I'm not sure how effective he can play off the ball, I like him as a prospect though. I also agree that he has the potential to be an above average starter.
I'm not sure how effective he can play off the ball, I like him as a prospect though. I also agree that he has the potential to be an above average starter.
Wait why does he have to? He's all PG
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I'm not sure how effective he can play off the ball
as said above, he's solely a pg so his play off the ball is not as important, but as a way to rest him some this season texas has played him off the ball on occasion with mason bringing the ball up and initiating the offense instead and augustin hasn't struggled to do that.
It's a minor concern, I just don't think he moves too well without the ball. Of course he will handle the rock a lot which takes away most of my argument, but it's still an important part to be in the right position when you don't have the ball as a PG.
You haven't been watching him play much then. He's played very well off the ball. For a stretch before the KU game playing DJ off the ball was Texas' best offense at times during games. Against OSU on Big Monday a few weeks ago Barnes moved him off the ball the last few minutes and he scored the last 11 or 12 Texas points to close out the win.
Barring injuries, I think he's going to prove himself within a few years to be among the best point guards in the NBA, probably not on a star/superstar kind of level, but as the sort of guy who really directs a team, leads a team, plays well and wins games. I just fell in love with his game this year and am excited to see him translate that to the NBA. The only thing about his size that worries me is that guards his size get banged up a lot and can be injury prone. But smaller guys have been able to avoid that--Muggsy Bogues was a LOT smaller--5-3, 136 lbs!--and made it about a decade before he started missing a lot of games.
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