Samson Folk explores the intriguing aspects of player Bryant's potential as an NBA athlete, alongside years of development at the collegiate level. He also comments on Pascal Siakam's impressive performance for the Pacers. Folk delves into advanced basketball concepts, such as defensive strategies and rotations, educating listeners about techniques like veer back switches and peel switching. Throughout this discussion, he emphasizes the importance of adaptability and control, focusing on how players can leverage their skill set to counter offensive movements.
I am looking for him to exhibit more control into his closeouts once he hits the NBA level. Part of Bryant's effectiveness as a contest artist is his big, leaping contests, but I truthfully would like to see him keep his feet far more often, because watching him absorb drives where the offensive player would usually find advantages - that's where I think Bryant looks incredible.
He also has a fairly strong bias as a defender towards the paint, which I like. He's very present as a tag man or as a helper. It kind of depends on how the team that drafts him chooses to utilize him, but he did basically everything at Arizona and put a bunch of good stuff on tape in virtually every role he occupied.
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