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It's his time to shine.
Hopefully Julian gets some run and returns to late last season form. He shot the ball very well and looked so confident then and Summer League
It's his time to shine.
If we can get summer league champagnie that would be awesome.
I'm just saying, might be up for most improved this year! Looking like a real player out there!!
It all comes down to his shooting.
If he can maintain this level he's a role player every team wants.
Great size, let's say ~38 to 40% from deep and not a negative on defense.
On a bargain $3M a year up until the end of 26-27 season. Could very well turn out to be a steal.
His form looks pure, he just needs confidence and a functioning team because shooters with no self-creation like him often look way worse than they actually are without proper playmaking around them.
My problem with Champagnie in the past has not been with his offense but rather his team defense. He is a decent one on one defender but he was lost on team defense most of the time last season. I am hoping Pop got on his ass and told him he can do much better and that he was going to be doing a lot of tough love regarding his effort and performance.
It's as much him hitting - what's vital is that he's pulling whenever he has an opening. End of his first year here, Pop was begging him to shoot. He was still hesitant last year. Now, he's gotten where he's letting fly.
Post-game, Pop praised Collins' play. He didn't hit his shots. Maybe he was rusty, maybe he won't ever hit again, but the point is that he was taking the right shots. The staff is constantly talking about taking the right shots and not passing them up and Julian is at that point.
Tbh, everyone except Wemby and maybe Jeremy was tragic on defense.
Whenever Wemby sat we looked like the worst defensive team in basketball history.
We'll see how Pop staggers minutes because if we assume CP3/Devin/Jeremy/Barnes/Wemby is the starting lineup, bench defense except for Castle and Wesley will be tragic yet again.
Keldon, Mamu and Collins are big negatives, Branham and Champagnie aren't much better without rim protection and a functioning system.
Imo, now that we have enough actual point guards, our offense will be fine.
Yeah, we'll struggle at times because there's not enough firepower, but it will be functioning.
Keldon/Mamu/Collins bench trio on the other hand is horrible defensively and as I wrote already we'll need Jeremy to play instead of one of the wings and maybe even Devin.
I'd honestly just have Devin lead the bench unit. Kind of how Middleton does for the Bucks.
He'd feast on most backup guards and if we assume CP3 will spend most minutes playing with Wemby, someone will need to lead the second unit.
none of this matters unless he does this in the reg season.He played great in the summer and preseason as well last year.Then he was
bad at the start of reg season..But hopefully this real and can keep it up.We need shooting bad.
true true. I have hope tho this year at least.
If Champenny will continue to hit those 3s at a high clip into the regular season, the Spurs might become playoff contenders bec Pop loves to give him playing time. Unfortunately this might affect their draft odds next season
Good thing we have that ATL pick in our back pocket, then.
obviously the accuracy has been great, but he's also seemed more comfortable getting the shots off with less space. his release also may be more compact.
Buckets?
he’s always been
Dude is looking like a real role-player in this league. Not just letting fly but a lot of little stuff with pretty good defense.
That contract looking like the bargain of the century.
Definitely. We should always make sure to check the Philly scrapheap.
His defensive is really solid too, which is key. I think 3 steals tonight? He picks up blocked shots at a pretty decent clip as well. Not quite Danny Green/Derrick White level stuff, but still above average.
Really fits what the Spurs need out of the 3 nicely, and a big part of why I'd move Vassell to a 6th man role when healthy. Vassell is a little too ball dominant at times, which is not what the SL needs, but is what the bench unit needs.
Champ is making the argument as a starter next to Wemby. He opens the lanes, plays D, rebounds and does not demand a lot of touches, which helps Castle also to get more, compare to Vassell who will be more dominant. And having Vassell helps the 2nd unit a lot not to miss a beat.
When Vassel and Sochan come back I find it extremely hard to put them back in the starting lineup over a player like Champ.
LDN lite
Again my question is
Will Devin be content with such a role ??
The moment has psychological connotations......self esteem, etc
I wished everyone had the balance and magnanimity and maturity of Manu
So rare.....
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