The case for Kristaps Porzingis

drsd · Post #141 » by **drsd** » Mon Mar 9, 2015 5:47 pm

Ultra thin PF and C have performed horribly in the NBA.

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OrlandoNed · Post #142 » by **OrlandoNed** » Mon Mar 9, 2015 6:25 pm

drsd wrote:Ultra thin PF and C have performed horribly in the NBA.

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Mostly if they stay that way. That's why teams have strength and conditioning coaches. Just look at how Dwight looked when he came into the league straight out of high school. I'm not really concerned about Porzingis' size, he seems to be consistently bulking up. You are acting like he's Noel thin.

The Other Ankle · Post #143 » by **The Other Ankle** » Mon Mar 9, 2015 7:48 pm

I'm still smiling at the "switch-everything" closing line-up from the Boston game: Elf, Dipo, Harris, AG, & Moe. Any opinions on whether this guys could play that way with his combination of length and quickness? If you had a 7'1" guy in that group it would give it more versatility...

InFlames · Post #144 » by **InFlames** » Mon Mar 9, 2015 8:15 pm

The Other Ankle wrote:I'm still smiling at the "switch-everything" closing line-up from the Boston game: Elf, Dipo, Harris, AG, & Moe. Any opinions on whether this guys could play that way with his combination of length and quickness? If you had a 7'1" guy in that group it would give it more versatility...

Looks to me like he could. I think I read that he has even played some SF over in Europe....not saying he would play that in the nba though.

Nyce_1 · Post #145 » by **Nyce_1** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:54 pm

@WojYahooNBA: Sevilla's Kristaps Porzingis, 19, impressing NBA executives on scouting trail in Spain. He's grown to 7-foot-1-plus, progressing into Top 5.

orthoman · Post #146 » by **orthoman** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:45 pm

Would be nice if we could get UCF's 7'6" beast, Tacko Fall. Read that his xray films show future growth...could be 7'8", 7'9"
before he stops growing. Saw footage of him....he throws a basketball like a baseball.., hands so large the ball looks like a grapefruit.

Magic_Johnny12 · Post #147 » by **Magic_Johnny12** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 2:03 pm

Nyce_1 wrote:
@WojYahooNBA: Sevilla's Kristaps Porzingis, 19, impressing NBA executives on scouting trail in Spain. He's grown to 7-foot-1-plus, progressing into Top 5.

I like what I hear!!

I def hope we nab him! Twin towers for sure :nod:

fendilim · Post #148 » by **fendilim** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 2:42 pm

orthoman wrote:Would be nice if we could get UCF's 7'6" beast, Tacko Fall. Read that his xray films show future growth...could be 7'8", 7'9"
before he stops growing. Saw footage of him....he throws a basketball like a baseball.., hands so large the ball looks like a grapefruit.

He'd break like a Tacko too.

MagicMatty · Post #149 » by **MagicMatty** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:59 pm

orthoman wrote:Would be nice if we could get UCF's 7'6" beast, Tacko Fall. Read that his xray films show future growth...could be 7'8", 7'9"
before he stops growing. Saw footage of him....he throws a basketball like a baseball.., hands so large the ball looks like a grapefruit.

Noyou don't, the kid isn't that great and for his size he is as slow as predicted, I've played with the kid before and watched a couple of his games, we will see what he does in college, but I dont see anything there

ucfmay2000 · Post #150 » by **ucfmay2000** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 4:33 pm

Magic_Johnny12 wrote:
Nyce_1 wrote:
@WojYahooNBA: Sevilla's Kristaps Porzingis, 19, impressing NBA executives on scouting trail in Spain. He's grown to 7-foot-1-plus, progressing into Top 5.

I like what I hear!!

I def hope we nab him! Twin towers for sure

I personally hope we can draft him too. If Magic win few more games, we can draft him from 5-8 range.

drsd · Post #151 » by **drsd** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:13 pm

Porziņģis can certainly become what Orlando expected from Frye. But where will front court defense come from? I am not sold. Right now, trading down for Frank Kaminsky and a bucket-load of future assets (draft picks - plural) makes more sense to me than drafting top-5.

Dcebucks11 · Post #152 » by **Dcebucks11** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:24 pm

porzingis got an akward slow first step imo, he's like the skinny version of kaminsky without a post game. i would def take myles turner over him, turner has a decent jumper not as good as porzingis prob but I think defensively he's much better.

KillMonger · Post #153 » by **KillMonger** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:50 pm

not seeing the hype, my eye test he's basically a 7 foot SG without the handle, now you might be able to say the same thing about Dirk but Dirk is so rare man. The only thing i care about with this kid would be his potential defensively, is there anything to be excited about on that end?

InFlames · Post #154 » by **InFlames** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:06 pm

Immature Luigi wrote:not seeing the hype, my eye test he's basically a 7 foot SG without the handle, now you might be able to say the same thing about Dirk but Dirk is so rare man. The only thing i care about with this kid would be his potential defensively, is there anything to be excited about on that end?

Yea. He is a good shotblocker with fantastic lateral quickness. He struggles vs size/strength but he is 19 and will put on weight. The hype is hes 7'1 with athleticism who can hit the 3, hit turn around jumpshots/off the dribble/stepbacks/etc. who has a good handle for his size and can run the floor. You just don't see players with his size and skillset very often.

KillMonger · Post #155 » by **KillMonger** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:10 pm

InFlames wrote:
Immature Luigi wrote:not seeing the hype, my eye test he's basically a 7 foot SG without the handle, now you might be able to say the same thing about Dirk but Dirk is so rare man. The only thing i care about with this kid would be his potential defensively, is there anything to be excited about on that end?

Yea. He is a good shotblocker with fantastic lateral quickness. He struggles vs size/strength but he is 19 and will put on weight. The hype is hes 7'1 with athleticism who can hit the 3, hit turn around jumpshots/off the dribble/stepbacks/etc. who has a good handle for his size and can run the floor. You just don't see players with his size and skillset very often.

well, can't lie that does sound good......just got to do more research on my end then, would there be any problems with him coming over? a la Fran Vasquez?

InFlames · Post #156 » by **InFlames** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:12 pm

Immature Luigi wrote:
InFlames wrote:
Immature Luigi wrote:not seeing the hype, my eye test he's basically a 7 foot SG without the handle, now you might be able to say the same thing about Dirk but Dirk is so rare man. The only thing i care about with this kid would be his potential defensively, is there anything to be excited about on that end?

Yea. He is a good shotblocker with fantastic lateral quickness. He struggles vs size/strength but he is 19 and will put on weight. The hype is hes 7'1 with athleticism who can hit the 3, hit turn around jumpshots/off the dribble/stepbacks/etc. who has a good handle for his size and can run the floor. You just don't see players with his size and skillset very often.

well, can't lie that does sound good......just got to do more research on my end then, would there be any problems with him coming over? a la Fran Vasquez?

I have absolutely no idea man, and he is definitely a risky pick. Rob has his work cut out for him.

OrlandoNed · Post #157 » by **OrlandoNed** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:28 pm

InFlames wrote:
Immature Luigi wrote:
InFlames wrote:
Yea. He is a good shotblocker with fantastic lateral quickness. He struggles vs size/strength but he is 19 and will put on weight. The hype is hes 7'1 with athleticism who can hit the 3, hit turn around jumpshots/off the dribble/stepbacks/etc. who has a good handle for his size and can run the floor. You just don't see players with his size and skillset very often.

well, can't lie that does sound good......just got to do more research on my end then, would there be any problems with him coming over? a la Fran Vasquez?

I have absolutely no idea man, and he is definitely a risky pick. Rob has his work cut out for him.

If Henny gets a hint of indecisiveness from Porzingis about coming over, he's not going to take him.

Skin · Post #158 » by **Skin** » Sun Apr 5, 2015 5:33 pm

[youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KtnJKsL4e10[/youtube]

KillMonger · Post #159 » by **KillMonger** » Sun Apr 5, 2015 5:45 pm

This guy is a stretch 4, don't know if i have any confidence in him being able to defend the paint. Really talented though

Skin · Post #160 » by **Skin** » Sun Apr 5, 2015 7:21 pm

Full game highlights for you guys! Don't say all you have are highlights to judge him. :wink:

Published on Oct 22, 2014 -EuroCup 14/15: Baloncesto Sevilla v Proximus Spirou Charleroi
10 PTS, 4/6 FG, 0/2 3PT, 2/4 FT, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 0 TO, 3 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzStR8mj96E[/youtube]

Published on Oct 29, 2014 - EuroCup 14/15: Virtus Roma v Baloncesto Sevilla
18 PTS, 4/8 FG, 3/4 3PT, 1/2 FT, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL, 0 TO, 2 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYO4J7sWYuc[/youtube]

Published on Nov 5, 2014 - EuroCup 14/15: SLUC Nancy v Baloncesto Sevilla
10 PTS, 3/7 FG, 0/2 3PT, 4/4 FT, 8 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 0 TO, 2 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqN75PmVWa8[/youtube]

Published on Nov 12, 2014 - EuroCup 14/15: Baloncesto Sevilla v CEZ Nymburk
11 PTS, 2/6 FG, 2/3 3PT, 1/2 FT, 6 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 4 TO, 1 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RILtwUlWq3U[/youtube]

Published on Nov 19, 2014 - EuroCup 14/15: Baloncesto Sevilla v EWE Baskets Oldenburg
12 PTS, 3/3 FG, 2/2 3PT, 0 FT, 2 REB, 0 AST, 1 STL, 2 TO, 1 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWgtK8BQlS0[/youtube]

Published on Nov 26, 2014 - EuroCup 14/15: Proximus Spirou Charleroi v Baloncesto Sevilla
7 PTS, 3/6 FG, 0 3PT, 1/2 FT, 5 REB, 0 AST, 1 STL, 2 TO, 1 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmXKUSsDkeg[/youtube]

Published on Dec 3, 2014 - EuroCup 14/15: Baloncesto Sevilla v Virtus Roma
18 PTS, 5/7 FG, 2/3 3PT, 2/2 FT, 1 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 1 TO, 2 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H94KzEsX9WI[/youtube]

Published on Dec 10, 2014 - EuroCup 14/15: Baloncesto Sevilla v SLUC Nancy
9 PTS, 2/2 FG, 1/3 3PT, 2/2 FT, 3 REB, 0 AST, 1 STL, 3 TO, 0 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVwFZllwehg[/youtube]

Published on Dec 16, 2014 - EuroCup 14/15: CEZ Nymburk v Baloncesto Sevilla
5 PTS, 1/2 FG, 1/3 3PT, 0 FT, 2 REB, 0 AST, 1 STL, 0 TO, 1 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki588laJO7s[/youtube]

Published on Jan 8, 2015 - EuroCup 14/15: Baloncesto Sevilla v Telenet Oostende
14 PTS, 4/6 FG, 1/2 3PT, 3/4 FT, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 2 TO, 1 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eqnV7mwYWE[/youtube]

Published on Jan 14, 2015 - EuroCup 14/15: PGE Turow Zgorzelec v Baloncesto Sevilla
8 PTS, 2/3 FG, 0/3 3PT, 4/6 FT, 8 REB, 1 AST, 2 STL, 1 TO, 3 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is4NpOgC5z0[/youtube]

Published on Jan 22, 2015 - EuroCup 14/15: Lietuvos Rytas v Baloncesto Sevilla
18 PTS, 4/8 FG, 2/3 3PT, 4/5 FT, 4 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 4 TO, 0 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eOkKKv9Iac[/youtube]

Published on Jan 29, 2015 - EuroCup 14/15: Baloncesto Sevilla v Lietuvos Rytas
16 PTS, 7/10 FG, 0/2 3PT, 2/2 FT, 2 REB, 0 AST, 1 STL, 0 TO, 1 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icsqsJGQ_ng[/youtube]

Published on Feb 4, 2015 - EuroCup 14/15: Telenet Oostende v Baloncesto Sevilla
9 PTS, 4/7 FG, 0/1 3PT, 1/2 FT, 5 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 2 TO, 0 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwuByrZ0tdc[/youtube]

Published on Feb 11, 2015 - EuroCup 14/15: Baloncesto Sevilla v PGE Turow Zgorzelec
19 PTS, 4/5 FG, 3/4 3PT, 2/4 FT, 3 REB, 1 AST, 2 STL, 5 TO, 1 BLK
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg_79tQ3P10[/youtube]