Who's your favorite player on this year's team and why?
Mine is Koloko. I believe he's the he's the biggest game changer on our team with his shot blocking and scoring ability when he gets the ball under the basket. He's also just full of energy and positivity.
Koloko mostly because he has the most o's in his name.
Headband Kerr.
Passionate, gritty, vocal leader - reminds me a bit of TJ, but with swag.
It's the headband. Ha.
1. Dalen Terry because he reminds me of my sugar daddy Rondae and because he's a real point forward.
2. Koloko
3. Tubes
4. Benny
5. Kerr
6. Ballo
7. Kier
8. Pelle
9. Aiken
10. Frosh: probably won't play enough to gather much of an opinion
As much as I love the way Koloko progressed, it's between Terry and Kriisa because they always bring the most energy.
I think Terry for now but it's easy to make a case for pretty much everybody on this roster.
I'm going with Benn Mathurin. He's the closest thing we have to a prototypical NBA player. Comps to me are Dame Lilliard and Jimmy Buckets. I foresee him going straight cold-blooded killer, Mamba-style on UCLA and USC and Oregon and AssU this year. He's wired for it.
Quote from: soazbnb on November 25, 2021, 06:45:51 AM
I'm going with Benn Mathurin. He's the closest thing we have to a prototypical NBA player. Comps to me are Dame Lilliard and Jimmy Buckets. I foresee him going straight cold-blooded killer, Mamba-style on UCLA and USC and Oregon and AssU this year. He's wired for it.
Adding Demar DeRozan as a comp, as well....
The starting five in no particular order. Each player offers their unique personality which blends well as a whole -- one is not better than the other.
So far I'm pretty pleased, thus this isn't to take away from any other player. That said, I tend to value quiet consistency over long periods of time; Azuolas is likely to be the most consistent for the entirety of the season and will both benefit from a surging Loko as well as help to provide for more opportunities for a surging Loko given the inability to slack on defense against Zu.
Oumar Ballo.
I watched every video I could find of him and live games from this summer's FIBA game. My conclusion was that he was terrible. I was wrong. I just like seeing him make good plays and proving me wrong. Also, I'm fascinated by Mali and he seems like a good person. Glad he's at arizona.
Tough one.
Kerr and Zu. Kerr is all heart. Zu is awesome. One of the best players at the world cup....
Followed by Terry and C Lo. Terry is the ultimate team player. He could end up with two points and still be happy because the team won and/or he has a thousand other things on the stat sheet. Koloko's improvement is just nuts. He drove me bonkers at times last year. Now he has a hook shot and his free throws look nice.
Quote from: Surgeon on November 25, 2021, 10:42:58 AM
Oumar Ballo.
I watched every video I could find of him and live games from this summer's FIBA game. My conclusion was that he was terrible. I was wrong. I just like seeing him make good plays and proving me wrong. Also, I'm fascinated by Mali and he seems like a good person. Glad he's at arizona.
True. Koloko has received all the attention for his improvement but Ballo may have made the biggest strides. He looked awful in the red/blue game and he is getting better each time he steps on the floor.
Our front court is going to be dangerous next year if Koloko/Ballo/Anderson are together...and we'll be unstoppable if Tubelis somehow returns for a Junior season.
Many of the players contribute in different ways. Kerr is needed to run the team. With him out there, there is a significant drop off in the flow of the offense, etc. Koloko has become a defensive presence inside and is doing well offensively near the basket as well. Tube is a steady inside out scorer and seems to be getting better defensively. Terry is the Swiss Army knife and the glue of the team.
I'd have to say, I love watching Benn play. He seems to be the most NBA-ready. Also, I am pulling for Koloko because he has the natural gifts that I hope in time and with training, will make him a great player, maybe at the next level. Reminds me a little of Evan Mobley of USC. Needs to develop mid-range and post-up game versatility. Love the baby sky-hook though.
Meant, "without him out there..."