in limited minutes he showed that he has specific abilities that we were lacking last year including driving with the ball and shot creating. I'm not saying he proved that he will be great or even good. But it was clear that he is a baller, IMO. And he has decent size for his position.
Also, ball handling was something we sorely missed last year and he could have helped a bit with that. It is still a deficiency on the team unless the freshman point guard plays a lot, and I don't think he really will.