“His shiftiness, and then he understands obviously when the ball touches the paint, your threes, layups, offensive rebounds, like everything goes up for your team as an offense,” Scalzi said. “We talk about that a lot, and that’s one of the things we try to do. When we dominate the paint defensively as the Detroit Pistons on the defensive end, offensively it’s just the same deal. If we touch the paint, he’s going to make everyone better, and he’s recognizing that really early, and it’s something that’s made him the player that he is to this point.”
