Just seeing how far Clarkson has (rightfully so) fallen out of the rotation, any guesses as to whether he is cut sometime in the next few weeks to clear a roster spot for a “useful” waiver wire guy?

I think they’ll keep him unless he wants out.

I’m obviously not a fan, but he is an experienced “break glass in case of emergency” pro which probably puts him ahead of many others that will be available.

cool to see lamelo’s game maturing…I really enjoy watching brandon miller play, nipples is just straight automatic, from everywhere…

let’s hope they finish in the 8th seed, let the pistons deal with them in the first round…

Also, Mo seems to have a high gravity point, where he’s stand-up tall, which is one reason I gravitate toward Siakam, who plays similarly tall; whereas OG has thighs that are girders of man-steel that allow him to stay in a leopard’s crouch all damn game if he wants, which gives him a base to shoot those octopus arms out at whim.

Finally, Mo is an inch taller than Siakam, two inches taller than OG. But he’s 15 pounds lighter than OG, and 20 pounds lighter than Pascal. So he may have to fill out a bit before becomes a formidable post player (while also learning how to play in the post…).

You’re probably not wrong but if he shows out and is better than Hukporti he could replace him or Clarkson on the main roster right before the postseason and possibly be an upgrade.

That’s fair. If he’s good enough to play over Hukporti, it’d absolutely be worth it.

And to your point, the 3rd string does struggle on offense and I do think it’s because none of them can shoot.

If we cut Clarkson, since we have a surplus of small guards already, he’d at least give us some optionality if it ever comes down to using a 3rd string C.

Diawara is much more of a perimeter player who can shoot and sling passes to the opposite corner out of the pick and roll.

Siakam is more of an interior player. He killed us in the mid-post shooting over guys more than taking them off the dribble from the 3pt line. Diawara basically doesn’t shoot unless he’s behind the 3pt line or at the basket.

OG tries to force some creation but is really more of a 3-and-D kind of player with limited skills inside the arc. So I think Mo compares more favorably to him in that sense.

As to defense, it’s hard to visualize what OG was at age 20, but if you compare their rookie stats, there are a lot of similarities. Mo’s are slightly better on a per-36 basis, but OG played a lot more minutes. Maybe Mo’s hot shooting levels off, but right now, he has the edge.

I know I’m getting too giddy about him, but Diawara might just wind up being even better than OG. He has some real ball skills and passing chops. For his first 2 seasons he averaged around 20mpg and was at a very low usage and strictly an off-the-ball player. And if you watch some of those defensive clips in the video I linked in an earlier post, he seems to have a lot of the same defensive traits as OG.