Jake LaRavia Discussion: Lah-Rave-E-Ya!

I don't know what's going on with him as his play has been rough for a while.

 

when the shot stopped falling, he got yippy in other areas, too. looks really unsteady handling the ball. in fairness, jj put a weird lineup on the floor in the first half that led to him having too much of a playmaking role against a defense like this. it was pretty disastrous, as would be expected.

 

Please just bench him - I just can't stand watching this dude anymore

 

He's giving us nothing at the moment. We need more Adou minutes.

 

Sorry to say that and I still believe in him long term, but at least some of his minutes need to go to other players who also could use the PO experience. He'll be fine, just not this year.

 

Thought he at least started out well defensively with some physicality and hustle. That lasted two plays.

Offense was bad, processing speed isn't up to snuff, made some dumb defensive mistakes including the 4 point play.

I'm not ready to give up on him as a player, but I'm fine if he doesn't see another playoff minute. He's not ready. He has the experience now and knows what he needs to work on this summer.

Availability is an important ability, especially with this dollar general medical team we have. He was available every game this season. He just needs to slot down two seats on the bench. But if that salary is needed for a significant upgrade, that's fine too.