Alex Sarr

[WallToWall]

Now I remember who Sarr reminds me of... Never nervous Pervis Ellison:https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ellispe01.html
Sarr shoots a heck of a lot more 3's, but the rest of his game, and his build/frame reminds me a lot of Pervis.

[doclinkin]

Didn’t play against Israel due to injury but I don’t see why. Missed the game.

[Frichuela]

I hope it is not too serious…

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[Frichuela]

Ok. This is reassuring.

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[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Kenneth Faried was massively underrated. A terrific player.

I really wanted the Wizards to draft him. He was a beast at Moorhead State.

[doclinkin]

Ok. This is reassuring.

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Yeah. A shame since he was playing really well but a relief that rest and rehab are all that’s needed.

[nate33]

I hope it's just a soft tissue injury and he'll still be able to work out at half speed. He needs all the reps he can get working on his shooting touch.

Also, hopefully it won't affect his weightlifting regimen in any significant way.

[AFM]

He’s literally called the Bordeaux Beast. They could amputate it and he’d be OK.

[LyricalRico]

Now I remember who Sarr reminds me of... Never nervous Pervis Ellison:https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ellispe01.html
Sarr shoots a heck of a lot more 3's, but the rest of his game, and his build/frame reminds me a lot of Pervis.

Say it ain't so...

[nate33]

Now I remember who Sarr reminds me of... Never nervous Pervis Ellison:https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ellispe01.html
Sarr shoots a heck of a lot more 3's, but the rest of his game, and his build/frame reminds me a lot of Pervis.

Say it ain't so...

In his one healthy season in Washington, Pervis Ellison averaged 19 points,10.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per 36 on a team-leading .576 TS% (league average was .531 so that's like a .620 TS% today).

Ellison's problem was that he couldn't stay healthy, not that he was a bad player. If Sarr can be a healthy Pervis Ellison plus a 3-point shot, I'm totally fine with that.

[payitforward]

Kenneth Faried was massively underrated. A terrific player.

I really wanted the Wizards to draft him. He was a beast at Moorhead State.

Me too -- instead of Singleton. Tho I probably had Tobias Harris above him....

Still, you figure w/ #6, you ought to be able to (somehow...) trade for 19, 30, 55 & 60, right?

So then you get Tobias Harris at 18, followed by Kenneth Faried, Jimmy Butler, E'Twaun Moore & Isaiah Thomas.

That'd be a pretty good draft....

[nate33]

Faried played in the wrong era. He would have been a nice player in the 90's or 2000's but he came into the league too late. His rebounding at the PF position was outstanding and he proved to be very effective in his first couple of seasons. But by 2015 onward, the pace-and-space revolution was in full effect and teams needed 4-out spacing in order to survive offensively. Faried's inability to hit 3's crippled his teams' offense and he posted significantly negative on/off differentials for the rest of his career.

[AFM]

I thought he had a relatively successful career. On my phone so not checking numbers but I always thought he was a beast.

[nate33]

I thought he had a relatively successful career. On my phone so not checking numbers but I always thought he was a beast.

Yeah, he had a solid career, particularly for a #22 pick. The guy was a starter for 6 years.

I just push back a bit on some of the Faried orgasms from the advanced stat guys. Faried is a darling of the advanced stats community, particularly the Win Score and Wins Produced metrics, because he rebounds very well and doesn't turn the ball over. But the reality is, he was a seriously flawed player in ways that didn't show up in the box score. Shooting matters, and when you can't hit from the perimeter, there are a ton of downstream effects to your team's offense which don't show up in the individual box score numbers.

Faried's BPM, EPM and VORP ratings are actually quite mediocre, because they also factor his negative on/off production.

[dckingsfan]

I hope it's just a soft tissue injury and he'll still be able to work out at half speed. He needs all the reps he can get working on his shooting touch.

Also, hopefully it won't affect his weightlifting regimen in any significant way.

Well, it will affect weight lifting. Calf injuries can lead to the dreaded Achilles tendon issues. I am guess it will be aggressive rest for some time.

I don't think it matters actually. It is a long season to work on the body when he heals. Just make sure you are healed to do the work, right?

[nate33]

I hope it's just a soft tissue injury and he'll still be able to work out at half speed. He needs all the reps he can get working on his shooting touch.

Also, hopefully it won't affect his weightlifting regimen in any significant way.

Well, it will affect weight lifting. Calf injuries can lead to the dreaded Achilles tendon issues. I am guess it will be aggressive rest for some time.

I don't think it matters actually. It is a long season to work on the body when he heals. Just make sure you are healed to do the work, right?

If it's just a mild calf strain, it's no big deal for most leg exercises involving the glutes, quads and hamstrings. He could probably do leg presses within a week or two. It'll be a while before he could do explosive stuff or lower leg work, but he can still build strength and mass. Obviously, he can also do upper body work.

[dckingsfan]

I hope it's just a soft tissue injury and he'll still be able to work out at half speed. He needs all the reps he can get working on his shooting touch.

Also, hopefully it won't affect his weightlifting regimen in any significant way.

Well, it will affect weight lifting. Calf injuries can lead to the dreaded Achilles tendon issues. I am guess it will be aggressive rest for some time.

I don't think it matters actually. It is a long season to work on the body when he heals. Just make sure you are healed to do the work, right?

If it's just a mild calf strain, it's no big deal for most leg exercises involving the glutes, quads and hamstrings. He could probably do leg presses within a week or two. It'll be a while before he could do explosive stuff or lower leg work, but he can still build strength and mass. Obviously, he can also do upper body work.

Yep. If it is just a grade 1 strain, all good. If it is just grade 2 strain, then aggressive rest. If it is between the two

I guess we are speculating without the diagnosis. What I saw somewhere was he is expected to be ready for the start of the season but he may have limited participation in training camp. That tells me somewhere greater than a grade 1 sprain?

[nate33]

Well, it will affect weight lifting. Calf injuries can lead to the dreaded Achilles tendon issues. I am guess it will be aggressive rest for some time.

I don't think it matters actually. It is a long season to work on the body when he heals. Just make sure you are healed to do the work, right?

If it's just a mild calf strain, it's no big deal for most leg exercises involving the glutes, quads and hamstrings. He could probably do leg presses within a week or two. It'll be a while before he could do explosive stuff or lower leg work, but he can still build strength and mass. Obviously, he can also do upper body work.

Yep. If it is just a grade 1 strain, all good. If it is just grade 2 strain, then aggressive rest. If it is between the two

I guess we are speculating without the diagnosis. What I saw somewhere was he is expected to be ready for the start of the season but he may have limited participation in training camp. That tells me somewhere greater than a grade 1 sprain?

I couldn't find any article providing any details whatsoever of the extent of the injury. Very frustrating.

[dckingsfan]

If it's just a mild calf strain, it's no big deal for most leg exercises involving the glutes, quads and hamstrings. He could probably do leg presses within a week or two. It'll be a while before he could do explosive stuff or lower leg work, but he can still build strength and mass. Obviously, he can also do upper body work.

Yep. If it is just a grade 1 strain, all good. If it is just grade 2 strain, then aggressive rest. If it is between the two

I guess we are speculating without the diagnosis. What I saw somewhere was he is expected to be ready for the start of the season but he may have limited participation in training camp. That tells me somewhere greater than a grade 1 sprain?

I couldn't find any article providing any details whatsoever of the extent of the injury. Very frustrating.

Yeah, I think it was in a Euro interview or something like that... either way - hoping it is a mild grade 1 strain. And even if it isn't, I don't think it sets him back long-term. Just happy it wasn't a tear.