He's easily my favorite Cav. That's no disrespect to Kyrie, Andy, Waiters, Bynum, etc (a lot of love to go around). This is an example of a guy that was drafted higher than many anticipated, and heard the criticism, and naysayers (from his own fan base). That's a lot of pressure for any young player to deal with. The hate and animosity, can be so much for one to deal with.
The guy just works his tail off, goes out there and competes at a high level. Works incredibly hard on every weakness at his game. Free throws, defense, rebounding, extending a 15ft shot with his off hand. This guy is putting in all the hard work to be as great as possible! You can clearly see it in the growth of his game. Just a gym rat. That just speaks to his character level. It's good to have talent and he obviously does have it, but its rare to find such young players that have the intangibles, work ethic, and willingness to be humble enough to want to learn how to play the game at the highest level possible. Improve in all facets of the game. Tristan seems obsessed and motivated to do that. That's special right there.
I love that intangibles are still looked at in basketball. His are off the charts.
for TT
