Plenty of positives for Randolph and plenty to work on
POSTED July 20, 5:35 PM
After watching the Warriors’ summer league team in stretches last week
in Las Vegas on television, I’m looking forward to seeing them
firsthand on Monday and Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
There will be time to talk about C.J. Watson, Brandan Wright and
Richard Hendrix, but right now all the conversation centers on Anthony
Randolph, and rightfully so.
Randolph has been the most intriguing player thus far for the Warriors
in the summer and has shown signs that he might have the potential to
be an impact player. He’s got a lot of things going for him and the
kind of game you notice immediately.
Randolph is a touch on the skinny side, but he appears to have the
type of frame that should allow him to put on weight. The bigger
Randolph can get physically the better he’s going to get. Quick aside:
still wondering and waiting to see if Wright can put weight on; he’s
got to start getting moving.
Clearly, Randolph is one of those big players who possess small-man
skills. Those kinds of players are always interesting to watch, and
especially because the Warriors have not had many clever and talented
big players in the recent past.
But now that he’s got a week of games under his belt, it’s never too
early for Randolph to show some early signs of learning and growth.
And it would be nice if he could start doing that Monday and Tuesday.
Let’s see if Randolph can begin to get a teammate or two involved this
week at the Rocky Mountain Revue. Randolph had only four assists in
four games for the Warriors in Vegas, not an encouraging total when
you consider how often he handled the ball.
It seems pretty apparent the Warriors’ coaching staff is giving
Randolph some early freedom. That’s all well and good because it seems
as if Randolph has the skill set to use it. But you need to monitor
that very carefully and make sure you don't give him too much to soon.
The one thing that should be a touch bothersome about Randolph, at
least at this point, is that he’s never had much team success. Last
year, LSU went 13-18, and Randolph’s Woodrow Wilson High School teams
never won a playoff game in his two seasons there.
Randolph also needs to put down some kind of defensive imprint this
week, or short of that display some kind of shot-blocking ability.
There’s a lot to like about Randolph. Let’s see if being a quick
learner is one of them.
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