THE NEXT SIAKAM. DON'T SLEEP ON WENYEN GABRIEL

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  1. KSF-ERIC

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    Wow. What a story. Looked after by his 7 year old brother? Amazing. And then like 5 years ago, he's like let's play basketball and now he's starting in the NBA Playoffs.
     
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    Not playing for Game 2 or 3.
     
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    if Collins is going to be "re-evaluated in a week", like reported, the earliest he'd play would be game 5. But that seems wildly unrealistic. Chances are likely high he's out for the 1st round
     
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    Gabriel's defense is much better I think, from what I recall. What say everyone else?
     
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    He’s alright. I’m surprised he’s stayed on the roster this long but we need him.
     
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    Gabriel smiles all the time like Eddie Haskell, but like Dennis Rodman, plays much tougher than Collins or Labissiere. The negative is that he's even thinner than the oft-injured Zach Collins, our previous Boney Maroney.
     
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    Most likely season.
     
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    6-8 weeks most likely the season. They won't chance that going full stress fracture.
     
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    Yes - they're kind of opposites. Skal was all offense, and was basically a large jump shooter. If he'd played up to his size we'd never have let him go (or we'd never have been in a position to get him in the first place). Skal was probably mocked at #1 in the draft when he was in high school. Meanwhile Gabriel wasn't even drafted and has had to claw his way up through hustle. He's primarily grit'n'grind and any offense you get is bonus. I like that kind of player much more than Skal's. Funny that they're both Sacramento rejects.
     
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    Gabriel is a energy guy and more likely if Zach didn't get hurt Stotts might not have use him at all. That not knock on Gabriel it's more knock on Stotts.
     
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    wow

    60's TV....check
    60's radio and vinyl records...check
    80's & 90's basketball....check
    current basketball....check

    solid B- for era and category mixing

    but you need to add a WWII reference, a Dark Ages mention, and a mizzen mast to get an A
     
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    Skal had butterfingers...he was always keeping the ball on the floor scrambling and often turning it over..tapping rebounds to the other team..Zach strangely had that issue throughout the playin games in the bubble...Wenyen seems better at hanging onto the rock but he's a rookie right out of the G league...the game hasn't slowed down enough yet for him...man does he have some talent though..I like his motor
     
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    My friend was right. There are fans here that are actually paying attention! Kudos.
     
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