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I did post this on draft night, bruh.
https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/sho...51#post9847851
What is this, the 1930s?
I did post this on draft night, bruh.
https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/sho...51#post9847851
It was a dumb pick, tbh. PATFO buying the hype that he's the smartest guy in the room.
I like the pick personally. But he definitely needs a lot of seasoning. I am interested to see how he adjusts to the game State side as well as if he puts in the work with the developmental staff. He has the tools physically he needs to fill out his body more which isn't a stretch to accomplish considering his age. See where he is at by next summer.
Dang man we were thinking the same thing. Livio Charles 2.0
The average IQ on this forum is something around 60 tbh.
This board is turning into a clown fest
How good he ultimately becomes has zero input on whether he was picked too high. The only variable relevant to where he was picked in the draft was his demand among other teams. Spurs could have gotten him at a lower pick
I was actually just admiring how they've been cleaning up the dumb threads better than in the past. Now if they could only do the same to the dumb post. But that would be a full time job...
its far too early to call him a bust, but i'm comfortable calling him an overdraft at this point. lets see how he plays in the G-League this year
John Charles - raw athletics no skill became a less athletic no skill after injury
Ayres - a 25 yr old big man who lacked the skills/finesse to play nba
Milutov - skilled prime big, too slow to play
Like - skilled athletic big, some character flaws.
At 19 it's reasonable to think he'll add weight/strength. Average big men become serviceable around 25 yrs old, the pool of bigs is smaller than that of guards so the comparison in draft value is bad. Big men with guard skills is the modern trend. He could bust, but it will be a mental issue. There's no way he will fail for lack of skill, he's already skilled enough to be 4rth big. Waiting will be worth it.
Even if op eventually is right, this thread is one of the worst ever in the history of the known universe.
Seen enough from him to know he's a serviceable NBA player. Whether he's a serviceable Spurs player is another question, tbh.
Because he needs to get stronger. Lmao. If you're tall and weak with a mediocre wing span going against stronger players is going to negate your height advantage. Especially if the players you are playing against have played against athletes you've never had to deal with on a regular basis. He has been getting pushed around easily so far in these games but he still stays aggressive offensively.
Defensively in the paint his intensity comes and goes, which isn't good but it is also most likely due to being to weak.
Give the guy time to get stronger and get used to the NBA athletes and I think he will be solid NBA player at worse
6'10", 19 years old with handles, crossover move, quick first step, can shoot 3's, post up move. A rec center player at best? All he needs to do is get stronger and he will be a very good NBA player.
I will agree with some of the points against luka to the point that they are the flaws that are going to hold him back in being successful.
Primarily mental issues in how he reacts to his play in-game followed by his body/muscle mass. The latter can be managed if he follows the developmental staffs instructions and suggestions. The head issues well that is going to be all about if a switch in his head finally gets flicked and nobody really knows about when or if that happens.
He is in the right environment where he can develop at his own pace.
They’d have to delete the majority of posts on here tbh.......at least mine would be safe.
The problem is that he is a SF, and we are trying to make him a PF... same issue Bertans had... He is used to shooting over and posting up smaller players... So he will require a big time adjustment period to get used to banging down low... I do think he should be used as a SF though... Go big... He will never adjust to guarding SF if all he does is guard slow, big men...
Shows flashes of being really good and at 19 that is all you want to see...
Needs to get a lot bigger and stronger...has broad shoulders so I expect him to...unlike Bertans who has the shoulders of a child and was never going to get much stronger than when he came in the league...
Luka will be really good and is the perfect player to play with DJ, Derrick, and Lonnie...
He's finished.
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