Since we appear settled with regards to our top-ten players, what do you think each player should focus on the most this off-season?
JT: Somehow work on his 3P%, although the addition of Brogdon’s elite shooting may open up better looks for him than the last couple years. Ideally JT somehow gets back up to 40% instead of 35%.
JB: Handle and FT%. Go watch the Finals again.
Smart: Just study film and realize how he could have avoided falling into trying to take bad shots to get us back in the game. Work on becoming a better PG floor general on offense.
Timelord: Conditioning and making adjustments to his game so he’s less likely to injure himself.
Horford: Conditioning. He’s 36 so hopefully he can maintain his conditioning.
Brogdon: Same as Timelord.
D-White: A mix of Smart with regards to being an offensive PG, and JT with regards to 3P%.
Batman: Continue doing whatever the heck he’s been doing. Dude will hopefully continue to grow like he has at the steady but measured pace.
Gallinari: Same as Horford, and study how he can effectively play backup center at times.
Pritchard: Find a way to become a better defender, and perhaps it’s about studying film and doing his best to model how Smart and D-White do it. John Stockton is one of the best defenders of all-time and he was the same height as, and thinner than, Pritchard. If he can up his game on defense, he could become a 6MOTY someday.
Additional thoughts? Pretty darn good ten players we’ve got. Exciting to see how they grow.