[Shams] Raptors signing Mo Bamba

Merit · Post #281 » by **Merit** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 5:02 am

PhilBlackson wrote:Koloko in shambles.

Sadly his health being in shambles is why he’s not with us

Thaddy · Post #282 » by **Thaddy** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 9:17 am

Merit wrote:
PhilBlackson wrote:Koloko in shambles.

Sadly his health being in shambles is why he’s not with us

Koloko looked good in his last game for the Grizz. He is getting a lot of stocks. In the last two games his totals look pretty good:

53 mins, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, 4 steals, 8 points

I doubt Bamba out performs that.

sca · Post #283 » by **sca** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 12:22 pm

Undefeated in the Mo Bamba era

TimeForChange · Post #284 » by **TimeForChange** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 12:50 pm

did he really only play 4 minutes? :lol:

Post #285 » by **Duffman100** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 1:43 pm

Thaddy wrote:
Merit wrote:
PhilBlackson wrote:Koloko in shambles.

Sadly his health being in shambles is why he’s not with us

Koloko looked good in his last game for the Grizz. He is getting a lot of stocks. In the last two games his totals look pretty good:

53 mins, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, 4 steals, 8 points

I doubt Bamba out performs that.

Also you from earlier in the thread.

Thaddy wrote:Bamba is much better than Koloko lol

bboyskinnylegs · Post #286 » by **bboyskinnylegs** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 1:55 pm

he really dwarfs anyone else on our team. And he isn't as skinny as he used to be. Hard to really tell much from his short stint in that game. Curious to see if we'll try to use his spacing ability to give us a different look

Nebuchadnezzar · Post #287 » by **Nebuchadnezzar** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 7:20 pm

I really wonder if some of Bamba struggles have been due to his makeup. He's apparently a super smart dude, getting a very high score on the ACT in the stage which is used for college prep. This seems counter to him being reported as having low BBIQ. Sometimes people who are more intellectual have a harder time grounding and having awareness if they haven't put in the work.

It's only a hunch but I think if they had him working on some mindfulness/CBT. I think it would go a long way for him being more present and aware in game.

Tha Cynic · Post #288 » by **Tha Cynic** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 7:27 pm

Duffman100 wrote:
Thaddy wrote:
Merit wrote:
Sadly his health being in shambles is why he’s not with us

Koloko looked good in his last game for the Grizz. He is getting a lot of stocks. In the last two games his totals look pretty good:

53 mins, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, 4 steals, 8 points

I doubt Bamba out performs that.

Also you from earlier in the thread.
Thaddy wrote:Bamba is much better than Koloko lol

DreamTeam09 · Post #289 » by **DreamTeam09** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 7:36 pm

I'm a fan of his on this team neway, hope he sticks. He's better than Nick Richards, not sure if he's better than Dayton Sharpe, but he might be available either.
He blocked a shot and say a tip out rebound he got us last night. Hopefully he gets more burn against the Nuggs

sprockets · Post #290 » by **sprockets** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 7:37 pm

He really deterred players at the rim. Usually people just go at Poeltl.

Thaddy · Post #291 » by **Thaddy** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 8:11 pm

Tha Cynic wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:
Thaddy wrote:Koloko looked good in his last game for the Grizz. He is getting a lot of stocks. In the last two games his totals look pretty good:

53 mins, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, 4 steals, 8 points

I doubt Bamba out performs that.

Also you from earlier in the thread.
Thaddy wrote:Bamba is much better than Koloko lol

I doubt Bamba has a better stretch than Koloko did over those two games where he got 8 stocks. Bamba is still likely the better basketball player. Do you guys need me to be your reading buddy or what?

Do you understand that a player can have a great stretch while being lesser than another player?

Clay Davis · Post #292 » by **Clay Davis** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 8:18 pm

Nebuchadnezzar wrote:I really wonder if some of Bamba struggles have been due to his makeup. He's apparently a super smart dude, getting a very high score on the ACT in the stage which is used for college prep. This seems counter to him being reported as having low BBIQ. Sometimes people who are more intellectual have a harder time grounding and having awareness if they haven't put in the work.

It's only a hunch but I think if they had him working on some mindfulness/CBT. I think it would go a long way for him being more present and aware in game.

Watch on YouTube

The rizz... of the mind. Mental mind.

PushDaRock · Post #293 » by **PushDaRock** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 8:21 pm

With Jokic out, JV will get a lot more mins. If there's a game where he's going to be even semi useful, this upcoming one is it.

PushDaRock · Post #294 » by **PushDaRock** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 8:21 pm

sprockets wrote:He really deterred players at the rim. Usually people just go at Poeltl.

lol did we watch the same game?

YogurtProducer · Post #295 » by **YogurtProducer** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 8:54 pm

Thaddy wrote:
Tha Cynic wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:

Also you from earlier in the thread.

I doubt Bamba has a better stretch than Koloko did over those two games where he got 8 stocks. Bamba is still likely the better basketball player. Do you guys need me to be your reading buddy or what?

Do you understand that a player can have a great stretch while being lesser than another player?

8 stocks but only 8 points.

Bamba for his career is a 3.5stock/36 minutes guy. Koloko is a 3.3stock/36 guy.

But like, what’s your point even? You can go back to Bambi’s game log when he was in Orlando. He has multiple 53 minute stretches where he has 8 stocks.

But wtf even if this argument? Stocks without context mean nothing. Blocks especially have very little correlation to being a good player. That’s why Koloko and Bamba are both on the edge of not being in the league lol

YogurtProducer · Post #296 » by **YogurtProducer** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 8:55 pm

PushDaRock wrote:
sprockets wrote:He really deterred players at the rim. Usually people just go at Poeltl.

lol did we watch the same game?

Man this boards ability to assess players is completely freaking ass :lol:

Bama got destroyed in his 4 minutes. A -9, didn’t grab a single board, and got destroyed down low by guys smaller than him.

Posters just get a hate on for certain players and aren’t rational with what they watch. No different than IQ/Shead we’re seeing in different threads.

sprockets · Post #297 » by **sprockets** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 9:48 pm

PushDaRock wrote:
sprockets wrote:He really deterred players at the rim. Usually people just go at Poeltl.

lol did we watch the same game?

Multiple drives against him had to kick it out or had tough shots. I’m not saying he’s Wemby, it’s just nice to have somebody who can give the team a different look.

canada_dry · Post #298 » by **canada_dry** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 10:43 pm

Nebuchadnezzar wrote:I really wonder if some of Bamba struggles have been due to his makeup. He's apparently a super smart dude, getting a very high score on the ACT in the stage which is used for college prep. This seems counter to him being reported as having low BBIQ. Sometimes people who are more intellectual have a harder time grounding and having awareness if they haven't put in the work.

It's only a hunch but I think if they had him working on some mindfulness/CBT. I think it would go a long way for him being more present and aware in game.

It was never really a low iq thing imo, it was a low motor thing.

dballislife · Post #299 » by **dballislife** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 10:47 pm

i only remember one play someone got him down in the post down low, we could finally see bamba post defense...he has his long arm arms and right away he wraps his arms around his defender for some reason and bear hugs him committing an obvious foul before we could see him defend lol only thing he had to do was keep his long ass arms up

Thaddy · Post #300 » by **Thaddy** » Tue Dec 30, 2025 11:04 pm

YogurtProducer wrote:
Thaddy wrote:
Tha Cynic wrote:

I doubt Bamba has a better stretch than Koloko did over those two games where he got 8 stocks. Bamba is still likely the better basketball player. Do you guys need me to be your reading buddy or what?

Do you understand that a player can have a great stretch while being lesser than another player?

8 stocks but only 8 points.

Bamba for his career is a 3.5stock/36 minutes guy. Koloko is a 3.3stock/36 guy.

But like, what’s your point even? You can go back to Bambi’s game log when he was in Orlando. He has multiple 53 minute stretches where he has 8 stocks.

But wtf even if this argument? Stocks without context mean nothing. Blocks especially have very little correlation to being a good player. That’s why Koloko and Bamba are both on the edge of not being in the league lol

Blocks do matter it shows up on scouting reports. That deters rim pressure. Generally players that know they will be met at the rim won't even attempt it.

The point is that Koloko is having a good stretch. Bamba won't get as many minutes for us and likely won't have the same stretch. Koloko is also younger and could have improved since he was last with us.

From what I'm seeing Koloko could be a slightly better player than Bamba on defense, but we likely went with Bamba since he has some shooting ability.