said AAU players lack all the fundamentals, this is exactly what he was talking about. No 19 yr old kid coming out of a 1 yr college stint, is as fundamentally sound as KP
