The Anthony Black Thread

yoyojw17 · Post #1221 » by **yoyojw17** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 6:47 pm

KillMonger wrote:

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Cares a lot about the game.....it's going to go a long way

Love that type of reaction from him... tells you about his approach to the game and the amount of work he will put into his passion.

KillMonger · Post #1222 » by **KillMonger** » Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:07 am

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Post #1223 » by **eyriq** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 7:05 pm

I want to see more assertiveness from him. He plays very passively on offense. I mean he makes the right plays in a lot of circumstances. Great offball movement. Good ball movement but he passes up good opportunities to create something on offense. He is phenomenal on defense though everything I hoped he'd be. I'd like to see more rebounds and steals and blocks from him.

basketballRob · Post #1224 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 7:24 pm

AB is going to have to handle the ball more and not stand in the corner if he's starting at pg. Last night, it looked like he was still trying to play the role of a wing.

Paolo and Franz looked like they were waiting for AB to come and get the ball on some plays, but AB never came.

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Post #1225 » by **eyriq** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 7:27 pm

basketballRob wrote:AB is going to have to handle the ball more and not stand in the corner if he's starting at pg. Last night, it looked like he was still trying to play the role of a wing.

Paolo and Franz looked like they were waiting for AB to come and get the ball on some plays, but AB never came.

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Yes. It's mildly disappointing. He's still a quality player already thanks to everything else but to really get the hype train going he needs more confidence in his offense.

Post #1226 » by **eyriq** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 8:37 pm

https://youtu.be/KZpADqcPR9g?si=eyKT9XUyz1E_7hGA

thelead · Post #1227 » by **thelead** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 8:47 pm

It's going to take a while. He's a kid that looks like he's dealing with some imposter syndrome... he's a fighter but you can tell he's wanting to defer to the other guys. I think he's a kid that is just going to need time to mature into a guy that can lead guys older than him. I'm not worried but I would love to see some assertiveness.

Post #1228 » by **eyriq** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 8:49 pm

thelead wrote:It's going to take a while. He's a kid that looks like he's dealing with some imposter syndrome... he's a fighter but you can tell he's wanting to defer to the other guys. I think he's a kid that is just going to need time to mature into a guy that can lead guys older than him. I'm not worried but I would love to see some assertiveness.

Interesting how good his defense is already

Post #1229 » by **Bensational** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 8:54 pm

He’s young and super passionate. Love that.

I think he can afford to gamble on himself and call his number to create more, but he might be struggling to forget the last miss at the moment. He still has some of the better vision and passing ability amongst the young guys and he’s looking sneaky good at barreling to the hoop and drawing contact.

Ingles gotta get in and coach AB and Paolo on running PnR, because if he can with his foot speed then they definitely can.

ibraheim718 · Post #1230 » by **ibraheim718** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:08 pm

eyriq wrote:https://youtu.be/KZpADqcPR9g?si=eyKT9XUyz1E_7hGA

So many good things these kids do that they get no credit for. Definitely contributing to wins in different ways. Basketball is a complex game with a lot of moving parts. The goal is to win by any means necessary.

basketballRob · Post #1231 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:11 pm

eyriq wrote:
basketballRob wrote:AB is going to have to handle the ball more and not stand in the corner if he's starting at pg. Last night, it looked like he was still trying to play the role of a wing.

Paolo and Franz looked like they were waiting for AB to come and get the ball on some plays, but AB never came.

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Yes. It's mildly disappointing. He's still a quality player already thanks to everything else but to really get the hype train going he needs more confidence in his offense.

I'm not sure if it's confidence. It just didn't look like he knew what his role was. If the coach told him to shoot or handle the ball more, I think he would.

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dsg2021 · Post #1232 » by **dsg2021** » Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:09 am

He's waiting for Paolo Banchero to dribble down smaller defenders and post them up instead of acting like he's the one who's supposed to be doing things like this. It's a reason why I like AB. He plays in the system and connects all the pieces, instead of holding the ball 60% of the 24 seconds or taking 10+ FGA from the team.

pepe1991 · Post #1233 » by **pepe1991** » Sun Nov 19, 2023 3:22 pm

dsg2021 wrote:He's waiting for Paolo Banchero to dribble down smaller defenders and post them up instead of acting like he's the one who's supposed to be doing things like this. It's a reason why I like AB. He plays in the system and connects all the pieces, instead of holding the ball 60% of the 24 seconds or taking 10+ FGA from the team.

Well, he does 180 of "holding ball 60% of 24 sec", he doesn't hold ball at all :lol:

ogmagicfan · Post #1234 » by **ogmagicfan** » Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:00 pm

I think as the season progresses, we'll hopefully see AB in more situations with the ball in his hands, creating for others and running PnR etc. He's only 19 and he's ahead of schedule of where we thought he'd be in due to the Fultz injury giving him and opportunity

AB has always shown hems pretty decisive with the ball in his hands, he's never particularly been the kinda player to pound the life out of the ball

Fortune Teller · Post #1235 » by **Fortune Teller** » Sun Nov 19, 2023 6:31 pm

He’s not even getting many rebounds or assists as a starter.

dsg2021 · Post #1236 » by **dsg2021** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 6:59 am

Look at the stat lines of opposing stars like Zach LaVine and Tyrese Haliburton :gossip:

Ralof · Post #1237 » by **Ralof** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 10:28 am

I did not like the pick and still don't like it right now but,let's be honest,what you can blame the kid for,until now?

he is doing what he can,he is not making mistakes,he defends like an obsessed,moving a lot on offense and defering to teamates instead of taking bad initiatives.

not hurting us on offense and he is playing good D,can not ask more from a rookie taken at #6 in his first 15 nba games.

RichCollab · Post #1238 » by **RichCollab** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:08 am

Dude gets so depressed sometimes though. I’m not sure what to make of it. I love he wants it but it may become a problem?

pepe1991 · Post #1239 » by **pepe1991** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:27 am

RichCollab wrote:Dude gets so depressed sometimes though. I’m not sure what to make of it. I love he wants it but it may become a problem?

Probably nothing, he is teenager and still in puberty with raging hormons that make him even more emotional than he will be in future.

RichCollab · Post #1240 » by **RichCollab** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:31 am

I do think 3 years from now only one of Suggs and Black can start. I definitely feel like we have a great starter in one of them.

We need an elite shooter is why I think the SL can only bare one of them.