Kai Sotto Thread

[sroth3839]

Agree bro.

This is what I said about 2 or 3 years ago: That as Kai matures age wise, his muscle & bone mass will improve significantly which will make him stronger & improves his ability to absorb physical contact. These aspects will have a significant positive effect on Kai's overall game - offensively, defensively, rebounding, etc.

I say a 22-year old Kai Sotto is a better version of a 19-year old Kai Sotto not just because of the skills & basketball I. Q. that he has developed in that span of time but mainly becoz of the physical development of his body. We are talking about human physiology here.

I’d like to see Kai in the NBL again now that his body is maturing.

If he can’t make the EuroLeague or NBA, he should at least be exposed to quality competition on the low post.

I don’t recall but how did he do against Aron Baynes?

[live_evil]

mods please ban mobileapps. obviously not here for basketball

[CoJ]

Well atleast rere is tall

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[Juan Lun]

Well atleast rere is tall

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How tall is she?

[CoJ]

How tall is she?

5’8 accdg to google

[Juan Lun]

5’8 accdg to google

not bad, hopefully Kai's blood is strong lol

[live_evil]

they should start making babies as early as possible. Kai should be good for around 10 children. hehe

[IPC]

I noticed that Kai's improved on defense. In the portions I've watched this Emperor's Cup, he seems to have gotten better at deterring shots and protecting the rim. His drop defense has improved too.

[JOI2dWorld]

I noticed that Kai's improved on defense. In the portions I've watched this Emperor's Cup, he seems to have gotten better at deterring shots and protecting the rim. His drop defense has improved too.

he only needs to know how to manage his fouls, as being in foul trouble is his number 1 enemy, he will not be able to do or show what he can if he is seating in the bench because of fouls

[Metta]

I noticed that Kai's improved on defense. In the portions I've watched this Emperor's Cup, he seems to have gotten better at deterring shots and protecting the rim. His drop defense has improved too.

He's figuring out things like angles, positioning, leverage, etc. Those plus improving strength and stamina.

It's a byproduct of getting older, things achieved over time.

I'm waiting for the time when he becomes an expert on "gulang" moves. It's such a good basketball term that is our very own and perfectly encapsulates the advantage of experience.

[zairex]

he only needs to know how to manage his fouls, as being in foul trouble is his number 1 enemy, he will not be able to do or show what he can if he is seating in the bench because of fouls

I agree on foul trouble. There is a problem in Asia leagues including Japan on foul calling. They call fouls quickly on tall and big players defending on Japanese and smaller players. While Kai got push with two hands by a small players, that should be unsportsmanlike foul. And they only call a regular foul and no freethrows in his last game.

[IPC]

26 pts and 10 rebs for Kai as he got a double-double again but another loss. Another thing about his team is most of the players are old af. They got a 44 year old world import, more than 5 locals who are passed 36 years old of age. I mean this is their chance to stay in the BLeague Div 1 already and they could have invest on a lot of younger good players.

How did Kai do defensively? I read about the 4 blocks, but overall, how was he on that end?

He was actually pretty good in this game. The opposing bigs seemed uncomfortable attacking him, and he's definitely improving. However, he still doesn’t fight for offensive rebounds; instead, he just watches the ball to see if it goes in when his teammates take a shot, but I guess fighting for offensive rebounds could take a toll on his stamina. Scoring isn’t really an issue for him.

The good defense is good news. Hope he keeps up the defensive improvement. We'll need him to be a decent defender for Gilas, especially after Brownlee retires.

[mathematicianrcg]

Hello Inter. Sneaking here again

Just happy that Kai is performing well in B League now.

Nba will come if it is meant to be whether if it is 3 yrs from now. Or 5 yrs from now.

Even if he didnt make it, he is still a success imo.

Especially if he will always be an asset for Gilas in Fiba Competitions.

[Juan Lun]

[Sikatrix]

Listened to Snow and he was talking about Kai to the PBA in about two years, apparently, someone (probably Long Hair) is willing to match what he makes in Japan.