Shai Gilgeous-Alexander analysis | A future star?
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- Опубліковано 2 січ 2020
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Just how good is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander right now? Should he make the All-Star team this year? Will he be a top-10 NBA player in the future? This detailed film breakdown & scouting report highlights how the Oklahoma City Thunder star uses his handle, floater, passing and more while incorporating analytics & stats to assess his overall impact.
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Free week and 50% off the Athletic at www.theathletic.com/thinkingbasketball Loved watching a bunch of Shai film -- still uncertain about what exactly he'll look like in 5 or 7 years, but I'm pretty certain he'll be a high-level player for years.
Can you do an analysis of Khris Middleton
PLEASE make same kind of video analysis about STEPH CURRY. not about 1 game(game 2 of the finals you did) but overall. like this. as you did with other stars. So people could think beyond the finals loses
g y i o I dont think Steph Curry really needs an analysis lol, everyone should know how great he is by now
Honestly gettting 5 first round picks for paul george was a pretty good deal for us and then we get shai a future star. Hated to see PG go but loving the thunder rn
I mean PG at that point had his mind set. He wanted a chance to go big and win and sadly it wasn't with the Thunder. At least the Thunder got a King's Ransom of a haul and you also have a GM who LOVES gambling in the draft. He managed to pick out 3 MVP players to set up the 2010 OKC decade from the draft so I'm willing to hedge my bets he finesses his way to more all-star talent.
You think they'd be playing this well if they kept Russ instead of trading for CP3?
@@burner1303 I dont think russ would have adjusted and let the youth play ball
Burn Er nope
@@burner1303 yes he but gal would be more in the offense remember when andre was the second best player and we still made the playoffs
the best basketball analysis around
Beck Waxman him and bballbreakdown are the best basketball analysis you can find
So underrated
@@jamesonevers3262 c'mon na bro this guy is miles ahead of every other similar channels
John Saintilma their different, BBallbreakdown is more focused on teams, while thinking basketball is more focused on players, their both awesome, and their both mikes ahead of any other basketball content you can find
@@jamesonevers3262 yh true but not all of BballBreakdowns videos are watchable to me, sometimes I stop watching in the middle of the video but Thinking Basketballs is super watchable, I watched almost all of his videos, The way he sets them up and the choreography of his videos are just..."wholesome"...That's my opinion though...Heat Check is also amazing
Playing with CP3, who's a wealth of knowledge is gonna help in ways we cant imagine. Specially if hes a hard worker.
yea and i think cp3 likes playing with him better than crybaby westbrook, Shai is pretty level headed player. no drama invovled.
420protoman you must be living in an alternative universe where CP3 played with Westbrook
F G yeah you’re a nerd who tf uses “xD”
@@bluesnem8396 i mean what did you expect he has a L as a pfp
dude u gotta start stretching your vids out to 10 minutes. none of us would mind u getting ur bag!!
facts
Totally deserved
Deadass tho
U guys do know that you don't get more adsense if you go past 10min? It's about watch time and if viewers don't even watch until the last minute, then all the work is wasted
It’s a win-win situation for us, viewers, and for the channel.
we need a new one of these for Shai. See his improvement
Shai is playing at an mvp level right now
You just got it today!
This guy is like prime Le'veon Bell with the hesitation and craftiness on the court.
I like that comp.
Yo big facts
I generally hate cross sports comparisons as they are generally horribly inaccurate, but this one is great.
wowwwww great call
I love how his name curves on his jersey😂
All-NBA this season! Thinking basketball is the prophet! Love to see more of these forecasting content videos!
Excited to see him expand as a star
He's already expanding as a star this year.
can’t wait for okc to give him a big extension
THE BEST ANALYST ON UA-cam. PERIOD.
he got the finishing part wrong. his finishes are amazing and he has a variety of them
@@inboundcow8323 true
Brett Kollman does this but for football, y'all should check him out.
Yessir
I wonder what his analysis of him is now. I feel like he made such a big jump in his game especially shooting.
Alot of the stuff you talked about on defense (mainly the decision making) is just something that'll take time and experience to fix
I feel like your analysis is always so balanced, love watching your videos countless times and this may be one of my favourites.
So well rounded, great decision maker, and just makes the game look so damn easy. I love this kid.
clearl didnt watch the video. hes a good passer and scorer but he isnt well rounded.
John Flanagan maybe he meant offensive player I dunno
John Flanagan he’s the most well rounded 20 year old in the history of basketball? This isn’t an opinion. Not only did I watch the video, but I also watch actual basketball games.
Low key hurts to watch this as a Spurs fan, could have had him, another lottery pick and Tobias Harris.
What are you referring to?
Kahwi I think, but the timeline is off and Kahwi would of expired by then.
Did the Clippers offer that for Kawhi?
chris Jackson yeah but him and Lonnie are like the same person, Lonnie has more to him but young guys aren’t supposed to do much in pops system
@@sarcasm3605 Huh? SGA and Lonnie are completely different players. Lonnie will be better anyway
I luv this channel man can’t get enough
It’s like if Kobe’s detail but with stats and better
I think it is better than Kobe's ~ the shading of the screen wasn't for me, needed a bigger spotlight.
I also think the points Ben makes are better :)
William Hooke
Agreed on the second part. I kinda liked spotlight thing though. It helped me see what he was talking about
Rip Kobe 😢😢
Kevin Safii
I can’t get over it. He was my goat people always said lebron but give me Kobe any day. It’s still unreal
Woot, the player analysis are back!
Following up from one of your last words in the video: “Shai’s trajectory is consistent with other All-Star level guards” I wonder if you could do one about who the Most Improved MIP was like who made the biggest jump from a past season to their MIP season based on advanced metrics. Maybe even see if someone who improved a lot was robbed of an MIP. I think that would be a decent video?
If I were a player and knew your channel I’d definitely watch these kind of videos in order to get to know my weaknesses and learn from them. I wonder if players evr do this...
Nice vid! Do more! I will definitely watch!
another great video, keep up the good work, this channel is great and i love it
I’m a thunder fan, and I loved him in Kentucky and as a rookie, and now that he’s on okc, he’s become my favorite player. I like him more than I did Russ. He has so much potential and has been a winner in his young career.
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!!
You might have to update this🤧
I'm new to this channel, love the details. Subscribing 💯
Day off, rent paid, money in my pocket, AND NOW THIS!!?? 2020 is good so far.
Awesome man, keep doing what you're doing and good luck with the rest of your year!
@@afnaansyed5975 good to see some positivity, especially rn
@@ethan-db9wc Thank you. 100% agree
From the future and it’s gone to hell stock markets down 20% however several new thinking basekqtball videos are out so there’s some good jews
@@thomasbrady3827 uh...good Jews?
Please tell me you plan on analyzing draft prospects because your content is gold
Great perspective. I didn't pay attention much to him last season but I figured this season as a starter and given more responsibilities as a scorer/ball handler that he would have more body of work to break down his game. He is definitely reaching a part of his game where he is a versatile offensive back court weapon where playoff teams would LOVE to add him to be able to put the ball on the floor. But yeah he still has to work on some parts of his game to crack that top 20 player list. Even if doesn't turn to an elite defensive player that length he has is still useful overall. I think he can put a bit more size to get closer to 200 and be strong enough. But he will never be someone like a Marcus Smart where he's switch friendly.
“Lack Of Explosiveness”
Meanwhile he’s steaming at the rim and making off the balance dribble drives to the hoop
Bro called it 2 years ago
I really believe he'll become an All-Star, he has a lot of potential. Missing him very much, you go Shai!
Ion know about this year.
@@33_milly93 not this year obviously.
You were so right
U called it
As a Thunder fan, I'm pretty excited about SGA!
As a Thinking Atheist fan, I'm wondering whether you or he were first to the logo.
Dope video as always bro . A video of tatum and ja next ?
Just when u making these clip, what do u see on Terrance Ferguson defence? Is it that good to cover his 0 offense?
Really great video, though I dunno how you get to top 50 player from the rest of the video, considering his skills and what the impact metrics are saying about him.
Like his game, I think he’ll be a solid all star player I see the potential on both ends
so did Terry hit that shot @7:26 ? Im just curious lol
Really thinking of getting The Athletic 🤔
Love his body control and ability to finish at the rim with either hand, I don't love his 3 point shot mechanics though.
Caught it early , we need a revisit 💯 🙏🏾
As a Thunder fan I can't tell you how exciting it is to have SGA on the team. I think CP3 is the perfect vet to play beside, and don't think Russ would've given him as much control. The Thunder run plays this year, unlike before when Russ and PG just did as they wish without nearly as many set plays. Their 3 guard lineup with CP3, SGA and Schröder is legit. Having 3 high IQ players on the same lineup is hard to defend against.
Moving him to SG was a good idea
A few years later and he’s one of the best scorers and clutch players rn
First Video of 2020 lets go!!!
When you make these focusing on up and coming young players you should add a little segment at the end like Kobe does on detail saying what player you think they should emulate based on similarities in play style.
Imo his playing style reminds me of PG idk it's just when they are on the court they look so similar
Ik you were trying to point out his defensive weaknesses and there’re probably more examples than what you showed but cmon who’s really gonna stop that dime from d’lo. That was a beauty. Anyway love your vids and would really like your in depth analysis on jaylen brown. He’s having a solid year with efficient scoring and some pretty good defense.
Do Jaylen Brown please!
Usually don’t comment but damn I really enjoyed your video got a new sub keep up the work and thanks for the entertainment hope you have a blessed one
As a Canadian he's a definitely a future star.
Can you do a Video on Marcus Smart?
YES!! So many times he misses the inside pass to the big man. It's not so bad because he can still get the finish, but he could easily double his amount of assists. Great breakdown.
I hope cp3 is helping him out on that
Saw him play a full game for the first time against toronto and he really was amazing.
Especially around screens on defense, he was sliding past so many
@@simonamorim8178 yeah he was very good that game because he's from canada
He's got great size and length at 6'5 while playing point or the 2. That is huge for the point position, and solid for guarding most 2's and even some 3's.
Shai has Superstar potential this is his second year he can really grow in so manu ways.
Gotta do a video on the Miami Heat or Jimmy Butler
I'd love to see a video of you talking about some players that are underutilized or perhaps in a less than optimal role. I watch almost every Charlotte Hornets game and I'm curious if you'd agree that the Hornets are misusing a few players. I can't really expect you to give an in depth video about the Hornets so a video about misused players league wide that touches on maybe Rozier or Malik Monk would be really interesting to me.
I really doubt he’d make a video on such irrelevant players no offense
Rozier is not misused, he got outclassed by Graham and deserves the lesser role.
@@notsocooldude7720 that's why I suggested doing something about misused players league wide. Or a podcast I like his pod for sure
@@GodofDisco That's not where I think hes misused. He plays as the primary playmaker when Graham is off the court and he's just not good at being a point guard. He's pretty good off ball but he's just not a good playmaker. I think Monk has the opposite issue, at least while he continues to shoot 3s poorly, he's pretty good at running pnr and underrated as a playmaker but he's just not very good off ball.
You should do a video on the stats you use
Had to watch this before the newest one.
This kid dropped 40 points on me in grade school
My favorite player man since Russ left. This is the kinda guy we’ve needed since kd left
For a moment there I thought you weren't going to wish me a great day!
Great vid sga could be the best Canadian 🇨🇦🍁in the league one day! You should make a video on bam adebayo
Well this aged nicely
I am sitting here waiting on a Lonzo Ball video. Especially considering his recent leaps
This music is addictive man
I would love to see a video like this but on a team, Denver. Jokic is one of my 3 favourite players, and Nuggets are fun to watch. But there are some interesting facts about them and I'm very curious what you think about that. They are one of the best defensive teams, but their offense even though is better lately, is slow paced. Actually they might be last in pace in the league. My theory is that their best offensive player is Jokic, and he is their worst perimeter defender, so he focuses a lot on closing out on shooters and trying to play good pnr defense which than makes him a little bit passive as a scorer and playmaker this year. His phisical deficiencies do not help either. And, might they be better off playing a little faster and focus more on scoring than defending? Great channel btw, big fan from Serbia
this aged well
@@triptychlux Wow. I totaly forgot about this lol. TY
When are you going to do a third year review of Donovan Mitchell, who is working to improve on all the things you rightly criticized him for. Personally, I hope you do it later in the season, but I also hope that this sort of review is on your radar. He's improved his defense (this assumption is based entirely on Coach Q being happy with his efforts), he's working on being able to contest big men on switches, he's improved his efficiency (so far) and improved his mid range jumper which you said needed it be money. Most importantly, he's working on his vision to be able to find his teammates. All young player improve over time even if it's only a little bit. What's your opinion. Is the Spida taking steps, strides or leaps?
Thinking basketball and CGmatter are my underdog youtubers
Thank for talking about SGA I felt since he was drafted that he’ll be next Giannis not unstoppable MVP but a lengthy player who can improve to be a beast in so happy he’s killing the league so early
Reason why i stayed an okc fan an his efficiency is out of this world an he's only gonna get better with us this is his second season only. #ThunderNation #FutureBright #OkcFan #Shai
It might sound weird but if LA offered me Paul George for SGA right now I might actually say NO.
PG was more injured this year than anyone expected. He might have had one MVP voting quality season last year and thats it. SGA in the same spot as Mitchell, Siakim, Ingram Brown and Tatum. Lots of time to grow and already showing great flashes.
I’ll be honest I forgot that SGA was not a very good defender at first. Now he’s one of the most disruptive defenders on the perimeter with that wingspan and can hold his own down low. That had to be dort helping him out
Are you planning on doing episodes on all of the top rookies of this year similar to how you did it last year?
**clicks on new thinking basketball video**
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"IIIIIFFF!!!!!!!!!!"
Shai is far and away my favourite player right now
Once you start doing rookies again, could you take a look at Darius Garland? He’s started off slow, but has become a much more consistent shooter and passer as the season has gone on. I think he can still reach that Damian Lillard ceiling that has been set for him, but I want to know what you think too.
SGA, Giddey, and Chet are going to be exciting when they’re all on the court
Literally yelled in celebration that my man Shai is getting some attention
I had him as the 2nd best guard in his draft (behind Luka) and think he can become one of the most versatile combo guards in the league
I see a lot of quality basketball in his future as a high leverage player in the playoffs
Him and JJJ were my steals of the draft
Nice
How about an analysis of Steven Adams?
He takes a lot from Lou Will, prob soaked up some skills from Lou when Shai was in LA
Chris Paul, a solid perimeter defense has more work to do in helping SGA with his perimeter defense.
So far it’s looking like a sure thing
Could you do Johnatan Isaac analysis next?
Clippers fan here.
I hate that we traded Shai but I'm also very happy for the guy.
He wouldn't have had the opportunity to break out they way he has on the loaded Clippers.
On the Thunder he's a #1 or #2 or #3 option which is awesome.
Dean simmons, i disagree, i’d play fine next to Kawhi. Time will tell if it was worth it, but last years team will be my favorite.
It's good that you weren't only talking about what he is good at. You were talking about what he could improve
Video on rj barret
Please review how good OKC right now!!
This aged weirdly well
The league is moving to bball IQ being the most important weapon instead of athleticism I feel and SGA fits the mold perfectly. This is exactly why I never thought that PG trade was bad for okc at all, man is a baller.
As for bball IQ becoming the most important skill...Luka, Shai, Jokic, Trae, Ja and so on, not like athleticism isnt as important anymore as the current MVP is a freak of nature and Zion is just coming into the league with Ja being explosive af as well but it is just not a must to be a star anymore and when it is the main weapon of a star, they really are athletic freaks and not just fast, bouncy or strong anymore (again see giannis, zion, this isnt "normal" athleticism)
Idk what it is about your vids that makes it soothing to listen!😂
Do a Miami Heat video
I’ve been crying since the Clips traded him 😪
He already is a star ⭐️
👀
PaulBall Prod. 😮
Sub Me In Coach ✌️
Luka, Trae, Ayton, Bagley, now Shai - this draft class is gonna be looked at one of the best
mpj as well
SGA is so slept on
Ive been saying this guy is mad slept on
I have a weird topic for you; should the Wizards build around Ish Smith? He's looked unguardable the past few games.
Do Wiggins next
Ok, this is a nice analysis... But COULD be a future all star?! Dude is already close to making it in his second season!