This seems like a mental issue and mental issues can be overcome, that's the point of having good coaches. If we still had ty lue or drew as our coach than I'd say no way to a player with those issues. With the 5th the cavs need to swing for the fences and draft for potential. My biggest question about cam is can coaching solve the problem?
Yeah it's a great question. I think if I were the front office, I would really need to work closely with the coach on such a thing.
I think the NBA is just not for the mentally weak. Even a guy as talented as Love has struggled at times from the pressures. These guys are such specialists and at the top of the top in talent, it can be such a crazy field to be in.
I mean look at Seth and Steph Curry. One is a bonafide superstar, and one is journeyman who struggled to even get in the NBA. Seth is top 4 in 3pt percentage this year, but he had to scrap and claw every bit of the way.
Is their talent really that different? Probably not. Steph has an edge somewhere, whether it is mentally, work ethic, natural ability, nerves etc. That slim edge makes all the difference.
Klay's brother has basically the same physical profile, and he was undrafted and barely played on our lottery teams in the early 2010's.
It's hard to believe but what separates the superstar players from washouts or never got their chance is so small, but it is true. Several things have to break right and you have to get playing time.
There are lot of people that think Deandre Hunter is going to be the better player than Reddish, when I think Reddish is more skilled in many areas and has more upside. He just scared everyone with 28 games of underwhelming play and bad turnovers, offensive fouls, and bad shots.
