Dirty Little Birdie 1,141 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Anything to see here? Put up solid numbers last night in my points league. Any reason to believe more minutes can/will be headed his way? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bbythepier 1,681 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 As I suggested at the end of the George Hill thread after last OKC game, this dude is getting that SG spot when Hill is shipped and he's taken a leap this year. Hitting circus shots & shot clock 3 tonight, drawing fouls on drives, very good rebounder for a SG/SF on a per minute basis. Good player, starting to take charge on the 2nd unit 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
teamnochance 5 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Sold I just picked him up after watching him 10mins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
henesey 1 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Should I be concerned about him tanking my fts? He’s a career 60% shooter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crocp 655 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Worth a look in 12 team? Or more 14+ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kane 2,886 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Holy,he is on fire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hungry 114 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Decided to pick him up - seems like he is going to get some massive run considering the only real consistent scorer on the team is SGA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
teamnochance 5 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I took him in a 12team league. Given the minutes he will produce good numbers. He's very active too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
c_dog 156 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 He’s a good player. He started last season strong but then elbow problems caused him to miss some games and he never regained the same rhythm and confidence. He seems to have found it again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnnyapplebot 1,544 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 about to drop will barton for this dude but need more information. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jowell77 31 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 7 minutes ago, Johnnyapplebot said: about to drop will barton for this dude but need more information. ****, I'm thinking the same thing right now. Barton is a proven commodity but it seems that his minutes in jeopardy right now. And really too many mouths to feed with the emergence of MPJ and Monte. Diallo will get minutes but not sure how consistent he'll be over the season. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnnyapplebot 1,544 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 7 minutes ago, jowell77 said: ****, I'm thinking the same thing right now. Barton is a proven commodity but it seems that his minutes in jeopardy right now. And really too many mouths to feed with the emergence of MPJ and Monte. Diallo will get minutes but not sure how consistent he'll be over the season. biggest takeaway i saw from today is his low minutes relative to his points. Hes not gonna score a point a minute every game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jowell77 31 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Just now, Johnnyapplebot said: biggest takeaway i saw from today is his low minutes relative to his points. Hes not gonna score a point a minute every game. I'm thinking of long game that near playoffs time, George Hill will be out of the picture due to a trade or tanking reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnnyapplebot 1,544 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 minute ago, jowell77 said: I'm thinking of long game that near playoffs time, George Hill will be out of the picture due to a trade or tanking reason. well thats still months from now lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
affliction 2,172 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Ok I’m in. This dude might be the better play in OKC over Baz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bruceleroy7 104 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 What I saw tonight was a guy with growing confidence. He's starting to look like Levert in the 2nd unit, very aggressive going to the basket and a decent finisher. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ROTY 863 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 2 hours ago, jowell77 said: I'm thinking of long game that near playoffs time, George Hill will be out of the picture due to a trade or tanking reason. I think they'd look to develop Maledon at the 1 and push Shai to the 2, maybe Diallo gets the 3 come tank time? Bazley at the 4 and Roby at the 5. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jowell77 31 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Just now, ROTY said: I think they'd look to develop Maledon at the 1 and push Shai to the 2, maybe Diallo gets the 3 come tank time? Bazley at the 4 and Roby at the 5. Hmmm, true. Even if Dort gets the starting nod, Diallo will be the 6th man to replace anyone that's cold. He'll be like Lou Will and getting close to 30 mins/game Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tazdingo 363 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 3 minutes ago, ROTY said: I think they'd look to develop Maledon at the 1 and push Shai to the 2, maybe Diallo gets the 3 come tank time? Bazley at the 4 and Roby at the 5. Feels accurate. From what it looks, Dort and Diallo would be fighting each other for starting minutes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DezedandConfused 2,973 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Also, Hill has a non-guaranteed contract for next season and I can see OKC moving him before the deadline, which will open up more minutes for Diallo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob0403 1,226 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I like him but I am a little scared about his ability to sustain it. It seems like he just puts just head down to drive to the basket. Also his jumpshot has slow release. However I don't doubt that he has made this work somehow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ov3 22 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 In a 12 team points league, debating dropping Duncan Robinson for Diallo, I can definitely see this guy keeping this up if the minutes stick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MWon 1,729 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 From Diallo's blurb (from Nader's top wire picks article): As many of you know, taking a shot on a young player on a rebuilding team is a recipe for success in fantasy. I drafted Hayes in more leagues than I'd like to admit, and higher than I probably should've. I also grabbed Dort and Deni from the FA pool. It's not a recipe for success. It's a risk, and you really need to be able to stomach early bad games from them as many young guys are luxury stashes who might not even pan out. I don't really like Diallo's game at all, but he looks incredibly active (and bouncy, obviously since he's got a dunk title) and he constantly attacks the rim for high percentage shots or free throws. I will say he's a fun player to just throw out there and see what happens. At worst, he'll trash your FT% and get you some points, some boards and a steal. At best, due to his elite FG% at the rim (apparently 7th in the league), he'll drop nice lines like tonight. I would love to see him get boards and steals consistently, and carve out a nice 25-28 minute niche for himself. It's not like the Thunder have a ton of scoring options and I'm hoping to see him in a SGA/Dort/Diallo/Bazely/Horford lineup soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CityBaller8 103 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) Never , ever count out a Kentucky product. k Johnson , cam from phx, the twin towers ad n Kat, the boogaloo bloods @ cousins n wall , randle ballin out man they got a lot who am I missing Edit, SGA - booker - man the list keeps going Edited January 11 by CityBaller8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ROTY 863 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) 2 hours ago, MWon said: From Diallo's blurb (from Nader's top wire picks article): As many of you know, taking a shot on a young player on a rebuilding team is a recipe for success in fantasy. I drafted Hayes in more leagues than I'd like to admit, and higher than I probably should've. I also grabbed Dort and Deni from the FA pool. It's not a recipe for success. It's a risk, and you really need to be able to stomach early bad games from them as many young guys are luxury stashes who might not even pan out. I don't really like Diallo's game at all, but he looks incredibly active (and bouncy, obviously since he's got a dunk title) and he constantly attacks the rim for high percentage shots or free throws. I will say he's a fun player to just throw out there and see what happens. At worst, he'll trash your FT% and get you some points, some boards and a steal. At best, due to his elite FG% at the rim (apparently 7th in the league), he'll drop nice lines like tonight. I would love to see him get boards and steals consistently, and carve out a nice 25-28 minute niche for himself. It's not like the Thunder have a ton of scoring options and I'm hoping to see him in a SGA/Dort/Diallo/Bazely/Horford lineup soon. Difference is Diallo is in his 3rd year. It's rare rookies ever pan out into top 100 guys but 3rd year and onwards you tend to see more consistency and polish to their game. Situation is a huge factor too. Hayes and Deni are surrounded by offensive weapons unlike OKC where there's no real alpha dog(s), just an up and coming Shai. The spot for the no.2 on offense is really up for grabs if Diallo can develop enough and grab the opportunity by the balls Edited January 11 by ROTY 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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