This rookie class did not get the slow ramp. Injuries and parity cut the learning curve short, and first year players are being thrown straight into responsibility.
You can see it every night. Rookies defending starters. Rookies closing quarters. Rookies making decisions that usually belong to year three guys. Some are ready. Some are learning in public. That is the league right now.
The upside is real. These reps matter. Pressure either sharpens you or exposes you. This class is getting accelerated education, and the ones who survive it are going to stick.
