Ohio Chatter DEV

lhslep134

Midstate01;1737260 wrote:S&L said what I sorta remembered about him, which is why it was so weird earlier this season when I started hearing his name a lot when talking about next impact players to come over from Europe. Wonder if something has changed with him maybe? I doubt it.

Kaun rated as the 9th best player in all of the Euroleagues this year in PIR (Performance Index Rating) which is similar to NBA's Efficiency rating, I guess?

http://www.euroleague.net/main/statistics?mode=Leaders&entity=Players&seasonmode=Single&seasoncode=E2014&cat=Valuation&agg=Accumulated

My guess is that he received a lot better big man coaching overseas than he did in college. Don't know where that leaves his value now, but I have to imagine it's higher than it was when he came out of college.

Also, this:

Commander of Awesome;1737242 wrote:He's still a center though, Bigs get paid and are always in demand.

SportsAndLady

lhslep134;1737271 wrote:Kaun rated as the 9th best player in all of the Euroleagues this year in PIR (Performance Index Rating) which is similar to NBA's Efficiency rating, I guess?

http://www.euroleague.net/main/statistics?mode=Leaders&entity=Players&seasonmode=Single&seasoncode=E2014&cat=Valuation&agg=Accumulated

My guess is that he received a lot better big man coaching overseas than he did in college. Don't know where that leaves his value now, but I have to imagine it's higher than it was when he came out of college.

Also, this:

Doesn't get much better than Danny manning haha

lhslep134

SportsAndLady;1737278 wrote:Doesn't get much better than Danny manning haha

I should have rephrased. I meant to say more focused coaching overseas. College big men aren't afforded the same developmental energy as professional teams, especially a powerhouse like CSKA

like_that

It's crazy the draft is tonight. It was nice for once not to think about the draft halfway thru the season.

Lovejoy1984

lhslep134;1737280 wrote:I should have rephrased. I meant to say more focused coaching overseas. College big men aren't afforded the same developmental energy as professional teams, especially a powerhouse like CSKA

True, and at the same time, Big men almost always take longer to be ready.

lhslep134

like_that;1737284 wrote:It's crazy the draft is tonight. It was nice for once not to think about the draft halfway thru the season.

I was thinking the same thing a couple hours ago.

lhslep134

HighRoller74;1737285 wrote:True, and at the same time, Big men almost always take longer to be ready.

At the same time...where the hell did this Kaun development come from? Not the development of him as a player, the development of him as an asset that other teams want. I hadn't heard anything until it came out a couple days ago. It sounds like he's basically a free asset for us, so no complaints.

Lovejoy1984

Cavs finally on the clock.

Hazell, Tyus Jones, RJ Hunter still on the clock. Or they could stash a foreign guy.

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