lilfishi22 wrote:garrick wrote:Fo-Real wrote:
He was a turnover machine when he tried to dribble too much. He was abused on defense it seemed also. There were no name dudes who when they looked up and KD was guarding them, they had a green light.
I never really saw the hype with Sengun.
He's a bad defender and lacks speed so I think he is just a similar player to Sabonis who is a good player but nothing amazing and can get absolutely torched at times on defense because he can't keep up.
I thought he was overrated and to some extent, I still think he is but much less so now. His first 4 seasons in league does track pretty closely with Domas first 4 seasons with Domas being not as good a playmaker (at that stage of his career) but a better rebounder than Sengun. But even if Sengun peaks at Domas' peak with at like 20pts, 14rbs, 8ast, that's a DAMN good player, especially one taken outside of the lottery.
A new baby Jokic comes up every year the past few years. I do think he is copying Jokic which is a little annoying to me, but his game is pretty limited. After watching him for a while you can tell there's a few go-to moves he likes to make over and over which make him less effective in the clutch. He can't make his jump shot and a poor free throw shooter, that will limit him in playoff environment.
He is a true offensive hub though, we will see how he and KD work together. I'm not optimistic things will work out the first year. KD doesn't believe in team ball and likes to iso, you double team him and he will turn it over. Will he change? I don't think he can. And anyone who had watched Udoka coach the Boston Celtics can tell you that his offensive system is predictable and lack creativity.
They are still probably the 3rd best team in the West, but they are a distance 3rd and a tier below OKC. I think Brooks is low key critical to their defensive success last season. They were not known to be that defensive dawg they were last year before Brooks's arrival.
