Official Ochai Agbaji Thread - Welcome to Toronto, Ochai!

Post #741 » by **Duffman100** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 12:14 pm

2-10 3 and 4-8 from the FT line. Really has to find that shot.

At least he's cutting, finishing, rebounding, and the assist numbers are a surprise.

Gavin_TDThree · Post #742 » by **Gavin_TDThree** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:26 pm

If I squint I can start to see the player Ochai can become. He's looked a lot better than I expected this pre season. There's still a long ways to go but he's shown enough to given a chance. Those shooting numbers just need to come up

mihaic · Post #743 » by **mihaic** » Thu Oct 17, 2024 10:54 pm

Duffman100 wrote:2-10 3 and 4-8 from the FT line. Really has to find that shot.

At least he's cutting, finishing, rebounding, and the assist numbers are a surprise.

I think he'll figure it out, and if he does he could be a decent starter. If he doesn't we cut our losses easily. If he does Utah will look stupid.

REJECTEDBYCLARK · Post #744 » by **REJECTEDBYCLARK** » Thu Oct 17, 2024 11:30 pm

Duffman100 wrote:2-10 3 and 4-8 from the FT line. Really has to find that shot.

At least he's cutting, finishing, rebounding, and the assist numbers are a surprise.

at least he has 2 stocks in 94 minutes and will carve out a nice career on macabbi tel aviv starting next year

Gavin_TDThree · Post #745 » by **Gavin_TDThree** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 3:54 pm

mihaic wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:2-10 3 and 4-8 from the FT line. Really has to find that shot.

At least he's cutting, finishing, rebounding, and the assist numbers are a surprise.

I think he'll figure it out, and if he does he could be a decent starter. If he doesn't we cut our losses easily. If he does Utah will look stupid.

If he figures it out he has a role in the NBA for sure. Either as a 5th starter or 6th/7th man off the bench. If his shot does not come around then he's an end of the bench guy

LoveMyRaps · Post #746 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Sun Oct 20, 2024 6:45 pm

The real test begins on Wednesday.

He played exceptionally well in the pre-season, and exceeded all expectations.

His finishing at the rim looks a lot better and he's finally knocking down some 3s.

Scase · Post #747 » by **Scase** » Sun Oct 20, 2024 10:45 pm

LoveMyRaps wrote:The real test begins on Wednesday.

He played exceptionally well in the pre-season, and exceeded all expectations.

His finishing at the rim looks a lot better and he's finally knocking down some 3s.

Lol he looked better overall, but he shot 18.8% from 3.

JJWong17 · Post #748 » by **JJWong17** » Mon Oct 21, 2024 1:56 am

Scase wrote:
LoveMyRaps wrote:The real test begins on Wednesday.

He played exceptionally well in the pre-season, and exceeded all expectations.

His finishing at the rim looks a lot better and he's finally knocking down some 3s.

Lol he looked better overall, but he shot 18.8% from 3.

Yeah he's got a lot of room for improvement but given that he couldn't even finish layups last year, this is definitely an upward trend

MEDIC · Post #749 » by **MEDIC** » Mon Oct 21, 2024 1:57 am

LoveMyRaps wrote:The real test begins on Wednesday.

He played exceptionally well in the pre-season, and exceeded all expectations.

His finishing at the rim looks a lot better and he's finally knocking down some 3s.

I am getting the impression (reading between the lines) that Darko is trying to get him to focus on performing well at the things that come naturally to him (playing strong POA defense, cutting hard off the ball and finishing at the rim). Once he gets his confidence back, they are hoping the 3 point shots will start falling. It sounds like he shoots 3's at a high % in practice. They just need to start falling in a game.

I have a good feeling about him. It will be interesting to see where he is at by season's end..

OAKLEY_2 · Post #750 » by **OAKLEY_2** » Mon Oct 21, 2024 2:07 am

Gavin_TDThree wrote:If I squint I can start to see the player Ochai can become. He's looked a lot better than I expected this pre season. There's still a long ways to go but he's shown enough to given a chance. Those shooting numbers just need to come up

If Nurse was still here Agbaji would be starting. Fortunately he is better than McCaw and hence he lives to fight another day. Flynn got cut. Terrence Davis cut. Ron Harper Jr. cut. Marquis Nowell cut.

OAKLEY_2 · Post #751 » by **OAKLEY_2** » Mon Oct 21, 2024 2:16 am

Jalen McDaniels and David Johnson also got cut.

OAKLEY_2 · Post #752 » by **OAKLEY_2** » Mon Oct 21, 2024 2:24 am

Seven former Raptor prospects all gone now and if we add JFL, Carlson, Ramsey and Rhoden to "former" it looks like the scouting has some issues. David Johnson was such a useless pick.

Harcore Fenton Mun · Post #753 » by **Harcore Fenton Mun** » Mon Oct 21, 2024 2:25 am

What's the over/under on games started?

bluerap23 · Post #754 » by **bluerap23** » Mon Oct 21, 2024 4:01 am

Harcore Fenton Mun wrote:What's the over/under on games started?

He looks like the 6th starter on this team so guessing he will get about 40 starts when RJ, Gradey and Scottie miss games.

OAKLEY_2 · Post #755 » by **OAKLEY_2** » Mon Oct 21, 2024 8:52 am

bluerap23 wrote:
Harcore Fenton Mun wrote:What's the over/under on games started?

He looks like the 6th starter on this team so guessing he will get about 40 starts when RJ, Gradey and Scottie miss games.

The only reason Agbaji takes even one minute from Walter is Walter is on the shelf and had no camp. Remember Ainge threw us Agbaji essentially for free. Let-s not over value a guy who might be ener bunny Hollis-Jefferson.

KrazyP · Post #756 » by **KrazyP** » Mon Oct 21, 2024 11:18 am

OAKLEY_2 wrote:Seven former Raptor prospects all gone now and if we add JFL, Carlson, Ramsey and Rhoden to "former" it looks like the scouting has some issues. David Johnson was such a useless pick.

2nd round picks, undrafted players, random camp invites, and mid-season 10 days have a pretty low success rate.

The turnover rate of the bottom 6-7 players on NBA rosters is extremely high,

Post #757 » by **Duffman100** » Mon Oct 21, 2024 11:38 am

OAKLEY_2 wrote:Seven former Raptor prospects all gone now and if we add JFL, Carlson, Ramsey and Rhoden to "former" it looks like the scouting has some issues. David Johnson was such a useless pick.

Why would we add those guys. Every team is cutting those types of players right now.

Syd-TK3 · Post #758 » by **Syd-TK3** » Mon Oct 21, 2024 1:13 pm

The real question is can ochai still be effective while not playing with Scottie and Yak

sbsat · Post #759 » by **sbsat** » Mon Oct 21, 2024 1:14 pm

I'm hoping the improved finishing at the rim translates to the season. His jumpshot is still dogsh*t unfortunately.

Gavin_TDThree · Post #760 » by **Gavin_TDThree** » Mon Oct 21, 2024 1:24 pm

Scase wrote:
LoveMyRaps wrote:The real test begins on Wednesday.

He played exceptionally well in the pre-season, and exceeded all expectations.

His finishing at the rim looks a lot better and he's finally knocking down some 3s.

Lol he looked better overall, but he shot 18.8% from 3.

I guess it's better than the 0-1000 he shot for us last year :lol: