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GREY 1769 wrote:Solid first interverview with Jakob. He comes across as down-to-earth and comfortable in his own skin. Sounds like he's fitting right in already. Can't wait to see him develop with us!
jonny three time wrote:His real potential as a player will come down to how much stronger can his frame get before he loses quickness and athleticism. Jump shot won't have anything to do with it. With his soft hands, quickness diving to the basket and ability to finish in a variety of ways off the run, it would be a waste to have him as a floor stretcher anyway.
He has to get stronger to simply bang in the paint at an adequate level for a starter. Thats why I never liked the Adams comparisons. He's on the opposite end of the center strength spectrum. However, Jakob is way more fluid and creative as a finisher. Other than being 7 footers who can run and jump, there's not much similarity there.
Talk about getting a head start at your new job.
What better way for Jakob Poeltl to start learning about the San Antonio Spurs system and culture than from Tim Duncan and Becky Hammon. In an interview with Austrian site Heute, Poeltl reveals he has been working with Duncan during 5-on-5 games and Hammon mostly since arriving in San Antonio.
"He (Duncan) plays in the 5-on-5's, of course he is not the fastest anymore, but he still has it. I benefit from him, he gives a lot of input, including new, really helpful stuff."
"I've worked a lot with Becky (Hammon) so far.
As far as intangibles, he is young (22 years old), has size to bring to the paint, and durable as he was the only Raptor to play all 82 regular-season games last season. Factor in the low-post teachings Duncan can pass on to him as well as other intangibles Hammon can teach, Jakob could prove very useful for the Spurs next season as part of their second unit.
Rust In Peace wrote:He's a Euro scrub. High energy but still a scrub. Low ceiling due to his non-existent offense and weak rebounding. Foul-prone. He's quick and can defend a bit but not quite good enough to anchor a team's defense. He's filler - thrown in so Pop and Buford can sucker the SA fans into thinking they got a young prospect. Toronto wont miss him and he wont really be useful to the Spurs anytime soon based on how out of sorts he looked in the playoffs. Spurs woulda been better off bringing over Milutinov, he's got legit wingspan for a defensive anchor(unlike Poeltl) and looks to have better rebounding instincts. Only positive about Jakob is he won't mail it in every night like Pau.
Rust In Peace wrote:Pop's gonna hate him based on how foul prone he is. Remember Mahinmi? Spurs 1st rounder that never settled into a consistent role in SA because of his dumb fouls. He also has an issue with defensive rebounding leading me to believe his positioning is extremely poor. This is a sign that he's really raw and possibly has low bball IQ(he does look kinda derpy). Bad pickup if Pop is gonna have to waste his last two years babysitting someone that should have gotten his stuff together in college or Europe.
jptremblay wrote:No way he's a scrub, but his ceiling is limited, that's why I did not like the trade and also Demar, because we changed a top 5 player for a borderline top 20 player too similar to Rudy Gay when we needed outside shooting.
DieYoung wrote:Rust In Peace wrote:He's a Euro scrub. High energy but still a scrub. Low ceiling due to his non-existent offense and weak rebounding. Foul-prone. He's quick and can defend a bit but not quite good enough to anchor a team's defense. He's filler - thrown in so Pop and Buford can sucker the SA fans into thinking they got a young prospect. Toronto wont miss him and he wont really be useful to the Spurs anytime soon based on how out of sorts he looked in the playoffs. Spurs woulda been better off bringing over Milutinov, he's got legit wingspan for a defensive anchor(unlike Poeltl) and looks to have better rebounding instincts. Only positive about Jakob is he won't mail it in every night like Pau.Rust In Peace wrote:Pop's gonna hate him based on how foul prone he is. Remember Mahinmi? Spurs 1st rounder that never settled into a consistent role in SA because of his dumb fouls. He also has an issue with defensive rebounding leading me to believe his positioning is extremely poor. This is a sign that he's really raw and possibly has low bball IQ(he does look kinda derpy). Bad pickup if Pop is gonna have to waste his last two years babysitting someone that should have gotten his stuff together in college or Europe.
Just gonna quote myself here for posterity. Poodle's proven to be a bust - guy looks worse than Mahinmi so far. Nikola Milutinov's the same age as this guy and rotting in Europe when he could be contributing to the Spurs. He's a lot better than this scrub. It's still early but it looks more and more like the Spurs overrated front office got suckered into taking Toronto's garbage.
bagsboy wrote:For two hundred years Democrats stole the productive output of slaves and now they seek to enrich themselves with the productive output from the 'rich'. First, Republicans needed to end slavery and next they need to fix taxation with a flat fair tax.
Ettorefm wrote:What is going on with Poetl? Why isn't he getting minutes? 13 minutes has been the most this season
Kabookalu wrote:Is Poeltl an NBA player yet?
