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I hope people will be patient in regards to Kai's minutes. Obviously he still has to earn his playing time..Comment
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Listened to the Kai Sotto part. He actually complimented Kai a lot, called him very skilled\talented, fairly mobile. Says the first time he saw him was u17. Makes a point that problems Kai has are defensively. Says 7’2 centers unless a freak athlete\incredible passer are obselete in the nba.
Says NBL is good for him because it’ll test his weaknesses every night (covering ground and space, pnr) physical league. Says he’s talented enough to overcome and emerge as a contributor offensively. Compared him to Harry Froling in terms of what he can bring to the table.
He Thinks Kai has a chance to be picked
This was from Jonathan GivonyLast edited by TheRodster21; 04-21-2021, 12:23 PM.Comment
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This will Be kai's Coach in Adelaide 36ers.
" YOU OVERDRIBBLE, YOU OVERDRIBLE, YOU FUCKING OVERDRIBBLE"
I feel this Coach is opposite of Coach ShawComment
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What? I thought toxic Kai fans hate Givony?Originally posted by spidey102279Comment
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His name is connor henry. Former nba player. 1st year head coach with the team..Originally posted by mathematicianrcg View PostPhilippine Malditas to FIFA Womens World Cup 2023
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His complement were okay but it didnt translate to him ranking Kai high based on talent. It is obvious he is more leaning on the physical aspect.Originally posted by TheRodster21 View Post
He also failed to recognize that Kai was way younger than competion during that tourney. His assessment and take on Kai is too outdated. I think he is just waiting for a good performance to reassess kai.
They been hyping chet and he was always playing with kids. AAU ball is much tougher and Kai's TSF performance was superb.
So in reality, Givony's take on kai is really unreliable. It is too outdated and current Kai is way better than his 16yr old self. He could do Kai justice if he would based his assessment during Kai's U19 stint.Comment
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https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/stor...adelaide-36ers
The league
Sotto will play in the 44th season of NBL, who has produced 14 champions and countless international stars since its inception in 1979. Last season, the Perth Wildcats claimed their 10th title, a league-best total.
There are currently nine teams playing in the NBL. Gilas Pilipinas program director Tab Baldwin said the style of play still puts a lot of emphasis on skilled big men -- a departure from the general direction that the NBA and the rest of international leagues are going.
"This litany of big men has created a tradition in that league and the league does play well to the big man's game. It hasn't completely gone the way that a lot of basketball has. The big men in Australia still feature in their play," Baldwin, in a report by ESPN5.com's Paolo del Rosario, said in a press conference Wednesday.
Basketball in the NBL is highly physical, and it's perhaps a regular occurrence to see hard screens and tough battles on the glass and in the post. This should be a welcome environment that stimulates Sotto's development, though some early struggles could be expected.
The team
Adelaide's team last won a championship in the 2001-02 season and nearly came close to ending its title drought in the 2017-18 season, losing to Melbourne United in the best-of-five NBL Finals.
Philippine basketball is no stranger to the 36ers, who figured in a couple of tune-up games against a FIBA World Cup-bound Gilas back in August 2019. Gilas took the first game via a 92-83 win before Adelaide bounced back with an 85-75 victory in the second match.
Only four players remain from that Adelaide team that played Gilas in 2019: big man Daniel Johnson, forward Jack McVeigh, and guards Brendan Teys and Brendan Dillon.
Sotto, who reportedly signed on as a Special Restricted Player on a two-year deal with an option for a third, will become the first Filipino to see action in the NBL once he steps on the floor for Adelaide. The 7-foot-2 big man will most likely serve as a backup center for the 36ers, who banner two star big men in Johnson and Isaac Humphries, though he can also play at the four alongside one of the two bigs.
Johnson is widely regarded as one of the best offensive bigs in the NBL. The 33-year-old is averaging 20.9 points (third league-wide) on 48.8 percent shooting, 7.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 34.6 minutes. He also has a nice touch from the perimeter; for the season, Johnson is shooting 40.9 percent from long range.
Meanwhile, the 23-year-old Humphries is averaging 15.5 points on 60.4 percent shooting, 7.9 rebounds, a league-best 2.8 blocks, and 1.2 assists in 25.2 minutes of action. The 6-foot-11 big man excels in pick-and-rolls and is a key defensive piece as evidenced by his block totals, but he has missed the last 19 games due to a left ankle injury.
Without Humphries, defense has become a problem for Adelaide, who have the third-worst defense in the NBL today with a defensive rating of 114.8 points per 100 possessions, per RealGM. Teams have also been targeting Johnson in the pick-and-roll since he doesn't move laterally and is overall a poor defender, according to Uluc.
This could also pose a problem early on for Sotto, who according to ESPN draft scouts Jonathan Givony and Mike Schmitz in 2020 said he "has never been known for his lateral quickness, and he doesn't project as a big who will step out and switch at the highest level."
On the bright side, Sotto can carve out his own niche on offense thanks to a developing shooting stroke and good feel as a passer. Adelaide plays it slow in the half-court and runs a lot of the offense through its big men. The 36ers take and make the least amount of threes, although they are shooting it at a respectable rate (36 percent is second).
Uluc sees Sotto playing around "seven to 14 minutes a game" -- around the same number of minutes that backup big Keanu Pinder plays. Pinder, who has averaged 3.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 15 minutes a game, will likely not be re-signed next year, according to Uluc.
Other notable players on the roster for Adelaide Josh Giddey, Sunday Dech and Brandon Paul
Giddey is an 18-year-old NBA prospect who ranks No. 13 in ESPN's 2021 mock draft. He's averaging 10.8 points on 40.8 percent shooting to go with, 7.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists (second league-wide), and 1.3 steals (tied for fifth league-wide).
Dech is a 3-and-D forward with averages 9.8 points on 36.5 percent shooting from three, 4.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.3 steals (tied for fifth league-wide) in 33.2 minutes per game.
Paul, meanwhile, is averaging 15.0 points on 45.3/41.8/79.2 splits, 3.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.0 steals, 28.2 minutes per game. Uluc says the 36ers are hoping to retain the 29-year-old swingman in the offseason.Comment
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I don’t think it’s outdated, he says the first time he saw him was u17, he’s probably watched him in the gleague and I know he watched him in BWB because he was in the bleachers with mike schmitzOriginally posted by PeeZones View PostComment
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"I would say that I am incredibly impressed with Kai as a person, how hard he's worked in his training and the people that he's been around and his family. When Kai was ruled that he wasn't going to be in the 2021 draft, it was a kind of surprise to a lot of people. As his NBA agent, I had talks with several teams and he was going to be drafted. Several teams said that he was going to be drafted and they were going to draft him, but they didn't know what spot yet since it was still quite a ways from the draft. Obviously, that's off the table at this moment because he isn't eligible for the 2021 draft. So we decided to look obviously other opportunities for him. We did it very quietly and very discreetly, cause we think it's the best way to do things. And after a pretty intensive negotiation with a lot of people, it was determined that it was the best spot for Kai Sotto to play with the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian basketball league..."
via NBA Agent Joel BellComment
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Kai has been impressive specially after his U17 stint.hehe it is appalling that he is going down in givony's list.haha He underrates him too much. Physical is appealing than skills.lolOriginally posted by TheRodster21 View PostComment
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