Thats where I'm at too. There's noticably ineffective shots he's added to remove out. The previous 2 years Sengun FG% with more shot attempts would be a nice lift Domas Sabonis has greater offensive efficiency & numbers. Which would seemingly make him better, and where Sengun "should" be. But Sengun's good defense at the 5 makes him the more effective 2 way player
Sengun is a superstar..after this playoffs, it is signed. It is not numbers that make you superstar, its gravity and creating for others.. 9 asists from a center in playoff game. He is on Jokic, Giannis page now..
One of the things I love with Sengun is that if his teammates are shooting well he doesn't mind just passing the ball and shooting less himself.
You're wrong, it is actually the numbers. He may be a star, but he won't be a superstar until he's putting up the numbers that justify it. There are very few superstars in the NBA, all of them are putting up insane numbers/averages.
Those entry passes from the high post to Amen and Brooks were simplistic yet so precise. It got me thinking, since Udoka loves having him on the perimeter, he could feed Jabari from there for the automatic fade shot.
Sengun is so close to being an actual superstar. He still isn't one yet, but I can see the path without needing a miracle. Next season will be big, finishing stronger and obviously any kind of consistent jumper. That god awful push throw he does from 10 feet is infuriating. He gets so, so many good looks around the free throw line( and at the free throw line).
No center ever has put up his numbers in the playoffs at age 22 so how is that not justification? Yall keep talking like he's a finished product. Dude hasn't even reached his prime. Maybe he starts making that weird push shot at a higher percentage and becomes unstoppable
The age is irrelevant, he's still not a superstar. You're basically saying 1 + 1 = the 1st of January. It makes no sense.
But it does. NBA players hit their prime usually from 25-27. If Sengun was 30 and putting up these numbers it is easy to say he is not and will never be a superstar. At his age he is not a finished product. At this point we do not know what his ceiling is. He has improved every year. This year he took a giant step in defense while taking a step back in offense. Next year I would expect him to fully adjust to how much energy he is spending on defense letting him get back to at least where he was on offense although I expect him to keep on getting better and surpassing himself for the next 4-5 years. I believe he will be league MVP level before he is done improving.
Sengun may be a superstar in the future. His current numbers say he's a borderline star, that's it. Y'all need to wind back the hyperbole of your projections, they actually don't apply anywhere outside of your heads yet, you do realise that right? I'm trying not to be a dick about it because I'm literally wearing an Alpi jersey as we speak but this is the difference. These are the season numbers for Alpi and superstars: Alpi 19.1pts 10.3reb 4.3ast 1.1 stl 0.8blk Giannis (Superstar) 30.4pts 11.9reb 6.5ast 0.9 stl 1.2blk Jokic (Superstar) 29.6pts 12.7reb 10.2ast 1.8stl 0.6blk People need to realise that it's not at all close. Alpi is a great player and hopefully one day he'll get there, but seriously stop glazing him so much because you're making it ridiculous, he is not close to a superstar yet. And yes, the numbers are what defines that.
I don't love the term "superstar" as it feels nebulous, but I'll give my prediction - at least one of Amen or Sengun will be considered a top 10 player within 3 - 5 years.
I'm no native speaker, but if I get you guys right, there is some grammar discussion going on here. Simple present vs. simple future. I'm curious whose side will win.
Yup. Just look at which 2 man lineup who played at least 1000 minutes together fared best on the Rockets by NetRTG. Amen our Sengun are our most valuable pieces - build around them.
