Talen Horton-Tucker Discussion: Growing Pains

I'm not much for highlight vids but one thing you can plainly see is that THT most definitely can move his feet. That was all offensive clips though, D is also about timing and often prediction and smarts so, we'll see. The physical tools are there in heaps though, including lateral movemant. I wouldn't suspect Vogel would be excited like that over a one-sided player. D is what makes Vogel happy.

 

That’s what she said?

 

is "vogel" code? have i been missing this the whole time?!

 

:Vogelheaving:

 

Touch that thingly thing.... ?

 

Wow

 

Good s***!

 

Wait until that 230lb is man muscle in a couple of years. Already handling the ball good enough to get where he damn well wants to go. Pity the fool skinny guards got to try to stop that.

:Carusohearthands:

 

i might have to rewatch. there were some strong moments, but he looked to be a step slow on defense (consistently) and the shot didn't look great (slow release and did not go in the basket much).

his ballhandling and playmaking was really good, and he's got enough speed and strength to just get where he wants. so he's going to have a career in the league, i think. i just don't know that he can justify minutes over our other 4 guards right now.

but yeah, if kuz can't get his shot right, maybe THT just took his utility forward spot?

 

Showed why Frank has been praising his play in practice “kicking butt”. Kid’s a load and in great shape already certainly to get better. 37 minutes last night to go with Kuz’s 38.

 

He's probably a year or two away:

On offense, he's stocky but he's not quite strong on his finishes and his touch around the basket isn't great yet. Needs to use his body to dislodge better before using his length.
Jumper didn't look great either. Like finishing inside, would be nice to be able to finish the pullup when he is able to create space
Also it was really rough on D the first few minutes

That being said the handle plus the length and the vision are very good. He's able to already handle ball pressure well and actually broke down Kawhii (missed the open jumper). Combine that with the passing, length, and pretty good first step/athleticism he's got the potential to be a Dwayne Wade lite sort of player.
If you were re-drafting, he's definitely a top 10 pick now (I mean after Zion, Ja, Herro, and Clarke its' a big drop off)

 

agree with all of this, and poor man's wade was definitely my take while i was watching last night. really like how he's rebuilt his body a bit already; that's a good sign.