Everything Mogbo

[3inthekeon]

OK. I’m tired to trying to convince you. The act of opting into that team option happens right before the 4th year. That’s what causes hurt feelings. But whatever.

Does any argument here ever end with "OK, you convinced me"?

[SkywalkerAC]

Mogbo should probably be in the conversation for 5th starter. Might sound farfetched but one would have said the same about starting Pascal as a rookie. Doesn't shoot as well as he should to maximize Scottie but maybe he flashes enough there to get the nod sooner rather than later. He gives us that big, athletic, hyper mobile frontcourt that we've grown accustomed to and we know we need to compete on D. Plus I love how he pushes RJ to the 3 and has the quickness to take the more perimeter-oriented player of opponent frontcourts.

Quickley
RJ
Barnes
Mogbo
Jak

Might not be Darko's first choice but in "year one of the rebuild" his job evaluation probably depends just as much on development of the young guys as it does on wins next season.

Who's his competition for the starting 3/4? Gradey, Brown, and...?

[DanH]

Mogbo should probably be in the conversation for 5th starter. Might sound farfetched but one would have said the same about starting Pascal as a rookie. Doesn't shoot as well as he should to maximize Scottie but maybe he flashes enough there to get the nod sooner rather than later. He gives us that big, athletic, hyper mobile frontcourt that we've grown accustomed to and we know we need to compete on D. Plus I love how he pushes RJ to the 3 and has the quickness to take the more perimeter-oriented player of opponent frontcourts.

Quickley
RJ
Barnes
Mogbo
Jak

Might not be Darko's first choice but in "year one of the rebuild" his job evaluation probably depends just as much on development of the young guys as it does on wins next season.

Who's his competition for the starting 3/4? Gradey, Brown, and...?

It's at least thinking about the needs of the starting lineup (big wing defender). I like it as a concept, but just like Pascal starting it is probably waving the towel on the starters being successful.

I do think it's in line with what they envisioned longer term if Mogbo develops on the high end of his range of outcomes (Scottie's backup being the lower end of success story options).

[slaw]

Mogbo should probably be in the conversation for 5th starter. Might sound farfetched but one would have said the same about starting Pascal as a rookie. Doesn't shoot as well as he should to maximize Scottie but maybe he flashes enough there to get the nod sooner rather than later. He gives us that big, athletic, hyper mobile frontcourt that we've grown accustomed to and we know we need to compete on D. Plus I love how he pushes RJ to the 3 and has the quickness to take the more perimeter-oriented player of opponent frontcourts.

Quickley
RJ
Barnes
Mogbo
Jak

Might not be Darko's first choice but in "year one of the rebuild" his job evaluation probably depends just as much on development of the young guys as it does on wins next season.

Who's his competition for the starting 3/4? Gradey, Brown, and...?

Based on summer league it seems as though he needs GLeague time. Didn't appear anywhere near ready to be a rotation player, let alone a starter. Will see how camp goes but unless they have a raft of injuries he isn't starting anytime soon.

I mean Dick, Brown, Walter would all be ahead of him. I suspect they'd go Olynyk or Boucher ahead of him at the 4. So, 5 guys.

[The Great One]

Mogbo should probably be in the conversation for 5th starter. Might sound farfetched but one would have said the same about starting Pascal as a rookie. Doesn't shoot as well as he should to maximize Scottie but maybe he flashes enough there to get the nod sooner rather than later. He gives us that big, athletic, hyper mobile frontcourt that we've grown accustomed to and we know we need to compete on D. Plus I love how he pushes RJ to the 3 and has the quickness to take the more perimeter-oriented player of opponent frontcourts.

Quickley
RJ
Barnes
Mogbo
Jak

Might not be Darko's first choice but in "year one of the rebuild" his job evaluation probably depends just as much on development of the young guys as it does on wins next season.

Who's his competition for the starting 3/4? Gradey, Brown, and...?

Shooting would be an issue.

The last starter's spot I think is Dick's to lose.

[Quirk]

I think Mitchel has agood chance of starting

[WJF]

I think Mitchel has agood chance of starting

That would make for a very small backcourt. Not my first choice.

[slaw]

I think Mitchel has agood chance of starting

Mitchell is going to be fighting for playing time not starting.

[Primer]

Mitchell is going to be fighting for playing time not starting.

I don't know about that. He's the defacto backup PG. I think 10-20 mpg is where he will land.

[LJ2]

Mogbo should probably be in the conversation for 5th starter. Might sound farfetched but one would have said the same about starting Pascal as a rookie. Doesn't shoot as well as he should to maximize Scottie but maybe he flashes enough there to get the nod sooner rather than later. He gives us that big, athletic, hyper mobile frontcourt that we've grown accustomed to and we know we need to compete on D. Plus I love how he pushes RJ to the 3 and has the quickness to take the more perimeter-oriented player of opponent frontcourts.

Quickley
RJ
Barnes
Mogbo
Jak

Might not be Darko's first choice but in "year one of the rebuild" his job evaluation probably depends just as much on development of the young guys as it does on wins next season.

Who's his competition for the starting 3/4? Gradey, Brown, and...?

I think Pascal was the leading scorer on his college team so had enough offense to stay on the floor. I like Mogbo but I'm not even sure if they picked him because they really like him or because they wanted to make their franchise guy happy. Hope to see more from him in preseason.

[Primer]

Zero chance Mogbo starts. If we want to start an energy big you start Boucher. Mogbo is gonna be backup C at best this year, probably G League a lot of the time.

[LJ2]

They probably have Brown pegged as the 5th starter. He's getting paid like one and he's on his final year so they need to create some interest in him.

?????Ochai is probably closer to make or break territory than the other younger prospects so he'll have his chances as well.

[slaw]

They probably have Brown pegged as the 5th starter. He's getting paid like one and he's on his final year so they need to create some interest in him.

?????Ochai is probably closer to make or break territory than the other younger prospects so he'll have his chances as well.

Oh yeah, forgot about Agbaji. Yes, he will also get minutes over Mogbo.

If Brown starts, then Dick, Olynyk, Agbaji, Walter, Mitchell and Boucher(?). Will be good competition for minutes before you even get to guys like Mogbo. Based on Summer League, which is all we've seen, I'd say Shead has a better chance of cracking that rotation than Mogbo.

[DanH]

I agree that Boucher SHOULD be part of the rotation. But he should have been last year too and he wasn't. If he doesn't play, there's a pretty clear runway to backup big minutes for Mogbo beside Kelly.

[SkywalkerAC]

Just noticed that Mogbo measured as the same pre-draft height as Gradey but with a standing reach 7.5 inches taller. No wonder Mogbo plays so much bigger than his height, Gradey doesn't even play that small!