I feel bad this guy. He doesn't deserve to piled on like this. I thought Knick fans were bad when they saw Krispas drafted. But reading through these comments when Rozier was drafted I quickly changed my mind.
I agree.
To be honest I was hoping that if Danny did pick at 16, he'd go after a guy with high upside because it's unlikely anybody at this point in the draft will contribute much from the start.
I think Rozier is exactly that - I think he's got the gifts to be a very good player in the league one day.
Also he's by no means a terrible passer, he's just not a standout one. It's not like he passes the ball like a Rookie AB haha
Plus I don't think a PG's passing ability is as important on this team as it is on most because of (a) the collection of guys we currently have and (b) the type of offense BS runs. We have a stack of guys who can all pass the ball well (Olynyk, Bass, Turner, Thomas and even Zeller) and an offence specifically focuses on constant ball movement, and everybody touching the ball. It's not the type of offense where you focus heaviilly on a single, ball dominant PG to control everything.
Fact is we need guys who can run in transition, who play with energy, who hustle on both ends of the floor, and who can score - he does all of those things.
My only real criticism here is the we just don't really need a guard...but at the same time none of us have any idea what is going on in Danny Ainge's mind (this pick was proof of that haha) so for all we know one of our existing guys who makes Rozier redundant (say, Bradley) may be getting traded out...and if so Rozier could have been brought in as a cheap replacement with upside.
If Bradley did get traded that would mean Smart slides over to SG, Thomas moves in to the starting PG spot. Then we lose our 6th man (a role previously filled by Thomas). Rozier would probably be a pretty safe backup at both guard positions, with the upside being a nice bonus.
