Unique situation on many levels and Green can credibly play small ball five.
- Reporter: Is it fair to say that, when you have 3 picks in the first round, with a franchise that is still kind of rebuilding, that you want to take some swings, gambling more on the ceiling than the floor?
- BW: Sure, absolutely, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO GAMBLE ON THE CHARACTER, AND WE DON'T WANT TO GAMBLE ON THE THINGS THAT WE IDENTIFY AS IMPORTANT TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND HOW WE GROW, and so with these 3 guys we don't think we did that at all, we think we hit that part, but also with room to grow.
Translation: Sharpe was never an option. Sorry rascal...
Unique situation on many levels and Green can credibly play small ball five.
I just assumed he was referring to Fat Diaw and not uber-athletic rook Diaw.
Anyone want to talk about how things went a little nuts with mocks at the end?
1. Some big mocks suddenly veered from Duren-heavy to the Spurs picking Dieng. Whether this came from the AppleWatch fiasco or a crazed sense of groupthink, a lot of people thought the pick was Dieng. Rumors of a promise.
2. Givony (ESPN) and Tankathon both suddenly claiming the Spurs would take Shaeden Sharpe.
The first caused a lot of consternation on the board. Turned out, of course, OKC crazily gave three picks to ensure they got him instead. I can understand the Spurs taking Dieng, but how professionals even thought they'd take Sharpe is beyond me.
think he's talking about spurs boris
i think offensively you're kinda shooting for ak47 and hoping for draymond
He's more Draymond than AK47, in that his biggest strength comes from his intelligence, not his length. He's still long, longer than Draymond (quite a bit).
While I'd say Sochan is more agile than Diaw, I'm not sure he was more athletic. I'm pretty sure Boris could still outjump him, and his coordination for his size was still excellent.
Bills Simmons and Ryan Russillo said Sochan reminds them of Shawn Marion, not a bad comp imo.
could bobcats/hornets diaw even jump tbh?
was a common comp for kawhi as well
Nah... he's much smarter and his impact is much less predicated on athleticism. Marion's impact on the stat sheet was much greater than on actual games, and the opposite is true for Sochan.
I think Draymond is the best comparison as far as active players go. But Draymond is super long, he's only 6'6 without shoes but measured with a ridiculous 8'11 standing reach and 7'2-7'3 wingspan. He's got no neck and extremely long arms which allows him to effectively play as big as most 6'9 players.
Draymond is 6'5.75" without shoes, his standing reach is 8'9", and his wingspan is 7'1.25". There are no official measurements for Sochan, but he's supposedly 6'9" with a 7' wingspan.
https://www.nba.com/stats/draft/comb...onYear=2012-13
Disagree He said he wants to draft best player available and sharpe is better than Sochan. If any of the top seven players were on the board at 9 they draft that player instead of Sochan.
Lillard was at Sharpe's workout with Portland and gave the oK for Portland to draft him. Portland was ready to trade that pick but Dame was impressed by Sharpe.
Going by his interviews, I'd be surprised if Sharpe knew who Lillard was
Oh my mistake. I was sure Draymonds reach was 8'11. An 8'9 standing reach is more big SF than it is PF.
Thanks for clarifying.
You're right in that he plays bigger than his height anyways. But Sochan should be bigger than him still.
Is this a joke? Who on the spurs is playing the Steph Curry role? Very interested
Shooting is fixable? Are you serious? You people are dreaming
Bryn Forbes is a FA, tbh.
I don’t say the kid is a bust, I said the draft was a bust, depending on what they’re planning for next year. The spurs did nothing to fix their most urgent need: a player with superstar potential. If the goal is to tank next year, then ok, it’s fine to continue to collect assets like good role players on rookie contracts, hope to win the Wembayana lottery and start building from there. If the plan is to run it back with three more rookies on a very mediocre team, it will just be a wasted season and a wasted draft with the new role players that might be able to contribute to a 35 win team in a couple of years.
You're right. If you can't shoot as a baby, you will never know how to shoot.
Sochan is a 60% FT shooter and 30% FT shooter. If he gets to 70% and 35%, he's an all star. Book it.
Ha ha ha! What?
Maybe Chip Engelland should be fired post haste.
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