Alex Sarr

[The Consiglieri]

Sorry to repeat a question, amigo -- keep in mind that I'm old. Really old. I forget shxt. You will too!

I can imagine having taken Sheppard. Not Clingan (though he is likely to turn out to be a good player) or Holland (less sure of him -- tho obviously he has a ton of talent).

Not at 2, I mean. OTOH, I might well have traded down & been happy to get e.g. Clingan plus whatever else came in such a trade.

Definitely one of those rare drafts where I would have seriously considered your trade down predilection. No mega elite guy in this draft locked in up top, but considering we got those lower picks, I was always totally fine with staying at slot and going with Sarr. If not Sarr, I would have been in favor of moving down.

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Problem would have been to find a team that was motivated to trade up!

Overall we had a great draft.

[GoneShammGone]

How many players can say they swatted a shot from both Wemby and Giannis in the same season???

[tontoz]

Over his last 8 games Sarr is 16-39 from 3, 41%. Could be just a small sample thing but it doesn't look that way

He certainly isn't bashful which has been a problem for Mobley. I felt from the beginning that the best case scenario was for him to be a 4, but in order to do that he has to hit 3s.

With him at the 4 we could bring in a center with more size and potentially have a lot of rim protection similar to the Cavs. The Cavs have a strong D in spite of their mini backcourt.

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They had to be years older than 19 when they did.

[Benjammin]

Sarr as a jumbo 4 who can hit 3s and be able to switch on defense and keep up with guards somewhat would be great. Then you could have a 5 with less skill overall but who would play defense, defend the paint, set screens, and be a +++ rebounder.

[FAH1223]

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[gambitx777]

Alex sarr is quickly becoming decent


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[nate33]

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This has been due to a massive improvement in his 3-point shooting (from .197 in his first 14 games to .423 in his last 13).

The rest of his numbers haven't really improved at all. His 2P% in his first 14 games was .465 and it remains at .469 over his last 13. His TRB% in the first 14 games was 11.8% and in the last 13 it's 11.7%. His assist percentage is slightly down and his turnover percentage is up substantially.

It's certainly nice that the 3-ball is falling, and if that continues, that's a great thing. But the sample size is so small at this point that I'm not going to get very excited yet. I'd be more excited about a sustained improvement in his 2P% that implied an improved touch around the rim and a better sense of how to get open and get his shot off.

[tontoz]

This has been due to a massive improvement in his 3-point shooting (from .197 in his first 14 games to .423 in his last 13).

The rest of his numbers haven't really improved at all. His 2P% in his first 14 games was .465 and it remains at .469 over his last 13. His TRB% in the first 14 games was 11.8% and in the last 13 it's 11.7%. His assist percentage is slightly down and his turnover percentage is up substantially.

It's certainly nice that the 3-ball is falling, and if that continues, that's a great thing. But the sample size is so small at this point that I'm not going to get very excited yet. I'd be more excited about a sustained improvement in his 2P% that implied an improved touch around the rim and a better sense of how to get open and get his shot off.

While the sample size on 3s is small, the eye test is telling me the improvement is legit. His shooting motion is more compact than it was earlier in the season. His misses are closer.

One big issue for shooting 3s well is to be unbothered by misses. Even when Sarr was shooting horribly it seemed like misses didn't bother him. He wasn't hanging his head like we used to see Deni do routinely.

I think his big problem on 2s is that he loves to fade away on shots inside but he sucks at actually making them. He needs to rely more on jump hooks/floaters and shot fakes.

[dobrojim]

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And for the time being, we should thank ATL for not taking Sarr. That could
change but for now, I'm going with that.

[doclinkin]

One big issue for shooting 3s well is to be unbothered by misses. Even when Sarr was shooting horribly it seemed like misses didn't bother him. He wasn't hanging his head like we used to see Deni do routinely.

I think his big problem on 2s is that he loves to fade away on shots inside but he sucks at actually making them. He needs to rely more on jump hooks/floaters and shot fakes.

And I think that part will be fixed as he gains more muscle. He bounces off contact instead of powering through it. It’s not a bad idea because his hands are suspect too. But as he grows stronger, he’ll be better able to keep control of it and finish even when bumped.

I don’t mind him getting comfort from the three-point line. That seems to me like the first skill he can develop. The interior game always takes longer to grow. Boxing out and playing strong under the hoop is a grown man’s game, and bigs often take a while to get comfortable there.

[DCZards]

Agree with pretty much all the comments here about Sarr, especially the 2pt shooting. Even though the 2pt % continues to lag you can see he has a soft touch around the hoop.

Needs now to get stronger and develop moves that will enable him to get more open shots down low.

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[Rafael122]

Rookie of the year is going to be very strange this year. NBA.com still has Castle at 1, this dude is barely playing now that the Spurs are fully healthy. I think it's going to be between Edey and Sarr, and more than likely Edey will win it if Memphis and him keep rolling.

[dobrojim]

re Nate's point earlier about Sarr's improvement being mostly or entirely in 3pt%,
if you are going to get better at something, that's a pretty good thing to get better at.

[badinage]

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This has been due to a massive improvement in his 3-point shooting (from .197 in his first 14 games to .423 in his last 13).

The rest of his numbers haven't really improved at all. His 2P% in his first 14 games was .465 and it remains at .469 over his last 13. His TRB% in the first 14 games was 11.8% and in the last 13 it's 11.7%. His assist percentage is slightly down and his turnover percentage is up substantially.

It's certainly nice that the 3-ball is falling, and if that continues, that's a great thing. But the sample size is so small at this point that I'm not going to get very excited yet. I'd be more excited about a sustained improvement in his 2P% that implied an improved touch around the rim and a better sense of how to get open and get his shot off.

Isn’t there something to be said for the fact that he’s putting up pretty good numbers without yet being good? I find that very encouraging.

[nate33]

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This has been due to a massive improvement in his 3-point shooting (from .197 in his first 14 games to .423 in his last 13).

The rest of his numbers haven't really improved at all. His 2P% in his first 14 games was .465 and it remains at .469 over his last 13. His TRB% in the first 14 games was 11.8% and in the last 13 it's 11.7%. His assist percentage is slightly down and his turnover percentage is up substantially.

It's certainly nice that the 3-ball is falling, and if that continues, that's a great thing. But the sample size is so small at this point that I'm not going to get very excited yet. I'd be more excited about a sustained improvement in his 2P% that implied an improved touch around the rim and a better sense of how to get open and get his shot off.

Isn’t there something to be said for the fact that he’s putting up pretty good numbers without yet being good? I find that very encouraging.

Sure. If his 56% TS% can be maintained from here on out, I'll be very happy.

I just don't think it will. I don't think we can assume that he is forever a 42% 3-point shooter just because he happened to put together a cherry-picked 13-game streak where he shot 42% from 3-point range.