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Alex Len and his future

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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#221 » by lilfishi22 » Thu Feb 5, 2015 9:46 pm

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Len, 22, added significant bulk since last season to help endure the grind. This experience is immeasurable, especially going against the likes of Gasol.

"I told him he's got to teach me how to flop," Len said. "He gets that call every time. I'm not doing anything to snap his head back and he's getting every call. He's like, 'I gotcha.' "

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I hope Gasol taught him well :D

He also needs this in his arsenal from Pau

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Re: Alex Len and his future 

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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#223 » by bwgood77 » Tue Feb 10, 2015 4:36 pm

The Spider: Alex Len, Phoenix Suns

This is our second international player. In fact, every guy featured here grew up outside the U.S. There are plenty of young U.S.-born bigs thriving in the league — Andre Drummond, Mason Plumlee, Hassan Whiteside — but team decision-makers are kicking around theories about why so many next-generation centers are coming from overseas.

The most popular theory is the usual anti-AAU trope — the idea that U.S. bigs grow up on fast-paced AAU teams where they live out the fantasy of playing point center. Their international counterparts, meanwhile, embrace the drudgery of big-man play early — and thus master it sooner.

It’s hard to know without being plugged into the scouting pipeline full-time, but this is worth investigating if the trend continues.

Len is like a skinnier Gobert with a softer touch, and the Suns took off when Jeff Hornacek promoted Len into the starting lineup over Miles Plumlee. “That is not coincidental,” says Ryan McDonough, the team’s GM.

Len sets about 23 screens on the ball per 36 minutes, right behind Gobert, and he’s an explosive finisher when he has some space:

He has been perhaps too eager to take pick-and-pop midrange jumpers, but Len has a developing touch, and it must be hard for a young player to find the right balance in the pick-and-roll with unpredictable attack dogs like Goran Dragic, Eric Bledsoe, and Isaiah Thomas. They like to go around a pick one way and veer back in the opposite direction, so that Len might worry about colliding with them if he rolls straight to the basket.

Len battles on the offensive glass, and he’s good at making himself available when a teammate penetrates; he already has a nice big-to-big chemistry with Markieff Morris:

Len is mostly a mooch right now, but not every 7-footer is skilled enough to work as an NBA-level mooch.

On defense, Hornacek will leverage Len’s mobility by having him chase pick-and-rolls far from the hoop:

“It wasn’t a popular pick when we made it, but it was almost unanimous among our staff,” McDonough says. “It’s rare to see someone with that kind of mobility at that size.”

He’s not a dominant rim-protector yet, but the Suns have been stingier with Len on the floor. He’s good at ignoring misdirection to focus on the ball, and he’s a problem at the rim when he gets there on time:

The Suns envision Len becoming a more well-rounded offensive player, but they’re happy with his progress. “One thing casual observers underrate is how strong you have to be to score in the post,” McDonough says. “Alex is only 21. He’ll get stronger, and he’ll start to gain ground in the post.”


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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#224 » by Revived » Thu Feb 12, 2015 5:08 am

76er fans thanking the Suns for taking Len instead of Noel

viewtopic.php?f=26&t=1367859#start_here

If this was last year, I might agree with them but I can't quite side with them after the way Len's played this season.
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Post#225 » by kennydorglas » Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:37 pm

I still think that Noel will be the better one... but man, everytime he runs the floor I can see an injury coming.
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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#226 » by Damkac » Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:06 am

Why Wright play so little? To prevent him from geting big money from other team?
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Post#227 » by Qwigglez » Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:07 am

What you guys think Len would average if we had Nash playing (2010 Nash)?
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Post#228 » by lilfishi22 » Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:56 am

18ppg wouldn't be impossible. He's already averaging over 10ppg per36 all of which are basically hustle points. Nash was to run even 5 plays for him and he converted half of them, that would already be another 5ppg.
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Re: Alex Len and his future 

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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#230 » by i_am_donald » Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:20 pm

He needs to grow a beard ASAP tbh

I don't know, he just doesn't look as scary as he should
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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#231 » by RunDogGun » Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:43 pm

i_am_donald wrote:He needs to grow a beard ASAP tbh

I don't know, he just doesn't look as scary as he should

Maybe a Ming the Merciless mustache and goatee? :D
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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#232 » by i_am_donald » Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:55 pm

oh I don't think NBA would be ready for that :rofl:
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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#233 » by Revived » Sun Mar 1, 2015 12:12 am

i_am_donald wrote:He needs to grow a beard ASAP tbh

I don't know, he just doesn't look as scary as he should

I'd rather him learn to go up stronger so plays like his don't happen



And let the opponents think he's not scary, they'll find out how scary he is once he swats their weak s**t out of the building :lol:

Its amazing to me that opponents still try to go straight up vs Len instead of trying to score on Kieff or something. Its like they don't read the scouting report before the game or something.
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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#234 » by kennydorglas » Wed Mar 4, 2015 6:57 pm

http://basketball.realgm.com/poll/23691 ... NBA-career
Nobody giving a damn to our beloved Len.
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Post#235 » by DirtyDez » Wed Mar 4, 2015 7:26 pm

kennydorglas wrote:http://basketball.realgm.com/poll/23691 ... NBA-career
Nobody giving a damn to our beloved Len.


If he played for another team we wouldn't either.
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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#236 » by Damkac » Mon Mar 9, 2015 11:25 pm

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1376883#start_here
I understand why people would take Gobert and Giannis above Len. But don't understand why they would prefer Noel :-?
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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#237 » by lilfishi22 » Mon Mar 9, 2015 11:56 pm

Damkac wrote:http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1376883#start_here
I understand why people would take Gobert and Giannis above Len. But don't understand why they would prefer Noel :-?

My guess is most people have watched as much of Noel as they have Len, which is very little. So they are basing their preferences on pre-draft hype and expectations.
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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#238 » by saintEscaton » Tue Mar 10, 2015 6:00 pm

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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#239 » by Damkac » Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:03 am

I watched highlights of Nerlens Noel and on one video author mentioned that Noel was given credit for 2 block made by other players.
I remember one game when Len had 3 clear assists and his statline showed only 1.

Mayby that's why people thinks Noel is better :-?
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Re: Alex Len and his future 

Post#240 » by Ettorefm » Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:33 am

is it just me or Len resembles Tim Duncan in his style, jumping, hooks and overall physique? His moves always seem slow but he gets them through, just like Duncan.
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To me Duncan is the closest comparison to Alex Len. The stiffness, dunk attempts when others would try a layup, quick hook moves..
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