OT: NBA Summer League: Is Chet Holmgren This Good?

[ToolzieFan]

Wow. I know it’s only one Summer League game, but what a performance.

 

[Brandon86]

The NBA game is a lot more wide open. It’s a lot of pick and roll, and pick and pop. It benefits a lot of these kids way more to play in the nba game.

 

[UCHuskies08]

not people overreacting to SUMMER LEAGUE

 

[Hoophound]

He looks great. Some Larry Bird in him. NBA defenses will slow him down for a while in the beginning but his natural feel for the game and ability to pass and shoot over people should make him a very good player in time.

I really like his ability to make plays for his teammates or hit long jumpers in transition. He makes you pay either way and even if you play up on him, he’s too tall to stop from shooting. The fade away he’s got at that size is just icing on the cake.

 

[traitor71]

His skill level is tremendous, I don't think anyone doubts that. It's just his body that worries people. Get that kid some sandwiches!

 

[Chin Diesel]

He looks great. Some Larry Bird in him. NBA defenses will slow him down for a while in the beginning but his natural feel for the game and ability to pass and shoot over people should make him a very good player in time.

I really like his ability to make plays for his teammates or hit long jumpers in transition. He makes you pay either way and even if you play up on him, he’s too tall to stop from shooting. The fade away he’s got at that size is just icing on the cake.

Obvious hyperbole but that fade away is almost Kareem sky hook unstoppable. It's Dirk Nowitzki good with another 6" of height at the top between raw height and release point.

I don't think he becomes MVP level good and I don't know if he will be All-NBA first team good but he can be a legit top 10-15 player in the league. And I do think it's the physicality of the game that is the difference between those levels. His court awareness and ability to pass over the top of almost defense will be a great asset.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

I will admit that I haven’t really watched more than a game or two of his play at Gonzaga. But he seems like he could be a taller and more fragile version of Kevin Durant? Will be interesting to see if/when he breaks down during his first season. NBA is a grind.

 

[PNolanFan]

I try to never get carried away with summer league..... with that being said I was trying to figure out how to bet on him winning an mvp in his career last night

 

[krinklecut]

Had Tacko Fall on him the whole game. Holding out to see how he does with a real NBA player guarding him.

 

[gtcam]

While he was not playing against quality NBA talent you can see there is something special about his game - his handle is impressive for a 7 footer and the outside shot is so good it almost looks feathery.
Will he be an All Star? IF, and that is a big IF, he can stay healthy he has a good chance of being a top 20 player. Not a bad nights work.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

chet rules.
we did this, long ago.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Between high school rankings, college performance and now in the NBA, Holmgren has risen to the #2 position on my all-time Chet list.

Still has a ways to go to overtake current #1.

 

[Deepster]

Remember when threads like this talked about Zion Williamson being good?

 

[Chin Diesel]

Remember when threads like this talked about Zion Williamson being good?

First in with a fat Zion Williamson could eat Chet Holmgren joke.

 

[navery12]

Changing your opinion based on 1 summer league game is crazy, there was just a thread a few weeks ago here about how he was a guaranteed bust and would never be good (albeit I haven't seen an overlap in posters). But yes, he's going to be very good

 

[nomar]

Between high school rankings, college performance and now in the NBA, Holmgren has risen to the #2 position on my all-time Chet list.

Still has a ways to go to overtake current #1.

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5. Chet Haze
4. Chet Baker
3. Chet Lemon
2. Chet Holmgren

1.

 

[Chin Diesel]

5. Chet Haze
4. Chet Baker
3. Chet Lemon
2. Chet Holmgren

1.

I'd slide Chet Atkins in there somewhere. He was a pretty good picker.

 

[BGesus4]

Remember when threads like this talked about Zion Williamson being good?

Is he not?

 

[MDHuskFan]

Chet Vs Lofton will be interesting today

 

[Ratso]

its SUMMER LEAGUE

 

[Dean Wormer]

I will admit that I haven’t really watched more than a game or two of his play at Gonzaga. But he seems like he could be a taller and more fragile version of Kevin Durant? Will be interesting to see if/when he breaks down during his first season. NBA is a grind.

That’s who I saw in those highlights, Durant. If he stays healthy, he’ll be a monster. For one, nobody’s blocking that jumper.

 

[aceboon]

Was surprised Lofton went undrafted, imo he was the best player on that U19 team that had Chet and Ivey on it and was making all the winning plays down the stretch vs France in the Gold medal game.

 

[Deepster]

Is he not?

I don’t think he is. I think his body at such a young age is already beyond the point of any healthy career expectations. Prove me wrong.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Anyone who thinks he won’t be a great nba player either thinks nba basketball is still played like the 1980s, or he’ll be ruined by injuries. The former frankly don’t watch or pay attention to the nba, so their opinion doesn’t matter. The latter is a tbd, but he was worth that risk in the top 3.

 

[Shamon30]

Maybe I read too many Hardy Boys books as a kid, but I always expect guys named Chet to be fat.