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  • Gaze, -- 'teams are picking targeting Kai's defense" Kai has to take responsibility and improve his defense "

    Kai with 2 mins in 1st half vs Phoenix

    I won't be surprise if Kai in the new year moves to an Asian league , rumor is a Asia league is offering him guaranteed 25 mins

    He really won't play 18 mins or more in any NBL team or Euro Div team , with his defensive deficiencies

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    • Originally posted by DAdmiral View Post
      Gaze, -- 'teams are picking targeting Kai's defense" Kai has to take responsibility and improve his defense "

      Kai with 2 mins in 1st half vs Phoenix

      I won't be surprise if Kai in the new year moves to an Asian league , rumor is a Asia league is offering him guaranteed 25 mins

      He really won't play 18 mins or more in any NBL team or Euro Div team , with his defensive deficiencies
      Part of the growing pains Sotto has to face and improve on.

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      • Kai "Too Weak" Sotto

        Cant box out, even against much smaller opponents
        Cant rebound
        Cant position inside for offense
        Too slow and inconsistent outside
        Cant defend

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        • Im anticipating something similar happening ...in the new year

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          • Sotto (Adelaide) 2 points, 2 rebounds in 8 minutes. And a minus 10.

            Zhou Qi (SE Melbourne) 11 points. 10 rebounds in 21 minutes. And a plus 10.

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            • Originally posted by DAdmiral View Post
              Gaze, -- 'teams are picking targeting Kai's defense" Kai has to take responsibility and improve his defense "

              Kai with 2 mins in 1st half vs Phoenix

              I won't be surprise if Kai in the new year moves to an Asian league , rumor is a Asia league is offering him guaranteed 25 mins

              He really won't play 18 mins or more in any NBL team or Euro Div team , with his defensive deficiencies
              so who is your ghost source this time?lol I would not predict anything but wow bold words that it is an Asian team.lol

              Kai's issue is that stronger bigs try to manhandle Kai at age 20. Are you expecting that a 20yr old Asian would have the brute strength of David Robinson? Majority of 20yr old centers would have the same issue.lol Zhou Qi had the same issues.haha Even all of NZ had a problem with a peak Dwairi. If it is already 25yr old Kai, then that is really glaring. As per Xavier Cook, Kai is a very big BOY. He clearly knows that Kai is still very young big in a very physical league. Try harder Analyze.

              If Chet would be playing these days, he will be cut in half in just one drive of Zion. Pingris and RDO were manhandling young Giannis when they met. Really not surprising.lol

              It also doesn't help that Brutus doesn't have the patience for Kai but we all know that Brutus will fail miserably as a coach. Kai might be the best or at least top 3 best interior defender for ADL. Brutus doesn't really have a choice.haha

              Just a comparison Marc Gasol stats for FCB at ages 19-21, 3.0 PTS, 1.6REB, 0.3 BLK Avg Minutes 8:19.haha

              https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net...arc-gasol/cak/
              Last edited by PeeZones; 12-11-2022, 06:14 AM.

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              • CBA or B1 are Kai's future.

                It's clear he can't handle the physical and stamina workload required for NBL , never mind Europe or the NBA dream.

                But both the big Asian leagues will offer Kai a notable Pay rise , have him closer to home and a lot more Playing time so I hope he looks at it as a promising future and not all disappointment for failing to make the NBA.

                Personally I would advise him to go next season and try earn and save as much as possible over the next 5 to 6 years as players of his outlandish size and build tend to not age well especially if he picks up a significant injury along the way.
                Play out this season with Adelaide and use it to learn as much as possible.

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                • Another dud for Kai, no need to offer excuses. Let the doubters feast on the carcass but you gotta wonder where this enthusiasm goes everytime Kai has a good game. Lol
                  Never look too far ahead. You might stumble on a block right in front of you.

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                  • Agree, move on go to a team that will guarantee his playing time. He is no longer young. At 20 he should be a major contributor already if he targets the next step. His current team doesn't allow him to grow and neither looks like prioritizing to win. Well its a pro league, cant blame the team if they are only after income and not winning.

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                    • Kai is targeting the NBA so we can't make an excuse that he is only 20 yrs. old.
                      Secondly, he already had 1yr of pro experience in the NBL. It means, he should have an understanding of what he needs to do, to get a 25mpg from his ADL. He/ we as fans, can't continue to complain of his limited minutes.

                      There are a lot of Kobe stories/ Mamba mentality talks and work ethic, that kai could watch and have an inspiration on. Kai should also have understood already that he needs to work on a lot of things, especially his defense and shooting.
                      I hope moving forward, whether on limited time or more, he should work on his shooting consistency, box-out, and overall defense.
                      As an asian, i understand that we mature a little bit late, but Kai needs to understand that to mean that he needs to work 4 to 5x harder and smarter, because of that.
                      Overall, i still believe that he is going to be the best Asian ever to come out in Asia. Way better than Yao Ming, Haddadi, and El Khatib. and even better than Hachimura. He just have to realize the urgency to have that Mamba mentality now.
                      Last edited by PaVi; 12-11-2022, 05:19 PM.

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                      • Originally posted by PaVi View Post
                        Kai is targeting the NBA so we can't make an excuse that he is only 20 yrs. old.
                        Secondly, he already had 1yr of pro experience in the NBL. It means, he should have an understanding of what he needs to do, to get a 25mpg from his ADL. He/ we as fans, can't continue to complain of his limited minutes.
                        his nba entry window as a 'prospect' has already closed. he'll have to develop into his full potential outside the nba and get signed by an nba team after, same route mozgov took. doubt any nba team would sign him and invest in his development at this point

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                        • Originally posted by Juan Lun View Post
                          I agree, his is not a superstar, that's why he needs to EARN his minutes. How can a non superstar player earn his minutes? By showing his wares on the limited minutes that he is given (7 - 15 minutes in Kai's situation). That is actually very attainable and is not impossible, all players go through a phase in their career where they have to EARN their playing spot and Kai is not an exception.
                          That's not what I mean. Earning your mins is one thing, being on a very short leash is another. Kai didn't underperform in the previous game (not referring to the most recent one), he shouldn't have been pulled so early.

                          Originally posted by Juan Lun View Post
                          True you're validating my point - not all PG's do what Scottie Thompson and Mitch Mccaron do, but when they do it they are successful. (BTW Mccaron had 13 rebounds his last game).
                          No, I was actually disproving it lol - Steph doing it is a highlight because he can't do it regularly. He had to take Dwight by surprise to do that. In fact, out of all the 5'10 PGs in the PBA, how many of them can out rebound Japeth even by surprise?

                          Originally posted by Juan Lun View Post
                          Kai is not doing it consistently, if he does that within the 7 - 15 minutes playing time he is given he will earn CJ's confidence and imo will be given more PT. This is not an impossible thing to do and is actually attainable given the limited time Kai is given (stamina won't be an issue). We're not asking the impossible with Kai, he is a natural center and not a PG, that's what's expected of him.
                          The key to doing it consistently is to consistently give more PT. I think 3 rebs is fine for 8 mins. But you are clearly asking for more.

                          Originally posted by Juan Lun View Post
                          I disagree, if you watch timestamp (1:07) he lost the positiion to TT because he was flat footed and was "boxing out" using his 1 arm, he tried to recover by pushing and he was called for a foul.. it's all in the video, you can see VC outrebounding Bogut (0:32), another good example of using effort (position) and technique (body) to offset physical stat (bigger heftier, stronger)
                          That's what I said about Klay, except that if they had equal physical stats, Klay wouldn't need to push kasi nga, inside position + equal pushing force. As for Bogut, he was also being shadowed by Zach Randolph and while I give VC props by boxing out properly, he clearly uses his supreme athleticism (even at the Grizzlies) to outleap Bogut, like the way Scottie 2 Hottie outrebounds imports.

                          Originally posted by NOiNU View Post
                          Probably the most credible out of all the vloggers out there, when it comes to breaking news. Would take this with a grain of salt but I know it is most likely true. And not surprising, If I might add.
                          You can trust Tattoo Sports. I said before that he's a very credible vlogger, he was the one who consistently broke the news about Kai's training even before EWP or Joel Bell made them public.

                          Originally posted by DAdmiral View Post
                          He really won't play 18 mins or more in any NBL team or Euro Div team , with his defensive deficiencies
                          It's not like Adelaide is a super defensive team anyway. Kai has to work on his defense but imo only time can solve that. What are offensive fouls in other leagues are non-calls in the NBL. Unfortunate truth but if we send Kai to the wolves, this is how it will be, and I'm willing to wait it out.

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                          • Here is the thing for Gilas fans, if Kai is expected to play around 25 min in the world cup, he needs to be exposed to playing those minutes to prepare him.
                            He can't be averaging less than 10 minutes regularly, and expect him to be efficient for Gilas playing more than double the minutes.
                            That is no way to prepare

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                            • It's either CJ has to be fired or Kai Sotto seek for another team who will give him the keys and guaranteed at least 25 minutes per game. GLeague, Euroleague or whatever shit

                              league out there is better than playing for stupid coach CJ. Kai will only rot under small ball CJ.

                              Also, NBL should review the multiple flops of SE Phoenix on Kai Sotto. NBA have already implemented against guards or players fishing/baiting for a foul and against flopping.

                              Furthermore, Andrew Gaze commentary on Kai Sotto is ridiculous. Everyone was playing awful defensively in 36ers starting five. Why are you singling out Kai?

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                              • Everyone is frustrated on small ball CJ now including these aussies lol - https://www.hoops.com.au/forum/50670-sem-v-adelaide/

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