aali34

2024-06-13T00:59:43Z

@NBASupes dudes on twitter are sharing your posts if you didn’t know

2024-06-13T00:21:59Z

8 minutes ago, KB21 said:

I have a very high opinion of Rashad’s ability to evaluate players.

Ehhh, he said Luka was mid and Cam was a superstar in the making.

Tuesday at 01:14 AM

Only this fanbase would talk themselves into dumping the only player to lead the league in total pts and assists since Oscar as well as the guy who lead the team to its most successful postseason run in franchise history.

Saturday at 01:15 AM

Players always have preferences for where they wanna go. Doesn't mean he'll pout and quit if he doesn't get what he wants.

If you think he's the best guy on the board for a position in need of an upgrade you pick him. Guarantee he'll forget about his preference a month into the season and will worry about adjusting to the NBA.

May 27

Main reason I saw the Wolves lose was because none of their bigs are legit rim runners and lack playmaking skills.

Reed and KAT were slipping and popping on every screen instead of making hard contact and Gobert can’t finish for shit.
Ant can’t run the pnr well either, he couldn’t extend the defense and get his bigs involved in short roll actions and he plays at one pace pretty much. Ja in his spot would have won a game or two in my opinion.

Rudy also was forcing them to play KAT as a wing to maximize spacing. He’s not coordinated enough to be driving through traffic and hitting off the move catch and shoot jumpers. Their offense looked better with Kyle Anderson and Reed cause Anderson can play in that short roll paint area and Reed was hitting his shots, but neither can put pressure on the rim as an athletic vertical spacer.

Ant is like Kobe and Tatum, he needs a high IQ big like Gasol/Horford to be the playmaking hub for him so he can focus on scoring and there isn’t a high level passer on this MN team.

May 21

@NBASupes In your opinion, is a Edey/JJ frontcourt better on defense then a Okongwu/Sarr frontcourt? I don't think OO and Edey could play together so thats why I didn't pair them.

May 21

@NBASupes If Sarr is the pick, what's your mindset going forward? What does success look like for the team and him individually? Or would you resign to the notion that the team is a ticking timebomb?

Can you envision a reality where the team is successful and he is a contributor to it?

May 20

1 hour ago, AHF said:

I'm expecting him to start his career as a combo big playing mostly the 4. I see him as a big with wing skills. In this scenario, I am envisioning OO as our starting center next year. (Of course I expected that this year and Snyder shut that down.)

I don't currently have any expections of him working in the post offensively the next few years. Learning to defend in the post is something I expect but as I previously posted I do expect him to be challenged in terms of strength early in his career. Just don't think he'll have the booty not to get moved around some by smaller, stockier players or large big men.

Thats why the OO pairing makes a ton of sense to me, we just saw how Gobert struggled against Jokic and KAT did much better due to his lower center of gravity.

Does anyone remember when we still had Vince playing and he guarded Embiid better then any of our actual bigs lmao.

May 20

I went ahead and watched a couple of Sarr's games to see what some of the complaints are, and here are my observations:

- He doesn't screen for shit, there was a few possessions where he made contact, but his first instinct is to occupy the short roll area regardless of what the other team's scheme was.

- Doesn't like to muck it up much, likes to float around, but he does look to box out.

- Doesn't know where his spots are yet or how to utilize his tools, reminds of Cam in this area.

- Was surprised at how much he was moving around the court, you can theoretically run a lot of actions with him due to how light on his feet he is

- Solidly locked in, not a super motor but he stays engaged

- Makes plays on defense at a pretty consistent rate, but still green

He's lucky he'll be sharing minutes with Trae and Jalen, they're gonna make him serviceable on offense while he develops his bag. His NBL teammates are basically like the Clippers without Harden, no vision. He might have the best passing instinct on his team lmao.

Also Okongwu will have to start with him, I don't know if he's at the point to play the 5 with Jalen.

May 19

If we're trading Dejounte over the offseason, how does everyone feel about Alex Caruso?

40pct three point shooter with solid passing and elite POA defense and hustle.

Guys in that archetype are what we'll need to raise the floor of this team, I'd like a vet off the bench as well.

May 17

3 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

And so much more.

He tweeted that this was bs to be fair

May 15

4 minutes ago, theheroatl said:

Ah I forgot the footnote:

Note: KB can ignore this cause we know his Ingram stance

I agree tbh, Jalen Johnson took almost exactly the same number of 3pt attempts as he did last year, Dejounte took nearly double!

He'll cook your spacing if you bring him, and he doesn't attack the basket enough either. Honestly after watching tape, him and Sarr like to operate in similar spots so he'd get in his way(even though I don't expect a rookie to command many touches to begin with).

I think the fact that he's a household name and an "all star" is what makes him alluring, but we already made this mistake with Dejounte, I don't want to again. We need another shooter.

May 15

How alot of us are feeling hearing "rumors"

May 15

The more I get acclimated to Alex Sarr being on this team, the more excited I get.

The defensive tenacity that Kobe and Vit brought late in the season was something this team has never had (outside of Okongwu his first 2 seasons)

Mo Gueye is another guy with potential, but I don't want to rely on him turning a corner when he barely played last season.

We need more.

May 15

2 minutes ago, Afro said:

Their gonna say Trae to NOLA or LA now.

May 15

22 minutes ago, deester11 said:

Fk that guy. Hunter ain't it. Give me smoke. Use a better example.

He's not, but even he improved. That's why I used him as an example.

May 14

1 hour ago, macdaddy said:

We need bigs. Sarr, JJ, OO might seem a little redundant but we also may not have all those guys forever. I take Sarr with his high ceiling.

Trae meeting with Hawks today? If the words "we want you to retire a Hawk" don't come out of Landry's mouth then he's doing it wrong.

Gotta get a vet bruiser to even out the athletic ranginess we now have.

How do we feel about Steven Adams off the bench?

May 14

I’m officially bored with the Trae talk.

My new focus is how they plan to shape the roster. You have:

Sarr
JJ
Trae
Kobe
Bogi
Gueye
Vit

Cap is gone
Hunter should be gone due to his health concerns.
Murray should be gone due to fit
OO depends on what the FO thinks of a frontcourt with him and Sarr, and if JJ can move to the 3.

May 13

9 minutes ago, Hawkmoor said:

I mean, what else is he supposed to say?

Sounds like your mind is made up so no need to delve further

May 13

25 minutes ago, Hawkmoor said:

You kept Murray and Trade Trae. Trae is not gonna want to give up the spotlight. Murray, Ingram, Sarr, Johnson. Thats winning the East right there. TEAM comes first.

He said the opposite in his exit presser.
That he’s ok with not being the best player on the team.

May 13

4 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

I am vehemently against him because I don't trust anyone with him because of expectations. If you use him correctly, you shouldn't have any problems.

Nate isn't coaching here anymore

May 13

1 minute ago, NBASupes said:

Ya'll love setting yourself up for this. I've watched the full games, he's the problem bro. His screens are shit. Doesn't like contact. Doesn't roll strong either nor does he have PnR IQ. He's literally just a lob threat.

I am out on him if the idea is him as a 5. He will bust extremely fast.

We'll have to wait and see, but you've listed your concerns so I'll keep an eye out.

May 13

Just now, NBASupes said:

Sarr is way worse at the PnR than any of our current bigs. I really don't believe people understand, this guy doesn't play like a big offensively, at all.

He didn't have any good pnr guards to play with based on what I've read. But I'm saying that we can run Trae/JJ pnr alot more then we could if Dejounte is moved, and I like Sarr's perimeter style mixed with JJ's playmaking.

May 13

2 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

As long as the plan is to be a big wing and we are patient, only then, am I on board.

If he's a 5, f*** it! I'm completely out and when the worst happens, I told you so.

I see the potential but we gotta have a plan. That said, how does this help Trae?

Defensively it helps a lot.

One thing no one is talking about is how moving on from Dejounte and cementing JJ as the second guy helps. No more taking turns on possessions.

We're gonna see a ton of 1/4 pnr like we had pre-Capela, and Sarr won't get in the way as badly as Clint did for JC.

May 13

Sarr is the only guy from this draft I could see going top 5 in previous drafts.

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