[OutsiderFan]

I'm reading Steve Kerr's comments about Moses Moody last night and am wondering...

A few games ago, after a series of DNPCDs, the word was Moody is too limited to get on the floor. Basically, the narrative is Moody isn't a good enough athlete to be a defensive stopper, or beat anyone off the dribble. Yet, after the Wizards win, Steve Kerr said it was maybe the best game Moody has played all season. His line was 8 mins, 0-1 FG, 1-2 FT, + 11.

So, my question: Did Moody all of a sudden play like Kerr wants him to play - setting screens, moving the ball, playing team defense? And.. if Moody, maybe Kuminga and even Wiseman, played more minutes earlier in the season, and were allowed to make mistakes and learn, would the W's have lost games, but now be in a position to win more games? You get better by making mistakes and learning.  

It looks like the W's lost games even though the young guys weren't playing, making mistake and learning, and that the opportunity cost of not letting them do this is not only being .500, but might be that the team won't be as good as it could have been if the lotto picks were allowed to take their lumps earlier in the season. Anyone else see this possibly being the case?

[OutsiderFan]

I'm reading Steve Kerr's comments about Moses Moody last night and am wondering...

A few games ago, after a series of DNPCDs, the word was Moody is too limited to get on the floor. Basically, the narrative is Moody isn't a good enough athlete to be a defensive stopper, or beat anyone off the dribble. Yet, after the Wizards win, Steve Kerr said it was maybe the best game Moody has played all season. His line was 8 mins, 0-1 FG, 1-2 FT, + 11.

So, my question: Did Moody all of a sudden play like Kerr wants him to play - setting screens, moving the ball, playing team defense? And.. if Moody, maybe Kuminga and even Wiseman, played more minutes earlier in the season, and were allowed to make mistakes and learn, would the W's have lost games, but now be in a position to win more games? You get better by making mistakes and learning.  

It looks like the W's lost games even though the young guys weren't playing, making mistake and learning, and that the opportunity cost of not letting them do this is not only being .500, but might be that the team won't be as good as it could have been if the lotto picks were allowed to take their lumps earlier in the season. Anyone else see this possibly being the case?