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Yeah, he seemed to stay home on his man instead of collapsing in the paint like everyone used to do.
His defense against the Pacers was actually decent. He guarded Haliburton well in the first half.
Yeah, he seemed to stay home on his man instead of collapsing in the paint like everyone used to do.
Lol that’s funny
he had some moments very early in the season where his point of attack defense was actually strong and both chinook and i saw and gave him props for that. but that basically never happened again until the pacers game. yeah, he had a few moments where hali couldnt shake him and kept getting redirected.
i also think haliburton is playing hurt and just trying to reach the 65 game qualifier tbh
He also had some credible moments where he was able to stay in front of SGA. Unlike Champagnie who looked completely outmatched.
everything about champagnie still seems hypothetical. he's theoretically a good enough athlete to apply rim pressure. he's theoretically a good enough athlete to be a good defender. he's theoretically a good enough shooter to be a floor spacing specialist.
but overall its been a disappointing year for him because he hasnt excelled at any of those things, let alone developing in all of them. his contract makes it easy for him to stick around, esp with light compe ion at the position (its just him and keldon rn)
Haliburton is playing on an injured hamstring, wouldn't read too much into Malak's defense of him tbh
At least his offense was assertive, and I think that motivates him to try a little more on defense. He's taking the ball to the rim. Fairly strong bouncing off contact, which is something Lonnie Walker could never do, so I think he's better than that for sure, but he won't stay in the league if he has months on end of being passive. So it's up to him to increase his energy and motivation. Fingers crossed.
Couple more solid games from Malaki and I'm sure Pop will put him back at point or have him defend the other team's best player
I didn't know Haliburton was injured, but something seemed wrong when he put up 0 points in the game before. Branham has a good wingspan and should be able to guard people, he's just not as engaged a lot of times. Apparently Pop talked to him and told him that he has to step up (Pop, Victor and other players talked about it in interviews). Good to see he responded well.
It’s all fake hustle, he’ll slump back to his normal habits soon. I actually believe Blake Wesley has turned the corner on being a productive player for the Spurs.
i dont believe it either,Hes also getting alot of easy shots
The problem isn't that Branham is the worst player ever (though he looks like it when he's off, which has been often) -- it's that there's just so much better you could do with that starting SG/PG slot. Branham is only playing because we suck balls, in other words. He wouldn't get time on the vast majority of the teams in this league, including off the bench.
It’s year two…. Give it some time fellas.
how much time
Considering his age, you should probably wait until his fourth year before pulling the plug unless year three tells the tale. He’s an asset at this point…
Yeah it’s time to start him the remaining 20 games. Champagnie is the worst starter in the entire league. He has absolutely zero business getting playing time over Sidy.
Malaki’s good shooting form continues
Lot of usual junk takes in here.
I imagine they spend most of their effort on getting Wemby and Vassell integrated into the offense based on recent results. Jones and Sochan are basically doing the same stuff sometimes better. Johnson, Osman, Branham, Wesley, and Barlow take baby steps if at all as a unit and individually.
i think the idea with Champagnie is just get him NBA minutes and several hours of tape to break down and work on in the offseason. if he doesn't improve significantly next year then he is unlikely to improve much at all. that dude has a huge opportunity.
Yeah but we will have chosen 6 new rookies by the time his 4th year is over if we keep all our FRPs. Everyone that is saying to give Branham time and then are simultaneously against trading our FRPs for all star talent are the ones who need to choose a lane
he's now below 36% from 3 as well for the season. he's also below 50% from 2, and a vast majority of his 2 point shots come within 3 feet of the rim.
he's already had a pretty big opportunity. was basically granted a starting spot, the only competing shooter at his position was traded at the deadline, and on a team with no real expectations. if he couldnt even put up empty numbers in this situation, its pretty concerning for his outlook. he'll also be 23 at the start of next season
Obvious placeholder is obvious. He is a bench player and will go back to the bench hopefully next season. I don't see the need to get alarmed about a young player fading at the end of a season either.
he now has an excellent knowledgebase to work on his NBA game that he has never had before. hopefully, he works his ass off and improves and if not we lose what exactly? Our starting SF?
Two things can be true... trade some assets being players , picks or a mixture of both. I myself would trade for young ( give Atlanta all their picks back + Charlotte pick + Boston pick swap+ Keldon + Tre Jones + Graham ), use all my draft capital this year ( leave at least one prospect overseas if not two ), sign Bey and Hartenstein in free agency. Starting lineup : Young, Vassell, Bey, Sochan, Wemby ( Sub in IH if the opposition decides to go big body )
the kid is freaking 21, you give him more than a year..... I can't believe like this has to be actually said.....
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