February 25, 2020 08:37AM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 7,313
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3030
Agree with you that Edwards & Evans are the 2 most worthy of investment as we head into a new season.
However, I'm curious why everyone has written off Noteboom and don't feel like Corbett will amount to much. They've both been in sub-optimal situations so I'm not sure we've seen the best of either.
I haven't written off Noteboom and Corbett but I can explain why for me my hopes and expectations for them is lower than for Edwards and Evans.
Corbett failed in Cle and Noteboom was awful last year at LG. In addition, both players were disappointments in their 2nd seasons when the expectation is that we would see growth from season 1. Noteboom has the added negative of coming off a major injury.
Bad performance - no matter the explanation - plus less than expected growth plus injury equals lowered expectations overall.
The more time that goes by with a player not demonstrating substantial progress towards their potential, the easier it is to get discouraged that they will be any good. OTOH, both Edwards and Evans performed pretty well in their rookie seasons.
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