He was a very limited player (and he certainly wasn't a
Posted on: January 20, 2019 at 22:32:37 CT
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"sniper"). VL was 8th on the team in minutes last year, 10th in ppg (.1 better than Nikko & the Wolfman.)
This squad is deeper on the wing, with Pickett, Smith and Watson - each better perimeter scorers than Van Leer.
The dropoff this year is the loss of Jontay and Kassius/Barnett - (higher level of talent), but there is clearly a greater depth of talent at the wing (and no room for VL.)