Kai Sotto Thread

[jasper222]

What kind of training? NFL-style of training again? Kai needs to have continuous 5x5 competition (given the an ample rest, of course). Hopefully his goal is to improve those red flags in nbl1 wether he?ll be role player or not.

I?m worried that fans will have heavy expectations on that summer league to have kai produced double double every game.

Drew League. Strength training. Effective use of force. All that to prepare him for SL, which hopefully we'll see a better Kai than this one (and the current one is already pretty good).

Fans are gonna say what they wanna say. I'll just defer to Dwight Howard and what he said about unreal expectations.

Can't expect double digit rebounding with limited PT.

[ja.he]

What kind of training? NFL-style of training again? Kai needs to have continuous 5x5 competition (given the an ample rest, of course). Hopefully his goal is to improve those red flags in nbl1 wether he?ll be role player or not.

I’m worried that fans will have heavy expectations on that summer league to have kai produced double double every game.

This NBL1 or NBL in New Zealand will be a good training ground for Kai.

If his agency is more creative, he could land a spot in Puerto Rico's BSN which will start next month.

[Giannis34GOD]

I think Kai would rather focus on Gilas this coming summer... This is very important year for Philippine basketball... He will have a bigger role as starting center, facing against elite bigs around the world and last hurrah if he can get an invitation in NBA (even as 2 way contract or 10 day)... I heard Gilas will start training right after SEAG.. Then stay for Gilas is a must move for Kai for now... Any other gigs will not help on his cause because very important for Gilas is the cohesion and chemistry for upcoming FIBA WC this summer....

[thatweirdguy]

Drew League. Strength training. Effective use of force. All that to prepare him for SL, which hopefully we'll see a better Kai than this one (and the current one is already pretty good).

Fans are gonna say what they wanna say. I'll just defer to Dwight Howard and what he said about unreal expectations.

Can't expect double digit rebounding with limited PT.

I don't think the Drew league is a good choice for a big man like him to join. Yeah competitive 5x5 games where he could get a lot of PT should be his priority

[Giannis34GOD]

I don't think the Drew league is a good choice for a big man like him to join. Yeah competitive 5x5 games where he could get a lot of PT should be his priority

Then play for Gilas PH is the right path for him for now... Especially they will start their training right after SEAG... Kai should not do other gigs aside from Gilas this year... He is the most important pieces for PH team this summer... w/o him (even on training camps for Gilas), The team preparation will be halted by a bit....

[thatweirdguy]

Then play for Gilas PH is the right path for him for now... Especially they will start their training right after SEAG... Kai should not do other gigs aside from Gilas this year... He is the most important pieces for PH team this summer... w/o him (even on training camps for Gilas), The team preparation will be halted by a bit....

As selfish as it may sound if he finds a better deal out there he should jump on it. He's only young once. While we honestly won't go anywhere without him, our program is a bit of a mess. Heck the PBA which we'll source 80% of our players doesn't really give a F@ck. I don't think it'll look good on his scouting report if we performed like we did last 2019 WC.

[Linusports]

Kai's impact and development is too advanced at 20yrs old as compared to those undrafted who made a leap from NBL to NBA. Whatever are the agenda of ADL and Brutus for hampering to not fully showcase Kai will end soon.haha Kai will have the opportunity to showcase in the upcoming Summer league and also this world cup. Kai is the most efficient and most productive young star even with limited minutes. Kai also arguably has a way higher upside and his game could easily translate in the NBA. This season would have been Kai's breakout year.

Luke Travers September 3, 2001 (age 21 years)
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"Kai's impact and development is too advanced at 20yrs old as compared to those undrafted who made a leap from NBL to NBA"


This also a good video, i think it almost shows all of Kai's playing time (not just highlights)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTZ_qMVRLaM

Kai is really running more natural, he seem getting stronger - I think no one in Cairns is much stronger than Kai - on this particular game at least...

-The time he playing, he made Taipans aware of his inside game
-He decently depended pull-ups coming from ball screens
-Multiple times he the first when they running fastbreaks

[jasper222]

I don't think the Drew league is a good choice for a big man like him to join. Yeah competitive 5x5 games where he could get a lot of PT should be his priority

I said Drew League after Gilas. Kai should be getting 20 mins PT on Gilas. Then Drew League to acclimate him to NBA talent, a higher level than NBL1.

[PeeZones]

"Kai's impact and development is too advanced at 20yrs old as compared to those undrafted who made a leap from NBL to NBA"


This also a good video, i think it almost shows all of Kai's playing time (not just highlights)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTZ_qMVRLaM

Kai is really running more natural, he seem getting stronger - I think no one in Cairns is much stronger than Kai - on this particular game at least...

-The time he playing, he made Taipans aware of his inside game
-He decently depended pull-ups coming from ball screens
-Multiple times he the first when they running fastbreaks

If only Kai was not hampered by fouls during that game, it would have been a great game against Wady. Kai had the better of the match-up head-to-head. Also, Kai obviously didn't have issues with his laterals and the only issue was the refs were trigger-happy calling fouls on Kai.haha

[jasper222]

If only Kai was not hampered by fouls during that game, it would have been a great game against Wady. Kai had the better of the match-up head-to-head. Also, Kai obviously didn't have issues with his laterals and the only issue was the refs were trigger-happy calling fouls on Kai.haha

Sadly it's what happened this game too. Refs are now calling everything on Kai when he started being aggressive in general.

[Linusports]

If only Kai was not hampered by fouls during that game, it would have been a great game against Wady. Kai had the better of the match-up head-to-head. Also, Kai obviously didn't have issues with his laterals and the only issue was the refs were trigger-happy calling fouls on Kai.haha

?Also, Kai obviously didn't have issues with his laterals?
SYDney played multiple pick n? rolls against Kai, I?m not sure how many they scored, All I saw was KAI staying put on these Rolls and Kai BLOCKING Soares
and yet the X-Mens (wolverines, D?Edmiral) never forget to push with this Kai Laterals (smiley face)


They eyes grew when Soares pulled that cross-over against Kai?
And yet a 20-year old KAI SOTTO getting in his bag:
-hesi, turnaround jumper
-ballfake, 1-dribble scoop shot
-15 minutes 7rebounds ZERO Turnover presence
-NO JUMP DUNK

[Silent Killer]

From Twitter

Reo onishi
Rumors! Kai Sotto to Hiroshima?��
Let me know if otherwise @hoopnut @JoshBett1

[NOiNU]

From Twitter

Reo onishi
Rumors! Kai Sotto to Hiroshima?��
Let me know if otherwise @hoopnut @JoshBett1

Such a downer if true. The silver lining would be he’d be paid handsomely while playing a lot of minutes. As far as his NBA dream is concerned, this is a setback. Wouldn’t say his NBA hopes would be dead by then as he’s still young, but it’s very unlikely he’d make it via that route.

[PeeZones]

I dont think that is true.lol This is the profile of the original source. Here is the link for the tweet(https://twitter.com/GOSSHIP7/status/1621849041981296641.

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@GOSSHIP7
Belongs to Basketball Fictitious Newspaper I will write rumors and fantasies that are overflowing on the internet. Wrap it in aluminum foil and take a look. Rumors to the question box or DM! note http://note.com/gosship7 _

Also, he is saying that it was rumored coming from PH and I won't be surprised if those who spread that news were from IBN especially the camp from the other fence.hahaha

[jasper222]

I dont think that is true.lol This is the profile of the original source. Here is the link for the tweet(https://twitter.com/GOSSHIP7/status/1621849041981296641.

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@GOSSHIP7
Belongs to Basketball Fictitious Newspaper I will write rumors and fantasies that are overflowing on the internet. Wrap it in aluminum foil and take a look. Rumors to the question box or DM! note http://note.com/gosship7 _

Also, he is saying that it was rumored coming from PH and I won't be surprised if those who spread that news were from IBN especially the camp from the other fence.hahaha

Yeah I'm sad that the scrap-searching vloggers are eating it up without prior cursory investigation. Bahala na so as long as they get their YT views. Always check their profile, always check their tweets. Who pretends to be an insider might as well be just a rumormonger. Madam Jinkee had to go on TV yesterday to make it clear that she was neither separated from Manny nor was she pregnant, and those rumors started on Youtube by unscrupulous vloggers.