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Message: [QUOTE="KingWebcke, post: 2522453, member: 8372"] I agree with Renegade here. I don't like to be pessimistic but I think people go overboard with their assessments of young players coming through, mostly because we all like to live in hope.I think it comes down to two things. Firstly, when people talk up a prospect they always focus on their peak potential. They big the impressive aspects of the game and then talk about how 'with experience' or 'given time', that player will improve in the other areas that aren't so great. But the reality is that peak potential is pretty misleading when assessing players and most never reach it. Even Ben Roberts has a great peak but he only manages it once every 100 games. Secondly, we just get this rosy picture because most of us haven't seen much of the player and therefore haven't had the opportunity to mercilessly pick apart his game in the way we do to NRL players. For example, guys like Maranta and Hoffman all had tremendous potential when they came through but after being put in the spotlight all their weaknesses get shown and we harp on about them. But a guy like Kahu has largely avoided that so we don't notice the shit parts of his game, like poor defence or a loose carry etc. I like Copley and Kahu and I hope they do great things but I'm quite sceptical about the wraps they get in here. I think a few too many people focus on the best case scenario for their development and ignore the downsides that every player possesses. I'd love to be proven wrong but I don't think being a realist is a bad thing here. [/QUOTE]

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