Thoughts on Okongwu?

[RedDawg#8]

OO looked amazing last night. His activity and energy was just what the doctor ordered.

You saw a young man rise to the moment to make a huge impact. Im extremely proud of him

[Spud2nique]

3 hours ago, Wretch said:

@Spud2nique

So, no I'm not ready to gush over this kid...  Though last night, Okongwu caught my attention with his activity on the glass.  It wasn't just his production during that short stint on the floor, it was the way he was getting to the ball.  I'm sure you were going nuts over that stretch and I have to admit, he was impressive. 

Mind you, this isn't a full on endorsement of the pick and I still haven't seen enough to make me want to retract what I've previously said...and I'm doubling down on the crux of my indifference - which is that I don't feel like it's necessary to burn a high lottery pick on his type of potential (or at least the the potential that I've seen in him). 

However, in light of what I saw last night he piqued my interest for the first time all season and I can say with some confidence that

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I like Okongwu.

 

 You are awesome @Wretch 
 

Ya, The thing I like about him is the way he just goes after it. Makes up for his lack of size with extra hustle. It’s almost like offensive rebounding is going to be his forte moving forward as well as shutting people down. 

[Spud2nique]

PG - Trae

SG- Cam

SF- Hunter

PF- Okongwu

C- Capela

Looking forward to seeing this on the floor next year in stretches. Oh man, you have Trae the offensive stud surrounded by 4 straight up pit bulls. 
 

What in holy hell did Schlenk build here?  

[TheNorthCydeRises]

5 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

PG - Trae

SG- Cam

SF- Hunter

PF- Okongwu

C- Capela

Looking forward to seeing this on the floor next year in stretches. Oh man, you have Trae the offensive stud surrounded by 4 straight up pit bulls. 
 

What in holy hell did Schlenk build here?  

LOL ... Stop it.

Johnny Max is here to stay.

[Spud2nique]

1 minute ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

LOL ... Stop it.

Johnny Max is here to stay.

Oh no doubt. Jollins (kg’s pet name) is the man. I was just thinking of different lineups we could sport with our depth. I’m just thinking of our different outfits if you will on the court.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[AHF]

4 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

He has been putting Dwight through the ringer in their minutes together.  Been fun to watch.

[JayBirdHawk]

Just now, AHF said:

He has been putting Dwight through the ringer in their minutes together.  Been fun to watch.

There were some who thought he would get bullied by Dwight, but he is holding his own and excelling.

[AHF]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

There were some who thought he would get bullied by Dwight, but he is holding his own and excelling.

On paper, Dwight should have tons of trouble keeping up with him while OO should struggle when Dwight backs him down or blocks him out.  But Dwight has never been particularly good backing people down and OO has held his own in the contests of strength between them better than I would have expected.  Love it.

[EazyRoc]

22 minutes ago, AHF said:

On paper, Dwight should have tons of trouble keeping up with him while OO should struggle when Dwight backs him down or blocks him out.  But Dwight has never been particularly good backing people down and OO has held his own in the contests of strength between them better than I would have expected.  Love it.

Strength has always been my biggest concern with OO. Seeing him do OK in this series is promising considering this is his rookie year.

[benhillboy]

Dwight ain’t never been the sharpest tool in the shed.  The way OO maximizes his limited role shows how intelligent he is.  Dwight always used to pile turnovers foolishly begging for touches with a primitive post game.  You could double him so easily knowing he couldn’t pass nor hit free throws.  In the series OO is perfect from the line with 1 turnover.

I love Melo and lamented not taking Halliburton.  Still can’t be any more satisfied with Colonel Schlenk’s selection.  Between assisting on the selections of the Warriors core and this one, this man is the new Jerry West without the glitz.

[aali34]

3 minutes ago, EazyRoc said:

Strength has always been my biggest concern with OO. Seeing him do OK in this series is promising considering this is his rookie year.

What he lacks in strength he makes up for with timing, quickness, and positioning. His head is on a swivel and he just glides on the court. Him, Cam and Kev are gonna tear benches apart next season.

[Atlantaholic]

On 6/3/2021 at 12:25 PM, RedDawg#8 said:

OO looked amazing last night. His activity and energy was just what the doctor ordered.

You saw a young man rise to the moment to make a huge impact. Im extremely proud of him

It was the very first spark of the comeback. He completely dominated Dwight in his minutes.

[Spud2nique]

1 hour ago, EazyRoc said:

Strength has always been my biggest concern with OO.

Not mine. He’s always had that “natural born” strength. 

[Gray Mule]

QUESTON:  This happened in last night's game.  There was a pileup on the floor.  OO was at the bottom of the pile, holding on to the bell.  They un piled, saying it was 76ers ball.  Why?  How?  I thought it was a jump ball.  No one explained.  No one objected and the game went on.  76ers ball.

What happened?

[ATLHawks3]

2 minutes ago, Gray Mule said:

QUESTON:  This happened in last night's game.  There was a pileup on the floor.  OO was at the bottom of the pile, holding on to the bell.  They un piled, saying it was 76ers ball.  Why?  How?  I thought it was a jump ball.  No one explained.  No one objected and the game went on.  76ers ball.

What happened?

I think it was incorrectly called a jump ball and it was instead a loose ball foul on one of our guys.

[hawkman]

15 minutes ago, ATLHawks3 said:

I think it was incorrectly called a jump ball and it was instead a loose ball foul on one of our guys.

That whole sequence made no sense because Okongwu already had the rebound on the floor with several 76ers trying to wrestle the ball away from him when the whistle blew. It didn't really affect the outcome of the game so no biggie. Just add it to the other inexplicable calls/non-calls that happen to go Philly's way. 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

IF only he wasn't injured to start his NBA career.

 

 

[Spud2nique]

3 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

IF only he wasn't injured to start his NBA career.

 

 

@Gray Mule Your boy Haliburton made the first team, no surprise he was fabulous and pretty consistent the whole year.