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Barlow with a big F U to those who want to ditch him
Barlow has a sweet baseline J, though it looks a little mechanical, like it would be easy to disrupt by a good defender.
Great day for the Bargain Bin.
Barlow with a big F U to those who want to ditch him
Can we bring Primo back. I forgive him he’s just a kid
Barlow is an enigma to me. He tries to set screens and go for the PNR but never quite pulls it off. Screens are kinda weak and he gives up on them too soon and then for some reason can't get open enough on the roll that a teammate will give him a pass. Seems to have no instinct for moving without the ball to get himself into an open space. Maybe he is just mentally overwhelmed as a 19 y.o. rookie.
You don't expect a guy like Compagnie to come off the bench with a really great scoring touch for over 20 pts. Gotta like his hustle and potential. Although he had a career high against the Kings, his scoring tailed off in second half. I would have liked for Pop to actually run a play or two for him to get him open with the ball.
Big Mamu continues to show great hustle. He wound up as the only Spur hustling down the floor in transition while following another Spur who blew the layup. Mamu corraled the rebound and put it away. NOt another Spurs across the mid court line on that play. In most cases that would have been wasted effort by a big man, but he made the effort and it paid off with some crucial points. Passing and BB IQ are additional assets that will put him on the floor as a rotational player IMO.
A serious team is EXACTLY where he belongs. They can cover his defense, maximizing his usefulness.
Barlow and Mamu both need work setting harder screens. It's not the easiest skill in the NBA since the sets have to move so quickly, the officials are horrible about calling anything on young players, and there's sophistication on hitting the angles. I think he'll get better.
Branham got fouled on that fast break, I feel, but yeah, Mamu rushed in to clean it up. He's pretty fast.
The motor on Mamu is terrific. Coach Bud really did his old team solid. The kid has great at ude, obviously has high bball IQ, but his tireless efforts, he’s constantly moving (for a big man that’s crazy). I think he can still improve on finishing on the rim, it’s a bit hurried sometimes.
I’d like to see Pop let Mamu run point for like half a quarter and see what happens. Why not? Two man game with he and Zollins…they have to find a way to maximize his skills. He’s the best passer on the team imo.
Lol…….. I guess so!!
Haven't seen too many plays like that this season but you're right the kid always hustles and seems to have a good at ude. I'm sure pop notices things like that. He's young and still learning but we can always use players like that waiting to get their chance to shine.
I've flashed my junk while visiting my psychologist for over 30 years now. I thought it was just expected while you're relaxing on the couch.
How do you get the therapeutic ball massage designed to ease your anxiety if you don't have them out?
This is the same major criticism of Bassey to me as well. He comes off his screen way too early, which leads to both a less effective screen and leaves him more covered on the roll. Also results in needless Jak-like offensive foul calls. I think the offseason will do wonders for these guys on this point.
Philly fans remain unimpressed with Champagnie's outburst last night, at least judging by their subreddit. That's fair, of course. Unlike Bassey, they didn't seem to like JC all that much, often citing a pretty bad summer league after he went undrafted last summer. (I haven't looked up the stats.) He only played two games this year for Phlly and they didn't use draft capital, so no loss to them.
But using Summer League as a gauge is a bit iffy. Last summer, Wesley looked the much better prospect than Branham, who was shy and stand-offish, not doing much.
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