Josh Robbins
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He's rebounding at a good rate, not just an above average rate, a good rate for an NBA big per cleaning the glass, our pals cleaning the glass, friend of the show.
he's been very good by any measure.
And yet he's still only, I think, 20 years old.
He's still only 240 pounds, as he would say, on a good day.
I mean, that's his quote, on a good day, he's 240 pounds.
And he's protecting the rim at a rate that he didn't last year.
And he's facing a ton of attempts, which speaks in part to his activity, but really also to the
the sad state of the Wizards perimeter defense.
Right.
But he's stopping shots, not necessarily blocking them, but affecting shots at a rate comparable to reigning NBA defensive player of the year, Evan Mobley, within six feet of the hoop.
So I know I was serious about the dinner invitation and the Bill Murray stuff and Andy Kaufman stuff, but I'm serious about this.
He's much improved.
And that, I think, along with the growth of Keyshawn George, have been the two brightest spots to their season so far.
No, and I'm going to be, as always on your show or in print or Twitter, whatever, honest.
they would never disclose certain plans.
The Wizards are an extraordinarily tight-lipped organization, almost to the degree that the Thunder are, almost to the degree that the Spurs have been.
Having said that, he did play in Summer League.
He played, I think, in two games in Summer League, and
none of what he showed there was anything similar to this.
Right.