Exactly. I was very impressed with Mason's development of a go-to post move (the right/left running hook) this year as opposed to being more of a above the rim player in previous seasons. Let’s also not forget that he was HORRENDOUS at the stripe the first 2/3 of the season, and really picked up his FT percentage late. Yes he did hit a slump, but for the most part he was huge for us all year, and a lot of it was due to rebounding and improvements he made with back to the basket moves.
Should he stay next year I would really like to see us utilize him in transition more. If he commits to running the court, and we have a quick, pass-first PG (which we do right now in Cook), he could be very dangerous in transition. I think Mason's improvement offensively next year (should he stay) would revolve around having a passer with the capability to get him the ball when/where he needs it. If Cook really works on his D over the summer, he would be the obvious choice for this. However, Tyler or Seth (if K decides to run the Seth as point strategy again next year) could also work on post and transition passing over the summer and provide this as well.