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[QUOTE="intlzncster, post: 2947484, member: 56"]
Nobody said he couldn't improve.  Just that there are limitations on his upside from a defensive versatility perspective.

All of those positional skills, fundamentals etc are of course critical, and while capable of being improved upon, they tend to be more beneficial on the interior, where guys don't move quite so much, and you defend with the basket/rebounds/OB always in mind.  There's less space to cover, so positioning/footwork becomes far more important than pure athleticism.  As you move out to the perimeter, they become less and less effective, and more vulnerable to speed and raw athleticism.

In that light, I see him being in being in the DeAndre Daniels mold of a stretch four.  DeAndre at Giffey as a 'sidekick' to be able to cover the perimeter effectively when they played together.

I don't think Polley will be totally effective as a three, given his inherent limitations...UNLESS, we have a Okafor/Thabeet type shot blocking presence inside to erase all mistakes/exploitations.
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