Fran speak and KF speech are so different. With KF, nothing is ever very good and everything is about getting better. With Fran, everything is amazing. I do appreciate that Fran does at least try to give some specifics about players, but it is always spun so positive. I would have loved one, "well, we are really not very good at ...."
I thought the comment about Frederick being the best perimeter defender is what surprised me. I had always heard he was a very good shooter and had good length for a 2. If he truly is the best defender on guard, that might sway my thinking on whether he should be the starting 2.
I like the way Fran (over)talks up his players pre-season. They hear what he says about them and it builds up their confidence as well as makes them want to live up to it and not let their coach down. You get so much more out of players or people in general for that matter when you build them up to be great at what they do.Fran speak and KF speech are so different. With KF, nothing is ever very good and everything is about getting better. With Fran, everything is amazing. I do appreciate that Fran does at least try to give some specifics about players, but it is always spun so positive. I would have loved one, "well, we are really not very good at ...."
I thought the comment about Frederick being the best perimeter defender is what surprised me. I had always heard he was a very good shooter and had good length for a 2. If he truly is the best defender on guard, that might sway my thinking on whether he should be the starting 2.