HOT TAKE: Aleksej Pokusevski will win the NBA MVP (Within the Next 10 Years)

Post #261 » by **Goudelock** » Mon Apr 4, 2022 1:22 am

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Post #262 » by **GeorgeMarcus** » Mon Apr 4, 2022 1:32 am

Whenever he turns to the side it looks like the Thunder are playing a 4-man lineup

Tor_Raps · Post #263 » by **Tor_Raps** » Mon Apr 4, 2022 1:48 am

Maybe the Thunder can try to field a nba roster next year so people can actually try to watch them?

uraverage · Post #264 » by **uraverage** » Mon Apr 4, 2022 1:50 am

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Sofia · Post #265 » by **Sofia** » Mon Apr 4, 2022 1:54 am

Texas Chuck wrote:I respect this. I still hold Free Roddy B stock.

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NeoWarriors · Post #266 » by **NeoWarriors** » Mon Apr 4, 2022 2:43 am

GeorgeMarcus wrote:Whenever he turns to the side it looks like the Thunder are playing a 4-man lineup

I literally lose him in the lines on the court.

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Post #267 » by **Goudelock** » Mon Apr 4, 2022 2:12 pm

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Madhouse · Post #268 » by **Madhouse** » Mon Apr 4, 2022 2:22 pm

Goudelock wrote:

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I respect the grind.

Gorilla Monsoon · Post #269 » by **Gorilla Monsoon** » Mon Apr 4, 2022 2:37 pm

This guy understands basketball. Love it.

Rainwater · Post #270 » by **Rainwater** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 4:23 am

Goudelock wrote:

Is he averaging 6 PPG on 40% TS%? Yes.

Was he unplayably bad before being sent down to the G-League? Yes.

Would Joel Embiid or Jokic actually kill him if they posted 200 pound Poku up? Yes.

Have I suffered through enough OKC games to see that Poku has the raw athleticism, wingspan, and most-importantly, the confidence to run pick and rolls and attempt stepback threes and isolation shots despite shooting 33%? To play point guard and attempt to make passes that most players would only dream of? While also flashing the defensive versatility to guard multiple positions? Yes.

So I want to be the first poster on this site to predict that within 10 years, Aleksej Pokusevski will win at least one NBA MVP award and will be a top three player in the league.

Feel free to bump this thread in two years when he's washed out of the NBA and is playing for Baskonia.

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Just randomly thought about this guy. Is this still a thing? lol.

Post #271 » by **zimpy27** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:21 am

Goudelock wrote:

Is he averaging 6 PPG on 40% TS%? Yes.

Was he unplayably bad before being sent down to the G-League? Yes.

Would Joel Embiid or Jokic actually kill him if they posted 200 pound Poku up? Yes.

Have I suffered through enough OKC games to see that Poku has the raw athleticism, wingspan, and most-importantly, the confidence to run pick and rolls and attempt stepback threes and isolation shots despite shooting 33%? To play point guard and attempt to make passes that most players would only dream of? While also flashing the defensive versatility to guard multiple positions? Yes.

So I want to be the first poster on this site to predict that within 10 years, Aleksej Pokusevski will win at least one NBA MVP award and will be a top three player in the league.

Feel free to bump this thread in two years when he's washed out of the NBA and is playing for Baskonia.

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Goode luck

timO · Post #272 » by **timO** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 4:09 pm

hes cooked, he shows flashes of being better last year but injuries came and he gets back to horrid form of rookie year.

Papi_swav · Post #273 » by **Papi_swav** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:04 pm

Man what is with all these skinny frail anorexic players? I mean I was really skinny when I was late teens early 20s but these guys look like they never ate anything in their lives.

The-Power · Post #274 » by **The-Power** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:10 pm

Papi_swav wrote:Man what is with all these skinny frail anorexic players? I mean I was really skinny when I was late teens early 20s but these guys look like they never ate anything in their lives.

Were you 7ft tall?

Post #275 » by **slick_watts** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:13 pm

poku has actually put on a lot of weight and looks proper for his height now. his calves are huge. he was just hurt most of the offseason (broke his arm, then had an ankle injury) and the thunder have for some reason put ousmane dieng ahead of him even though poku has already demonstrated he's a better player.

i'm not sure how much run he'll get next year, and he probably won't ever be mvp, but the tools to be a decent nba player are there and i think he will be for someone at some point.

Saints14 · Post #276 » by **Saints14** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:19 pm

Damn, he was making real progress before he got hurt last year and then getting hurt again in the offseason seems to have set him back again. Unfortunately it looks like he's no longer in the Thunder's future plans, but amazingly he's still only 21 (turning 22 next month). MVP might be a litttttle bit of a stretch but I could absolutely see him still being a solid role player, likely on a different team

Roy T · Post #277 » by **Roy T** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:28 pm

Him and Bruno Caboclo will rip the league apart.

tamaraw08 · Post #278 » by **tamaraw08** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 6:29 pm

OP getting too excited after seeing him in action that he has a clear case of Premature Adulation

Post #279 » by **Goudelock** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 1:33 am

Rainwater wrote:
Just randomly thought about this guy. Is this still a thing? lol.

I've still got seven-ish years for this to come true.

I still believe :wavefinger:

K_chile22 · Post #280 » by **K_chile22** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 2:07 am

slick_watts wrote:poku has actually put on a lot of weight and looks proper for his height now. his calves are huge. he was just hurt most of the offseason (broke his arm, then had an ankle injury) and the thunder have for some reason put ousmane dieng ahead of him even though poku has already demonstrated he's a better player.

i'm not sure how much run he'll get next year, and he probably won't ever be mvp, but the tools to be a decent nba player are there and i think he will be for someone at some point.

He has tools but has been a bad basketball player at both the NBA and G League level every chance he's gotten. He just stinks