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Kai Sotto Thread

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B L A C K S U N said:
During his stint in Summer league, there were so many instances where he'd rather point his teammate to defend instead of him closing out the shooter/ballhandler. Laziness isn't just physical limitation but also mental. If Kai is showing that in an actual game, what's more in practice? No wonder he doesn't get much playing time wherever league he goes.
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In the games against Montenegro and Mexico,they seem to have scouted him,they take their time shooting the 3 on the wing whenever Kai is closing,they knew exactly how fast he can get to the point that they can't shoot anymore,in other words they used him as "asintahan"oh my gulay.
 
Kai should watch a ton of tape of RDO, who I think should be the blueprint for Pinoy big men.
 
Someone said it's the fault of Chots coaching that Kai is playing poorly.

Maybe Chot needs to draw up plays so Kai can get the rebound.

Kidding aside, we are going to need him if we are hoping to get 2 wins in this tournament. He needs to find it in him to be more impactful.
 
Kaireem said:
i hope kai takes it as a challenge to even just limit KAT in their matchup, even if he goes for 0 pts as long as he makes KAT work hard for his points he'll look good to any scout
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Don't worry KAT isn't a "gamer" and lazy. I've seen a lot of posts online criticizing that team and labeling them as beatable.


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Spain and Canada had a hard time stopping KAT what more with Gilas , Kai is soft , Junemar is slow while Edu has a good defensive sense but might be too thin for KAT, if only CSTAND is eligible he will be our best bet to somehow man mark KAT he will not stop him for sure and he do not have the wingspan to bother KAT's shooting but to somehow pester him is enough, and he is well experience in pestering former NBA players in Jones and Nicholson though on the level of KAT
 
Standhardinger is a horrible defender. He just looks at his opponent and doesn't have it to even attempt to block shots.
 
Kat is the best shooting big in the NBA right now. I would rather see him put the ball on the floor than shoot beyond the three-point range.
 
Rds said:
Our best bet on Kat are Edu and Jap. Let him be a driver and a post up player. He is a bigger threat with his long 3s.
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That's up to our D though. Hard to force a guy to drive when he's always open.. Junemar and possibly Kai won't be able to keep up with his foot speed. I hope Jap doesn't play like a headless chicken again

I wonder though if we could take advantage of him on D. That's supposed to be one of his negatives in the NBA but he was supposed to be a really good defender in college
 
Rds said:
Our best bet on Kat are Edu and Jap. Let him be a driver and a post up player. He is a bigger threat with his long 3s.
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Why takeaway the glory of the Summer League vet away from him?Fans will clamor for Kai to go one on one against Kat on both sides of the court and Chot will let it happen anyways,to take away some heat from Kai's fans.There's just no way to stop Kat,the best bet is to disrupt the pass that's going to KAT,its up to the guards to be an annoyance at the point.It will not stop him but it will limit him from scoring at every turn.
 
CoJ said:
this was painful to watch. And it led to uncontested shots. Even the commentator (a former nba coach) was critical on Kai regarding this
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ARMIR said:
In the games against Montenegro and Mexico,they seem to have scouted him,they take their time shooting the 3 on the wing whenever Kai is closing,they knew exactly how fast he can get to the point that they can't shoot anymore,in other words they used him as "asintahan"oh my gulay.
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I don't really buy this narrative that the reason why he looks lazy is because of his poor motor. Kai lacks willingness, he just doesn't have it. RDO and Ping for example, both aren't that tall and athletic but they're far better defender and rebounder than him.

Kai is the tallest in this team and also the worst rebounder. RDO needs to mentor this guy.
 
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