Alex Sarr

Post #841 » by **nate33** » Wed Apr 9, 2025 7:19 pm

Frichuela wrote:So, comparing Sarr's rookie year with Mobley's, their stats per 36 are very similar. The only difference is 3 pt shooting and 2pt shooting. On the former, Sarr takes x5 more 3s and with better percentages (31% vs. 25%). On the latter, Sarr only shoots 46% vs. 54% in Mobley's case.

Otherwise, their FT shooting % is almost identical and so are their PPG, TRB, AST, STL and BLKs, with Alex having a slight edge in AST and BLK.

https://stathead.com/basketball/versus-finder.cgi?request=1&seasons_type=perchoice&player_id1=sarral01&p1yrfrom=2025&p1yrto=2025&player_id2=mobleev01&p2yrfrom=2022&p2yrto=2022

Very interesting. And Sarr is 10 months younger than rookie Mobley was.

It's a tough apples-to-apples comparison though. First of all, Mobley was a PF alongside Jarett Allen at center, so it's a different offensive role. Secondly, Mobley was on a 47-win team playing alongside two All Stars (Garland and Allen) so the opposition's defensive focus would be different. I'm not sure how to factor those differences. Mostly, I'm just hoping for the same type of improvement that Mobley showed over his first 4 seasons.

payitforward · Post #842 » by **payitforward** » Wed Apr 9, 2025 8:01 pm

Even if we leave out scoring, Alex was still a bit behind Mobley on the numbers. Of course, he was way behind as a scorer. The comparison is kind of arbitrary...

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The Consiglieri · Post #844 » by **The Consiglieri** » Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:51 am

payitforward wrote:Even if we leave out scoring, Alex was still a bit behind Mobley on the numbers. Of course, he was way behind as a scorer. The comparison is kind of arbitrary...

The positive in it, in a way, is nobody I know of would have ever comped him in any fashion to Mobley, period, 14 months ago, Not in any universe. The fact that we're even looking at numbers and trend lines and are intrigued in such a way in and of itself is a positive.

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Dat2U · Post #847 » by **Dat2U** » Thu Apr 10, 2025 9:44 pm

The Consiglieri wrote:
payitforward wrote:Even if we leave out scoring, Alex was still a bit behind Mobley on the numbers. Of course, he was way behind as a scorer. The comparison is kind of arbitrary...

The positive in it, in a way, is nobody I know of would have ever comped him in any fashion to Mobley, period, 14 months ago, Not in any universe. The fact that we're even looking at numbers and trend lines and are intrigued in such a way in and of itself is a positive.

I'm pretty sure I did. I didn't think he was the next Mobley (who I compared to Duncan and called him the clear cut #1 pick in 2021) but I saw similarities in their games and build. I will say Sarr shows better flashes of a face up game than Evan did his frosh or rookie years. Mobley has Sarr beat by a country mile in the post however.

tontoz · Post #848 » by **tontoz** » Thu Apr 10, 2025 9:48 pm

Dat2U wrote:
The Consiglieri wrote:
payitforward wrote:Even if we leave out scoring, Alex was still a bit behind Mobley on the numbers. Of course, he was way behind as a scorer. The comparison is kind of arbitrary...

The positive in it, in a way, is nobody I know of would have ever comped him in any fashion to Mobley, period, 14 months ago, Not in any universe. The fact that we're even looking at numbers and trend lines and are intrigued in such a way in and of itself is a positive.

I'm pretty sure I did. I didn't think he was the next Mobley (who I compared to Duncan and called him the clear cut #1 pick in 2021) but I saw similarities in their games and build. I will say Sarr shows better flashes of a face up game than Evan did his frosh or rookie years. Mobley has Sarr beat by a country mile in the post however.

Mobley was actually a pretty common comparison for Sarr prior to the draft. He was mentioned here several times.

TheBlackCzar · Post #849 » by **TheBlackCzar** » Fri Apr 11, 2025 12:16 am

tontoz wrote:
Dat2U wrote:
The Consiglieri wrote:
The positive in it, in a way, is nobody I know of would have ever comped him in any fashion to Mobley, period, 14 months ago, Not in any universe. The fact that we're even looking at numbers and trend lines and are intrigued in such a way in and of itself is a positive.

I'm pretty sure I did. I didn't think he was the next Mobley (who I compared to Duncan and called him the clear cut #1 pick in 2021) but I saw similarities in their games and build. I will say Sarr shows better flashes of a face up game than Evan did his frosh or rookie years. Mobley has Sarr beat by a country mile in the post however.

Mobley was actually a pretty common comparison for Sarr prior to the draft. He was mentioned here several times.

Mobley and JJJ were the main comps tossed around back during the predraft period...... But that was as his potential.... I don't think they accounted for his ball handling and shooting being as good as they were this early in his development..... He's still needing to work on it but he has a solid foundation with his shot form....

The Consiglieri · Post #850 » by **The Consiglieri** » Fri Apr 11, 2025 4:25 pm

Dat2U wrote:
The Consiglieri wrote:
payitforward wrote:Even if we leave out scoring, Alex was still a bit behind Mobley on the numbers. Of course, he was way behind as a scorer. The comparison is kind of arbitrary...

The positive in it, in a way, is nobody I know of would have ever comped him in any fashion to Mobley, period, 14 months ago, Not in any universe. The fact that we're even looking at numbers and trend lines and are intrigued in such a way in and of itself is a positive.

I'm pretty sure I did. I didn't think he was the next Mobley (who I compared to Duncan and called him the clear cut #1 pick in 2021) but I saw similarities in their games and build. I will say Sarr shows better flashes of a face up game than Evan did his frosh or rookie years. Mobley has Sarr beat by a country mile in the post however.

+1 and consider me corrected.

The Consiglieri · Post #851 » by **The Consiglieri** » Sat Apr 12, 2025 1:56 am

Sarr coming up huge, with some Summer League vs the Blazers energy for the TANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dobrojim · Post #852 » by **dobrojim** » Sat Apr 12, 2025 4:11 am

Another tough game for Alex vs CHI. He doesn't have
confidence or strength to straight on attack and
tries to finesse his FGAs. Even though his 3%age
isn't that good, it's a better value shot than his
spinning dribble drives tend to be. Get stronger
young man.

DCZards · Post #853 » by **DCZards** » Sat Apr 12, 2025 4:31 am

dobrojim wrote:Another tough game for Alex vs CHI. He doesn't have
confidence or strength to straight on attack and
tries to finesse his FGAs. Even though his 3%age
isn't that good, it's a better value shot than his
spinning dribble drives tend to be. Get stronger
young man.

He’s tired…long season for a skinny 19yr old.

smoothSeph · Post #854 » by **smoothSeph** » Sat Apr 12, 2025 12:46 pm

dobrojim wrote:Another tough game for Alex vs CHI. He doesn't have
confidence or strength to straight on attack and
tries to finesse his FGAs. Even though his 3%age
isn't that good, it's a better value shot than his
spinning dribble drives tend to be. Get stronger
young man.

Have to think they’re just been letting him play through it to figure it out. Because one film session would highlight all of his flaws.

dobrojim · Post #855 » by **dobrojim** » Sat Apr 12, 2025 1:28 pm

Maybe, but I kinda doubt that he isn't getting near daily reminders in video review
of what is working and what is not working. In the heat of battle during a game,
he reverts to what he is most used to doing.

DCZards · Post #856 » by **DCZards** » Sat Apr 12, 2025 2:47 pm

dobrojim wrote:Maybe, but I kinda doubt that he isn't getting near daily reminders in video review
of what is working and what is not working. In the heat of battle during a game,
he reverts to what he is most used to doing.

I like the shots Sarr takes. Yeah, he misses a lot of those short turnaround jumpers but the fact that he’s able to get those shots off against pretty much any defender is a good thing. I think over time he’ll be making more and more of those shots.

I do have one big concern with Sarr and that’s his hands. He fumbles far too many passes…resulting in turnovers and missed opportunities. I’m hoping that that’s something that can improve.

And, of course, we all agree that Sarr needs to get stronger.

payitforward · Post #857 » by **payitforward** » Sat Apr 12, 2025 8:14 pm

He's got stuff to work with & a whole lot to work on. Hope for the best -- for starters that he has an off season filled with very hard work! Go Alex go!

dobrojim · Post #858 » by **dobrojim** » Sat Apr 12, 2025 10:21 pm

DCZards wrote:
dobrojim wrote:Maybe, but I kinda doubt that he isn't getting near daily reminders in video review
of what is working and what is not working. In the heat of battle during a game,
he reverts to what he is most used to doing.

I like the shots Sarr takes. Yeah, he misses a lot of those short turnaround jumpers but the fact that he’s able to get those shots off against pretty much any defender is a good thing. I think over time he’ll be making more and more of those shots.

I do have one big concern with Sarr and that’s his hands. He fumbles far too many passes…resulting in turnovers and missed opportunities. I’m hoping that that’s something that can improve.

And, of course, we all agree that Sarr needs to get stronger.

I was thinking more about how often he gets stripped
and doesn't get a shot off. He needs more strength
and more awareness of how to protect the ball.

Post #859 » by **Dome** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 7:39 pm

Alex saw a gradual uptick in his assists numbers to close the season. Curious how you guys view this? Was playmaking indeed an area that he improved in throughout the season? How does this relate to the growth in his shotmaking abilities and driving?

FAH1223 · Post #860 » by **FAH1223** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 8:07 pm

Dome wrote:Alex saw a gradual uptick in his assists numbers to close the season. Curious how you guys view this? Was playmaking indeed an area that he improved in throughout the season? How does this relate to the growth in his shotmaking abilities and driving?

Alex is an underrated playmaker. He had a nice dish to Vukcevic today in Miami that lead to an And1.

I need him to get his 2-point percentage up significantly. The 3-ball is fine.