Frank is 9 months younger than Ball, 8 months younger than DSjr and 7 months yonger than Fox, does that really matter?

It matters a lot. Already Frank has dramatically improved his turnover/assist numbers in just 3 months of NBA play. By another 3 months, I anticipate he’ll be a far better player than he was when he started the season.

Frank is a tweener right now. If he develops his PG skills to the point where he can be a legit starter on a contender, he’ll be more of a defensive combo guard; a good ceiling comparison is someone like Nate McMillan, or if he shoots better, maybe Terry Porter.

Young men develop at very different times and rates and nine months can be a huge difference physically at age 19. Some high school seniors have full beards and the bodies of grown men while others look like they are young kids. Frank looks like he hasn’t started shaving yet.

Lebron came straight from high school and he looked 40.

I love Frank’s attitude, his work ethic, and his team-first attitude. He can play for my team any time, I just think we need to keep it real as to how he has done as a PG thus far.

I agree with this but I’d put it in a different order. You can’t argue he’s an all star or a lock to be one. He just hasn’t shot well enough or penetrated and created enough and he’s had some bad turnovers. But I do think there’s reason to be sanguine on his prospects. The team plays really well when he’s in there. His technique looks pure. His shooting form is good, he can make a range of passes, and other teams offenses operate much less well when he plays. We’ve seen that coach already trusts him in crunch time. I think coach is also seriously constraining the things he’s allowed to do, and the fact that he’s listening is why he’s getting minutes. A lot of times the play is for him to throw it to the big man at the three point line and then be a pressure release valve.

In some ways this reminds me of Michael Ray Richardson’s first year. He looked all kinds of bad and no one thought anything of him. His second year the coach set him free and he blossomed. Another player that comes to mind is Darrel Walker. He always looked gangly and horrible and only became a good defensive player. Hopefully, Frank is more Michael Ray (minus the extra curricular activities.) I do think he seems to be ahead of both of these players progressions in some ways.

What do you think of these comps Z-Man?

Has every skill, applies them only at his discretion.

I never got into the argument here over whether Frank playing in French pro leagues is more or less tough than the NCAA. I really have no idea.

I do wonder, how many minutes did he play last year vs. the minutes guys like Ball and Smith played last year? Anyone know?

Also, how much PG did he play? I’ve heard not much.