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Rui Hachimura having a good opening game.
Yeah it's extremely important that the leader and culture guy on the team be your scrub backup PG as we all know...
At least Bryn will probably still be starting when he's passed the torch
Rui Hachimura having a good opening game.
Okeke played a decent game today against NM State. Auburn managed to hold on for a 1 point win. Okeke finished with 13 points, 5 boards, and an assist. He played solid defense, not too disruptive but solid. He forced his way to the FT line a couple of times when the team really needed it. Once with 28 seconds to play, and he knocked down both shots. Without that, Auburn loses that game. He was pretty cool under pressure. Auburn plays Kansas on Saturday, so we get to see him play at least one more time.
Washington opens up against Utah State tomorrow at 5:50, and we get a chance to see Thybulle play. If the Huskies are going to win that game, Thybulle really has to live up to his reputation and be disruptive. If Washington advances, his draft stock is going to go up some, on the spot. If they're out, it's all about the combine.
Windows had 35 in a loss to Maryland. I was hoping Belmont would make it to the Sweet 16.
Hachimura played very well. Zaga is so much better than Farleigh- inson that I'm not sure it said a lot. The next round will be against Syracuse or Baylor, and they're playing right now. I think he'll wind up going before the Spurs get their shot, but stranger things have happened.
Windler was a beast, I have to admit. It was a lot to ask for them to beat Maryland, but he did everything he could and more. If that last pass was on target, he's got a layup for the win. It was a good defensive play. I wish they had advanced, just to get another look at him, but he's got a nice stroke and he's more than just a catch-and-shoot threat from 3P.
Did anybody just watch the Wofford-Seton Hall game? Fletcher Magee just set the record for most career 3-pointers made in NCAA D1 history. The guy was just tossing in 3's from everywhere. He's predicted to go undrafted, or maybe late 2nd round. So should the Spurs use their second round pick on him?
Before you answer - any idea who had the record before, and is now in second place for most made 3-pointers in NCAA history? Household name - Travis Bader. And he plays for the Austin Spurs. It's just his bad luck the Spurs already have a guy on the roster who shoots 3's and plays terrible defense.
I saw a Wofford game earlier in the season as well as this one. Magee is a very impressive sharpshooter. With his stroke, some NBA team will give him a shot, but I don't think he will get drafted. Frankly, I don't know what the Spurs will do with 3 draft picks. I kind of expect a rare draft-day trade for our guys - either moving up or acquiring a veteran. Either way they shed a pick or two. But if they don't, as long as they cover the frontcourt with the first rounders, I wouldn't protest if they used #50 on Magee. IF Pop wants a player he could more reasonably compare to Curry...
Yeah, comparing Forbes to Curry is Pop's idea of humor, I guess. I hope.
I don't think Magee is in the cards. The Spurs already had an unathletic white guy with the college record for 3-pointers. I'm not sure how much a second unathletic white guy with the new record college record for 3-pointers would add. I guess Forbes must do a little bit more than shoot 3's and play terrible D.
Don't think Lonnie plays a lot next season, probably fewer than 500 minutesAs much as I want to get excited, for the draft, I don't see us bringing any one too exciting. And we already have many young players on the roster; Dejounte, Derrick, Poeltl, and Lonnie should take most of the minutes next season.so, I guess, only if we can bring someone like Hunter or Huchimara, then I would be excited
You never know, if you compare Lonnie's G-league STATS with Derrick's they are not that far. White scored half a point more, grabbed more rebounds and blocked more shots, Lonnie had more steals and a better assist to turnover ration, he also fouls less. White was better but not by much, and am sure Lonnie his number one priority this year is to get healthy. He played injured all last year, which is why he fell to the 18th spot by the way.
All this to say, that If he is putting the work in, he will get his minutes am sure.
If he’s healthy, he triples that.
Over the course of 82 games, 15000 minutes is equivalent to 18 minutes a game. I don't think he's playing anywhere near that amount.
Why not? He was scheduled to play big club minutes this year, until his injury wiped out training camp. With a full SL and training camp, he’ll be good to go.
There are fewer guard-wing minutes to go around with Murray back and if Poeltl continues to start alongside LMA. Forbes may not even get 1500 minutes and he's 3rd on the team in total minutes this season.
So? Forbes won’t keep Lonnie on the bench.
Where are his minutes coming from?
Murray, White, DeRozan, LMA, Poeltl (probable projected starting lineup, though I have doubts about that lineup)
Mills, Belinelli, Bertans, Gay
Unless Gay plays center, Forbes and Walker probably aren't going to have nearly as many opportunities to get minutes.
I agree.
Walker was never getting minutes this season, any talk of him getting time was just talk. Before Murray got hurt there wasn't close to a spot in the rotation, especially considering they were going with DeRozan at shooting guard.
And considering the relatively decent year Forbes has had, it's hard to see Walker cracking next year either.
If Forbes was a disaster shooting like crap and not playing hard, maybe. But Pop loves these scrubby try hard guys. As it is there's still Mills getting his 20+ minutes, White deserving of 30 minutes, Murray working his way back to 25+ minutes, hopefully getting to 30+. Then of course Marco and Forbes. Even with DeRozan as a full time SF there's no room for Walker without injury.
Having both Mills and Forbes is redundant. I have little doubt that if Forbes was hurt the rest of the season they'd have a higher ceiling with Walker getting all those minutes, but the drill is the drill, Walker has to get over himself and probably wait another season until Forbes and Marco contracts expire.
Not saying he would, I'm saying there is a time crunch in the number of perimeter minutes. White and Murray are likely to play at least 28mpg, around 33mpg for DeRozan, Mills is entrenched as backup PG. The only player that Walker could possibly beat out in the rotation is Beli.
Beli has clear value as a shooter and spacer on this team and is also a negative because of his D but Walker is going to have to add something to the team to usurp him. Defense is most likely, he has the tools but is bad as a defensive player as of now.
I think that was always the plan, that's the reason why Beli was signed to a two-year deal. PATFO probably thinks Walker was always going take two years before he was fully ready to contribute.
PATFO should at least consider moving Forbes but he'll likely be retained until after next season. The guard/wing rotation after that will probably be Murray, White, DeRozan, Mills, & Walker.
Lonnie will play next year barring re-injury.
Walker will get some minutes but he is going to have to play good offense and defense if he wants consistent minutes. He is still young and needs to improve but he has the talent just needs experience to put everything together.
His ticket to playing time is defense; if he impresses on that end in summer league, training camp, scrimmages, and the preseason then I think he could push Beli for back up wing minutes.
If not, then Beli will retain likely his role next season.
Bleacher Report: NBA Draft 2019: Final Mock Draft Ahead of March Madness 2nd Round
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