BimboColesHair
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Tristan needs to have another summer or 3 to let the shooting become natural. It is a possibility to become a half-capable shooter from 10 feet out but he's confusing his shooting with his push shots. It's extremely hard to push shot 10-15 feet away. He already has figured out some of the defensive sets and plays hard. He just needed someone who stretches the floor unlike Andy and someone big enough to overcome his lack of height so he doesn't guard centers. If he ever becomes a night in-night out 15-10 threat, we're going places based on the direction. And if we ever upgrade without losing him, he makes for a high quality off the bench guy with small ball tendencies.
Unfortunately, I don't know how the negotiations will look with him, so be prepared if he isn't here between 1-3 years. I'll be his fan no matter what.
Completely agree. To be honest, I think people completely forget about the mentality he also has to develop. They just want to see him shoot since they heard he worked on it all summer, but he has never been that kind of player...it's something he has to work into his game mentally when there is no pressure, which is why I think you saw him take a lot more in the preseason than in the regular season. Can't imagine Tristan ever shooting a lot of jumpers in games while he was growing up, so asking a player to completely rework his game from a mental standpoint in one off-season is a little crazy.