First half observations: -Turkey plays with 5 players whose heights are 6'10" or taller (Alp,Yurt7,Osmani.Kabaca,Sertac). Alp plays as a versatile (4/5) big. -Former TBL player Slava Kravtsov is a legit 2.12 m (without shoes) player. Alp seems half an inch is shorter than him. We might consider him 210.5 cms. He will grow another year and will be 211-212 cms finished product. -Alpi's stats projection for NBA 2023-24 was 22/14/8 PER36. It seems that ppg figure should be upgraded.
I agree with the sentiment of the post, but I'd still put Sengun's post scoring higher than his passing in terms of not only what his best skill is, but also the skill he has that is elite compared to his NBA peers. Sengun is a great passer, but I definitely wouldn't put him in the top 5 NBA passers, or even top 10 probably. HOWEVER, he's absolutely top 5 post scorer in the league ability wise, and likely projects to be top 1 with how quickly he adapted lessons from Dream that all-time great level players didn't manage to incorporate anywhere near as smoothly.
Context. Alpi is a top 5 NBA passer for a big. A big with such passing feel can be an absolutely lethal force in the NBA, as the current World Champions showed. Alpi is a top5 post player in today’s NBA, most by virtue of the dying-off of low-post players. Some ANALyitics types figured that you don’t get as much ppp (points per possession) through the post as with 3 pointers, disregarding the lower variance of great post players in high-leverage situations. So the NBA is a jump-shooting league now. This too shalt pass…
agreed. The variance difference and the ability to draw fouls are major differences between 3pt and post up play. The analytics guys were somewhat correct though. When the guard has the ball, he can create something else if he can’t find a shot. So if your center does not have strong passing, post up play is generally less productive, though the variance point still stands and is important.
