Everything OG Anunoby

[MixxAOR]

Anyone else a little concerned with OG being back way ahead of schedule? There have been rumours of mishandled returns from injury around this team for a few years and Casey has a tendency to throw a guy in for heavy minutes his first game back.

We have no info. We just gotta trust that medical stuff did their job and didn't miss anything. If he's healthy then he's good to go. You can't overheal

[DanH]

Anyone else a little concerned with OG being back way ahead of schedule? There have been rumours of mishandled returns from injury around this team for a few years and Casey has a tendency to throw a guy in for heavy minutes his first game back.

Well, it's not way ahead of schedule. Original timeline we had was November, maybe December. So like a month early out of a 10 month recovery is not exactly way ahead of schedule.

It's possible it gets mishandled, but by all accounts the Raps were willing to be patient on this, so if he's playing, it's because he has a clean bill of health.

[SkywalkerAC]

Totally changes the complexion of this team's future forecast. I know he missed all his 3s but he didn't look so uncomfortable taking them

[MixxAOR]

He looked ok. But pretty impressive considering he missed Summer League and only started doing 5 on 5 during training camp

[Nilanka]

He looked ok. But pretty impressive considering he missed Summer League and only started doing 5 on 5 during training camp

I think the important thing is that these were his first ever NBA minutes of any kind, coming off a major injury, and he still looked more at home than Bruno, haha

[JimiCliff]

His playmaking skills are a bigtime bonus. Wasn't expecting that at all.

[Bendit]

Had no idea OG could dribble like that at that size/length. Wow. Handles and a 3-pt shot can be improved by through hard work, so hopefully he's got that work ethic. But he already has 2 things you can't teach.....basketball instincts & ridiculous physical gifts. Most exciting Raps pick in a long time.

Considering MU's penchant for players (draftees) with the character/hard work trait and some of the material out there on OG all indications are he has this. The link below briefly speaks to it along with a more substantial scouting review of his talents...

I recently spoke to a person who covered Anunoby during his time at Indiana and he had nothing but glowing things to say about his work ethic and character. “Work ethic was the best of any IU player I’ve seen [recently]. Teammates loved playing with him. [His] personality is one of a kind. One of the few players I saw who would chat up ushers and security guards; always gracious and willing to take pictures with fans.”

http://www.awolfamongwolves.com/2017...or-og-anunoby/

[thead]

I am hyped.

He is likely going to be our starting 4 by next year. Book it.

[DogeLover1234]

Yeah tbh I didn't see any ball skills like what he showed today in any of his college videos that I watched. That is new.

It sounds like IU players have a history of not showing all their skills in college, can't tell if that is just fans angry about the coach (Crean) or if that has substance. Anyway, good to see!

I have to say, i wouldn't mind starting OG with the 905s for a month or two, and I think he could play 10 min off the bench for the big club right away with few troubles. Just seems like coming back from injury he will gain more from more game time and reps at the start of the year. No need to hurt his confidence with infrequent play time and no need to make going to the Gleague later in the season seem like a punishment.

[Scraptor]

What I am saying is that one preseason game may not be indicative of what he is truly ready to bring. If you look at rotation of 8 regular players and stretch it to 10 for certain situations, who are our 10?

Top 8
Lowry
DeMar
Norm
Serge
Jonas
Wright
Miles
Poeltl
How many minutes do you get out of Siakam, FVV, Lucas, and OG. Hard to just give 15-20 minutes a night to the rookie.

Forward is where we're thin. It's not that hard to find minutes imo.

Let's say:
Lowry 34
DD 34
Norm 30
Serge 34
Jonas 28
Wright 18
Miles 25
Poeltl 15

Leaves 22 minutes. Serge/Jonas/Poeltl at 77 leaves 19 for PF/C. Could drop a few minutes from Serge too.

Bebe and FVV don't need to be in the rotation imo. Have OG and Siakam vie for the forward minutes.

[The Great One]

I am hyped.

He is likely going to be our starting 4 by next year. Book it.

Nah. He's a SF.

[Cody73]

OG probably worked a lot on his handle as that was probably the only thing he could do while injured.

[MACK11]

He's better on offense that I thought

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[Maury]

I know people have already mentioned it but his handles looked really fluid and natural on that play. His athleticism and length are off the charts.

[LJ2]

I haven't watched yesterday's preseason game as yet, but based on everyone's reviews I'm prepared to declare him our LeBron stopper.