Oh no, for sure. That's why I said his ability to defend and rebound will be key and only mentioned his offensive game being built for the stretch 4 in the Zoom. Totally agreed, he's got to rebound better.
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My honest gut answer now is no. But he's certainly got the ability, length, and athleticism to do it.
Based on the fact he played 30+ mins/game and was a solid piece on that Tulane team. Chandler was hardly playable all year long. Chandler did play considerably better in March, no doubt. And it's obvious he's got some skill, but I'm not going to anoint him "ready" after 8 games in March.
Idk if I ever said anything about Kam's defense being high level. He's got the tools, for sure. You can't teach the length coupled with the athleticism that he possesses. Will that translate? Who knows. I also think Kam can probably play 2-4, whereas Chandler can't. He can play the 2 or 3. That alone probably translates to more minutes. Chandler "played" the 1 because he was about the only option, but his turnover rate is way too high and his assist rate is way too low for him to be an option there. I think next year will be the year we find out what we have in Chandler. Man, it just takes some time to work back from not playing for two years. I'm more surprised about the March he had than the Nov-Feb he had.
Basically where I'm at. If Chandler is markedly better, then sure. But that's an "if" currently.
No, that means he was literally the only option. And he was. There was literally no other option. All those guys you mentioned are gone, and new ones have replaced them. You can't assume Chandler is better than the replacements. Hell, for our sake, I hope he's not.
Okay, so plug Quaintance in as PF1 (or slide Garrison over there and play Quaintance as your 5, same difference). Hopefully Quaintance is fully recovered by September and ready to practice.
Just waiting for one more major piece, a legit shooter/scorer to pair with Oweh on the wing.
Yates or Pierre, come on down!!!!
Just waiting for one more major piece, a legit shooter/scorer to pair with Oweh on the wing.
Yates or Pierre, come on down!!!!
It was Tulane! He didn't even average double-figures. Almonor averaged 30+ minutes at Fairleigh Dickinson. So what?
For our sake, you hope that Chandler isn't better than the replacements? I don't get this. If he is, then it would likely mean that he progressed and lived up to his elite/high-end prospect rating. Why would you not want him to live up to his elite prospect rating? That's a very weird thing to say IMO.
Do you think Chandler would've averaged that at Tulane? Keep in mind how bad he was in those early games against lesser than Tulane opponents. Tulane was around 140ish in the NET. It's not like they were in the 300s like FDU. And their conference is SIGNIFICANTLY better than FDU. It's just a really, really bad comp.
"Didn't even average double-figures". A true statement. He average 9.3. Does that really prove some point you were trying to make?
I guess I should've worded that better. I hope he continues the progress he showed in March. I also hope the replacements for those players you mentioned are still better than him. Meaning Chandler is progressing and we still have better options. I still think he's a year away. I think next year, if he's a solid contributor somewhere between 12-18 mins/game he's going to be a good one after that. I just think there are an awful lot of people that have absolutely no clue how incredibly difficult it is to not play for two years and come back and try to compete in major college basketball.
I think that's where we will disagree. Chandler looked AWFUL in early season games against teams far worse than the Net150 range. The numbers show that. I think he could've maybe/possibly gotten there by the end of the season at a Tulane, but in no way think he could've done that over the course of the year.