Horford's about as awesome as a player can get without actually being a superstar. Like an elite glue guy.
Spend some time during games just watching Al run around- where he goes, what his instincts are, how he contributes to plays without touching the ball. It's really fun to watch. And he seems to be moving better so far this year.
He does look a lot better this year mobility wise, but that could have a lot to do with it being early in the year and his still being relatively fresh. Still, it's a good sign which I'm happy to see. He's defense is the one thing that I'd say has been consistently excellent so far.
My issue (for lack of a better word) with Horford is that this far he has been horribly inconsistent, and you just don't know what you're going to get from him between one day and the next.
One day he'll give you 18, 11 and 6. The next day he'll give you 6, 5 and 8. The next game he'll give you 9, 7 and 3.
One day he'll shut down Porzingis, next day. Kevin Love will drop 25 on him.
When he's on his game he can be a difference maker, when he's not sometimes you forget he's even in the floor because he just dissapears entirely.
When he's at his best he's an all star Calibre player for sure, but when he's at his worst he doesn't even look worthy of a starting spot...and he's at his worst far too often for a $27m man.
Let's hope he can prove me wrong and show me consistency this year, but so far he's still been pretty all over the place.
Topic: How about a little Horford Appreciation? (Read 4858 times)