Austin Toros in the NBDL finals... Ian Mahinmi update...

Magz50 · Post #1 » by **Magz50** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:22 pm

AUSTIN, Texas, April 19

Rique · Post #2 » by **Rique** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:50 pm

NICE! Is Ian going to be alright?

Blame Rasho · Post #3 » by **Blame Rasho** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:51 pm

Ian is a beast in the D league... lets hope he and Splitter can solidify our center position this coming year...

Blame Rasho · Post #4 » by **Blame Rasho** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:45 pm

Via Draftexpress...

Up front, center Ian Mahinmi has been the best center in the league this season

Duiz · Post #5 » by **Duiz** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:02 am

Congratulations for the championship.

Blame Rasho · Post #6 » by **Blame Rasho** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:14 am

http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/200804 ... score.html

Ian had a 21/15 game in a loss... with 5 blocks...

I think he will be a rotation player for us after all next year...

Ballings7 · Post #7 » by **Ballings7** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:08 am

Impressive stuff there

I don't know if it's a certainity, but I'd say Mahinmi has put more attention and consideration into that with his play.

At least in the regular season, I think it would work (Splitter and Mahinmi in the rotation), with the veterans still playing enough, and then certain veterans taking over more or completely in the playoffs.

Be interesting to see how all that shapes out in the next year.

lukeridenour · Post #8 » by **lukeridenour** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:05 pm

i hate how superstar in dleague translates to bench warmer in the nba (for the most part).

i hope ian will be more than that and that he will be better than just a rotation player. hopefully we can gain strong contributions from him.

Blame Rasho · Post #9 » by **Blame Rasho** » Sun May 4, 2008 9:04 pm

lukeridenour wrote:i hate how superstar in dleague translates to bench warmer in the nba (for the most part).

i hope ian will be more than that and that he will be better than just a rotation player. hopefully we can gain strong contributions from him.

Assignee of the Year

Ian Mahinmi, Austin Toros

When talking to NBA scouts about big men in the D-League with NBA futures, the first name mentioned by everyone was San Antonio Spurs rookie Ian Mahinmi, who spent nearly the entire season up the road in Austin. Physically, the rookie from France has every tool you look for in an NBA center prospect, including a well built frame, long wing-span, and explosive vertical leap. Combine this with Mahinmi