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Orlando's Anthony Black says Acuff has rare rookie guard poise and shot-making.

“It's not often that you see players coming to the league with that type of poise and that shot making ability, especially as guards, He usually takes a couple years to feel comfortable. But he looks really good. Getting to his spots, getting to the rim, making the right plays also.”

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Morales is being encouraged to shoot open looks and attack more aggressively in his expanded role.

“Just him doing what we've been telling him, which is shooting his shots, being aggressive, dropping the ball whenever he feels like it... we've been telling him, shoot his ball when he's open.”

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Black could have attacked more but showed aggression with balance and sound decision-making.

“There were times in the game where I thought he could have even been more aggressive, but I thought just throughout... aggressive with balance was really putting pressure on their defense and then making good decisions throughout.”

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Collier's minutes dwindled after his option was declined.

“I'm young, I'm learning still. I feel like I trust him; I trust Will [Hardy] to make adjustments. ... So, I'm learning through it all and I feel like Will is doing a great job communicating with me ... whenever my minutes come again, I'll be ready.”

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Collier finally attempted a shot he has been working on.

“It's a shot that he's put in the work on for a while and he finally let it fly.”

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Peterson is handling ball pressure well as primary handler with improved patience and burst.

“I think he's handling ball pressure really well. That's the biggest thing that I'm seeing is that in back-to-back games, like when he's the primary handler... Using his burst, better at setting up screens, being more patient.”