I haven't given up on fab. I learned my lesson after giving up on avery
You know who else was lost in the court looking like a deer caught in the headlights the first years of his playing career? Yep, Avery Bradley. And look at him now.
Disagree. In Avery's first year with Maine and his late season call-up, he was killing anyone who tried to dribble a basketball in his vicinity just the same as he does now. He was playing offense like Jordan Crawford- with a ton of aggressiveness and confidence, but terrible decision-making. He turned it over in bunches and was terrible running the point, but he got buckets.
And that was coming back from ankle surgery.
Outside of his amazing December, Melo hasn't shown skill, confidence, or resilience anywhere close to what Bradley showed in his rookie year.
D-League All Defense. I think he showed some skill. For a 22nd pick in a somewhat weak draft, he seems to be on the right track to progression.
Unless of course if our expectations for him is to be our starting Center of the future averaging 14 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks a game. I don't see him being that, but he can be a very solid option as a back up C, playing 12-15 minutes providing rim protection and a few buckets here and there.
So I guess it's all about expectations, really. As a player picked late in the first, I expect him to have 6 points, 4-5 rebounds, a block on around 15 minutes per game. Anything more than that is gravy to me.
