Kai Sotto Thread

[JOI2dWorld]

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

[greenarcher]

Watch the pride of Wasserman and Tony Ronzone below.

The Future of the Modern NBA Big Man with the basketball IQ of a Larry Bird

Gilas-Mexico clips from the 3rd quarter

https://www.facebook.com/tambayanlar...5101498575720/

[live_evil]

Standhardinger is a horrible defender. He just looks at his opponent and doesn't have it to even attempt to block shots.

[Rds]

Standhardinger is a horrible defender. He just looks at his opponent and doesn't have it to even attempt to block shots.

Yup. Goorjan was actually complaining about CS’s pba style D. That wont fly in Fiba.

[zairex]

Ryan Alba tweeted the 8 best performing fives in the tune ups. Ray Parks is in all of them. While Sotto is not on those best performing fives. The plus/minus is a good tool in determining who are the most efficient players on the team

https://twitter.com/_alba__/status/1...K-Q_YQA_VL4lQA

Plus and minis is not a good indicator. Off and Def rating mich better. I guess the coaching staff has this as one of their guide.

[Rds]

KAT is soft but will still feast on gilas

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.

[OverratedTabBaldwin]

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.

[thatweirdguy]

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.

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

[ARMIR]

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.

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.

[B L A C K S U N]

this was painful to watch. And it led to uncontested shots. Even the commentator (a former nba coach) was critical on Kai regarding this

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.

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.

[TheRodster21]

I think it’s both things, Kai does take plays off because he knows his limitations, if he played hard 100% every play he’d run out of gas quickly, that’s why he has the poor motor and looks lazy, he isn’t able to keep that up the whole game and I’m sure even the coaching staff knows this. He plays to his strengths and what he’s good at rather than do what he’ll struggle with since this is to Winn it develop.

[ja.he]

I don't get why a poster here implies that Tab Baldwin is overrated. He is an accomplished coach in international basketball scene. We only even win on his team when he was coaching Lebanon and Jordan just once. Put him in another national, he will hand us another defeat the way Rajko Toroman handed us a silver medal finish in the SEA Games.

[thatweirdguy]

I think it’s both things, Kai does take plays off because he knows his limitations, if he played hard 100% every play he’d run out of gas quickly, that’s why he has the poor motor and looks lazy, he isn’t able to keep that up the whole game and I’m sure even the coaching staff knows this. He plays to his strengths and what he’s good at rather than do what he’ll struggle with since this is to Winn it develop.

What are his strengths again? I don't think he'll ever develop that motor. What's the use of his skills if he cannot display them

[TheRodster21]

What are his strengths again? I don't think he'll ever develop that motor. What's the use of his skills if he cannot display them

Lob threat, rim protection, rim running hes pretty good offensively when he gets going, IMO better than Junmar

[reamily]

Standhardinger is a horrible defender. He just looks at his opponent and doesn't have it to even attempt to block shots.

draymond green does the same but he was effective in nba..and new zealand team doesnt any have shot blocker italy also..and it will eb abig plus if cs has weakside help