Robert Sacre Discussion: last man standing

Lakerjones wrote:It's been said many times by others, but man I wish I were 7 foot! How incredible would it be just to be the 14/15th guy on the Lakers roster?

kray28 wrote:Just to be fair, and I like Sacre, but Nash made Robin Lopez look like a productive big for a while.

kray28 wrote:Just to be fair, and I like Sacre, but Nash made Robin Lopez look like a productive big for a while.

Weezy wrote:He looked better than I thought, I didn't think he'd even be able to score in an NBA game. Maybe he just looked less stiff compared to that other big dude Somogyi ( or whatever it is), that guy is huge, but so immobile. In the end I guess we could have done worse with a 60th pick, he could very well be a 3rd stringer.

3. Robert Sacre provided good energy as the starting center. Laker fans may not exactly frame the boxscore, marking Sacre's debut where he posted six points, on two-of-three shooting, and two rebounds. But he handled his sudden role into the starting lineup with the right approach. He simply hustled. Because of the team's mind-set, that set up Sacre for plenty of opportunities. Nash's first assist as a Laker came off Sacre hitting a bank shot in the lane. He also converted on a hook shot in the post. Sacre logged five points and two rebounds in his first seven minutes. Sure there were some mistakes: a few missed defensive assignments and a travel. But he filled in fairly well.

Weezy wrote:Whoa, whoa, whoa, it's 2 preseason games, against the Warriors and a completely gutted and new Blazers team. I'm rooting for the guy to succeed, I never root against our players and our picks, if they work out it's great for us. I'm still not sold on the guy completely though. He is better than I thought, he has that hook shot down, but I can't see him really getting in many actual games that count. Biggest thing though, is that hook shot is his only move, and by the 3rd time he was trying it the defense was ready for it. You can't have only one move, defenses will figure it out so easily and it will be stopped, he has to learn to fake that hook and go up and under, or pivot the other way or something, or he's going to start getting blocked. But he's a big dude, tall and bulky, he's 7 foot, he's 6 fouls, he's relatively cheap to have on the team, and he has nice touch around the rim, which I think it rare in big men these days. I've gone from thinking he was a stiff and would never make it to believing he can definitely be a 3rd string center in the NBA, I'm happy to admit when I'm wrong if it means a player turns out better than I thought.

Now as for Ebanks...