S.R. wrote:
View Post
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Everything Serge Ibaka
Collapse
X
-
Nilanka wrote: View PostLol, it's around this time every year that I tell myself, "next year, I'm buying tickets to Summer League and flying down to Vegas for a week".
Today: 46C
Saturday: 44C
Sunday: 42C
Comment
-
-
So a bit random, but it's the offseason:
3 Eastern Conference Forward All Stars moved to the western conference this summer. (Millsap, Paul George and Butler).
Odds that Ibaka can become an all star this year? I think it's unlikely but possible.
There's going to be some perennial all stars in the west not making the team this year. The talent out there is crazy.
Comment
-
LJ2 wrote: View PostGonna be tough with LBJ and Love sure to get a spot. I wonder if JV has a better shot of getting in this year?
Comment
-
https://www.si.com/nba/2017/09/11/to...-list-rankings
56. SERGE IBAKA, RAPTORS
The Magic traded for him in hopes that he would provide a clear defensive team identity. Then, the Raptors acquired him with an eye towards substantially improving their lineup versatility against the East’s top playoff contenders. On both counts, the 27-year-old Ibaka (14.8 PPG, 6.8 RPG) left his new teams wanting more. In Orlando, he proved unable to solve the many fit questions around him and failed to transform a space-deprived offense that needed more than a complementary frontcourt scorer. In Toronto, he couldn’t recapture the game-changing, two-way play he regularly showcased during his Oklahoma City tenure.
Taken together, the two chapters of Ibaka’s underwhelming 2016-17 season strongly suggest that his most effective and forceful days are behind him. Once a perennial Defensive Player of the Year candidate and shot-blocking leader, his block rate has now decreased for five straight seasons. Surprisingly, both the Magic and Raptors posted better defensive efficiency ratings with Ibaka off the court than with him on, and Toronto’s small-ball units with Ibaka at center did not fare well defensively against the Cavaliers in the second round. Ibaka’s three-point shooting range and his ability to play both the four and five helped him pull down a three-year, $64 million contract from the Raptors this summer, but even that payday was a reminder of what could have been. Had the 2014 version of Ibaka hit the market this summer, he would have easily commanded a nine-figure deal. — BG@Chr1st1anL
Comment
-
Chr1s1anL wrote: View Post
Comment
-
Maury wrote: View PostThat's pretty fair, but I think Serge is incredibly valuable for us, which isn't being appreciated here. He's our only competent defensive big unless you count Jakob who isn't quite ready yet. He's our second best three point shooter. He's a very reliable third option on offence and can keep the team afloat when they're hitting a dry spell. His defence has gotten slightly worse, but he remains a presence at the rim who can hold his own on switches. He is and will be an integral part of this team for likely the next three years.
Comment
-
Maury wrote: View PostThat's pretty fair, but I think Serge is incredibly valuable for us, which isn't being appreciated here. He's our only competent defensive big unless you count Jakob who isn't quite ready yet. He's our second best three point shooter. He's a very reliable third option on offence and can keep the team afloat when they're hitting a dry spell. His defence has gotten slightly worse, but he remains a presence at the rim who can hold his own on switches. He is and will be an integral part of this team for likely the next three years.
Really hoping he bounces back with a big season after a full training camp.
Comment
-
Scraptor wrote: View PostWhile true, one of the most disconcerting aspects of Serge is that his advanced stats have been on a steady downward trend since 2012-13. He posted career lows in PER and WS/48 as a Rap, though it was only a 23-game stretch.
Really hoping he bounces back with a big season after a full training camp.I relish negativity and disappointment. It is not healthy. Somebody buy me a pony.
Comment
-
Everything Serge Ibaka
GLF wrote: View PostThat's kind of what I'm banking on. That a full training camp with the team and a full preseason will get him back on track. Especially playing on a good team like the Raptors because Orlando was just terrible.
Comment
-
Maury wrote: View PostThe advanced stats may be declining, but the eye test was very promising and I agree it is possible that these depreciations in advanced stats will go back to normal for him when he's on a competent team and can play off of two very good offensive guys similar to KD (Lowry) and Russ (DD). Obviously they aren't nearly as good but they can somewhat replicate the setting he was in in OKC. He still has good lateral quickness and clearly guys think twice about driving when he's at the rim still. Intimidation is a big part of rim protection.I relish negativity and disappointment. It is not healthy. Somebody buy me a pony.
Comment
Comment