King Ken wrote:My take on Sarr is simple:
Offense:
Not unnatural as a perimeter player, has upside. Reminds me of Marquese Chriss as a prospect offensively although Chriss was more athletic and shot better as a prospect.
Extremely Raw, I don't see anything that's even average at the NBA level.
Shows flashes a lot like JJ as a prospect. I have him in the same tier with Wiseman who I also thought offensively was raw but I think like JJ, Sarr is extremely raw.
Comparing Sarr to Chriss is just quickly reading a scouting report without the context of actually watching the games. Chriss was always an athlete trying to play basketball.
You could tell he had just recently picked up basketball. Which is why he was extremely raw. He had no handle. Very low IQ. TO prone. Poor shooter outside of taking spot ups.
You reeled me back in with how JJ flashed, but then brought up Wiseman, whose basically another Chriss. Wiseman/Chriss are extremely raw prospects. JJ/Sarr, are guys with a good foundation, but need fine tuning.
King Ken wrote:Defense:
He's a top-end perimeter defender in this draft right now. To me, he's one of the best perimeter guys, just a tad below Risacher. He's right there with Holland and he's inferior to Ryan Dunn which is high praise.
His switching is elite. I think he's already there as a switch. His defense is there right now.
Post up D is bad. Iso D on bigs is bad. Drop coverage D is horrible.
I think you sold yourself on what makes Sarr special without realizing it. Is he going to anchor against Jokic? Of course not, but who cares?! If he can move his feet well enough to matchup with switches, then he's already ahead of the curve than most bigs his size.
This is what makes him and OO and perfect 4/5 pairing. You want OO playing the drop coverage, and Sarr rotating from the help side. That's not to say Sarr can't play drop coverage though. He needs more awareness on playing angles out of drop coverage, but his length and quickness will make it hard on any guard that can't knock down shots also.
King Ken wrote:He's not a big man is mainly what I see. 7'1 224 with a 7'4.5 wingspan is impressive for a big wing, hell, it's good for a 4.
As far as Sarr for the Hawks. I think he's 100% going to be a bust.
He's position blocked by JJ
JJ is not a 3 so unless you want to Trae/Murray him and try to fit a square peg in a round hole, I don't see anyway this works long term and short term, the Hawks are trying to win. You can't develop and try to win. That's like being a ladies man and being an faithful husband at the same time. You gotta choose your path man.
You're absolutely correct. Sarr's measurables make good as a 4. So why assume he should be playing as a 5? He'd likely bust harder playing more at the 5.
Was Trae/Murray "fitting a square peg in a round hole"? Yes. The pairing offered no versatility, and that is the key thing missing in your entire post. You're overlooking the versatility Sarr actually brings in order to tear him down as a traditional 5. JJ isn't blocking anything. He'd be a major catalyst in allowing the Hawks to finally have some versatility around Trae by allowing Sarr to be on the floor with OO. JJ is like the only player that gives us any kind of versatility currently on the roster. Versatility is king in the modern NBA.
King Ken wrote:He does nothing to help Trae. I've heard how Trae could help him but everyone is mute when I asked how can he help Trae. Trae needs a drop coverage 5. PITP is a critical issue for us and why we need a 5 with size. Sarr is a big wing without the mindset, will or want to be a big man. He sees himself as a big wing which is how I see him as well.
Sarr helps Trae by being a versatile defender and having some projection as a shooter. As I mentioned earlier, OO playing drop with Sarr helping on the weakside answers the question about improving size in the paint.