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Playing Primo could make a lot of people happy for unrelated reasons!tbh primo is the #1 tank commander on the roster
Playing Primo could make a lot of people happy for unrelated reasons!
You can view it that way or you can view it as Sochan showcasing his skill much earlier than Nephew did. It’s not like Gobert wanted to be blocked or put any less effort in because it was a regular season game. It’s basketball.A series saving block to put them in the Finals vs a run of the mill block in Game 5 of the regular season
Same. He's gonna be a player, no doubt. Imagine him being a lights out shooter...
His defense, as crazy as it is to say, will likely be better than nephs at his peak because he can guard 1-5 at a very high level.
And if there's any doubt left, Pop confirmed at a presser the other day that he thinks Primo is coming along as a PG. They are absolutely pigeonholing him there despite the results to date and his propensity for turning it over needlessly.
One thing about that block -- this is what Sochan does. He's already gearing up for the contest as the ball is coming to Gobert. His anticipation is really good.
This just does not make any ing sense. We're gonna wind up destroying any scoring potential he might've been able to tap into by forcing the issue here.
I hope to god I end up eating crow on this...
I'm in the same boat man. Just don't get it at all. Think Primo has potential elsewhere but not at PG solely based on his TO propensity before I even get to his ability to regularly get to the rim. Hope the kid pulls it off.
As an aside, I wonder if they're doing this because they know they have the wing sorted out already with Johnson and Vassell.
obviously, promo is getting minutes behind either of those two
Is it?
The ol’ hedge my bet move……..cute. Give it some time pimp
Of course... you never go full re , tbh.The ol’ hedge my bet move……..cute
Definitely tbh. Every early return shows you can build around Banchero while Sochan's ceiling is very likely elite role player a la Draymond.
Lol. It's far from a hedge or hypocrisy as you lobbed my way earlier. It's very clearly saying we don't think he will succeed at PG. AND in the event he does, we'd be wrong.The ol’ hedge my bet move……..cute
Pop and the coaching staff see something many on this board don't. Primo obviously has some skills but they are not, at least to date, being showcased as the point. The primary reason is because turnovers like he commits are a function of processing the court and the movement of the players in a proficient manner. That typically is a skill that has shown itself in a player's repertoire by this point in a player's development. It's really not a teachable skill. You either have that ability to process or you don't.
That's the only thing that makes me question wtf Pop is doing here.
And again I question if they are doing this because they feel like Primo is inferior to thecwings they already had, so they'd be critiqued for taking a second stringer at the 11 spot.
well if you count Scoot, the chances of getting him or Wembenyama would be 27.4%. And that doesn't count the players who come after them, which are a couple who could also be franchise players.
Agree. It does fee like the spurs had the 2023 draft circled for some time and wanted to clear the decks for it.
True indeed! Well played…..
I was actually responding to lefty big man������
Yeah, I was thinking the magnitude of the moment was just a little bit different. Kawhi's play was gigantic due to it being a contributing play that helped get us to the finals. having said that, I've wanted to see defense return to the Spurs for a long, long time and Sochan is playing great on that end of the court for a rookie that's only played 5 games. Really excites me for his defense alone so far.A series saving block to put them in the Finals vs a run of the mill block in Game 5 of the regular season
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Last edited by Ice009; 10-28-2022 at 12:07 AM.
Right, I know you were in the comment I responded to here but earlier in this thread you made a comment, without quoting me, right below mine about hypocrisy as I recall...Not even an ounce of it, Holmes. I'm consistent and readily available for critique if you can find it. I'll often say my bad, my mistake, or you're right when counterfactuals arise. Example: Relating to the thread about us not tanking, I just said I needed to apologize to that OP for thinking he was wrong. Clearly there's no intent on tanking nor will we be able to do so based on out talent level being higher than expected. Your contention seems to be that because it's clear that we'll be better than many people AND VEGAS thought, that it takes away from our stated desire to tank?
1. We are and remain on a fast track to mediocrity -- whether we win 28 or 38 games, pretty much right where we've been without a dynamic or at least go to dominant scorer. Though I suppose it could also be achieved by having at least three 20+ pt scorers and a couple others in the mid to high teens. At best we have 2 of those guys now with Sochan potentially becoming a third.
2. The only difference now is that instead of maybe picking in the top 2 or 3, it's likely we are in the late lottery now.
3. I said I reserve the right to change my opinion on how many games we'd win or generally how compe ive the Spurs could be until we saw the impact of Sochan -- remember that we hadn't seen him at all since his last college game.
4. Sochan and his defensive ability, ability to get out in transition and general basketball IQ have and will make this team better.
5. Even with Sochan, we are maxed out at marginal play-in for the forseeable future.
6. Given the above, we should still be trying to lose as many games as possible by trading away our skilled vets (Poeltl, Richardson, and McBucket) and playing our rooks like Branham 20-25 MPG.
Last edited by offset formation; 10-28-2022 at 09:43 AM.
Unless your screen name is Ducks.
Solid position����
Our tank tracks are falling off bois!
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