Dario Saric

Is he a 3, a 4?  A dreaded tweener?  I will have to check this guy out. 

Is he a 3, a 4?  A dreaded tweener?  I will have to check this guy out. 

I hoping he can rebound.  Suns need a rebounder so bad.  Would have easily made it into the playoffs with better rebounding.  Every box score had Morris or Plumlee getting 7 or 8.  Wish list this offseason for the Suns…

1.  Make good decision with Bledsoe.  Sign him only for the right price.  Otherwise sign and trade.  Backup guards are pretty good in G. Green, I. Smith, Barbosa, and A. Goodwin

2.  Make a bid for K. Love.  He can R E B O U N D!  2015 picks and Morris Bros trade can make it happen

3.  No K. Love?  Sign P. Gasol.  He can r e b o u n d!  Championship experience too.  

I hoping he can rebound.  Suns need a rebounder so bad.  Would have easily made it into the playoffs with better rebounding.  Every box score had Morris or Plumlee getting 7 or 8.  Wish list this offseason for the Suns…

1.  Make good decision with Bledsoe.  Sign him only for the right price.  Otherwise sign and trade.  Backup guards are pretty good in G. Green, I. Smith, Barbosa, and A. Goodwin

2.  Make a bid for K. Love.  He can R E B O U N D!  2015 picks and Morris Bros trade can make it happen

3.  No K. Love?  Sign P. Gasol.  He can r e b o u n d!  Championship experience too.  

I made a post last week saying Saric was the most NBA ready player and a Rookie of the Year candidate and got negged like crazy. I’ve seen him live too and he has a great all-around game and better athleticism than your average Euro. He’s a phenomenal passer too.

I compare him to a more productive and athletic Kyle Anderson or a more physical Toni Kukoc

I made a post last week saying Saric was the most NBA ready player and a Rookie of the Year candidate and got negged like crazy. I’ve seen him live too and he has a great all-around game and better athleticism than your average Euro. He’s a phenomenal passer too.

I compare him to a more productive and athletic Kyle Anderson or a more physical Toni Kukoc

 The problem is we have only seen him play in a European basketball setting. We dont know how he will adjust to the more uptempo, much more physical, more athletically demanding NBA game. I’ve watched him play and he blew me away, he looked like a really fluid scorer, he blew by his man not with pure speed, but quick, intelligent jabs followed by a blow by step in the opposite direction. The problem is, his jumper isnt knockdown, 10/10 every time yet, and I’m not sure a lot of the ways he is scoring in Europe will be able to be used against longer, more athletic guys in the league. Depending on the team he goes to he could get developed into a Hedo Turkoglu type point forward, or he could be reduced to a stretch 4 due to his inability to get by guys/defend guys on the perimeter. I really hope that he proves all of the negativity surrounding him wrong and blows up in the league though, I love watching him play he is so cerebral.

 The problem is we have only seen him play in a European basketball setting. We dont know how he will adjust to the more uptempo, much more physical, more athletically demanding NBA game. I’ve watched him play and he blew me away, he looked like a really fluid scorer, he blew by his man not with pure speed, but quick, intelligent jabs followed by a blow by step in the opposite direction. The problem is, his jumper isnt knockdown, 10/10 every time yet, and I’m not sure a lot of the ways he is scoring in Europe will be able to be used against longer, more athletic guys in the league. Depending on the team he goes to he could get developed into a Hedo Turkoglu type point forward, or he could be reduced to a stretch 4 due to his inability to get by guys/defend guys on the perimeter. I really hope that he proves all of the negativity surrounding him wrong and blows up in the league though, I love watching him play he is so cerebral.

 He doesn’t play like Anderson at all, Anderson can fully run a team and handle a pick and roll. Saric would be the one rolling. He doesn’t have the handles in the halfcourt to be creative like Anderson, and his shot is not as good off the dribble. He is more like a Joakim Noah type of passer, or a Marc Gasol, with better handles and faster. He is also very sound and fundamental in the low post, and in general. Should develop into a nice player while bringing a punch of potential.

 He doesn’t play like Anderson at all, Anderson can fully run a team and handle a pick and roll. Saric would be the one rolling. He doesn’t have the handles in the halfcourt to be creative like Anderson, and his shot is not as good off the dribble. He is more like a Joakim Noah type of passer, or a Marc Gasol, with better handles and faster. He is also very sound and fundamental in the low post, and in general. Should develop into a nice player while bringing a punch of potential.

23 points, 11 rebounds, 7 asists, 5 blocks for MVP of ABA finals leading Cibona in huge upset

evyone just thinks what he does not have, let’s start talking about what he does have

23 points, 11 rebounds, 7 asists, 5 blocks for MVP of ABA finals leading Cibona in huge upset

evyone just thinks what he does not have, let’s start talking about what he does have

Saric’s style of play is something like a rich man’s Josh McRoberts with better transition game and solid 3pt shot.

That’s top 10 in my opinion. The way he sees the game… there are few players who can do as well, and all of them are point guards.

Saric’s style of play is something like a rich man’s Josh McRoberts with better transition game and solid 3pt shot.

That’s top 10 in my opinion. The way he sees the game… there are few players who can do as well, and all of them are point guards.

From his scouting report tape I’ve noticed that he is very good in transition. What I would like to know is can he thrive in a system that is not uptempo?

From his scouting report tape I’ve noticed that he is very good in transition. What I would like to know is can he thrive in a system that is not uptempo?

He could very well go 5-10 in the draft….

He could very well go 5-10 in the draft….

At this point I’d take him over any other SF or combo forward outside the top 5. Yes, over Cleanthony Early, Rodney Hood, Jerami Grant, McDermott and others. 

This is not the typical soft euro who can only shoot from 3pt and is usually compared to Dirk. While, I don’t think Saric will ever be a primary ball handler in the NBA, coming to the league he might be one of the best passing bigs in the league, probably 2nd behind Lebron. Saric putting up 12, 7 and 5 looks achievable on his rookie season.

At this point I’d take him over any other SF or combo forward outside the top 5. Yes, over Cleanthony Early, Rodney Hood, Jerami Grant, McDermott and others. 

This is not the typical soft euro who can only shoot from 3pt and is usually compared to Dirk. While, I don’t think Saric will ever be a primary ball handler in the NBA, coming to the league he might be one of the best passing bigs in the league, probably 2nd behind Lebron. Saric putting up 12, 7 and 5 looks achievable on his rookie season.

 I would be interested in hearing from those who have seen him play extensively. You can’t get the whole picture from a few youtube highlights. Going by his adriatic league stats though, he has a high assist/turnover rate, and he doesn’t have a reliable three point shot.

 I would be interested in hearing from those who have seen him play extensively. You can’t get the whole picture from a few youtube highlights. Going by his adriatic league stats though, he has a high assist/turnover rate, and he doesn’t have a reliable three point shot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRAdnwR8Uh4

here is full game from semifinal, hope somebody will upload finals

he makes lot mistakes because he is agresive in doing things. he will allways have lot mistakes but will do more good than damege. he is that kind of player

btw., since matt janning, dj strawberry, andrija zizic and coach spahija left cibona manny were hoping cibona will get 2-3 wins and stay in league. but that enebled Saric to take leadership and since then he averaged 19,3 pts, 11,6rb, 3,8 asists, 1,2 stl, 1 block per game takeing cibona to big upset finals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRAdnwR8Uh4

here is full game from semifinal, hope somebody will upload finals

he makes lot mistakes because he is agresive in doing things. he will allways have lot mistakes but will do more good than damege. he is that kind of player

btw., since matt janning, dj strawberry, andrija zizic and coach spahija left cibona manny were hoping cibona will get 2-3 wins and stay in league. but that enebled Saric to take leadership and since then he averaged 19,3 pts, 11,6rb, 3,8 asists, 1,2 stl, 1 block per game takeing cibona to big upset finals

The concerns are he doesn’t finish well, turns the ball over too much, and doesn’t have great range on his jumper.  The flip side is he does pretty much everything else really well.

Taking that skill set in totality, he doesn’t seem like the kind of guy you can just plug in to an NBA team.  If you’re going to take Saric you better have a really good plan on exactly how he’s going to be used of this guy is going to dissapoint.

The concerns are he doesn’t finish well, turns the ball over too much, and doesn’t have great range on his jumper.  The flip side is he does pretty much everything else really well.

Taking that skill set in totality, he doesn’t seem like the kind of guy you can just plug in to an NBA team.  If you’re going to take Saric you better have a really good plan on exactly how he’s going to be used of this guy is going to dissapoint.