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http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2013/02/19 ... e-deals/2/

This article says he'd be a lotto pick in this draft. I'm looking forward to seeing him in SL..his size and passing ability makes him a good third guard option to play with Wall/Beal....

The main thing holding back Satoransky from being a blue chip prospect is his lack of outside shooting, which he either will need to improve (Jason Kidd), or overcome (Rajon Rondo, Andre Miller).

Because Grunfeld.

A fantastic quote from that article:

Satoransky seems to be the “Marko Jaric that could have been.

Considering that we aren't making the playoffs, and that Grunfeld is still our GM, I totally buy Satoransky as someone who could have gone in the lottery this year.

They accidentally left out that his turnovers are almost as high as his assists. So, he's a turnover machine who can't shoot, and he's very slow for a PG. Certainly sounds like a lotto pick.

MJG wrote:Considering that we aren't making the playoffs, and that Grunfeld is still our GM, I totally buy Satoransky as someone who could have gone in the lottery this year.

Me too. I'll bet EG blows the lotto pick on him this year, just to show what a bargain he got last year.

I think that article is really overrating him. I wasn't a fan of him at SL. While he made a few athletic plays, he plays with a high center of gravity, which really limits his quickness, has below average ball-handling skills, isn't a good shooter (even though he could improve on this), and he's too slow to guard PGs.

I doubt he ever plays in the NBA. Here's what I think is going to happen: he gets 1-2 more SL invites, but never impresses enough to make the roster, much like Veermenko a few yrs ago.

He stinks from what I saw in SL. Another wasted pick.

who wrote that article? Ernie Grunfeld?

Saty had a game winner on a tip-in last night. Can we give him a max contract?

Another positive piece on Satoransky. (Part of me just loves posting these to get ppl's blood pressure rising)...

http://www.wizardsextreme.com/2013-arti ... rocup.html

Nice to have an update, though there's one glaring omission -- Satoransky's woeful turnover rate.

Weak, slow, turnover prone and can't shoot. Swell

jivelikenice wrote:http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2013/02/19/mitnick-top-eurostash-players-for-nba-deadline-deals/2/

This article says he'd be a lotto pick in this draft. I'm looking forward to seeing him in SL..his size and passing ability makes him a good third guard option to play with Wall/Beal....

The author describes him as "in the middle of a breakout year". Unfortunately, his ACB stats this year aren't even as good as his ACB stats in 2010-11 -- two years ago. And his Eurocup stats this year are overall about as good as his Eurocup stats from 2010-11.

In other words... give me a break.

Physically, Satoransky, while tall for his natural position, is still very frail and lacking in lateral quickness. These areas will be most problematic in pick and roll defense and keeping up with speedy point guards.

Didn't we already give Shaun Livingston a couple of shots here? The article also mentions his 31% 3-point shooting, no-wonder Grunfeld is itching to bring Sato into the fold.

All I have to say about Satoransky is thinking about him inspires me to post in a couple other threads: "The Countdown to Firing Ernie Grunfeld" and "The Amazingly Suck Ted Leonsis".

I think Satoransky is better than Vesley right now...then again, Jason Collins is a better player too.

I demand that if EG won't spend this pick correctly that it be traded for a next season lotto pick to get Wiggins/Parker!!!!

He could play next to beal or wall, if he could actually play at all, in another thread i posted his stats some where. He is the best player on a bad team in the euro league.... enough said..... He could develop in to a nice defender with an ok shot. but he might never be the second round steal that E.G. thought he would be.

gambitx777 wrote:He could play next to beal or wall, if he could actually play at all, in another thread i posted his stats some where. He is the best player on a bad team in the euro league.... enough said..... He could develop in to a nice defender with an ok shot. but he might never be the second round steal that E.G. thought he would be.

Or he could fall into the abyss like Vladimir Veermenko.