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104384, The only shared Russy traits: athleticism and low % shot selection.
Posted by Frank Longo, Sat Jun-14-14 06:45 PM
LaVine is not not not NOT a point guard. Laughable that he thinks he could be.

He's deadly in transition, has freakish potential, and (no one talks about this) is a pretty damn good shooter-- as in, his form is strong, and when they're falling, they pass the "eye test." He's definitely got shooting guard potential.

But, as everyone has noted, his feel for the game isn't very good yet. Now, I could chalk that up to youth easily-- but what concerns me even more than "game feel" is, as I said above, he hates contact. Until he learns to be physical and love it, he'll never drive in the half court, and he'll never defend. Which spells a whole lot of bench riding time.

He has the tools to make a career between his athleticism and his jumper-- but he'll probably be a while.