Sauce Castillo
Stauskas with his first ever back-to-back 20 point games ... 3rd and 4th on the season, after having one of those in his first two years in the league.
Glad to see him having some modicum of success. Getting traded after your first year as a former first round pick had to be very unnerving.
March 22nd, 2017 at 11:45 PM ^
...but I don't miss those Adidas uniformz.
I miss watching that team play minus the uniforms
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:22 AM ^
oh, well, you must've been privy to a very different experience than the rest of us...
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:31 AM ^
in the evening of the last day of classes in the spring.
March 22nd, 2017 at 11:48 PM ^
March 22nd, 2017 at 11:55 PM ^
Who needs an excuse?
March 23rd, 2017 at 12:16 PM ^
March 23rd, 2017 at 11:47 AM ^
How did the USA play Puerto Rico? Isn't Puerto Rico part of the USA?
March 23rd, 2017 at 12:01 AM ^
Good to see him finally adjusting to the NBA game. He's only 23 so his best is still ahead of him, as long as he can escape Philly.
March 23rd, 2017 at 12:35 AM ^
Philly is in better position than 2/3 of the league.
They have Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid and Dario Saric. These are the three core players to build around. Nik is a complimentary piece. Nik's shooting a passable 36% at 3 point shooting but he needs to improve it if he wants to stick a while longer.
Embiid is great, but he can't stay healthy and they may be ready to take the next step, but that step is from worst in the league to middling at best. They went from worst to fifth worst this year, which is a decent improvement, but given all the draft picks they've had not great.
Adding on to this Philly is likely to add another top 5 pick (possibly 2 if the Lakers fall out of the top 3).
March 23rd, 2017 at 11:17 AM ^
Embiid has to go in for a other lower-leg surgery this offseason, and it ranges from 6-8 week recovery to 8+ months. So relying on him going forward seems optimistic. Simmons hasn't played a minute of regular-season NBA ball; he has all the tools, but I don't know if anyone knows how good he is. Saric looks legit, though.
Stauskas is a great second-line shooter and on a good team could be a nice asset.
..except timmy, no?
Yeah, Tim is definitely flourishing in this his fourth season. Career highs in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and FG% while getting a career-high 26 minutes per game.
Season | Team | G | Min | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | Reb | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | Pts |
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2016 | ATL | 69 | 26:11 | 5.1 | 11.3 | 45.6 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 35.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 75.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 14.1 |
March 23rd, 2017 at 11:20 AM ^
GRIII is getting consistent minutes in the NBA, same with Stauskas and Hardaway. McGary got pinched by the NCAA and then couldn't stay sober in the NBA (and even he was drafted in the first round). Burke has probably had the most "disappointing" NBA career and there is no way a guy who won the NPOY as a sophomore is going to come back to play in college, and his flaws (size, athleticism, defensive indifference) probably aren't going to be fixed in college.
I want Michigan to be producing top players and they progress on with their careers when they are ready. If that comes "early", so be it. It's better for the team to show other recruits they can turn you into NBA millionaires than not.
because he could be such a great 6th/7th man off the bench.
I live pretty close to Nik’s parents and when he is home or visiting in the summer he works out at the same gym I do. This summer you could tell how much muscle he had put on.
Hardaway Jr. had a great night last night too.....29 points on 9/16 shooting, 2 blks, 3 assists. Was actually pretty much unstoppable when he was aggressive. Nice to see UM players having success in the league, certainly can't hurt recruiting.
Stauskas may never be an all-around star, but there's no reason he can't make a good career as a Kyle Korver-esque three-point specialist. There's plenty of space in the NBA for a player who can stretch the floor and create space for others.
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:02 AM ^
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:04 AM ^
As a long time process truster, I've watched a ton of Sauce live and on TV. It's clear that he is miles (and miles) ahead of SL where he was terrible. My sense is that he got focused on improving his game (and off of twitter) and Brett Brown really helped him. Surprisingly, the biggest improvement was in his shot creation off the dribble which was always there but not supposed to be his calling card in the NBA. While that has enabled him to contribute, I don't think he is good enough at it to assure himself a spot in the league based on that alone. What I do hold out hope for is that he regains confidence in his 3, which if it happens would bring his ceiling to a less accurate Korver +/- (plus for drive penetration, - for defense). I'm not sure if he will be on the Sixers past next year but I think that another year with BB and a team that seems to really be inspiring confidence in him will give him every opportunity to realize his potential.
March 23rd, 2017 at 10:15 AM ^
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March 23rd, 2017 at 11:47 AM ^
In most cases, getting traded after a year is a bad sign. But getting traded away by the Kings is one of the surest signs that you're developing into a good player.