Red
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I'll back Bryce till his dream is no more, and hope that's many years away, but I think we are seeing two different players. Bryce is good at creating his own offense, and as far as being a pass first pg, well, I just don't think so. He was pressed into duty as Providence's pg in his senior year only because Kris Dunn missed a year from injury. Dunn is the archetypal pass first assist machine. Bryce could never be described that way, IMHO. That said, who was not impressed at how much he grew into the role of pg in his senior year? Utah wants a pg who can facilitate. Hoping against hope that his shooting rhythm returns, but it's the assists that the coaches would most like to see from our guy. I just don't think I could ever describe him as a pass first pg, but he can execute a nice pass. He can be better then we've seen so far through 2 games.
It ain't easy when a bunch of guys who have not played with one another much, or even at all, are thrown onto the floor and asked to be a team. That's not a formula for pretty play. But somehow Bryce has to make it happen. Regardless of small sample sizes, you have to play your way onto a roster. No excuses, fair or not.....
Edit: maybe compared to Trey Burke, he looks more like a pass first guard. That may be fair to say. But if Dunn had not been injured, Cotton would have been a tiny shooting guard in his senior year. All that said, he has the tools to be a decent pg. He's come light years in that respect. Let's face it. Dunn's injury paved the way for Cotton to be where he is right now. Who knew, when Dunn went down, that Bryce would have a senior year that should have earned him first team All American had he been on a much higher profile team? Everybody who saw Bryce in his senior year knows he should have been selected first team All American, hands down, IMHO......
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