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Re: Official Ochai Agbaji Thread - Welcome to Toronto, Ochai! 

Post#641 » by LoveMyRaps » Fri Jul 19, 2024 6:08 pm

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LoveMyRaps wrote:LMAO I just realized I was doing in-game commentary in the wrong thread.

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Post#642 » by Raps in 4 » Fri Jul 19, 2024 8:44 pm

Chandan wrote:Anyone still betting on Ochai after 3 summer league games?


JFL is going to be our best player this year.
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Post#643 » by PD28 » Fri Jul 19, 2024 9:55 pm

Chandan wrote:Anyone still betting on Ochai after 3 summer league games?


Wasn't high on him last year and nothing has changed because of SL games. Raptors always playing on hard mode grabbing non-shooting defenders.
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LoveMyRaps wrote:LMAO I just realized I was doing in-game commentary in the wrong thread.

Whoops.

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Post#645 » by Duffman100 » Fri Jul 19, 2024 10:02 pm

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Chandan wrote:Anyone still betting on Ochai after 3 summer league games?


Wasn't high on him last year and nothing has changed because of SL games. Raptors always playing on hard mode grabbing non-shooting defenders.


I had hopes and they're dwindling. Really hope he finds a fire in himself.
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Post#646 » by Syd-TK3 » Fri Jul 19, 2024 11:02 pm

One day 1 of these redraft candidates will work for the raps but Ochai certainly isn't it
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Post#647 » by PD28 » Sat Jul 20, 2024 12:11 am

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Chandan wrote:Anyone still betting on Ochai after 3 summer league games?


Wasn't high on him last year and nothing has changed because of SL games. Raptors always playing on hard mode grabbing non-shooting defenders.


I had hopes and they're dwindling. Really hope he finds a fire in himself.


Agreed, I don't think we bring him back unless he shows something this season. I don't see the competitiveness needed to succeed in this guy. Would love to be proven wrong ofcourse but we can revisit midseason.
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Post#648 » by right between the eyes » Sat Jul 20, 2024 2:11 am

Waive him immediately. At least Joey Graham had good Joey sometimes. There isn't a good Ochai.
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Post#649 » by Harcore Fenton Mun » Sat Jul 20, 2024 2:34 am

Dude's putting up single digit games against summer league opponents.
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Post#650 » by HiJiNX » Sat Jul 20, 2024 3:03 am

Harcore Fenton Mun wrote:Dude's putting up single digit games against summer league opponents.

He can’t dribble. At all. One step slow on D. Can’t finish in traffic. Good cutter though. :roll:
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Post#651 » by Harcore Fenton Mun » Sat Jul 20, 2024 3:09 am

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Harcore Fenton Mun wrote:Dude's putting up single digit games against summer league opponents.

He can’t dribble. At all. One step slow on D. Can’t finish in traffic. Good cutter though. :roll:

I get the anticipation people had last year, but he can't shoot. I don't get why he's still on the team going forward tbh.
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Post#652 » by HiJiNX » Sat Jul 20, 2024 3:20 am

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Harcore Fenton Mun wrote:Dude's putting up single digit games against summer league opponents.

He can’t dribble. At all. One step slow on D. Can’t finish in traffic. Good cutter though. :roll:

I get the anticipation people had last year, but he can't shoot. I don't get why he's still on the team going forward tbh.

He’s just not a good athlete. Being a good athlete is more than being strong and explosive. He has poor functional athleticism. And just isn’t quick enough mentally for this level.
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Post#653 » by Harcore Fenton Mun » Sat Jul 20, 2024 3:24 am

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HiJiNX wrote:He can’t dribble. At all. One step slow on D. Can’t finish in traffic. Good cutter though. :roll:

I get the anticipation people had last year, but he can't shoot. I don't get why he's still on the team going forward tbh.

He’s just not a good athlete. Being a good athlete is more than being strong and explosive. He has poor functional athleticism. And just isn’t quick enough mentally for this level.

It's the size too, he's too small to defend SF's. That really limits how you can use him effectively.
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Post#654 » by Thaddy » Sat Jul 20, 2024 4:57 am

Ochai isn't an NBA player. I get that he isn't a great creator or a centric player, but he can't hit threes reliably and he isn't a good team defender.

We should use him as a salary filler, I'd say thats all he's good for. There's no more prospect value. He's a bust.
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Post#655 » by Basketball_Jones » Sat Jul 20, 2024 5:02 am

I think it's a red flag that Utah, an organization that's pretty solid at spotting under the radar talent, gave him away for nil even though he was getting minutes. They tried. We are now seeing what they saw lol.
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Post#656 » by raincityraptors » Sat Jul 20, 2024 5:07 am

I think Ainge won this trade.

At the time I was for it, but I was wrong.

I was also wrong about the Thad deal.
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Post#657 » by Chandan » Sat Jul 20, 2024 5:17 am

raincityraptors wrote:I think Ainge won this trade.

At the time I was for it, but I was wrong.

I was also wrong about the Thad deal.


nah we won the chance to bid on Kelly against ourselves.
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Post#658 » by Los_29 » Sat Jul 20, 2024 5:26 am

raincityraptors wrote:I think Ainge won this trade.

At the time I was for it, but I was wrong.

I was also wrong about the Thad deal.


They only win if their 29th overall pick turns into something.

It’s just SL but I expected much more from Ochai. Let’s just hope that our top guys can make a difference for him. But even if they get him open shots, he still has to make them.

Let’s just be happy we got KO in the deal. He’s a great guy to have on this roster.
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Post#659 » by Appostis » Sat Jul 20, 2024 8:28 am

Was worth the gamble..looks like it's a bust.
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Post#660 » by ash_k » Sat Jul 20, 2024 10:19 am

His demeanor on the court (Like others on our team last season) has just not looked right since he joined.
I could not see the benefit of him as a "3rd year" player playing in the summer league. I hope we have not "lost" him as there is certainly a player there.
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