I don’t see how anyone could claim he’s good at player development. The only player that has really noticeably improved was Poeltl. That may have been coach’s doing, but the other seemingly dozens of players that haven’t improved fly in the face of that argument. Kuzma got a little better while here, but underperformed based on the talent we now know he obviously possesses. Loveridge pretty much stayed the same at best. Delon was good the entire time.
The thing that irks me most in regards to the lack of player development is the free throw stuff. We ahve had a few players with OBVIOUS flaws in shooting technique, and those things were never addressed, and in some cases, they got worse. Poeltl doesn’t count here, because he never had issues with technique, he just needed more practice. Jayce’s free throws are the ugliest I’ve seen in my lifetime, and it’s not close. Then there is Chapman… oh boy… His form was fine, but it was obvious that every time he shot the ball (free throw or otherwise), rather than focusing on the rim like you are told to do by every shooting coach on the planet, he immediately focus on the ball the second it left his hand. It was super weird, I’ve never seen anything like it. It is clear to any objective observer that coach never even attempted to address those issues.
Tillman did not improve like he could have. In fact, he went from starting one year to being a bench player the next when everyone assumed he would lead the team.
I’d say his player development is a mixed bag if you look at it optimistically and assume that every player improvement has been his doing.
Bottom line is that player development is a useless skill if you don’t have players sticking around long enough to be developed.
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