Easily coulda been part of the Rising Stars during ASG if he was healthy to start the season. He's earned minutes and has a good head on his hulking shoulders...hope his role remains constant throughout the remainder of the season.
In the first half...Caveman Adams tried to post him. Hart slipped through to slap the ball coming in for a steal. 11 boards...crazy.
He is looking to be more and more reliable out on the court. He is actually producing and not just a statue on the court like ennis
Would be cool if he got added due to Lonzo likely missing the game. Like George sneaking into the All Star Game.
Double-double potential when given minutes. Plays smart, good defender, even tenacious at times. Just a perfect role player who could find his niche on almost any team. So, I don't understand why he is only getting minutes now. Park Ennis on the bench and play Hart as much as possible (not to mention Hart is perfectly capable of defending almost any 1, 2 or 3 in the NBA right now). Him and Kuzma are going to be BIG for this young team.
I think, to be fair, the reason it took Hart a while to get time, was he had to adjust to the NBA game. He didn’t look like this in his brief summer league showing, or in pre-season/early season. He looked a step slow, his dribbling was shaky, and most of his threes were clanking short. What he did have already that was apparent were the defensive tools, the hustle, and the poise from playing for a big college program and a national champion. I think he’s been developed properly, he’s earned the time he’s getting now with the work and improvements he’s made.
...Hart also sustained an undisclosed injury at the outset that slowed him down. Not playing gave him time to assess the speed of the pro game, work and get himself ready.
Double the rebounds of any other player on the team. Impressive and Pathetic Our needs include a monster defending/rebounding big. Now way a SG should be outrebounding bigs 2:1
yeah, i'm thrilled that hart is sticking his nose in there, but randle, lopez, and (to a lesser extent) nance need to be grabbing more boards. anyway, i loved the hart pick at draft time, and it's looking exactly how i imagined it. he just knows how to play.
This young man plays with Hart! Him and Lonzo are going to be one of the best duo rebound grabbing guards in the league. What I love about his game is his tenacity on defense. His fearless attack to the rim. And above all his calmness during pressure moments. Untouchable.
Some of us have been saying it: this draft changes everything. If Hart keeps playing like this I'll have a much easier time not landing any max deals this summer. We've got a heck of a young crew.
Ingram stabilizes the team on the floor as young as he is. Hart is solid. Kuzma is that gutsy, supremely confident not afraid of a moment. Randle is still a bull in a china shop but that relentless fury is hard to replicate. Like Clarkson but scoring wings are not that difficult to find. Nance the consummate role player who does the dirty work. No coveted max free agent splash in 2018? I think none of the targets will come on but I'm cool with it. Reality... Needs...? A rim running, rim protecting 5. A competent back up point. Ball/Clarkson/Ingram/Randle/? for starters. ?/Hart/Kuzma/Nance/Zu or Bryant.
Hart is only going to get better. Julius, BI, Kuzma, Lonzo, Nance, Clarkson .... all of them.... the same. If we could just land PG and another point guard and maybe even as originally thought convince Lopez for cheap.
