NBA Thread 2021-22 Season

[Melancer46]

half joking, but Luka? Granted, not exactly drafted for his measurables.

I don't think we ever got measurements on him. I doubt his wingspan is a -2 though. That's just so rare. Not to mention having the vertical leaping ability of Luke Garza and hands the size of a dwarf.

 

[Knicks411]

I don't think we ever got measurements on him. I doubt his wingspan is a -2 though. That's just so rare. Not to mention having the vertical leaping ability of Luke Garza and hands the size of a dwarf.

I almost thought the vertical leap had to be a misprint.

 

[jncuse]

I almost thought the vertical leap had to be a misprint.

I copied parts of a post from Real GM which showed his rankings relative to last year's combine, and notes things beyond his really unusual wingspan.

"These are by far the worst combine numbers I've seen for a lotto wing.

Weight: His weight is low for a 6'9" listed player. You want a healthy 220 lb there. This is Brandon Ingram college level weight.

Hangs: His hand length puts him 60th out of 65 players based on last year's combine. So that is bottom 8 percentile. His hand width puts him 63rd out of 65th. He is tied for 5th narrowest in the last 5 years. This dude's hand is small. All the small hand p layers are small PG sized players, not 6'9" wing players.

Vertical: his running vert is 62nd out of 65 based on last year's combine. His standing vert is 63rd. Keep in mind that the people down here are centers/PF .

Agility: Memphis' 3/4 court and lane agility are both incorrectly set up. He slower than the slowest player form last year, so this is likely wrong. His reaction shuttle puts him 18th out of 65th if you believe the agility numbers out of Memphis.

 

[MikeSU02]

Also, this is me, at work, tomorrow:

 

[Melancer46]

I copied parts of a post from Real GM which showed his rankings relative to last year's combine, and notes things beyond his really unusual wingspan.

"These are by far the worst combine numbers I've seen for a lotto wing.

Weight: His weight is low for a 6'9" listed player. You want a healthy 220 lb there. This is Brandon Ingram college level weight.

Hangs: His hand length puts him 60th out of 65 players based on last year's combine. So that is bottom 8 percentile. His hand width puts him 63rd out of 65th. He is tied for 5th narrowest in the last 5 years. This dude's hand is small. All the small hand p layers are small PG sized players, not 6'9" wing players.

Vertical: his running vert is 62nd out of 65 based on last year's combine. His standing vert is 63rd. Keep in mind that the people down here are centers/PF .

Agility: Memphis' 3/4 court and lane agility are both incorrectly set up. He slower than the slowest player form last year, so this is likely wrong. His reaction shuttle puts him 18th out of 65th if you believe the agility numbers out of Memphis.

Yeah, like, he doesn't look very athletic on film, but these numbers are so bad I kinda wonder if Memphis inexplicably doesn't know how to measure these things. The hand size is on par with Max Abmas, who is 5'10".

 

[Cusefan0307]

Weren't scouts actually on hand to do this? And wouldn't Penny know from his NBA background. Anyway the entire thing is weird.

Personally I think Holmgren is the better prospect anyway.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

That has to be the least impressive measurements ever for someone that's considered a potential #1 overall pick.

Kevin Durant had some detractors for his strength, or lack of. Great example of when you trust your eye for talent.

 

[Melancer46]

Kevin Durant had some detractors for his strength, or lack of. Great example of when you trust your eye for talent.

Lack of strength, sure, that's fine. Lack of everything though? Idk, I try not to read too much into combine measurements with basketball players but this is legitimately concerning. He's 6'9" and his hands are so small he'd have a hard time palming a marble.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Lack of strength, sure, that's fine. Lack of everything though? Idk, I try not to read too much into combine measurements with basketball players but this is legitimately concerning. He's 6'9" and his hands are so small he'd have a hard time palming a marble.

 

[MSOrange]

 

[Fireball Jr.]

My favorite college golfer ever! #Fore20

 

[OrangeDW]

Will be interesting to see what happens with Kyrie and Nike. Kyrie’s shoes typically sell very well, but Kyrie already called his next shoe “trash”(lol, of course he did) as he was upset that he wasn’t consulted on the design.

Gonna be hard to sell a shoe that the player already called trash, when he’s only playing away games.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Will be interesting to see what happens with Kyrie and Nike. Kyrie’s shoes typically sell very well, but Kyrie already called his next shoe “trash”(lol, of course he did) as he was upset that he wasn’t consulted on the design.

Gonna be hard to sell a shoe that the player already called trash, when he’s only playing away games.

My son and I have both had pairs of his shoes. Never again

 

[jncuse]

My favorite college golfer ever! #Fore20

Do they test for cannabis after the events?

 

[Fireball Jr.]

Do they test for cannabis after the events?

JR deserves a green jacket!

 

[Fireball Jr.]

Will be interesting to see what happens with Kyrie and Nike. Kyrie’s shoes typically sell very well, but Kyrie already called his next shoe “trash”(lol, of course he did) as he was upset that he wasn’t consulted on the design.

Gonna be hard to sell a shoe that the player already called trash, when he’s only playing away games.

Kyrie has gone from one of my favorite players to a toxic teammate.

 

[MikeSU02]

Kyrie has gone from one of my favorite players to a toxic teammate.

Nets have conceded so much to get KD and Kyrie (and then Harden). Those guys are basically calling a ton of shots behind the scenes and have a lot of extracurriculars covered by the Nets that's not normal.

Problem with conceding that much to the get stars is that if any of them goes rogue, like Kyrie, your hands are tied a bit. I wonder if KD and Harden have signed off on being able to trade him (and I mean that seriously), so they can even get 50 cents on the dollar for him.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Karl Malone at 58. Could probably still average 10 and 10.

Jazz legend Karl Malone announces partnership with Utah Food Bank

Utah Jazz great Karl Malone returned to the state of his greatest basketball achievements Monday to announce plans to help feed the hungry.

www.fox13now.com

 

[cuseattle]

Ben's back.

Sources: Simmons surprises 76ers by reporting

After staying away for the first two weeks of the preseason, 76ers All-Star guard Ben Simmons reported to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Monday night, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[Knicks411]

Nets have conceded so much to get KD and Kyrie (and then Harden). Those guys are basically calling a ton of shots behind the scenes and have a lot of extracurriculars covered by the Nets that's not normal.

Problem with conceding that much to the get stars is that if any of them goes rogue, like Kyrie, your hands are tied a bit. I wonder if KD and Harden have signed off on being able to trade him (and I mean that seriously), so they can even get 50 cents on the dollar for him.

You haven't seen KD and Harden publicly call Kyrie out yet. I'm entertaining the possibility he has let those 2 know he will get the shot but just wants to make an issue of it and put it off for as long as possible.

 

[Melancer46]

Brooklyn Nets just announced Kyrie is not allowed to practice or play until he gets vaccinated. They'll move forward without him this season unless he changes his mind.

 

[Knicks411]

Well!

 

[Fireball Jr.]

 

[NineOneSeven]

Kyrie is a bozo and has been for years. Do whatever you want but just stop drawing absurd attention to yourself. The flat earth nonsense, burning sage pregame, the vaccine stuff. Not to mention, the injuries that keep him away for key games. Dude is just straight weird.

 

[jncuse]

Kyle Lowry filling the stat sheet in preseason

56 minutes
22 Assists
8 steals
12 Rebounds

Also seems to have a lot of chemistry with Bam Adebayo.

I think the Heat will be better than expected this year... but their window is certainly short.