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Who do you think is our starting center this year?
Posted on 7/7/24 at 5:42 pm
Posted on 7/7/24 at 5:42 pm
Who I hope: Walker Kessler or Jarrett Allen
Who I think: Wendell Carter Jr.or Nikola Vucevic
Kessler is just that monster shot blocker and true center we need against teams with big centers. He’s also still on his rookie deal making only $3 million. Utah is openly dangling him also so we know he’s available. I’m not including Lauri Markkanen b/c he’s not a center. Cleveland seems determined to hold onto both Allen and Mobley at center but he’d be an obvious great fit.
Wendell Carter and Nikola Vucevic aren’t bad players but I love Kesler’s upside. I wouldn’t be mad at either of these 2 as long as we also get picks or role players with them for BI. Vucevic is Jonas making twice the money but he’s a better 3 point shooter than JV was. Not very athletic when it comes to running the floor or playing above the rim. Carter Jr. is interesting as he’s got the talent but he hasn’t put it all together yet. I want to see him rebound a bit better but he’d be a solid bridge center to find out big of the future.
Lastly I really hope Griff tries to go out and sign Paul Reed to play the Larry Nance role of the small ball 5. He’d be a big upgrade to Larry for less the money.
Who I think: Wendell Carter Jr.or Nikola Vucevic
Kessler is just that monster shot blocker and true center we need against teams with big centers. He’s also still on his rookie deal making only $3 million. Utah is openly dangling him also so we know he’s available. I’m not including Lauri Markkanen b/c he’s not a center. Cleveland seems determined to hold onto both Allen and Mobley at center but he’d be an obvious great fit.
Wendell Carter and Nikola Vucevic aren’t bad players but I love Kesler’s upside. I wouldn’t be mad at either of these 2 as long as we also get picks or role players with them for BI. Vucevic is Jonas making twice the money but he’s a better 3 point shooter than JV was. Not very athletic when it comes to running the floor or playing above the rim. Carter Jr. is interesting as he’s got the talent but he hasn’t put it all together yet. I want to see him rebound a bit better but he’d be a solid bridge center to find out big of the future.
Lastly I really hope Griff tries to go out and sign Paul Reed to play the Larry Nance role of the small ball 5. He’d be a big upgrade to Larry for less the money.
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Posted on 7/7/24 at 5:57 pm to LSUPilot07
Throw Yves in the fire and see how he does.
The last time we spent a first round pick on a Center who picked up basketball late in life..... sideshow bob
Yves will either sink or swim. But we do not need to keep him on the roster and hope he gets better one day. Drown him in minutes and get a litmus test in year one. He is a very gifted athlete - and very likely our best option as of now
The last time we spent a first round pick on a Center who picked up basketball late in life..... sideshow bob
Yves will either sink or swim. But we do not need to keep him on the roster and hope he gets better one day. Drown him in minutes and get a litmus test in year one. He is a very gifted athlete - and very likely our best option as of now
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:00 pm to hassan whiteside
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Yves will either sink or swim. But we do not need to keep him on the roster and hope he gets better one day. Drown him in minutes and get a litmus test in year one.
No. Thats what the gleague is for. If he sinks so does this team. If he progresses in the gleague then get him some rotational minutes and see how he does.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:01 pm to LSUPilot07
Unless we move BI - looking unlikely - we are going to have to look for someone on the free agency discard pile.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:03 pm to hassan whiteside
I think Missi will be good. His role will be effort based, fighting for rebounds, setting screens and rolling, dunking open looks. Only place he could get abused is if he gets switched on to the perimeter, but also he can’t be slower than JV was. This current roster construction doesn’t need any offense from the 5 outside of putbacks and open dunks from the dunkers spot. Missi will be better at that than JV and I think way more fleet of foot than JV on defense. Obviously JV is very skilled offensively but this team doesn’t need that at all with how many playmakers we now have
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:07 pm to hassan whiteside
He’s definitely still raw and he never played formally until 16, but to think Missi hasn’t always been around the game would be incorrect. His mom and dad both played on the national team and his older brother played college basketball.
He was apparently a soccer standout, but he kept growing so he switched to his family’s game. You can kind of tell he has soccer experience due to his footwork. I watched a little tape on him and he can switched into just about anyone, he can fly down the court and jump out of the gym.
If he puts in the work he could be a steal. IMO Hayes could have been too, but arrogance was his Achilles heel
He was apparently a soccer standout, but he kept growing so he switched to his family’s game. You can kind of tell he has soccer experience due to his footwork. I watched a little tape on him and he can switched into just about anyone, he can fly down the court and jump out of the gym.
If he puts in the work he could be a steal. IMO Hayes could have been too, but arrogance was his Achilles heel
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:08 pm to spaghettioeauxs
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Missi will be better at that than JV
You think Missi, a raw as hell rookie drafted 21st in the worst draft in years will be better at putbacks than solid 13 year NBA vet like JV???
Man a lot of people don’t realize how solid JV was.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:09 pm to SCLSUMuddogs
I went rewatch the Suns playoff series and Hayes played really well at the 4 that series, surprisingly really good passer
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:10 pm to Pels_Yaz
Bro. The amount of times I watched JV get OR’s and then miss putback after putback. Yes, I’ll actually go out on a limb and say Missi will be better. You have the worst takes on everything it’s comical
I’m talking about putback dunks and open dunkers spot dunks. JV was 7’0 and would very rarely dunk. Dude would get rebounds and then throw up little floaters and doink them off the back so damn much, saying a 19 yo freak athlete is going to be better at dunking is not a hot take lol. You picked that one sentence to argue for the sake of it
I’m talking about putback dunks and open dunkers spot dunks. JV was 7’0 and would very rarely dunk. Dude would get rebounds and then throw up little floaters and doink them off the back so damn much, saying a 19 yo freak athlete is going to be better at dunking is not a hot take lol. You picked that one sentence to argue for the sake of it
This post was edited on 7/7/24 at 6:13 pm
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:12 pm to LSUPilot07
Idk, I wonder if something like would be available:
Pels:
WCJ
Beef Stew
2 picks
Pistons:
BI
Magic:
Protected pick
Trajan probably wants nothing to do with that, but it’s a thought ha
Pels:
WCJ
Beef Stew
2 picks
Pistons:
BI
Magic:
Protected pick
Trajan probably wants nothing to do with that, but it’s a thought ha
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:12 pm to SCLSUMuddogs
quote:
He’s definitely still raw and he never played formally until 16, but to think Missi hasn’t always been around the game would be incorrect. His mom and dad both played on the national team and his older brother played college basketball.
What does this even mean? This has nothing to do with his ability on the court. If you believe it does, than you also believe Bronny James can be a NBA player as well. Hes a good kid with potential but expecting this raw kid to make an impact in major minutes on a playoff contending team is asking too much. This is not a knock on Missi, its just the unrealistic expectations being put on him by fans as a rookie.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:15 pm to spaghettioeauxs
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Bro. The amount of times I watched JV get OR’s and then miss putback after putback. Yes, I’ll actually go out on a limb and say Missi will be better. You have the worst takes on everything it’s comical
Whats comical is your unrealistic expectations for Missi and you thinking JV is bad at putbacks because of one game. Give me a break.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:15 pm to Pels_Yaz
I can tell you’ve never played basketball yourself by how you talk. Equating a 6’1 off ball SG who got drafted because of his daddy to our freak athlete 7’0 C, lemme tell you a secret. Dunking is the easiest thing in the world to these guys, all I see is you saying he’s raw, he’s raw but not saying anything he’s going to actually struggle at
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:16 pm to LSUPilot07
I think it's Allen. He seems to be who we are focused..
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:19 pm to spaghettioeauxs
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I can tell you’ve never played basketball yourself by how you talk. Equating a 6’1 off ball SG who got drafted because of his daddy to our freak athlete 7’0 C, lemme tell you a secret. Dunking is the easiest thing in the world to these guys, all I see is you saying he’s raw, he’s raw but not saying anything he’s going to actually struggle at
Done arguing with you lol. Your takes starting with “I can tell you never played basketball”. Did you play in the NBA or are some advanced scout? If not your whole post is trash. Your opinion is no better than mine. Your posting on a fan site stop with my opinion is better than yours because I played biddy ball. And yes I played organized basketball but I don’t think my opinion is better than yours cause of it. What a shite take.
Ive said this before hes raw. Hes played 3 years organized basketball. Hes not a great rebounder. Struggled in Baylors biggest games in college. Might take him time to understand our defensive schemes. He has potential but expecting him to make a major impact his rookie year is not realistic.
This post was edited on 7/7/24 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:21 pm to Pels_Yaz
You can only take in 1 sentence at a time, I see, I’ll remember that for future
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:26 pm to Pels_Yaz
Thing is you’re not really talking anything significant, just saying he’s raw. I’d say if he was playing on the Wizards or Hornets, yeah I wouldn’t expect much. But he’s going to be surrounded by all stars on an extremely deep team. If you don’t think that’s going to elevate his play then like I said earlier, you just don’t know ball. It’s not your fault you weren’t drafted at the rec, just gotta commit and grab next
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:27 pm to spaghettioeauxs
quote:
You can only take in 1 sentence at a time, I see, I’ll remember that for future
I can see you don’t know when to insert periods.
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:30 pm to Pels_Yaz
You’re a bum
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:30 pm to Pels_Yaz
Typically that is true. But what options do we have that are better that Yves? Using the G league to develop players is a luxury but not always available when depth is thin
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