Re: The Official Jalen Suggs Thread
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:23 pm
JoshuaPotter wrote:So where are we in this thread?
Back on task. Suggs deserves to start. Maybe even start at PG next season. Well see.
Nah.
He’d be a great 6th man.
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JoshuaPotter wrote:So where are we in this thread?
Back on task. Suggs deserves to start. Maybe even start at PG next season. Well see.
JoshuaPotter wrote:So where are we in this thread?
Back on task. Suggs deserves to start. Maybe even start at PG next season. Well see.
eyriq wrote:Two questions. Can he scale up his minutes and usage and can he stay healthy?
eyriq wrote:Two questions. Can he scale up his minutes and usage and can he stay healthy?
eyriq wrote:Two questions. Can he scale up his minutes and usage and can he stay healthy?
ibraheim718 wrote:eyriq wrote:Two questions. Can he scale up his minutes and usage and can he stay healthy?
Personally, he's got to put on more muscle. After a couple of more years working on his fitness and strength his health should better.. we don't know his diet either. He plays a lot of video games.. I would like to see that kicked to the curb but I know it's somewhat generational. I don't think Mike was sitting around playing video games when he was playing but he did play a lot of golf and gamble but Jalen is kind of a tank. With the amount of physicality he plays with I would actually expect him to miss more time but he hasn't this year which speaks to his body's natural resiliency. The football probably helped him honestly.
SOUL wrote:ibraheim718 wrote:eyriq wrote:Two questions. Can he scale up his minutes and usage and can he stay healthy?
Personally, he's got to put on more muscle. After a couple of more years working on his fitness and strength his health should better.. we don't know his diet either. He plays a lot of video games.. I would like to see that kicked to the curb but I know it's somewhat generational. I don't think Mike was sitting around playing video games when he was playing but he did play a lot of golf and gamble but Jalen is kind of a tank. With the amount of physicality he plays with I would actually expect him to miss more time but he hasn't this year which speaks to his body's natural resiliency. The football probably helped him honestly.
Video games don't really mean anything, everybody plays. It's just a hobby. If it cuts into his time for practicing or getting better, sure, but don't think it's that bad.
Tim Duncan and his teammates were literally playing Starcraft in between Finals games at the hotels and whooping ass.
SOUL wrote:ibraheim718 wrote:eyriq wrote:Two questions. Can he scale up his minutes and usage and can he stay healthy?
Personally, he's got to put on more muscle. After a couple of more years working on his fitness and strength his health should better.. we don't know his diet either. He plays a lot of video games.. I would like to see that kicked to the curb but I know it's somewhat generational. I don't think Mike was sitting around playing video games when he was playing but he did play a lot of golf and gamble but Jalen is kind of a tank. With the amount of physicality he plays with I would actually expect him to miss more time but he hasn't this year which speaks to his body's natural resiliency. The football probably helped him honestly.
Video games don't really mean anything, everybody plays. It's just a hobby. If it cuts into his time for practicing or getting better, sure, but don't think it's that bad.
Tim Duncan and his teammates were literally playing Starcraft in between Finals games at the hotels and whooping ass.
eyriq wrote:Two questions. Can he scale up his minutes and usage and can he stay healthy?
eyriq wrote:Two questions. Can he scale up his minutes and usage and can he stay healthy?
Skybox wrote:Squeezing more out of Suggs isn’t the answer, imo…the answer is having more than one above average guard on the roster. For now, we are who we are.
most boomer post I’ve seen on hereibraheim718 wrote:Hmmm I can think of a number of different things where his time could be spent more wisely. Video games provides no real benefit for basketball. But I'll admit times have changed somewhat and he's still young. Also he is like seriously into it. Like the dude probably spends hours and participates in tournaments. He's virtually a professional. I would prefer he outgrow it.
Creativetran wrote:most boomer post I’ve seen on hereibraheim718 wrote:Hmmm I can think of a number of different things where his time could be spent more wisely. Video games provides no real benefit for basketball. But I'll admit times have changed somewhat and he's still young. Also he is like seriously into it. Like the dude probably spends hours and participates in tournaments. He's virtually a professional. I would prefer he outgrow it.
ibraheim718 wrote:Creativetran wrote:most boomer post I’ve seen on hereibraheim718 wrote:Hmmm I can think of a number of different things where his time could be spent more wisely. Video games provides no real benefit for basketball. But I'll admit times have changed somewhat and he's still young. Also he is like seriously into it. Like the dude probably spends hours and participates in tournaments. He's virtually a professional. I would prefer he outgrow it.
Do you think Kobe Bryant played in video game tournaments or Jokic how about him?
Bakomagic wrote:ibraheim718 wrote:Creativetran wrote: most boomer post I’ve seen on here
Do you think Kobe Bryant played in video game tournaments or Jokic how about him?
I am sure those guys have/had hobbies that had nothing to do with basketball.
Plus there is a benefit to being away from the game mentally, so you don’t burnout and whatnot.
Your opinion on this is way to strong considering you don’t actually have any knowledge of any of these players actual routine.
If anything Jalen’s massive improvement year after year speaks to the work he puts in, does it not?
ibraheim718 wrote:Creativetran wrote:most boomer post I’ve seen on hereibraheim718 wrote:Hmmm I can think of a number of different things where his time could be spent more wisely. Video games provides no real benefit for basketball. But I'll admit times have changed somewhat and he's still young. Also he is like seriously into it. Like the dude probably spends hours and participates in tournaments. He's virtually a professional. I would prefer he outgrow it.
Do you think Kobe Bryant played in video game tournaments or Jokic how about him?
Knightro wrote:ibraheim718 wrote:Creativetran wrote: most boomer post I’ve seen on here
Do you think Kobe Bryant played in video game tournaments or Jokic how about him?
Jokic is fanatically into horses and horse racing and allegedly does less basketball stuff than you'd expect from a player of his caliber in the offseason.
The vast majority of these guys just don't really live and die basketball 100% of the time. That's just not how it works.