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How's his overall defense too? He was quite inconsistent with blocks before, getting 3 blocks in one game, followed by several 0/1 block games... Has he turned the corner since his 7 block performance?
Question for the Mahinmi observers. Ian seems to have dramatically upped his rebounding of late. Is he improving his postioning, reading the ball,, boxing out, all or none of the above?
How's his overall defense too? He was quite inconsistent with blocks before, getting 3 blocks in one game, followed by several 0/1 block games... Has he turned the corner since his 7 block performance?
6 years is enough to learn basketball. Just sayin'.
I'll give him a couple more to learn Spurs Basketball.
Nothing against Mahinmi but I'd take David Lee seven days a week.
Toros are destroying Arsenal so far.
Ian 16pts in 10 minutes !!
Williams with quite a line after a quarter.
ian injured....
he hurted his back when he got fouled while going for a layup
It was more like a nasty flagrant on a dunk attempt...
I think Ian is ok. Nasty fall on what should have been a flagrant. Mahinmi did not go to the locker room, just came out of the game.
Ian not playing second half...
Any word on Mahinmi during the broadcast?
The guy's only saying Ian got hurt and doesn't seem like we'll see him again today... so no more info than us I'm afraid.
Yeah he did improve his positioning indeed, it seems he's focusing a lot more on defense than before and he's developping a certain feel for it (maybe the coach allowed him to focus more on it, too). He's getting confident on that side of the court that's for sure.
Another thing that might explain it, watching the broadcast recently I have noticed (and been impressed) by his arms, they seem a lot bigger and muscular than at the start of the season.
I'm pretty sure he put on some weight (which is a great thing) it could explain that he's able to compete under the basket a lot more than before.
It was pretty scary. Ian was down for quite a long time. I suppose it could have been called a flagrant but Terrence Crawford isn't a dirty player at all. Just an unfortunate play.
nice pics chump...
a 4 day rest sure can help Ian
That looks nasty...
Great pics.
Mahinmi injury was really impressive. I hope it isn't too serious.
Before his injury, Mahinmi was a monster on the offensive end.
Marcus Williams looked really good. I wouldn't be surprised to see a team calling him up if he continues to play like that.
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Ian Mahinmi, San Antonio Spurs/Austin Toros
17.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Mahinmi struggled with his scoring for about 5 games, but bounced back in his last game against Dakota by scoring 30 points, grabbing 17 rebounds and blocking 7 shots. Foul trouble was a big problem for the rookie entering the season, and it still plagues him at times. When on the court, he shows excellent footwork on the low block, and improving touch with his right handed hook. Mahinmi also looks comfortable stepping out and hitting a jumper at times, though his future in the NBA lies in the paint. Few young big men in the NBA have the tools of Mahinmi, and the playing time in the D-League has helped greatly with his comfort level on the court. He could crack the Spurs rotation as soon as next season, and he will start in the NBA some day if he remains on his current developmental track.
Mahinmi's getting a little bigger. Even his legs, which use to be twigs, look a little thicker.
It's funny to me the way Ian and Tiago are evaluated here, I feel like Tiago is much more of a sure thing, he's almost guaranteed to be a solid defensive center, good rebounder, with offense that will be in the 10-14 ppg range his entire career. Very solid piece to the puzzle.
Ian, much less of a sure thing, has a much higher ceiling IMO, he could be a very significant impact player in the NBA, with the potential to be an Amare Stoudamire type, with better defensive play
It's funny that you evaluate it pretty much like everyone else here. Tiago is further ahead, but pretty much as developed as he's going to be. Ian is more raw, but with HUGE potential.
Mahinmi's rate of progress appears faster.
general opinion on the board has been for quite some time (and TimVP seems to go with this camp from time to time) that Ian will never be a good NBA player, probably is at best a scrub. Obviously this thread is not representative of the general opinion here.
Tiago, on the other hand, tends to be a bit overvalued in my opinion.
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