re: Oh Buddy....

Honestly I wish Gentry would reign him in while also giving him and the team some tunneled direction with Buddy.

The jitters are expected. As is the case with most rookies.

Hate Monty all anyone wants, but he had it right with Davis during his rookie season. Which is in the mold of how the Spurs do it.

You keep it simple. You keep it limited and you keep it focused. Add new responsibilities as the player improves on the current ones. Don't overwhelm them and break their confidence. You don't throw them in the deep end or just let them loose. Which is how I feel Buddy is being treated. There doesn't seem to be much strategy with how they are developing or using him. Just throwing him out there, giving him general direction for limited minutes and hoping for the best.