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(03-02-2018 02:17 PM)eroc Wrote:  

(03-02-2018 02:02 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  It took Cane time. He never played at this level. He was joining a team that had a bunch of experience playing together. Mick found spots for him and he grew in his role. We're seeing the results of that. He is flowing so much better right now with the offense than he was earlier. He is on the same page with the guys on the floor on both ends. He's been really impressive and I'm stoked he clearly continued to work hard despite not getting all the minutes he probably wanted (and an injury that I'm betting set him back a bit too).

i just had an issue with his defense. i realize that the +/- (or other stats that have been proffered) may favor him overall but i know what i see. That said, his offense has been fire of late and the young man can get to the rack and knows how to finish.

He's a mismatch on the offensive end against the shockers. Their guards can't check him and he abused frankamp the last time they matched up. if he can hold his own on the defensive end of the court; he should see the bulk of the minutes. Can't play 4 v. 5 on offense even against a mediocre shockers D and expect to come away with a W.

Well what you see is mostly wrong. He's never been a major defensive liability.

And as for the comment above that "it took Cane time", that's mostly wrong as well. In the first 10 games of the season, for the games that he played 20 minutes or more he averaged nearly 14 points a game. He's been ready since day 1. His only real area of tiny concern is turnovers. But he offsets that by having the highest assist per minute number on the team.