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Sure he can dunk....but can he SHOOT?
kevin willis type numbers, no not his prime numbers...his numbers when he was at the spurs
Sure he can dunk....but can he SHOOT?
He kind of moves like Drob.
the old addage is, he is young and he has great upside. to be determined in 2-3 years.
first, he better work his ass off wherever he is playing/sitting.
second, everyone here knows the chances of him contributing next season are close to nothing.
lastly, if we signed a non-contributor in ian, either we're not gonna sign anyone better, or we have that much faith in his potential.
with that said, does that mean we don't have to worry about the spurs signing greg ostertag?
Uh, the Spurs bought whole other basketball team for guys like Ian.The roster is full of vets who aren't going to be dislodged from the rotation. I can't imagine anyone that much better joining the team at this point. I hope they get another young guy to send to Austin.either we're not gonna sign anyone better
Doughnuts on time and in sufficient quan ies.
Yeah he's French so there might be an even higher expectation for quality pastries before shootaround.
I expect a lot of fouls if he plays any meaningful minutes. If it's garbage time (in other words, the bulk of his Spurs minutes), he'll get away with stuff on the basis of officials wanting to get the game over with.
he will never make the team... regular rotation NBDL is his fate
Everyone knows that he is still in development stage. The question is what will he develop into? He has work ethic and physical skills. I exepct that the Spurs want him to develop into a double digit rebounder. Anything else could just as easiliy be obtained every year via free agency.
Ian Mahinmi!!!!!
Set your expectations low....like "out of the NBA in 3 years" low.
The reason is....there's SO MUCH projection when talking about Ian. His basketball skill-level is virtually non-existent. He gets rebounds because he's tall, long, and athletic. He does show good timing in his shot-blocking....but that's about it.
That's not to say that he won't develop his offense and overall skill, which is obviously the purpose of bringing him over, but if you're talking about expectations based on current ability...I would set the bar low.
Still, I can't help but think....Shawn Kemp
I don't particularly care about next year.
Down the road, he better pan out to be better than Scola, or there will be a lot of 'splaining to do.
The one that better be better than Scola is Splitter. He's basically Scola's replacement within the organization.
I don't expect anything.
If he washes out, no big deal.
If he develops into a good player, that kicks ass.
Fair enough.
I made this point in another thread, and I will state it again....WE HAVE THE BEST SHOOTING COACH IN THE BUSINESS. Now, this may sound extreme, but hear me out. Why not bring him over and teach him how to shoot. Hmmmm....HMMMMMM....
Mahinmi is obviously a rare physical specimen: tall, fast, quick, agile, leaper, etc.
But what concerns me most from just watching random clips here and there is his overall body control / coordination. More specifically, I'm doubting his ability to put the ball on the floor, to shoot, and to execute low-post footwork. I think this lack of body control explains his being foul-happy also.
Without these things, he can't be much more than an Elson...which is not terrible, but certainly not the "diamond in the rough" high-upside prospect that we could hope for (a la our finals MVP).
A little disappointing to me...cuz he's got ALL the other ingredients...just don't know about that hand-foot-eye coordination...
i guess we'll see.
I just want him to defend, rebound and block shots. Any offense will be garbage or transition baskets. I'd be more than satisfied with some kind of combination of DeSagana Diop defense and Francisco Elson speed and transition.
Pretty much with his physical tools it would be hard to not have an Elson-esque career of being a back-up who is only good for running and finishing off of other players' assists. It's not like Elson sets great picks or rotates awesome on defense or blocks shots at a good clip or anything else.
Hillcrest, that wiki you link to in your sig is seriously out of date . . . I tried to help a little, but I got tired.
Just to raise everyone's expectations, because everyone is being depressing.
There is a fellow who only started playing basketball at 15. He was awesomely atheletic. He came to the US from overseas, redshirting his freshman year. He didn't play much in his 2nd year either. At that point he was 19 years old. He got the opportunity to play against and work out with a HOF'er in the summer. He got a lot better, blossoming into a great player at the collegiate level. He went on to become an NBA legend...
1) Who is this fellow?
2) Ian Mahinmi started playing basketball at 15 (IIRC). Ian Mahinmi is awesomely atheletic (although desperately in need of a weight room and a 55 gallon drum of protein shakes). Ian is 20. Ian is about to start working out with and playing against a HOF'er... Will he get a lot better? I don't know...
His upper end is NBA Legend
The lower bound is Eddie Griffin - Yeah, busts can happen to the Spurs as well...
PS. The Answer to 1) is Hakeem.
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