11-15-2023, 02:46 PM
(11-15-2023, 01:43 PM)youzigizag Wrote: Not trying to be rude...not saying you said anything Homerish about OMax...
But can anyone give an objective analysis of his few minutes in real NBA games thus far.
My eye tells me there is a lot of sloppiness. I get it...hes young and needs to learn the schemes. My eye could be wrong...I am a huge cheerleader for this kid but my eye is telling me to tap the breaks due to a lot of sloppiness. He, no doubt, has time to figure it out...but I am concerned based on my belief that a lot of other young players coming into the league have a lot more body control than he does. I am rooting for him...Mavs could use his size and motor on defense...I am concerned about my untrained eye telling me he is too wild on the court. An easier way to say what I am trying to say it...seems like there is a lot to polish up. Not saying it cant be done....just that there is a lot to polish compared to others. Im 100% team OMax though.
Preseason was brutal for Omax, he’d dribble / almost dribble the ball off his foot basically every time he touched it. Simple handoffs didn’t work, just catching the ball on the perimeter looked incredibly wonky, etc. Not sure if it was the travel (was he ever overseas before?) and/or the nerves but he looked horrendous there. But it was so bad that there had to be some type of reason (Imo nervousness).
Last night he played 9 minutes. Got to the FT line aggressively, attacked a closeout well and finished inside with his offhand,made his FTs, crashed the boards. His unit actually played well and outscored NO by quite a lot while he was in. I think that showing spoke volumes about him as a prospect as it did fit much better to his draft / college pedigree than his preseason performances.
Also I thought he played well in SL. Did try to expand his game more scoring wise and the results were good iirc.
I think they are doing a good job of bringing him along so far. Lively is starting, Green has tested Kidd‘s loyalty/trust a lot already, Hardy gets his spot minutes every game. So they are already doing a lot in terms of trusting the kids. If I‘d had to guess I’d say they’re probably targeting January/February for finding some consistent minutes for Omax.