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We are in Ramadan after all...
Does anyone have an extra Qur'an I can borrow?
We are in Ramadan after all...
Ready for another visit; I hear the guy starting to speak out over the loudspeaker.
Haven't eaten all day. , my head hurts.
Welp
yeah, swagger disengaged tonight... hopefully he'll figure it out by Thursday...
LETS WAIT AND SEE
There is no Lalanne but Lalanne
Last game 5-8 from 3 point line... 27 points.
The guy transformed from a center to a 3-D guy.
Some highlights:
I like him. Strong body, crafty around the basket and can shoot the corner 3.
Maybe Matty Bon Bon retires and we bring him over next year?
that would be nice
If he continues to make progress this month, maybe Bonner gets waived and Lalanne takes his place.
Here's Lalanne scoring 21 points in the first half:
Here's the NBA pre-draft scouting report: http://www.nba.com/draft/2015/prospe...:draft:tracker
Strengths
Length (7-5 wingspan)
Excellent shot blocker
Good rebounder on both ends
Has some low-post scoring skills
Decent footwork
Weaknesses
Has to continue to refine face-up game
Needs to get stronger
Free-throw shooting has to improve
Poor assist-to-turnover ratio
Reminds me of: Nerlens Noel
What Insiders Say
Massachusetts coach Derek Kellogg
"He's our senior big guy who's proven over time that he's capable of [scoring in the post]. He's got to make good decisions down there, and we've got to help him know where everybody's going to be when they're coming at him."
What Outsiders Say
LSU coach Johnny Jones
“He’s a serious low-block presence. At 6-10 and about 250, he’s a load inside.”
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Spurs got themselves a 6'9" Jimmer Fredette instead!!!
Last edited by ceperez; 12-14-2015 at 08:26 AM.
Lalanne hasn't really shown the defense he needs to to stick in the league, even if his stroke is legit. Five to seven years ago, it might have been enough for Cady to be a guy over 6-8 who could space the floor. But you have to do at least two things at a very high level in order to make it in the NBA. If Cady can be a knock-down shooter who can rebound and score at anything above a below-average level, the offense will probably be find. But he doesn't have the quickest feet or the biggest body, so his NBA defensive position is ambiguous.
If Cady has LJC's defensive ability, we're talking about an awesome, awesome prospect. As it is, it would be a miracle if he even has a NBA career resembling that of Malcolm Thomas.
Lalannetula tbh.
If Cady can learn to shoot in Austin, then I guess LJC can learn to shoot if he decides to come over. Looks like he's wasting away in France. (Alternatively, Spurs have realized that he's made of glass)
Well good comparison with Malcom Thomas as a baseline to see what he needs to do to get in the NBA. He's not as athletic as Thomas but he's got a 5" wingspan advantage and an inch taller.
Cady may just make it in league as a James Jones like player.
Already better than Jimmer, tbh
If he can become an Anthony Tolliver type he'd have done well for himself. There's certainly a niche for shooting bigs, his stroke looks really good.
Good comparison. Tolliver is one of those bigs that learned how to shoot while playing in Germany. He's making a decent living in the NBA after the Spurs discovered him.
Cady is a 4/5. That's completely different from Jones (2/3) or even Thomas (3/4). Lalanne might have the size of a tall wing, but he's a big, plain an simple. And his NBA future relies on him being able to do what he's currently doing offensively while being able to guard NBA bigs and in general play above-average defense. Looking just at his stats, his defense is good enough for the d-league, but he needs to dominate at that level to look like a real NBA prospect -- as well as showing that he can sustain his shooting percentage all season. The best thing about his situation for the Spurs is that the team doesn't have to worry about another team snapping him up.
I liked Tolliver during his SL and pre-season stint with the Spurs. I always thought that we would have kept him and developed him if Bonner hadn't been around. But that was when Bonner was pretty deadly from 3 (but that's another story). So I expect Cady will get some serious attention next summer from the coaching staff.
What a minute here, Matt Bonner has made an entire career at the same position as Cady Lalanne. Lalanne has a lot longer arms than Bonner and definitely has a better post game than Bonner. I don't recall Bonner to have above-average defense. I doubt Bonner will dominate defensively in the D-league. Ayres in the D-league and I don't see him dominating.
There is obviously a spot open for a player like Lalanne with the Spurs (when Bonner retires). This of course will hang on how Lalanne develops that 3 point shooting. Just looking at the film, his form is much better than Bonner's.
Check this out:
Last edited by ceperez; 12-14-2015 at 10:16 AM.
Tolliver is still in the league because he can also fill the "vet" role. I think with small-ball and the new emphasis on spacing, it's not very hard at all to find bigs that can shoot. If Lalanne can play the five full time, that certainly helps his usefulness. But just being able to shoot is hardly a niche. I think most teams have at least two bigs or combo-forwards who can shoot from outside nowadays.
Matt Bonner is in the top 15 in NBA history in 3PT shooting percentage (in the regular season). You can condition the statistic however you'd like, but there simply aren't many people on the planet who can shoot that shot more efficiently than he has. Add to that the fact that Bonner's NBA position has never really been ambiguous -- he's a stretch 4 because he can knock out 3's and space the floor while having the bulk and length to defend on the block without being routinely exposed.
There've always been a lot of things about Matt Bonner that are legitimately frustrating, but he's kept his job in the NBA for this long because (aside from being apparently very well-liked and considered a great teammate) he's got an NBA skill that is historically great.
It seems like a reach to me to expect even Bonner's production -- as maligned as it has been -- to be outdone by a kid who was a late second round pick and who comes with significant doubts about what position he could play in the NBA.
Not even close to the same thing. For one, Matt is/was one of the best shooting bigs every in the regular season. Lalanne is carry a, what, 40-percent rate in the d-league? That'd probably drop to the low 30s in the NBA. He'll need to get more consistent to even get the le stretch-big. He'll almost certainly never get to Bonner's level.
Morever, Bonner came into the league back when being a stretch-big was a huge novelty. Because of him and guys like him, the entire NBA started to change toward spacing fours and fives. But now it some common to have stretch-bigs that players have to offer more than Matt has. Cady being somewhat decent at other parts of his offense (in the d-league) isn't going to cut it.
I get the interest in being the one who spotted a talent and stuck with supporting that guy until he made it big, but over the course of time, the SpursTalk "next big thing to come out of nowhere" hobby horse has become pretty worn out.
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