Mohamed Bamba

[thamadkant]

He still looked good overall. He defense will translate. He’ll get posted up early, but guard penetration will be at a minimum.

Teams will be afraid of his defense like they are with Whiteside and it’ll help wing defenders. Texas’ defense fell off a cliff when Bamba was out. Still, there are big holes in terms of dealing with physicality. The bigger players and the more physical players in the NBA are going to give him a lot of trouble.

Yeah, at best case he could be Whiteside-like... but Whiteside bombed in the NBA as a rookie and it took him 4-5 years until his body filled out and his skills rounded off to become what he is now. Bamba looks raw as and is skinny as heck.... look at Whiteside's arms and calves.... that guy gained muscle mass like crazy from the ages of 22-25....

[JMac1]

He still looked good overall. He defense will translate. He’ll get posted up early, but guard penetration will be at a minimum.

Teams will be afraid of his defense like they are with Whiteside and it’ll help wing defenders. Texas’ defense fell off a cliff when Bamba was out. Still, there are big holes in terms of dealing with physicality. The bigger players and the more physical players in the NBA are going to give him a lot of trouble.

Yeah, at best case he could be Whiteside-like... but Whiteside bombed in the NBA as a rookie and it took him 4-5 years until his body filled out and his skills rounded off to become what he is now. Bamba looks raw as and is skinny as heck.... look at Whiteside's arms and calves.... that guy gained muscle mass like crazy from the ages of 22-25....

Best case is Mutombi/Gobert with better offense. He doesn’t compare to Whiteside.

[doordoor123]

Teams will be afraid of his defense like they are with Whiteside and it’ll help wing defenders. Texas’ defense fell off a cliff when Bamba was out. Still, there are big holes in terms of dealing with physicality. The bigger players and the more physical players in the NBA are going to give him a lot of trouble.

Yeah, at best case he could be Whiteside-like... but Whiteside bombed in the NBA as a rookie and it took him 4-5 years until his body filled out and his skills rounded off to become what he is now. Bamba looks raw as and is skinny as heck.... look at Whiteside's arms and calves.... that guy gained muscle mass like crazy from the ages of 22-25....

Best case is Mutombi/Gobert with better offense. He doesn’t compare to Whiteside.

..omg you mention one player and people go crazy about it. I wasn’t comparing him to Whiteside, only his effect on defense because of his size and shot blocking.

[JMac1]

Yeah, at best case he could be Whiteside-like... but Whiteside bombed in the NBA as a rookie and it took him 4-5 years until his body filled out and his skills rounded off to become what he is now. Bamba looks raw as and is skinny as heck.... look at Whiteside's arms and calves.... that guy gained muscle mass like crazy from the ages of 22-25....

Best case is Mutombi/Gobert with better offense. He doesn’t compare to Whiteside.

..omg you mention one player and people go crazy about it. I wasn’t comparing him to Whiteside, only his effect on defense because of his size and shot blocking.

Are you responding to me? 1 Upz compared him to Whiteside and used the growth and size of Whiteside to do that. I wasn’t responding to your post....relax.

[SBM]

No comparison needed. He is a rebounder and rim protector. Problem comes in if you want more consistently on the offensive end.

[cedric76]

the question with bamba in terms of the Rudy comparison is toughness, competitiveness, motor, whatever you want to call that crap. I've tried to read that stuff when I watch Bamba and don't get a good feel for where he's at either way. but it would be a concern if I'm hoping for the next Gobert. I mean, Bamba could be solid in that area and still fall short of Gobert - that's really what sets Rudy apart - he's incredibly tough and ultra competitive with a great motor. If I were confident Bamba could duplicate those things with a similar work ethic, I'd definitely consider him #1 overall. he has a legit jumpshot - needs a lot of improvement, but his stroke is solid.

People forget how rudy was when he arrived in nba.
Bamba is ahead of him at sane age.
I followed him in France

[Alatan]

Why does everyone assume that Bamba has no offensive potential? Dude showed flashes of mid range game, face up game and post moves. He has the ability to to base line drives and probably drives from the high post. He is athletic and agile. Finishes strong. Has decent touch around the rim. His only problem is strength and experience. People are really selling him short.

[Jkam31]

Why does everyone assume that Bamba has no offensive potential? Dude showed flashes of mid range game, face up game and post moves. He has the ability to to base line drives and probably drives from the high post. He is athletic and agile. Finishes strong. Has decent touch around the rim. His only problem is strength and experience. People are really selling him short.

He’ll rise in workouts when he shoots well


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[King Ken]

Why does everyone assume that Bamba has no offensive potential? Dude showed flashes of mid range game, face up game and post moves. He has the ability to to base line drives and probably drives from the high post. He is athletic and agile. Finishes strong. Has decent touch around the rim. His only problem is strength and experience. People are really selling him short.

Extremely short

[MachoMan]

my opinions on Bamba are a contradiction....while I acknowledge his abilities and potential make him a lottery pick, I would not want to be the team that selects him in the lottery. I watched many of his games this season, and just saw to many flashes of Hasheem Thabeet. He gets a lot of praise for his defensive potential, and I get the potential angle, but as of now his defense is mostly him being really tall and long. In the 2 games against WVU, he only played in one and WVU won by 35 points. His length was fairly easy to navigate around, and he was outplayed across the board by Sagaba Konate. Bamba was out injured during the second game, and was replaced by fellow Texas Freshman Jericho Sims who gave WVU far more problems than Bamba (Texas won in Overtime).

[Alatan]

Totally untrue. Bamba has great defensive instincts, positioning, awareness, timing, athleticism AND physical tools. That myth that he is a good defender only because of his length is hilarious. Ayton has size, athleticism and length, yet he is laughable as a defender. Bagley has athleticism and motor yet he is laughable as a defender. Bamba would be a good defender even is he wasnt a freak.

[kobyz]

Robert Parish best case!

[daoneandonly]

Can anyone speak to his motor? Or the talk that he as a lack of one? is that fairly evident?

Also, I heard two of his brothers are facing felony charges, one for armed robbery. I know his brothers' actions should not penalize him, but do you think that would be worrisome for GMs and scouts?

[Axolotl]

Why does everyone assume that Bamba has no offensive potential? Dude showed flashes of mid range game, face up game and post moves. He has the ability to to base line drives and probably drives from the high post. He is athletic and agile. Finishes strong. Has decent touch around the rim. His only problem is strength and experience. People are really selling him short.

Bamba has solid shooting mechanics. He just needs to shoot a lot, and the balls will start to go in at a better rate. Given time and training, I have no doubt that he will develop a serviceable jumper.

Close to the hoop he can be unstoppable, be it lobs, drives or pick and rolls. His length is such that he can slam the ball down from the top of the backboard.

But, as said, he needs lower quite a bit of lower body strength to be effective.

[eminence]

Can anyone speak to his motor? Or the talk that he as a lack of one? is that fairly evident?

Also, I heard two of his brothers are facing felony charges, one for armed robbery. I know his brothers' actions should not penalize him, but do you think that would be worrisome for GMs and scouts?

No idea how front offices would factor that type of stuff in, but I do know he's not particularly close to his family (he only has the 2 brothers I'm aware of).

[King Ken]

Can anyone speak to his motor? Or the talk that he as a lack of one? is that fairly evident?

Also, I heard two of his brothers are facing felony charges, one for armed robbery. I know his brothers' actions should not penalize him, but do you think that would be worrisome for GMs and scouts?

No idea how front offices would factor that type of stuff in, but I do know he's not particularly close to his family (he only has the 2 brothers I'm aware of).

He's nothing like his brothers. He doesn't even have the same father as they do. It's extremely stupid to even make mention of this. Bamba might be one of the most mentally gifted players we have seen enter the NBA in ages and we have posters saying some of the most insane questions regarding this subject.

[daoneandonly]

Can anyone speak to his motor? Or the talk that he as a lack of one? is that fairly evident?

Also, I heard two of his brothers are facing felony charges, one for armed robbery. I know his brothers' actions should not penalize him, but do you think that would be worrisome for GMs and scouts?

No idea how front offices would factor that type of stuff in, but I do know he's not particularly close to his family (he only has the 2 brothers I'm aware of).

He's nothing like his brothers. He doesn't even have the same father as they do. It's extremely stupid to even make mention of this. Bamba might be one of the most mentally gifted players we have seen enter the NBA in ages and we have posters saying some of the most insane questions regarding this subject.

Take a breath dude, I wasn't insulting him at all. I asked a general question, do people think GM's will factor stuff like that in when scouting? I'd love to have him on the Mavs, but I don't think it's an asinine notion to be a little concerned that he has brothers with felony arrests

[nolang1]

No idea how front offices would factor that type of stuff in, but I do know he's not particularly close to his family (he only has the 2 brothers I'm aware of).

He's nothing like his brothers. He doesn't even have the same father as they do. It's extremely stupid to even make mention of this. Bamba might be one of the most mentally gifted players we have seen enter the NBA in ages and we have posters saying some of the most insane questions regarding this subject.

Take a breath dude, I wasn't insulting him at all. I asked a general question, do people think GM's will factor stuff like that in when scouting? I'd love to have him on the Mavs, but I don't think it's an asinine notion to be a little concerned that he has brothers with felony arrests

It was a big thing before the season started that one of his brothers tried to rat him out for receiving impermissible benefits.

[clyde21]

Mohamed Bamba has a great head on his shoulders and has motor isn't a consistency.

It's quite remarkable how underrated this guy is becoming. Rudy Gobert is his floor. Yes, FLOOR.

[eminence]

Mohamed Bamba has a great head on his shoulders and has motor isn't a consistency.

It's quite remarkable how underrated this guy is becoming. Rudy Gobert is his floor. Yes, FLOOR.

That's so far in the other direction it's not even funny. No prospect in this day and age has a Gobert floor.