Please tell me why you all have such a high opinion of him. I'm not sure he can overcome the slowness relative to everyone else. And I'm aware the Cavs don't really run an offense that looks like it belongs in modern day. My excitement to see him enter the lineup is dwindling...
He contests shots at the rim with his big body, he can really score, sets great screens, great hands, establishes great post position, can score on putbacks, passes out to the 3 point line really well like his assist to Cedi last night.
Yeah his feet are a little slow, but it seems like he gets better the more minutes he plays the game. To me that says he just needs minutes to adjust to the NBA game.
He was chosen over Zubac to start on the Croatian national league, and Zubac was about to be cut from teh Lakers until he recently started playing well. He can at least be as good as Zubac IMO, but he needs minutes to get used to the NBA, and there is no reason to not see what he has.
His feet are not so slow as to be unplayable. He can develop better conditioning and can probably move a little faster. THe idea that the game should have slowed down for him already is a nonstarter in my opinion. It is just happening for Cedi now, and he is much more seasoned and has gotten way more minutes.
Right now he is dominating younger guys, and getting owned by bigger vets. That is just what you would expect. He is still young, and he needs to get stronger. He is known as a bully, but he doesn't have that NBA strength yet.
I think the biggest problem with Zizic is he doesn't seem to play as hard when he doesn't get the ball. He never gets the ball on the roll where he is very good, and he establishes deep post position regularly against guards and doesn't get the ball.
Personally, I would love to see him with Kevin Love, because he would be able to finish those passes in the paint that TT can't.
