Ron Holland is interesting. He didn't shoot well from 3 and still averaged 19.5 ppg. He's a good rebounder and athletic. He might one to take a chance on if we get both picks.
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Yeah, I think Ron Holland would be on the board. Super athletic, quick, tough. The negative is most of his points were coming on transition junk, not real offense. I think that is a lot of why Ignite was so awful and why it is shut down. Remains to be seen how well he will be able to shoot, but he should be a very good defender.
I really worry about Holland's offensive game at the NBA level. Poor shooting numbers and not much shot creation or play making. He finishes well because of his athleticism, but he's gonna be a project in the half court.
Yeah, for sure. I think he would be below Sarr, Castle, Sheppard, and Risacher. Maybe even Clingan, too, if Pop is giving up with Pretty Boy Collins as a backup rim protector.
Yeah, I will be honest. I have read along but haven't really watched many of these players. I watched March Madness so I did see all the kids from UConn but that is about it. Thanks for all the insight.
I've been paying more attention this year than previous years and next year will probably be really crazy as we get close to Capture the Flagg.
Lots of good youtube breakdowns on players.
I'm still sticking with Sarr and Castle as 1 and 2.
Lots of good youtube breakdowns on players.
I'm still sticking with Sarr and Castle as 1 and 2.
Do you believe? 👽 👀 pic.twitter.com/TKa8KzuwaB
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) May 5, 2024
I'll give them back Wesley and that swap for Derrick.
I miss White so much. Dude is everything you want on your team.
Wonder how the vote went.
https://theathletic.com/5428002/2024/05/06/spurs-victor-wembanyama-rookie-achievements/
Quote:
"He's made me understand that he has those Tim Duncan qualities of innate basketball IQ and a fire that he wants to be the best," said Popovich.
Quote:
Ask R.C. Buford when he first saw Wembanyama in action and the response is instantaneous.
"May 4, 2019," blurts the chief executive officer of Spurs Sports & Entertainment, the seventh position Buford has held in 34 years with the San Antonio Spurs organization. "He was 15 years old. There was nobody else in the gym. It was somewhere in France, but not Paris."
A phone call from the Spurs' head of international scouting, Claudio Crippa, is what put Buford on a flight to Paris and then on a drive to see Wembanyama playing for Nanterre 92. The only observers, other than personnel of the two teams, were Crippa and Buford.
"The skill level was ridiculous," Buford said in a recent interview, the images still vivid in his mind after five years. "Nah, not ridiculous. I mean, he was 15 years old. But he was playing a different game than a typical 6-11 15-year-old. He was already shooting perimeter shots. He was already taking the ball off the glass and moving the ball up the court. I had never seen anything like it."
Wemby is gonna be the GOAT.Quote:
There may be only one NBA observer who does not think Wembanyama exceeded all expectations: Wemby himself.
"That is not how I feel," he responded to the suggestion he had outdone even the most optimistic forecasts for success in his inaugural season. "Maybe it's the case, but it's not how I feel because I always, every day, try to push harder and do more, get more achievements, more records, more wins. But the next day I always tell myself that I didn't do enough and to push me even more.
"So, it's my first impression that I didn't exceed any expectations, that I should have done more."
Victor Wembanyama wins the 2024 Rookie of the Year award!
— Spurs Culture (@SpursCulture) May 6, 2024
UNREAL SEASON pic.twitter.com/CT62BUJr13
Unanimous.
That shocks me because I figured some asshat would give it to Chet and say "It is a full season award and Chet was better for half the season" like those same asshats are doing with Gobert.Enzo The Baker said:
Unanimous.
Suck on that Chet!!
Every Spurs 1st overall pick:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 6, 2024
D-Rob — 21.1 PPG | 10.6 RPG | 3.0 BPG
Duncan — 19.0 PPG | 10.8 RPG | 2.2 BPG
Wemby — 21.4 PPG | 10.6 RPG | 3.6 BPG
ROTY. ROTY. ROTY. pic.twitter.com/y9WMpdXzLW
Will never get the odds they had for Wemby for an award again.
Even money for ROY.
20-1 for leading the league in blocks.
Even money for ROY.
20-1 for leading the league in blocks.
$100 parlayed on ROY+DPOY+Blocks leader would have gotten you a cool $70k.FTAG 2000 said:
Will never get the odds they had for Wemby for an award again.
Even money for ROY.
20-1 for leading the league in blocks.
That's awesome, but Allen Iverson looks like Bad Boys 3-era Martin Lawrence trying to act like Allen Iverson.Enzo The Baker said:
I may or may not have teared up.
LeBron coming on the end was strong.
It would have been nice to have Tim on there to say "Victor, I am so excited for you, I knocked over this plant while celebrating."
It would have been nice to have Tim on there to say "Victor, I am so excited for you, I knocked over this plant while celebrating."
2+ Minutes of Stephon Castle Defense pic.twitter.com/UzrYExWfAy
— League Him (@League_Him) May 6, 2024
First play gets over 3 screens and gets the steal. Yes please.
Gobert is skipping game 2 because his baby was born.
They were confident. I've never seen the nuggets this out of sorts. Minnesota's D is insane. And that's without their DPOY. Which kind of shows that Wemby is more deserving tbh.
Wemby has a special place reserved for his newly earned ROY trophy: In the back of a closet, out of sight and mind.
— Jeff McDonald (@JMcDonald_SAEN) May 7, 2024
“I want it to be overshadowed by what I do in the future,” he said.
That and more from a one-on-one with Wemby tonight:https://t.co/dYacizjgWU via @expressnews
Victor Wembanyama thanking everyone for helping him win the Rookie of the Year in an Instagram post.
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) May 7, 2024
Finishes with thanking the city of San Antonio saying:
“I found a home here.” pic.twitter.com/2fnQK8QBbb
+8 if we run it back. 30-52.
Lots of flexibility, waiting on the right pieces.
What is the urgency for the front office to accelerate the rebuild?
Still in infant stages, but with a franchise player
Can't just rely on draft and develop unless they just hit home runs in the draft.
I'd totally be on board for an 8 game swing and another top 10 pick next year. I think we could be in the mid thirties depending on who we draft and how they click. But I would like to do nothing big unless a top 20 player becomes available. Punt to 2025 would be my vote.
Topic will be exempt from the draft combine this weekend because he's still playing overseas. He'll have to still complete some combine activities at a later date though.
KOc voted for Wemby for DPOY. I'll be interested to see how many of the 1st place votes by gets of the 99. I'll guess he gets 15-20.
Laughing after blocking your opponent is sicko behavior
— Spurs Culture (@SpursCulture) May 7, 2024
I love it pic.twitter.com/Au36lea0xl
Enzo The Baker said:
KOc voted for Wemby for DPOY. I'll be interested to see how many of the 1st place votes by gets of the 99. I'll guess he gets 15-20.
The complete voting results for the 2023-24 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year. pic.twitter.com/SpApbyUUw2
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) May 7, 2024
Enzo The Baker said:
KOc voted for Wemby for DPOY. I'll be interested to see how many of the 1st place votes by gets of the 99. I'll guess he gets 15-20.
Wemby came in 2nd in DPOY voting.
— Paul Garcia (@PaulGarciaNBA) May 7, 2024
He had 19 first place votes.
From nba pic.twitter.com/gGXMjce8xV
Not too bad for the rook. Should be the first rookie ever to make all defense 1st team.
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