Max Christie Discussion: Struggling

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  1. sirronstuff

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    how do their calves compare though?

    "Probably not as good as our previous coach" --LT (Probably)
     
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    Max has good uns! Well put together.

    :rock:
     
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    It looks unlikely that he will play much, but getting after it in practice, and in whatever time he gets in the preseason, is a good thing for his development.
     
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    I think he could see playing time with our 2nd unit if he can score decently consistently. He’s one of our best athletes, is 6’ 6”, can go one on one a bit and you can see how he puts that athleticism to work on the defensive end. He’s looking really promising on D.
     
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    Nice dunk tonight.
     
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    he's a plus-defender in isolation right now, which is outstanding for a guy his age. his playmaking was great in the summer, but he'll need seasoning to translate that against the big boys. he's another reaves/caruso level find, imo.
     
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    Got more minutes than anyone else did last night.
     
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    He's got talent, I'll grant that. Nice find by the scouts.
     
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    talent, size, iq, and supposedly work ethic (manifests over time, so i don't know). another guy that the more i watch the more i'm confused as to how he slipped out of the first round. i mean, he played for michigan state and was a top recruit prior to that. people got soured that he didn't dominate year 1 in the big ten?

    anyway, our gain. we continue to murder other scouting teams.
     
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    Agree. He's a gem.

    He'll probably spend the season in the G-League, but he'll grow there.
     
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    yeah, he's not ready, just like he wasn't ready for his freshman year. but just like in summer league, he gave murray issues that apparently not a single other player on our team did based on the box score. he's going to get there.
     
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    He uses his length well, plays angles, doesn't die on screens, and is generally the right position to contest.

    He's going to be a very good defender.
     
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    I didn't realize that. That is important. Shows coach is thinking ahead.
     
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    Nice prospect, he looked more comfortable last night than he did in the summer league to me. I think he'll be ready to play next season. He might light up the G league, and come back and get a few minutes late this season. I like him, he needs to work with Cole, on that trigger some tho!
     
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    Saw some nice glimpses last night. What excited me the most was on a couple defensive reads he was making that most rookies don't see. He was reading it a couple passes ahead of where the ball was going on multiple plays. Specifically there was one he got hung up on a screen so he didn't make the rotation, but he saw it developing two passes ahead so I was still impressed with the recognition.

    He's not ready this year, but hoping a year developing with the JV team and working on his shot will get him there.
     
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    Size-wise he really fills a void we have been missing since Kuzma. Not as athletic as Kuz but is possibly smarter and has a bit of handles, can pass, more of a Joe Ingles-type player. Put up damn good numbers at Syracuse. If he can shoot the 3 (17/30 from 3 in the Summer League and a lot of contested shots in there too, sign of a good 3-point shooter) and pull a big out of the paint onto the perimeter and defend a few positions he really has no peer on this team ability/size-wise besides Lebron.
     
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    He looks pretty athletic to me and smooth. You sure about that?
     
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    Sure about being as athletic as Kuzma? Oh yeah. Very sure.
     
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    He was talking about Swider
     
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    Thanks. With the timing of the comments I thought it was about Christie.
     

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