Poeltl & Pascal - The 2016 Draft

[Mess]

I know, I was being facetious.

But the point remains. If someone were to ask me what basketball skills Siakam has, I don't have an answer. High motor?

Good hands, can finish with either hand, decent shot, decent passer. Oh and high motor, fast and agile.

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[white men can't jump]

Good hands, can finish with either hand, decent shot, decent passer. Oh and high motor, fast and agile.

2017 #NBAGLeague Finals MVP @pskills43 scored a career-high 20 PTS tonight for the @Raptors! pic.twitter.com/mn1NHQdA2p

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Apparently he's the next Kevin Garnett folks. No holes in his game!

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[Mess]

Apparently he's the next Kevin Garnett folks. No holes in his game!

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lol ok so apparently "good" and "decent" are superlatives to you.

[white men can't jump]

lol ok so apparently "good" and "decent" are superlatives to you.

Well apparently he's "good" or "decent" at everything, so yeah, clearly he's on his way to being a superstar PF. Which is news to me from a guy whose only tangible skill for most of his career has been his speed and transition D sleeping on him so he can get freebie layups.

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[JamesNaismith]

^^That's a ridiculous statement

I don't think any superstar would only be described as "decent" at most things lol

In almost all cases they are very good or ELITE at least one thing.

[SkywalkerAC]

Well apparently he's "good" or "decent" at everything, so yeah, clearly he's on his way to being a superstar PF. Which is news to me from a guy whose only tangible skill for most of his career has been his speed and transition D sleeping on him so he can get freebie layups.

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Facetious too?

[Nilanka]

Good hands, can finish with either hand, decent shot, decent passer.

Can probably say this about most guys on the roster, no?

Edit: I would say decent hands (but nothing special). Mediocre handles, mediocre shot, mediocre passing ability. High motor. Maybe a ceiling of 7th-8th man on a championship calibre club?

[planetmars]

Siakam needs to work on his shot.. then he'll have a career. A Tony Snell type of career where he could start for some team but would really just be a role player.

[Mess]

I know, I was being facetious.

But the point remains. If someone were to ask me what basketball skills Siakam has, I don't have an answer. High motor?

Well apparently he's "good" or "decent" at everything, so yeah, clearly he's on his way to being a superstar PF. Which is news to me from a guy whose only tangible skill for most of his career has been his speed and transition D sleeping on him so he can get freebie layups.

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Can probably say this about most guys on the roster, no?

Edit: I would say decent hands (but nothing special). Mediocre handles, mediocre shot, mediocre passing ability. High motor. Maybe a ceiling of 7th-8th man on a championship calibre club?

I really enjoyed the journey this page has taken.

"has no NBA skills" > "I think he has some" > "Oh you think he's a superstar PF do you?" > "most NBA players have NBA skills, no?"

The full spectrum on display.

I mean, mediocre skills are still skills. Catching and finishing quickly in one smooth motion (by KD - a "fat", tired, championship hangover KD sure, but still) is skill. Driving by Zaza (meh) with an off-foot finish is skill. Finishing in transition over and through Draymond (a "fat", tired, championship hangover Draymond sure, but still) is skill. They're in no way Hall of Fame calibre, but they're not nothing. And running the floor hard is also a skill, and it's the only one he's above average at. He's a role player drafted in the 20's.

[Nilanka]

I really enjoyed the journey this page has taken.

"has no NBA skills" > "I think he has some" > "Oh you think he's a superstar PF do you?" > "most NBA players have NBA skills, no?"

The full spectrum on display.

I mean, mediocre skills are still skills. Catching and finishing quickly in one smooth motion (by KD - a "fat", tired, championship hangover KD sure, but still) is skill. Driving by Zaza (meh) with an off-foot finish is skill. Finishing in transition over and through Draymond (a "fat", tired, championship hangover Draymond sure, but still) is skill. They're in no way Hall of Fame calibre, but they're not nothing. And running the floor hard is also a skill, and it's the only one he's above average at. He's a role player drafted in the 20's.

The bold is what I was trying to highlight all along. I don't see anything to be excited about. He's a role player.

Edit: And for the record, I wouldn't consider running fast a "basketball skill". Does he have post game? Is he a marksman from deep? Does he have court-vision? A cross-over dribble? Is he a great rebounder? Great footwork? etc.

[Mess]

The bold is what I was trying to highlight all along. I don't see anything to be excited about. He's a role player.

Edit: And for the record, I wouldn't consider running fast a "basketball skill". Does he have post game? Is he a marksman from deep? Does he have court-vision? A cross-over dribble? Is he a great rebounder? Great footwork? etc.

I said running hard, which is the same as having a high motor to me. And that is considered a skill by some people.

There's flashes of potential to be better. I think people appreciate solid role players. Maybe the excitement is overdoing it a little bit, but he just scored 20 points (in a game devoid of garbage time against the defending champs), so yeah people were excited.

[Chr1s1anL]

With OG/P/Yak our frontcourt is set for years to come.

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[KeonClark]

With OG/P/Yak our frontcourt is set for years to come.

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You forgot our best front court player

[3inthekeon]

You forgot our best front court player

Yeah, how can he forget Bruno?

[SkywalkerAC]

Did Masai knock this draft out of the park or what?!