Kai Sotto Thread

[greenarcher]

If Kai had the rebounding prowess of a Scottie or Mike Philips, he might just get a shot at the NBA.

[CoJ]

currently Kai is a telephone post rebounder, those rebounds that he gets is due to him being too tall not because of positioning or boxing out

[JOI2dWorld]

Kai will be tested tomorrow against Montenegro, let's see how we will fare against Vucevic, and the other bigs of Montenegro

[thatweirdguy]

currently Kai is a telephone post rebounder, those rebounds that he gets is due to him being too tall not because of positioning or boxing out

Will he ever get better? I think he only had a few pro games where he posted double digits in rebounds

[Kaireem]

seems like our blue print for a big is a 6'9-6'10 player with a combo of aj edu's overall iq and defense, japeth's athleiticism and mike philips' tenacity, offense will just be a bonus

[Kaireem]

Will he ever get better? I think he only had a few pro games where he posted double digits in rebounds

well he's a 3 year pro with stats that have remained constant wherever he went, the fact that those stats remained the same even in the bleague really tells you that kai's game has likely plateaued

[Jupitersa]

Kai vs Montenegro = 1pt, 1reb, 3ast, 1blk, 0/3 FG, -20 +/- in 15 minutes of playing time. Really? 1 reboound in 15 mins as the tallest guy in the court?

Chot to Kai: Jordan is an NBA player, he is not’.

[Juan Lun]

Kai vs Montenegro = 1pt, 1reb, 3ast, 1blk, 0/3 FG, -20 +/- in 15 minutes of playing time. Really? 1 reboound in 15 mins as the tallest guy in the court?

Chot to Kai: Jordan is an NBA player, he is not’.

Kai has lowest +/- at -20

[Jupitersa]

Kai has lowest +/- at -20

Also my bad. It's actually 0 points not 1 point.

[Marsh Mello]

Wow that's bad performance from Kai. I'll sell my stock on this guy haha. I'll take back the optimism that I had for the kid, my bad lol. Edu and Fajardo are way more serviceable at this point.

[greenarcher]

PeeZones back to his lungga. LOL

[zairex]

Wow that's bad performance from Kai. I'll sell my stock on this guy haha. I'll take back the optimism that I had for the kid, my bad lol. Edu and Fajardo are way more serviceable at this point.

I didn't see the game so this is speculative. Kai was fine last game. Maybe a match up that he has issue with.

Like JF, he was not as effective in Iran B game because they constantly double team him. While in Senegal and this game I betting he got single coverage which I think he then able to use his offensive skills more

[ARMIR]

I didn't see the game so this is speculative. Kai was fine last game. Maybe a match up that he has issue with.

Like JF, he was not as effective in Iran B game because they constantly double team him. While in Senegal and this game I betting he got single coverage which I think he then able to use his offensive skills more

Somebody who watched the game said,Kai just got frustrated on the defense side that it affected his whole game,the NP of Montenegro on one of the highlights just casually shoot 3s on the side with Kai very slowly closing in,and that's pretty much what Chot put him in to close in and disrupt the perimeter but,he's just not quick enough and a hint of stamina issue,he probably get tired easily banging against bigger guys.Well hopefully a better showing against Mexico,if not scoring at least rebound more.

[paolylo]

Somebody who watched the game said,Kai just got frustrated on the defense side that it affected his whole game,the NP of Montenegro on one of the highlights just casually shoot 3s on the side with Kai very slowly closing in,and that's pretty much what Chot put him in to close in and disrupt the perimeter but,he's just not quick enough and a hint of stamina issue,he probably get tired easily banging against bigger guys.Well hopefully a better showing against Mexico,if not scoring at least rebound more.

There's still the Mexico game for him to earn his spot. I was at Conrad Hotel last night as the Mexico team was roaming around MoA... the bigs I saw look at least 6'7 but are way more lean than Kai as if they're training for boxing or MMA. If Kai is having problems closing out against tall shooters, his only purpose on this team is to protect the rim, rebound, and set picks/dribble-handoffs like an EJ Fehil... if he can't even do that, maybe Chot should go small like he's always done and pick someone who can shoot like Oftana or even Parks.

[digitalsuperman]

Somebody who watched the game said,Kai just got frustrated on the defense side that it affected his whole game,the NP of Montenegro on one of the highlights just casually shoot 3s on the side with Kai very slowly closing in,and that's pretty much what Chot put him in to close in and disrupt the perimeter but,he's just not quick enough and a hint of stamina issue,he probably get tired easily banging against bigger guys.Well hopefully a better showing against Mexico,if not scoring at least rebound more.

maybe the back injury is bothering him? it wont do kai any favor if he doesnt show any aggressiveness, he will get benched. tbh, edu is way more better than kai now in my opinion.