I would have scouted Grawer and Kroenke much differently

Posted on: August 9, 2016 at 20:50:07 CT

For instance, Grawer's foot speed and hence his ability to penetrate and find open shots was much superior. He was in constant movement without the ball and far more adept as a ball handler. He was a defensive liability as well to some extent, but had incredibly quick hands which he used to annoy and knock balls away from much superior athletes. He was a smart player like CVL but much more instinctive. He was a great distributor of the ball whereas CVL simply seems to flow with the offense, never creating much.

Kroenke was more athletic and bigger than CVL, but that's about it. Despite his struggles, I have confidence he will be a better shooter than Josh. Similar foot speed, CVL may actually be a better ball handler. CVL understands the game better. Kroenke played on much better teams, with far better players, so his playing time was more limited. Josh probably would have scored more than 4 ppg on last year's squad but I think CVL will end up being a better player for sure.