Spurs Select F Jeremy Sochan with the 9th Pick in the 2022 NBA Draft

[TekXX]

All these amazing videos of Sochan, he'll be ing Michael Jordan out there and not exactly like he was the first two years.

[Ariel]

I’m optimistic that the reason the FO has not moved on any trade like John Collins is because Sochan has shown significant progress.

If anything I think the Spurs not bolstering their forward rotation doesn't necessarily mean they're commited to Sochan long term, but that they're trying to give him one last season to prove himself (ideally in the playoffs) before they make up their minds on his future witth the team. If he has the minutes but doesn't show significant improvement, you probably offer him end of the bench salary, include him in any trade scenarios, or let him walk outright. I would prefer any of those options over taking a leap of faith with a huge contract before having more clarity on where he stands.

[DAF86]

If this guy ever learns to shoot it at a league average level we would be so based.

[scott]

The Steph Sochan era begins this fall, tbh

[Ice009]

Can't fault him. He's putting in work. Looks like he really wants it which is great. I hope it pays off for both him and the Spurs.

[exstatic]

All these amazing videos of Sochan, he'll be ing Michael Jordan out there and not exactly like he was the first two years.

He’s played three seasons.

By your logic,no player will ever improve,because they will only play like they always have.

[KobesAchilles]

Am I the only one bothered by these work out videos? At first glance you see it and you think man Sochan is putting in the work! And then you think about it and you’re like this is a pretty useless workout. Sochan is never going to shoot a fade away three in a game. He’s never going to be shooting dribble up the court transition threes either. He’s strictly a catch and shoot guy. These drills are wasted on a guy like Sochan. It’s like teaching Danny Green the Steph Curry two basketball dribbling techniques. There’s no point in it.

But I’m not shooting coach. And I’ll find out if I’m right or not at years end.

[LeBowen]

Am I the only one bothered by these work out videos? At first glance you see it and you think man Sochan is putting in the work! And then you think about it and you’re like this is a pretty useless workout. Sochan is never going to shoot a fade away three in a game. He’s never going to be shooting dribble up the court transition threes either. He’s strictly a catch and shoot guy. These drills are wasted on a guy like Sochan. It’s like teaching Danny Green the Steph Curry two basketball dribbling techniques. There’s no point in it.

But I’m not shooting coach. And I’ll find out if I’m right or not at years end.

Maybe he'll need these moves in Eurobasket, I presume he's the guy on Polish national team?

But as far as the Spurs go, I agree.
What's the point of doing movement and off the dribble shooting drills before perfecting his catch and shoot motion?
I guess he's working on that too, but it's not flashy enough for a short video.

[scott]

Am I the only one bothered by these work out videos? At first glance you see it and you think man Sochan is putting in the work! And then you think about it and you’re like this is a pretty useless workout. Sochan is never going to shoot a fade away three in a game. He’s never going to be shooting dribble up the court transition threes either. He’s strictly a catch and shoot guy. These drills are wasted on a guy like Sochan. It’s like teaching Danny Green the Steph Curry two basketball dribbling techniques. There’s no point in it.

But I’m not shooting coach. And I’ll find out if I’m right or not at years end.

Well not with that at ude! :P

[RC_Drunkford]

Am I the only one bothered by these work out videos? At first glance you see it and you think man Sochan is putting in the work! And then you think about it and you’re like this is a pretty useless workout. Sochan is never going to shoot a fade away three in a game. He’s never going to be shooting dribble up the court transition threes either. He’s strictly a catch and shoot guy. These drills are wasted on a guy like Sochan. It’s like teaching Danny Green the Steph Curry two basketball dribbling techniques. There’s no point in it.

But I’m not shooting coach. And I’ll find out if I’m right or not at years end.

true, but if he makes his catch & shoot shots in the workout (which is what it looks like on these shorts videos), you might as well let him work on movement drills. At the end of the day that will make simple catch & shoots feel like a cakewalk at some point.

[LeBowen]

true, but if he makes his catch & shoot shots in the workout (which is what it looks like on these shorts videos), you might as well let him work on movement drills. At the end of the day that will make simple catch & shoots feel like a cakewalk at some point.

Maybe those movement drills are helping him with fluidity.
Remember when Wemby said how he feels more comfortable shooting off the dribble beacuse his arms are too long and make catch and shoot attempts awnkward.

[Ice009]

I don't remember Victor saying. So he said he definitely prefers off the dribble. Interesting. Couldn't this be a bit of an issue as we have lots of ball handling guards. Are they going to around while he's dribbling around looking for his shot? I figured he would need to become a better catch and shoot player.

[Ni-G]

Jeremy is training for national team,���� and he may be first scoring option there (I know shocking ��) if his of the dribble shot sticks even better. His job isn't to be a chucker like Devin but keeping defenders honest while being able to punish drop down coverage would be great.

[RC_Drunkford]

Maybe those movement drills are helping him with fluidity.
Remember when Wemby said how he feels more comfortable shooting off the dribble beacuse his arms are too long and make catch and shoot attempts awnkward.

shooting off the bounce is a lot harder, because you need to find the right way to pick up the ball out of your dribble and align your body to the rim before you get the shot off. So it helps with accuracy in general, besides handles which has also been an emphasis for Jeremy.

[Dejounte]

Yep, the first sign we’ll know if these workout videos are for real is if he blows up and dominates in Eurobasket.

[Pauleta14]

You don't get better at basketball by training in a gym without real opposition, smh

ST in full copping mode

At best you get a good conditioning. Period

Zero trust in this dude. Again still waiting to be wrong since day 1

[John B]

That’s what mobile stretch bigs do. He’s been auditioning for that position ever since. As a Spurs fan, I can only root for him. Because if he did become successful, it would make Spurs running game tough to defend, all 5 positions able to push the ball in transition, especially Sochan with his rim running. If you do it a thousand times in the gym, even without opposition, your muscle memory starts remembering, and hopefully it starts translating in the actual game. And yes, the EuroLeague would be a great test.

[Raven]

Yep, the first sign we’ll know if these workout videos are for real is if he blows up and dominates in Eurobasket.

nah, that's stupid. It wouldn't matter either way if he does or doesn't, the compe ion is just too different.

[picnroll]

nah, that's stupid. It wouldn't matter either way if he does or doesn't, the compe ion is just too different.

In the Euros qualifiers last year he took one three pointer, that’s one in the whole compe ion, so I’d say you’re completely wrong. Any increase in volume and percentage is going to be a strong indicator.

[Mnky]

Any variation of shooting improves the shooters ability or center and maintain balance through the follow through. Once the form is down, movement shots are very important for developing a good catch and shoot shot.


Why is it the loudest voices out there know so very little about elementary basketball concepts? He's working on getting better. He has consistently been better as an overall player every year while playing through tons of different lineups.

He's working on the thing people whine about the most and they still show up to whine saying it doesn't mean anything.


I guess Wemby should never enter a gym in the off season. It's just pointless, he's not getting better by practicing. Keep playing soccer Wet bananas.

[Ariel]

You don't get better at basketball by training in a gym without real opposition, smh

ST in full copping mode

At best you get a good conditioning. Period

Zero trust in this dude. Again still waiting to be wrong since day 1

Where do you expect him to get his reps? taking 100 3s a game? I'm in wait and see mode as cherry picked clips mean very little, but this seems like just hating for no good reason.

[exstatic]

You don't get better at basketball by training in a gym without real opposition, smh

ST in full copping mode

At best you get a good conditioning. Period

Zero trust in this dude. Again still waiting to be wrong since day 1

No you’re not, because if he comes through, you’ll find some other to spin or about.

[ambchang]

You don't get better at basketball by training in a gym without real opposition, smh

ST in full copping mode

At best you get a good conditioning. Period

Zero trust in this dude. Again still waiting to be wrong since day 1

Yeah, guys should just relax during summer. There’s no way to improve.

[ambchang]

As I mentioned in another thread, I would argue wemby would benefit with not just stand still catch and shoot three point shooters, but players who can catch and shoot in motion. Sochan doesn’t necessarily have to be a pull up shooter or create his own offence (actually, please don’t) but if he can shoot threes in motion that would add so much to the spurs.

[scott]

“Practice doesn’t help” is quite the take