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Originally Posted by fleury
What was the hype on RJ to begin with? The guy doesn't shoot all that well, and he doesn't even look interested. I guess NY will do that to you, but there's no emotion or enthusiasm with his play. It's too early to write him off but there had to be something scouts seen in him a year ago.
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He was kinda an all-round talent: decent size / rebounding / passing / defense, while not being elite at any one skill, but he had a reputation as an intense competitor who would continue to improve. So the potentially most worrying thing is that he doesn't look to have the same competitive instinct right now.
Shot-selection was always his weakest trait, and that's something that has really come out in New York, playing without any rigid system. I think Thibs will be a good coach for him, but it'll take time to get him to play a better team game.