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Originally Posted by cincrulz11
Ive seen a ton of talk about Diara but he had such a long way to go just to get into games. If he can give us real minutes this year it will have been the greatest progression from 1st season to 2nd season of anybody we've had I think.
I get the hype around his potential but it was probably at least 3 years out.
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I've heard a couple of rumors too...that he has improved. I wonder if anyone can speak to specific improvements he has made vs a general sense of being better. I think we all know the type of things he has to do to get on the court and low on that list is shooting 3's.
He's going to have to defend at a pretty high level considering Scott is ahead of him. He's going to have to know his assignments and make good decisions with the ball. Sure, Cronin could put him in for a scoring bump here and there but it won't last long if he's not doing the other things very well.
With the amount of players who can earn minutes out there...it's going to come down to who understands Cronin's pet peeves the best and is willing to buy into them. I think a guy like Ellie could buy in a lot faster since he was not brought here to score the ball. Moore bought in moreso than Williams did last year. Jenifer bought in over Broome. Scott has already bought in. Fredericks seems like a guy who fits the Cronin mold. Cumberland just has a natural ability to do most of these things very well in addition to scoring.
Talent and scoring can earn you some minutes but if you want to be approaching 25+ mpg you are going to have to buy in wholesale to the system. That system can probably be physically and mentally exhausting so it's not for everyone. Some of them may not have the same work ethic as others and some may not have the mental capacity of others to execute assignments without mistakes at a fast pace.