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Sato playing the 3 

Post#1 » by pad300 » Sat Jun 1, 2019 3:07 pm

Could Tomas Satoranksy play as a SF? He's 6'7 in shoes. He's got something of a 3 pt shot - 39% on limited attempts (2/game). He obviously has a handle and passing skills. To my mind, the question is defensively - would he get overpowered or outsized (particularly wingspan)? Can he board well enough?
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Re: Sato playing the 3 

Post#2 » by gravytrain24 » Sat Jun 1, 2019 11:07 pm

pad300 wrote:Could Tomas Satoranksy play as a SF? He's 6'7 in shoes. He's got something of a 3 pt shot - 39% on limited attempts (2/game). He obviously has a handle and passing skills. To my mind, the question is defensively - would he get overpowered or outsized (particularly wingspan)? Can he board well enough?

Could he. I'm leaning yes. Would he, probably not. He insists he's a point guard.
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Re: Sato playing the 3 

Post#3 » by Dat2U » Sun Jun 2, 2019 3:54 am

He can defend 3s fine. He's got it stuck in his head he's only a PG despite the NBA trending towards guys playing multiple positions and the fact his best attribute is his versatility.
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Re: Sato playing the 3 

Post#4 » by Kanyewest » Sun Jun 2, 2019 5:02 am

Yes, he started over Oubre when Wall was still healthy and the Wizards were less terrible.
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Re: Sato playing the 3 

Post#5 » by Kanyewest » Sun Jun 2, 2019 5:10 am

Dat2U wrote:He can defend 3s fine. He's got it stuck in his head he's only a PG despite the NBA trending towards guys playing multiple positions and the fact his best attribute is his versatility.


Satoransky started at least 5 games when Wall/Beal were healthy this season.
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Re: Sato playing the 3 

Post#6 » by FAH1223 » Sat Jun 22, 2019 9:36 pm

He was more willing to play the 3 this past season. In 2017-18, he was a little more stubborn about it.
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