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That's awesome! Glad to hear that his overall floor game is still looking good even when the shot isn't falling. Obviously some nights the shot just doesn't fall, no matter how good you are as a shooter, and it's what you can do on those nights that really defines your role in the NBA.
Glad to hear he was nice enough to stop for some photos and stuff though, that's cool.
Basketball.
Didi is currently playing against the New Zealand Breakers. I'll update occasionally as stuff happens. 1 quarter down:
Quarter time stat leaders:
— Sydney Kings (@SydneyKings) October 18, 2019
Brad Newley - 8 points
Didi Louzada - 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist
Casper Ware - 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist #NBZatSYD #NBL20
I happened to be up and watched most of the game. He had 8 points (2-12 shooting), 7 boards, 3 assists, 1 turnover, 0 fouls, steals or blocks.
The good:
His defensive effort was there. He boxed out and made it difficult for his mark. He defended 2s and 3s. Most of the time, he was on this guy Corey Webster, who looked like their best pick-and-roll wing at that level. He fights hard to get through screens and generally does a good job trailing and contesting. This guy he was defending took a fair number of tough midrange jumpers, and made several of them (21 points on 20 shots).
He didn't foul at all, which was notable as he was on ball defensively a lot.
Towards the end of the game he had some really nice sequences denying the ball to his man which made it hard for them to initiate offense and a nice possession where he switched onto 3 different guys in succession.
He did a good job boxing out and rebounding and finished with 7 boards.
He didn't do anything stupid or take any bad shots.
He physically looked like the most athletic guy on the floor, which he should. He was also really physical creating space on drives and got to the rim several times. He got a couple of at rim looks as well as a kick-out assist posting up a shorter guard.
I hate single-game plus minus, but FWIW, he was +16, which was the best on either team.
The bad:
He had a terrible shooting night (2/12 from the floor, 0/4 from 3). He missed several at-rim looks including a dunk, the 3s were shots you want him to take but not wide-open. His handle remains limited and he is more a guy who drives on closeouts or transition than a guy running the P&R. He plays within his limitations. He wasn't treated as a nonshooter but New Zealand, but his teammates definitely weren't looking for him as the game went on.
The 3 point shooting will even out, I'm not really worried about that. His misses generally look good and two of his 3s went halfway down before popping ouy
His off-ball defense didn't pop either in a good or bad way and he didn't force any turnovers. He was however on-ball defensively a lot.
The ugly:
I worry about his touch at the rim. I've seen a couple beautiful finishes, but this is the second or third time I've watched him and thought he is remarkably bad at layups.
On a side note, this was the first I've seen of RJ Hampton and was not impressed. He looks slight and, kind of concerningly, does not stand out as an athlete in this setting. He is long and smooth, but given his athletic profiile he will need to be exceptionally skilled to succeed in the NBA, and he looks a couple of years away. His body and demeanor remind me a lot of Jeremy Lamb or Malik Monk.
It was a tough shooting night (2-12 FG) for Didi as he tried to shake off the rust post-injury, but he still showed us plenty!
— Sydney Kings (@SydneyKings) October 18, 2019
Shout outs to Bias! I couldn't watch it due to being busy and also not having any clue how to watch AUS ball, but his write up is really good
I was at the game . He looked better than his box score . Defs a lot of rust and looked a bit lost . But showed nice flashes , he did one move where he did a rondo behind the back pass fake and then went up for the dunk through traffic but missed the slam
Balled bounced in and out . Was unreal to see
.@Didi with the HUGE SWAT! #SYDatNZB #NBL20 pic.twitter.com/J2XSdeRe3X
— Sydney Kings (@SydneyKings) October 20, 2019
.@andrewbogut started the block party and now @Didi is joining in #SYDatNZB #NBL20 pic.twitter.com/JaejLNNYnP
— Sydney Kings (@SydneyKings) October 20, 2019
2 blocks for Didi. Love the way he mirrors the offensive action, that's good instinct and feel there.
.@Didi darts right to the rim for two to open Q4!
— Sydney Kings (@SydneyKings) October 20, 2019
Kings 59 - Breakers 58 | Q4 9:37 #SYDatNZB #NBL20
Didi finished with 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and the blocks posted ^^^^^^
https://nbl.com.au/tv/
I think it's only about $5 AUS a month so it's cheap as chips.
Watched Didi this morning on TV, got blocked a fair few times but did a few nice things
Your Kings STARTING 5⃣
— Sydney Kings (@SydneyKings) October 26, 2019
Casper Ware
Didi Louzada
Brad Newley
Jae'Sean Tate
Andrew Bogut #BRIatSYD #NBL20
Here we go! AUSBall time
Didi making up for lost time
— Sydney Kings (@SydneyKings) October 26, 2019
7 points in the period!
Kings 64 - Bullets 45 #BRIatSYD #NBL20
Q3 STAT LEADERS:
— Sydney Kings (@SydneyKings) October 26, 2019
Casper Ware: 15 pts, 4 ast, 2 reb
Andrew Bogut: 12 pts, 11 reb, 3 ast
Jae'Sean Tate: 10 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast
Didi Louzada: 9 pts, 2 reb, 1 blk
FINAL STAT LEADERS:
— Sydney Kings (@SydneyKings) October 26, 2019
Casper Ware: 17 pts, 5 ast, 3 reb
Didi Louzada: 14 pts, 3 reb, 1 blk
Jae'Sean Tate: 10 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl
Didi heating up with a sweet pull up jumper and a three.
Misses a half court heave at the half time buzzer. Has 9 points.
Last edited by AusPel; 11-02-2019 at 04:53 AM.
Full time stat leaders:
— Sydney Kings (@SydneyKings) November 2, 2019
Andrew Bogut – 18 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks
Brad Newley – 15 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists
Jae'Sean Tate - 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists
Didi Louzada - 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists#SYDatADE #NBL20
Didi's statline from this game.
God man I can not wait to see him next year but who's place does he take?
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This does create sort of a good issue for us. If Didi ends up as good as he's looking now in the NBA then our 1-3 position is super stacked.
Jrue, Lonzo, Ingram, Jackson, NAW, Hart, Reddick, Kendrich, Didi.
There's just no way they all get minutes and they're all deserving. I think we are going to end up having to trade someone or multiple people. The question comes out though so to what do we trade for?
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