Yeah no rational person can deny that Cason is currently better than Giddey in almost every aspect except passing.
That said… if he reached his potential as a big guard who can properly utilize his size and above 30% shooting and can defend decently this will give us a massive edge against other teams. He already shown flashes but it’s just flashes we need consistency from our starting point guard.
What we should ask is how likely will he reach this potential? Do we have the means to help him develop? And do we have the time to wait for him to get there?
To be honest I have no answer for these questions
The thing that’s more concerning to me than the shooting is passing. This is supposed to be his elite skill that helps make up for his deficiencies, but I’m not seeing the growth he needs to pick apart a defense. His assist numbers are down and his turnovers are so lazy or sloppy. A version of Giddey that is relentless at exploiting his size on smaller defenders to dissect the defense with buckets at the rim and passes out of the post is a really valuable player, but the Giddey we’re seeing is further from that than I would have hoped.
I have no idea how likely it is he gets there, but I’m rooting for him to get close by the end of the season.