Thomas Sorber thread

EvanZ · Post #41 » by **EvanZ** » Thu Feb 20, 2025 4:39 pm

The thing about Horford is he famously didn't want to play the 5 and thought of himself as a 4. Sorber clearly does not have that issue.

Post #42 » by **165bows** » Fri Feb 21, 2025 4:36 pm

EvanZ wrote:The thing about Horford is he famously didn't want to play the 5 and thought of himself as a 4. Sorber clearly does not have that issue.

Well sure that's what I mean, he was small for a five at that point. That was coming off the Shaq era where it didn't matter how big you were you were still up for getting physically abused at the five.

Fives and fours are much smaller now. Hedo Turkoglu at 6'10" getting spot minutes at the four and shooting threes was scandalizing.

Edit: anyways my impression from a very modest amount of watching Sorber is he's much more comfortable being physical on offense and looks great for his age sealing guys. Wasn't as impressive controlling the space on the defensive end the way Horford is capable of, but again, he's super young and I like the guy quite a bit.

EmpireFalls · Post #43 » by **EmpireFalls** » Fri Feb 21, 2025 5:15 pm

He’s fine. Wouldn’t write home about him. Like a top 25 guy.

EvanZ · Post #44 » by **EvanZ** » Fri Feb 21, 2025 6:00 pm

EmpireFalls wrote:He’s fine. Wouldn’t write home about him. Like a top 25 guy.

Do you have Queen around the same range?

Post #45 » by **Rafael122** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 5:27 pm

Out for the season with a foot injury, wondering if he goes back to school or is one and done. I could see a team like Brooklyn or OKC, teams with multiple picks taking him and just sitting him in his rookie year to heal up.

Benjammin · Post #46 » by **Benjammin** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 6:16 pm

Rafael122 wrote:Out for the season with a foot injury, wondering if he goes back to school or is one and done. I could see a team like Brooklyn or OKC, teams with multiple picks taking him and just sitting him in his rookie year to heal up.

If he comes out and is available in the mid 20s he would be a nice draft and stash with the later first round pick.

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BlazersBroncos · Post #47 » by **BlazersBroncos** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 9:32 pm

Rafael122 wrote:Out for the season with a foot injury, wondering if he goes back to school or is one and done. I could see a team like Brooklyn or OKC, teams with multiple picks taking him and just sitting him in his rookie year to heal up.

O I love this guy in OKC. Smart player that fits their system IMO. Upgrade over Jaylin as a backup to Hart and Chet.

EDIT - Woah, had not looked into Jaylin advanced stats this year - maybe they dont need to try and replace him. Looks like a stud based on advanced metrics (Outside shooting but 70% of his shots are from 3 so you dont expect traditional big man shooting splits).

Post #48 » by **Klomp** » Sun Mar 30, 2025 10:22 pm

Admittedly, I haven't watched much of him. But what I have seen intrigues me. This isn't going to sound like a positive comp, but he reminds me a lot of Gorgui Dieng.

Upperclass · Post #49 » by **Upperclass** » Mon Mar 31, 2025 3:54 am

This player archetype comes along every few years and never works out. He's likely a mid to late 2nd rounder

babyjax13 · Post #50 » by **babyjax13** » Mon Mar 31, 2025 6:42 am

Klomp wrote:Admittedly, I haven't watched much of him. But what I have seen intrigues me. This isn't going to sound like a positive comp, but he reminds me a lot of Gorgui Dieng.

I also have thought of Dieng - who I really like? I feel like he should have had more success as a backup center.

Post #51 » by **Klomp** » Mon Mar 31, 2025 1:06 pm

babyjax13 wrote:
Klomp wrote:Admittedly, I haven't watched much of him. But what I have seen intrigues me. This isn't going to sound like a positive comp, but he reminds me a lot of Gorgui Dieng.

I also have thought of Dieng - who I really like? I feel like he should have had more success as a backup center.

The thing where Sorber will benefit is that he's coming in at 19 years old, one of the younger players in the class I'm guessing. Gorgui Dieng turned 24 during his rookie season.

Gorgui had a seven year run in Minnesota where he averaged 8/6 over that span. He was solid for sure. But after he was traded, his career sputtered. He was also a beneficiary of the bad contract era right before the 2017 CBA, which I wondered if it affected his perception around the league.

EvanZ · Post #52 » by **EvanZ** » Mon Mar 31, 2025 1:38 pm

Upperclass wrote:This player archetype comes along every few years and never works out. He's likely a mid to late 2nd rounder

It's the same archetype as Sengun but with better defense.

BlazersBroncos · Post #53 » by **BlazersBroncos** » Mon Mar 31, 2025 4:19 pm

Upperclass wrote:This player archetype comes along every few years and never works out. He's likely a mid to late 2nd rounder

He is a + defender and excellent passer with a rumored 7'4-7'6 wingspan who managed 3.5 STOCKs per game as a freshman.

This guy isnt a dime a dozen prospect. He is Horford without the 3 (But his decent FT% indicates that shot may be build'able).

Late lotto guy.

JMAC3 · Post #54 » by **JMAC3** » Mon Mar 31, 2025 4:37 pm

Before I get roasted, this is probably 15% of what makes my entire prospect profile for a guy... but the game logs read this is a guy that mainly feasted on non-conference poor opponents and most of his numbers were lower vs the higher tier conference opponents. 4 out of 5 highest scoring games were against Lehigh, Coppin St, UMBC and Fairfield. Obviously had some nice games vs Providence, Seton Hall, Xavier as well, but shocking was playing 39/39/40 mins those nights which is kind of nuts for college.

On flip side 4 worst games of the year came against 4 tourney teams, St Johns 2x, Creighton and Uconn.

In the mix of 15-25 for me probably projects as a nice 3rd big longterm in some instances. His lack of explosiveness does give me some shades of Andrew Nicholson though.

Upperclass · Post #55 » by **Upperclass** » Mon Mar 31, 2025 5:53 pm

BlazersBroncos wrote:
Upperclass wrote:This player archetype comes along every few years and never works out. He's likely a mid to late 2nd rounder

He is a + defender and excellent passer with a rumored 7'4-7'6 wingspan who managed 3.5 STOCKs per game as a freshman.

This guy isnt a dime a dozen prospect. He is Horford without the 3 (But his decent FT% indicates that shot may be build'able).

Late lotto guy.

Hm yeah maybe, but looks alot like college Greg Monroe, Nuggets Nurkic etc. and thats the high upside.. imo

EvanZ · Post #56 » by **EvanZ** » Mon May 12, 2025 8:47 pm

EvanZ wrote:
CP War Hawks wrote:Heard this guy had a ws north of 7-5.

Is 7'6" north of 7'5" lol

https://www.si.com/nba/draft/newsfeed/thomas-sorber-providence-performance-stock-rising

7'6" it is, folks.

EvanZ · Post #57 » by **EvanZ** » Mon May 12, 2025 8:52 pm

We still gonna say he's not center sized?

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JMAC3 · Post #58 » by **JMAC3** » Mon May 12, 2025 9:12 pm

EvanZ wrote:We still gonna say he's not center sized?

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I think with his pace he always a center, but fun to note. Sorber clearly tanked his standing reach test, expect his vertical to better than expected because he short armed that number.

EvanZ · Post #59 » by **EvanZ** » Mon May 12, 2025 9:21 pm

I mean in this case I'd rather he actually has an even higher sr than the vert which is clearly not that great. So if his sr is really like 9'3" that's a huge bonus.

namlede · Post #60 » by **namlede** » Mon May 12, 2025 10:15 pm

I mean just watch the film it was obvious his wingspan was freakish. I have him top 5 if his foot checks out ok. He can become a complete center in a few years if his work ethic is there. Doubt he will be a good 3 point shooter but everything else is there offensively and defensively.