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Maluach with a lot of put backs, lobs, and drives on smaller players. Fleming with athleticism, length, and an active game. Fleming has Oliver Millers height and wingspan without the weight. I would like to see Fleming add a little arc to that jump shot. It will give him a better angle and odds for making it.
 

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ok - alrighty then - im like 90% sure now someone talked to fleming and manman and said something like show us something

i didn't see a different maluach i saw a team making maluach a focus mark williams style high sets cutting to the basket - if he doesn't get the lob he's going for the offensive rebounds

but again i don't think it's offense that's keeping him off the nba floor - one weak link in ott's defense and it's over with - maluach needs to usain bolt down the court and get set up - he needs to know when teammates are going to fight thru screens or duck them - when to switch or rotate and stay in position - it's complicated

nick richards biggest problem is being out of position - denver quit picking on gillespie and instead went to making richards make decisions - @Phrazbit sees it - richards over commits - gets caught in between - sometimes it's almost like he doesn't have the peripheral vision to see what's happening around him

i don't know if maluach is ready but the suns sure are
 
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Maluach and Fleming are essentially our first round picks going into next season. So many role players are overachieving that we can afford to take it slow with them. I still would’ve that “rumored” Pelicans trade though.
 

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I watched a video on Bol that had interviews with teammates. Apparently he drank Heineken all of the time to help gain weight and he was basically drunk every game he ever played in the NBA
Uh... that's not the kind of weight you want. How about lots of protein, Bol? He needs muscle, not a big gut.
 

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I watched a video on Bol that had interviews with teammates. Apparently he drank Heineken all of the time to help gain weight and he was basically drunk every game he ever played in the NBA
That's funny.
 

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He was just so damn skinny that they wanted to just pump him up with calories.
I get it. Still don't think that's the way to do it. Especially if he's drunk during games. There are much better ways to put on weight.
 

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manman's numbers got me excited yesterday but i was ecstatic this morning learning he had just one foul in 35 minutes - this screams coachability to me baby - shows me he can keep his head on and stay focused because honestly the g-league is savage lol

if my hippie math is correct maluach had 4 times as many blocks than he had fouls - HOW'S THAT FOR DEFENSE OMG LOL

look at fleming's rebounds as well but don't look at brea's 3 pt %

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Listening to Rasheer Fleming, I keep thinking, if Stix could have hit those corner threes when he was here, he'd probably still be in Phoenix.

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I watched a video on Bol that had interviews with teammates. Apparently he drank Heineken all of the time to help gain weight and he was basically drunk every game he ever played in the NBA
The skunk of beers...nice. He should've just eaten ice cream n peanut butter.
 

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Listening to Rasheer Fleming, I keep thinking, if Stix could have hit those corner threes when he was here, he'd probably still be in Phoenix.

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Stix had pretty good highlights on the three. He was worse in NBA. What I was surprised with was his timing on blocked shots. He had more talent there in the NBA than I thought he would. They kept playing him away from the basket so his rebounds were low.
 

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Stix had pretty good highlights on the three. He was worse in NBA. What I was surprised with was his timing on blocked shots. He had more talent there in the NBA than I thought he would. They kept playing him away from the basket so his rebounds were low.

Jalen Smith was better suited to play center for the Suns until if-and-when he was ready to play power forward.

The Suns were stubborn about this. He played well as a backup center.
 

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Winning in the G-League can be dangerous... water flying all over the place.

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I'm not too worried about Koby's 3pt%, he's in the G-League, keep shooting it young man! Shooting is about repetition and muscle memory. In the G-League you can afford to just keep shooting it, make or not.
He scored 29 points the other night. I agree. Just let his confidence keep growing.
 

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Looking at the video above, if Maluach can play the game with the quickness and athleticism of Fleming it would be something to behold, but neither player is there yet. They both have to think about what they are doing.

When they get to the point where their play becomes more fluid, then we will see how good they can become. They have the measurements and the body type for the NBA.

We can already see that Maluach and Fleming have learned each others tendencies.
 

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@JCSunsfan

Looking at the video above, if Maluach can play the game with the quickness and athleticism of Fleming it would be something to behold, but neither player is there yet. They both have to think about what they are doing.

When they get to the point where their play becomes more fluid, then we will see how good they can become. They have the measurements and the body type for the NBA.

We can already see that Maluach and Fleming have learned each others tendencies.
I saw a great video where veterans say your first year is all about trying to play perfect and not screw up. Which ironically, makes yo0u screw up. They say that's why some rookies make the jump in year two and just focus on their game and their skills.
 
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