This **** that he's mentally weak, freezes up, that's gotta go.
He's just inexperienced at it. He's gotta learn what to do and when to do it. He's not a natural at it, may get replaced, and very well could've been great at it in practice. It's a different animal though when you're not playing your teammates and friends.
Yesterday, that was him pressing to make a play when there wasn't one to be made. It wasn't him freezing up, he wouldn't have gone after it if he froze. It wasn't him being mentally weak, just a poor decision.
Another he fielded quickly last game, he needed to just make a decision, go with it. He danced around back there, it went nowhere. Another return where he went mostly straight, he showed his burst and made a good return.
I don't know if he'll get there or not, guess we'll see. I haven't been on the Pope train, always said he has the body of a high school freshman, but he's shown some flashes this year. If he can just remember to take what's there, he should be alright. When he starts pressing to do more than he should, it gets scary.