Everything Precious Achiuwa

[DanH]

Wonder who's the guy who is going to get more minutes with him being out a couple weeks... Koloko, Boucher, Porter, Thad?

I think Koloko's getting all he can handle regardless. Same for Boucher. Probably Thad who benefits the most, he was getting squeezed out. Heck, Khem may get some run he otherwise wouldn't have gotten once he's healthy again.

[G__Deane]

Wonder who's the guy who is going to get more minutes with him being out a couple weeks... Koloko, Boucher, Porter, Thad?

At this point, my guess is Porter. He may not hae the upside but he has the veteran predictability that Nurse will want. The good news unfortunately, is it won't be hard to fill Achiuwa's minutes better than what he was giving

[TomAmnot]

At this point, my guess is Porter. He may not hae the upside but he has the veteran predictability that Nurse will want. The good news unfortunately, is it won't be hard to fill Achiuwa's minutes better than what he was giving

Yeah it's going to be interesting to see what Porter will do, given the fact he'll probably play 20 minutes or more in the next couple games. I kind of feel he can be at the beginning of the ''best part'' of his career, not as the star he once was predicted to be, but as a really good complement piece on contending teams, for years to come!

[Primer]

Wonder who's the guy who is going to get more minutes with him being out a couple weeks... Koloko, Boucher, Porter, Thad?

I think all 4 will have to play more minutes. Thad probably benefits the most because we use him similar to Precious as a PF/C.

[mike-kawhi]

OG has been uncharacteristically durable…. so far. He’s playing so hard this year that I’m surprised he hasn’t missed a game yet.

Maybe because OG is not playing center this year.

[WJF]

Precious has now been back for 4 games and it has not been great. I hope he has a breakout game soon. It would be nice to build a little trade value back up just incase.

[JawsGT]

Precious has now been back for 4 games and it has not been great. I hope he has a breakout game soon. It would be nice to build a little trade value back up just incase.

Gonna take time, he's out of shape for the most part. Gotta get his legs back after a lengthy ankle injury.

[G__Deane]

Precious has now been back for 4 games and it has not been great. I hope he has a breakout game soon. It would be nice to build a little trade value back up just incase.

Achiuwa will be here until the day after masai is fired....that's how long we'll have him here, a long time

[DanH]

Precious has now been back for 4 games and it has not been great. I hope he has a breakout game soon. It would be nice to build a little trade value back up just incase.

Meh. He hasn't played in any single 5 man lineup for more than 7 total minutes since he came back, and has yet to break 13 minutes played in a night.

I certainly hope and expect him to ramp up to better form with actual reps. Especially if he gets into some real lineups, not these bench heavy lineups with redundant bigs on the court.

[golden]

Gonna take time, he's out of shape for the most part. Gotta get his legs back after a lengthy ankle injury.

Pascal, first game back after injury: 30 minutes.

Last year, Pascal's 1st game back after off-season surgery: 25 minutes. 5th game back: 39 minutes.

[slaw]

Pascal, first game back after injury: 30 minutes.

Last year, Pascal's 1st game back after off-season surgery: 25 minutes. 5th game back: 39 minutes.

Precious isn't one of Nurse's guys, though. It took him most of last season to play his way into the top 7 and one injury to fall out of the top 9/10.

Again, Nurse won't play bench guys if they aren't productive straightaway. You have 3-4 bad minutes you are done and you may not get back in for 2 weeks. No pressure! Just go out there and play hard!

[golden]

Precious isn't one of Nurse's guys, though. It took him most of last season to play his way into the top 7 and one injury to fall out of the top 9/10.

Again, Nurse won't play bench guys if they aren't productive straightaway. You have 3-4 bad minutes you are done and you may not get back in for 2 weeks. No pressure! Just go out there and play hard!

What's the definition of playing hard, though? Precious can easily look like the most energetic, hardest playing, athletic guy on the court, whenever he wants to. Even amongst elite athletes, he stands out.

[Kagemusha]

Meh. He hasn't played in any single 5 man lineup for more than 7 total minutes since he came back, and has yet to break 13 minutes played in a night.

I certainly hope and expect him to ramp up to better form with actual reps. Especially if he gets into some real lineups, not these bench heavy lineups with redundant bigs on the court.

Deal him at 60% value, get fleeced of course then smash your head on the wall when he gets back to 100%?

Coz the 100% Precious is a keeper.

[slaw]

What's the definition of playing hard, though? Precious can easily look like the most energetic, hardest playing, athletic guy on the court, whenever he wants to. Even amongst elite athletes, he stands out.

I was trying to be sarcastic....

If Achiuwa comes out tonight and puts up numbers out of the gate he will stay out there. If not, he'll hit the pine like every other bench guy. Nurse has zero time for bench guys feeling their way into games.

[WJF]

Still only played 14 minutes last night but was mostly effective. He had some scary moments handling the ball, but some nice catch and shoot looks as well. Would have liked to see a couple more rebounds, but it was his best game since coming back. Nice to see his 3 ball drop, hope it stays effective.