Eye of the Tiger: The Tidjane Salaun Thread

GoBobs · Post #941 » by **GoBobs** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:49 pm

They need to have somebody working with him on his English. If you have a lot to learn language barrier is not helping.

GoBobs · Post #942 » by **GoBobs** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:53 pm

The goal should be to get him to the point that he becomes a Josh Green or Grant Williams level role player that can shoot the 3 and impose himself on the game physically.

He is never going to be a high jumper, but he can be a bruiser. I would have Grant Williams working with him every day.

Post #943 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:56 pm

MasterIchiro wrote:
KembaWalker wrote:1st game 3/12 (2/9 from 3) 10pt/9reb/4ast/4stl in 36 min

Brick.

Pretty close to NSJ's first game in Greensboro this season. He went 7-20, 3-9 from 3.

MasterIchiro · Post #944 » by **MasterIchiro** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:02 pm

yosemiteben wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:
KembaWalker wrote:1st game 3/12 (2/9 from 3) 10pt/9reb/4ast/4stl in 36 min

Brick.

Pretty close to NSJ's first game in Greensboro this season. He went 7-20, 3-9 from 3.

Care to expand the sample to cover their 3PT% across their rookie years in the NBA?

I didn't think so.

Post #945 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:10 pm

MasterIchiro wrote:
yosemiteben wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:
Brick.

Pretty close to NSJ's first game in Greensboro this season. He went 7-20, 3-9 from 3.

Care to expand the sample to cover their 3PT% across their rookie years in the NBA?

I didn't think so.

Lol I mean maybe let's wait for one of them to finish their rookie seasons

No one was chasing NSJ's Swarm box score looking for something to hate on him about, it's just weird behavior

HornetJail · Post #946 » by **HornetJail** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:20 pm

Walt Cronkite wrote:What does Blocks Against mean in this context? 233 blocks against by the two teams combined seems...high.
edit to add box score: https://gleague.nba.com/game/grg-vs-gbo-2022400144?view=box-score

something's shifted over, that's the points :lol:

MasterIchiro · Post #947 » by **MasterIchiro** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:32 pm

yosemiteben wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:
yosemiteben wrote:Pretty close to NSJ's first game in Greensboro this season. He went 7-20, 3-9 from 3.

Care to expand the sample to cover their 3PT% across their rookie years in the NBA?

I didn't think so.

Lol I mean maybe let's wait for one of them to finish their rookie seasons

No one was chasing NSJ's Swarm box score looking for something to hate on him about, it's just weird behavior

Weird behavior is you comparing Salaün's shooting with Nick's lol.

Post #948 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:43 pm

HornetJail wrote:
Walt Cronkite wrote:What does Blocks Against mean in this context? 233 blocks against by the two teams combined seems...high.
edit to add box score: https://gleague.nba.com/game/grg-vs-gbo-2022400144?view=box-score

something's shifted over, that's the points

Haha, you are right, thanks.

Post #949 » by **fatlever** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:48 pm

In other swarm news kj was great.
I caught the 4th Q. Kj carried the team. They won in spite of salaun. In the minutes I saw, salaun was 0 for 3 including an airball. 0s across all other stats.

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MasterIchiro · Post #950 » by **MasterIchiro** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 11:00 pm

fatlever wrote:In other swarm news kj was great.
I caught the 4th Q. Kj carried the team. They won in spite of salaun. In the minutes I saw, salaun was 0 for 3 including an airball. 0s across all other stats.

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Weird, because we never saw streaks of goose eggs like that with the Hornets. How odd. Weird. And totally unexpected. And did I mention WEIRD!?

(sarcasm)

Hopefully, an extended stay will improve his dribbling, passing, shooting off the dribble, shooting off the catch, etc. They have to break down this guy to the basics. If he doesn't develop a floor game, he will have a hell of a time sticking.

EmpireFalls · Post #951 » by **EmpireFalls** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 11:10 pm

He’s just so bad at the game of basketball. He has size, he “hustles”, and has a jump shot that sometimes goes in. All other elements of the game are rudimentary at best.

Post #952 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 11:14 pm

MasterIchiro wrote:
yosemiteben wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:
Care to expand the sample to cover their 3PT% across their rookie years in the NBA?

I didn't think so.

Lol I mean maybe let's wait for one of them to finish their rookie seasons

No one was chasing NSJ's Swarm box score looking for something to hate on him about, it's just weird behavior

Weird behavior is you comparing Salaün's shooting with Nick's lol.

I compared their first game in Greensboro this season, because their shooting was quite similar. My point was no one took their knives out over that.

But I get it, you don't like Salaun and feel compelled to continuously make it known, there's not really any point in my pointing out.

It just feels like hating on the developmental prospect because he needs development. It really feels like cheering for him to fail.

MasterIchiro · Post #953 » by **MasterIchiro** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 11:22 pm

yosemiteben wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:
yosemiteben wrote:Lol I mean maybe let's wait for one of them to finish their rookie seasons

No one was chasing NSJ's Swarm box score looking for something to hate on him about, it's just weird behavior

Weird behavior is you comparing Salaün's shooting with Nick's lol.

I compared their first game in Greensboro this season, because their shooting was quite similar. My point was no one took their knives out over that.

But I get it, you don't like Salaun and feel compelled to continuously make it known, there's not really any point in my pointing out.

It just feels like hating on the developmental prospect because he needs development. It really feels like cheering for him to fail.

He was hurting the team and needs improvement for his own good. I support the demotion.

If he were helping the team and making great strides to improve I'd be pissed he's not getting a fair shake.

That's not the case.

He's had every chance in the world this season. He's been afforded every opportunity. I'm not happy with the outcome but relieved because it was long overdue.

He was given too much rope if anything.

He looks to me like he needs all next year down there. We are winning without him and playing much better without him.

Am I gonna be mad if they call him up and he looks like he belongs, and we keep winning?

Why would I root for losses vs. wins?

wilson115 · Post #954 » by **wilson115** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:26 am

Not the only rook who needs to work on his shot at least:

Read on Twitter

Post #955 » by **fatlever** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 5:11 am

Read on Twitter

all his shots
3 airballs
awful finishing
idk... this dude

HornetJail · Post #956 » by **HornetJail** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 5:26 am

I just want to know what was going on in that draft room... Like what exactly was the vision here?

Post #957 » by **JDR720** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 5:54 am

He doesn't have any skill and doesn't have any athletic ability to make up for it. He may very well be one of the lowest floor (and not a high ceiling either) top 10 picks in NBA history.

His path is just to be a spot up 3pt shooter and play defense. That's really it.

Liver_Pooty · Post #958 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 6:12 am

Lol. He will be fine. Jalen Johnson was **** at Duke and averaged 2ppg his rookie year. My god have some faith.

CuseMayne · Post #959 » by **CuseMayne** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 6:56 am

Y'all are generally hating a bit too much imo. It's so early in his development and he's shown flashes. Give it some damn time.

HornetJail · Post #960 » by **HornetJail** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 7:54 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:Lol. He will be fine. Jalen Johnson was **** at Duke and averaged 2ppg his rookie year. My god have some faith.

What exactly is there to have faith in? There haven't even been glimpses of an actual skill or ability in there. It's been asked many times in here, "what does he do?" And nobody has answered a damn thing except that he's young and needs time. Even the worst rookies we've ever had, at least had a skill you could point to, or notable physical gifts