When Evan Mobley entered the league I thought there was a clear path to progression.
He offered “unicornesk” skills. An ability to dribble well for his size, impressive defensive abilities, and great shooting touch.
I always thought his progression would be an “offensive hub” a player that thrive catching the ball in between the three point and free throw line. Hand offs on the perimeter taking advantage of his ability to dribble similar to Bam, and an ability to consistently knock down midrange shots and occasionally threes.
You see all of these flashes in his NBA debut
Instead since year 2 Evan Mobley has been a back down banging in the post type player. He takes fade away mid ranges and is now just starting to be used as a passer and NEVER is in the corner or shoots threes.
So what happened? He plays nothing like these highlights anymore. Is it a coaching or a development issue? I find it very disappointing
by Lonnywalkman6320
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Be honest, did you even watch tonight’s game?
He had a 33/14 double-double and played good defense and you’re posting this? I really don’t think there is a huge reason to worry about his development right now
Immaculate timing in posting this lol.
I know everyone wants him to already to have a jumper. But let’s not criticize him for working on developing his back to the basket and learning to bang in the post, that was one of his biggest deficiencies coming into the league.
It’s game 3 of his 3rd season and he’s 22. I really question how long or much some of you guys have watched basketball to think these guys just magically become the player they are going to be in that time.
Easy: We don’t run the offense through him.
Our highest usage guy is someone who takes 20 shots and 10 3s a game. Mitchell does a lot of awesome things, but he’s a shoot/score player first and not a distributor.
Suddenly, when that guy is out and we run the offense through Mobley, he puts up 33 pts on 22 shots.
this aged well…
Cavs fans try not to overreact challenge (IMPOSSIBLE difficultly)
Bad coaching and development of offensive skills