The Official Jalen Suggs Thread
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I know its early and dont want to be negative Nancy over here, BUTTTT man has he laid a turd on the offensive end so far. A 4.25 PER.. EEK that is God awful. I am giving him some time to figure it out and not calling him a bust, I just really hope he stops shooting those floaters that look awkward and do not go in.
Is it me or does anyone else notice that he looks like he doesnt want to be on the floor at times. Very lethargic at times.
Is it me or does anyone else notice that he looks like he doesnt want to be on the floor at times. Very lethargic at times.
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OrlMagic05 wrote:I know its early and dont want to be negative Nancy over here, BUTTTT man has he laid a turd on the offensive end so far. A 4.25 PER.. EEK that is God awful. I am giving him some time to figure it out and not calling him a bust, I just really hope he stops shooting those floaters that look awkward and do not go in.
Is it me or does anyone else notice that he looks like he doesnt want to be on the floor at times. Very lethargic at times.
I don’t think he doesn’t want to be on the floor. It is he is in his own head and really negative after a few mistakes. His time will come.
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People complaining about Suggs must not follow the career arcs of 90% of the players in the nba.
I expect nothing from rookies unless they are the second coming of Luka Doncic.
I expect nothing from rookies unless they are the second coming of Luka Doncic.
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I said it before the draft and I will say it again Jalen Suggs is going to be George Hill 2.0
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dkb965 wrote:I said it before the draft and I will say it again Jalen Suggs is going to be George Hill 2.0
that is Suggs floor to me. i can see him being much more than that.
thanks for coming on our board and offering your opinion.
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Suggs reminds me of former raptor Alvin Williams. Basically a very good defender with an ok offensive game
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tiderulz wrote:dkb965 wrote:I said it before the draft and I will say it again Jalen Suggs is going to be George Hill 2.0
that is Suggs floor to me. i can see him being much more than that.
thanks for coming on our board and offering your opinion.
That is fair. That would be his floor. His ceiling I believe would be a Jrue Holiday type player.
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WigginsNation wrote:Suggs reminds me of former raptor Alvin Williams. Basically a very good defender with an ok offensive game
Love how trolls are starting to come out 5 games into his ROOKIE SEASON...
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dkb965 wrote:tiderulz wrote:dkb965 wrote:I said it before the draft and I will say it again Jalen Suggs is going to be George Hill 2.0
that is Suggs floor to me. i can see him being much more than that.
thanks for coming on our board and offering your opinion.
That is fair. That would be his floor. His ceiling I believe would be a Jrue Holiday type player.
Let me guess Scottie Barnes floor is Jesus and his ceiling is GOD?
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OrlMagic05 wrote:WigginsNation wrote:Suggs reminds me of former raptor Alvin Williams. Basically a very good defender with an ok offensive game
Love how trolls are starting to come out 5 games into his ROOKIE SEASON...
Don't worry, give it time. We will see in say 20 games in the season where rookies hit that wall , level off the adrenaline and the best of them grind it out. Half of the Raps board will probably be on suicide watch when Suggs improves and Barnes drops back down.
I mean remember a few seasons ago when AG was shooting 3's almost I think at 40% accuracy in the 1st 10 games of the season? Yeah....
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RookieStar wrote:OrlMagic05 wrote:WigginsNation wrote:Suggs reminds me of former raptor Alvin Williams. Basically a very good defender with an ok offensive game
Love how trolls are starting to come out 5 games into his ROOKIE SEASON...
Don't worry, give it time. We will see in say 20 games in the season where rookies hit that wall , level off the adrenaline and the best of them grind it out. Half of the Raps board will probably be on suicide watch when Suggs improves and Barnes drops back down.
I mean remember a few seasons ago when AG was shooting 3's almost I think at 40% accuracy in the 1st 10 games of the season? Yeah....
MCW is the best example to give Raptor fans. An amazing start to his rookie season avg 20ppg almost 8st 5reb 3stls in his first 5 games. I remember 6er fans were all excited about him just like Raptor fans are now with SB.
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OrlMagic05 wrote:RookieStar wrote:OrlMagic05 wrote:
Love how trolls are starting to come out 5 games into his ROOKIE SEASON...
Don't worry, give it time. We will see in say 20 games in the season where rookies hit that wall , level off the adrenaline and the best of them grind it out. Half of the Raps board will probably be on suicide watch when Suggs improves and Barnes drops back down.
I mean remember a few seasons ago when AG was shooting 3's almost I think at 40% accuracy in the 1st 10 games of the season? Yeah....
MCW is the best example to give Raptor fans. An amazing start to his rookie season avg 20ppg almost 8st 5reb 3stls in his first 5 games. I remember 6er fans were all excited about him just like Raptor fans are now with SB.
First off, we really can't predict the future. Anyone says they can say who will be great in this draft class after 3-5 games into the season.. well ask them for the lotto numbers as well cuz I am in need of cash. lol With that said, you are right, temper expectations. That goes for both teams. MCW is a great example of a rookie coming hot out of the gates and just leveling off way downward. Same as my example of 3rd year AG where we thought he is finally taking the next step to stardom after a whopping 10games or so.
Secondly, we really are living RENT-FREE in most Rap fans/posters. I mean seriously? I dunno how old you guys are but wishing downfall on kids just to feel good or justify yourself on your team's pick a few months ago? L-O-L and W-O-W. I mean outside of passing interest to the other highly-touted rookies being advertised in this batch, I don't think any magic poster is "stalking" Barnes or having interest on how/who/what he will be now and in the future.
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Just came here to say us Raptor fans don’t claim this dkb965 guy. He has 4 total posts and it looks like majority of it are on your board. He’s clearly just a troll, so you’re all better off ignoring him
Suggs will be fine btw, just needs some time. I wouldn’t be worried rn
Suggs will be fine btw, just needs some time. I wouldn’t be worried rn

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dkb965 wrote:I said it before the draft and I will say it again Jalen Suggs is going to be George Hill 2.0
Just because they have similar skin tone doesn’t mean they’ll be the same player. Besides, Suggs is more athletic and quicker than George Hill.
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Viper1500 wrote:dkb965 wrote:I said it before the draft and I will say it again Jalen Suggs is going to be George Hill 2.0
Just because they have similar skin tone doesn’t mean they’ll be the same player. Besides, Suggs is more athletic and quicker than George Hill.
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Skin tome did not enter my mind at all when comparing the two players.
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OrlMagic05 wrote:dkb965 wrote:tiderulz wrote:that is Suggs floor to me. i can see him being much more than that.
thanks for coming on our board and offering your opinion.
That is fair. That would be his floor. His ceiling I believe would be a Jrue Holiday type player.
Let me guess Scottie Barnes floor is Jesus and his ceiling is GOD?
I believe that Scottie Barnes has a higher celling than Jalen Suggs. His superior physical tools to go along with his all around skill set are quite impressive. If his jump shot comes around I feel as though he has All-Star games in his future. I was never very high on Suggs, but if I was a Magic fan I certainly would not be concerned at this juncture. There have been plenty of great guards that have had rough starts to their careers. He looks the part defensively and eventually shots will begin to fall. I just doubt he will become a franchise player or anything like that. If he become a Jrue Holiday type of player then there is nothing to complain about imo.
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Suggs may very well not be a franchise changer but just having a solid player that can affect winning is all I really care about. Way too early to tell what we have in these guys though. At least they are things that are fixable. People can shoot better and improve their turnovers. His handles are loose but aren't bad as in like he can't dribble.
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OrlMagic05 wrote:RookieStar wrote:OrlMagic05 wrote:
Love how trolls are starting to come out 5 games into his ROOKIE SEASON...
Don't worry, give it time. We will see in say 20 games in the season where rookies hit that wall , level off the adrenaline and the best of them grind it out. Half of the Raps board will probably be on suicide watch when Suggs improves and Barnes drops back down.
I mean remember a few seasons ago when AG was shooting 3's almost I think at 40% accuracy in the 1st 10 games of the season? Yeah....
MCW is the best example to give Raptor fans. An amazing start to his rookie season avg 20ppg almost 8st 5reb 3stls in his first 5 games. I remember 6er fans were all excited about him just like Raptor fans are now with SB.
MCW had more than a fast start...he was Rookie of the Year
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Suggs will be fine. Super young, adjusting to nba game.
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PrinceAli wrote:Just came here to say us Raptor fans don’t claim this dkb965 guy. He has 4 total posts and it looks like majority of it are on your board. He’s clearly just a troll, so you’re all better off ignoring him
Suggs will be fine btw, just needs some time. I wouldn’t be worried rn
TBF, majority of us aren't worried at all. True, we are just pleasantly surprised that our 8th pick is outplaying our 5th pick. Especially since the SL and pre-season it was Suggs that was way more advanced than Franz. However, we all know it's a developmental/tanking year and "high-end" rookie PG like Suggs don't come out of the gates blazing unless they are LBJ/Luka. We are already more than happy with his defense against the other guards and we saw his form and range looks good, it just doesn't go in yet.
It's the Raps trolls coming here that make it seems we are ready to burn the house down.