12-15-2020, 12:13 PM
Seeing Wall and KD 2 years (ish) removed from achilles gives me a lot of hope for Powell. Powell just tore his achilles in January. I think he will be very close to old Powell next season given the progress we have already seen. He is moving around fine to me, still moves very fluidly.
His vertical has for sure taken a hit, but we will see improvement there over time. I do think it's going to be a full season + offseason before we see him jumping similar what he had done before. That being said I think he will still be able to do what he needs to do in terms of being a lob threat. Also remember that the Bucks defense is really tough so he and Luka had to work for everything they got inside.
I am not a huge Powell guy by any stretch but I am cautiously optimistic. The Wolves defense should a good test bc Powell carved them up last year. I expect him to have his best game of the preseason against the Wolves. I am still frustrated that Rick starts Powell especially now but we will just have to see how it goes. Powell got the least amount of minutes last night from the starters so I could see a scenario where Rick keeps Powell in low 20s and finishes with Maxi who is clearly the better player.
Come playoff time Rick will do what's best for the team. I don't think his usage of Powell is going to cost wins bc I don't think Powell is going to get a ton of crunch time minutes down the stretch.
His vertical has for sure taken a hit, but we will see improvement there over time. I do think it's going to be a full season + offseason before we see him jumping similar what he had done before. That being said I think he will still be able to do what he needs to do in terms of being a lob threat. Also remember that the Bucks defense is really tough so he and Luka had to work for everything they got inside.
I am not a huge Powell guy by any stretch but I am cautiously optimistic. The Wolves defense should a good test bc Powell carved them up last year. I expect him to have his best game of the preseason against the Wolves. I am still frustrated that Rick starts Powell especially now but we will just have to see how it goes. Powell got the least amount of minutes last night from the starters so I could see a scenario where Rick keeps Powell in low 20s and finishes with Maxi who is clearly the better player.
Come playoff time Rick will do what's best for the team. I don't think his usage of Powell is going to cost wins bc I don't think Powell is going to get a ton of crunch time minutes down the stretch.