SGA so far this season

[Princecal]

Shai-Gilgeous Alexander this season:

📊 1st in points
📊 1st in PPG
📊 1st in 30-point games
📊 1st in 40-point games
📊 1st in 50-point games
📊 1st in plus/minus
📊 2nd in steals
📊 2nd in SPG
📊 1st in FTMG
📊 1st in Total FT

The first guard with a 32/5/5/1/1 season since Michael Jordan.

📊 32.5 PTS | 5.1 REB | 6.1 AST | 1.9 STL | 1.0 BLK

 

[BlueBomb]

Hard to believe that when he arrived at UK, he was the afterthought recruit. Very low expectations.

And then...

 

[Wonky]

Hard to believe that when he arrived at UK, he was the afterthought recruit. Very low expectations.

And then...

And remember, he was committed to Florida and then reopened his recruitment when Donovan left. Cal really lucked out with him. Too bad PJ couldn’t hit free throws.

 

[Princecal]

Hard to believe that when he arrived at UK, he was the afterthought recruit. Very low expectations.

And then...

He worked his butt off. He wasn't the super athlete who gets to coast sometimes. He learned the game, paid attention, worked hard and did his best for us. He's one of the players we've had that never won much for us in March that i still strongly support. He was a class act and not like some of the players we had post Fox/Monk/Bam.

 

[stringmusiccat]

Looks like he will be the first ex UK player to win NBA MVP. I love watching him play

 

[Montana81]

He worked his butt off. He wasn't the super athlete who gets to coast sometimes. He learned the game, paid attention, worked hard and did his best for us. He's one of the players we've had that never won much for us in March that i still strongly support. He was a class act and not like some of the players we had post Fox/Monk/Bam.

Shai dragged that team across the finish line.

 

[catsfanbgky]

He is just crafty. Silky smooth, and gets where ever he wants to go, against who ever. He is like a snake slithering thru the grass, mid range jumper is the best in the NBA, by a mile. True 2 way player. he is a little "boring", but most assassins are,

 

[Princecal]

He is just crafty. Silky smooth, and gets where ever he wants to go, against who ever. He is like a snake slithering thru the grass, mid range jumper is the best in the NBA, by a mile. True 2 way player. he is a little "boring", but most assassins are,

People calling him boring wish they could average around 30 a game in the NBA for 3 straight years. I love watching his level of being precise. That's what kobe did, get to his spot and make you pay.

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

He’s one of the most deliberate and cerebral players I’ve ever seen play. It really seems like he’s watching everything in slow motion, or sees the future 10 seconds before it happens.

 

[catsfanbgky]

People calling him boring wish they could average around 30 a game in the NBA for 3 straight years. I love watching his level of being precise. That's what kobe did, get to his spot and make you pay.

I didn't mean "boring" in the sense of the word, but boring because he is such a tactician. No high flying dunks, no yapping, no hot dogging, just straight to the point business, and never gets sped up or rattled. Like I said, most assassins are boring, but they are deadly. What makes it even more remarkable, he is not a great 3 point shooter and doesn't shoot a ton of them per game.
Kobe had flair, talked a lot of shit (backed it Up), would put someone on a poster, shot selection was questionable at times. He and SGA are NOT alike. Kobe also had a mean streak and would welcome confrontation, even would seek it out at times. SGA is more workmanlike and doesn't try to show up his opponent. Both great, but take different ways to get there.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

I low key love that he fired his agent this past week, and I guess the main reason was because he knew he was about to get a supermax, no matter what, and he figured "What do I need an agent for?".

Or thats how ESPN presented it.

Kanye West would be so proud..

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Hard to believe that when he arrived at UK, he was the afterthought recruit. Very low expectations.

And then...

And with a little more patience displayed by Cal, he would have teamed up with Trae Young in the same backcourt.

That UK team, plus Young, would have made the Final Four.

Got to hand it to Cal. He came extraordinarily close to landing Young, Anthony Edwards, and Cade Cunningham. Almost had a monopoly on all of the elite young guards.

 

[yabbadabbadoo]

That’s good

 

[will1976]

Quade Green saw SGA's work ethic in real-time and was like well I'm out!

 

[shaudyshaud]

i think he will get MVP based on the talk around him even though it was kind of like that last year. Chet going down and OKC hasn’tmissing a beat helps his case .

Crazy thing is Shai season is great but you could easily make a case for Jokic winning an again .

 

[nickhorvathsuxazz]

And with a little more patience displayed by Cal, he would have teamed up with Trae Young in the same backcourt.

That UK team, plus Young, would have made the Final Four.

Got to hand it to Cal. He came extraordinarily close to landing Young, Anthony Edwards, and Cade Cunningham. Almost had a monopoly on all of the elite young guards.

Yep....we were the first loser on every one of those guys

 

[pauled]

Shai is a hoss! 4 star recruit that has worked his ass off! I love watching him play! Him and KAT are two of my favorites!

 

[michaeluk26]

And remember, he was committed to Florida and then reopened his recruitment when Donovan left. Cal really lucked out with him. Too bad PJ couldn’t hit free throws.

Wow, I didn't know that about him being committed to Florida. Crazy that that 2018 team was our last SEC TOURNAMENT WINNER.

About PJ not hitting free throws, we also let them get up 13-0 before Cal called a timeout. Spent the rest of the game playing catch-up and briefly took the lead a couple times. Not bashing SGA at all but on our most crucial possession he jumped in the air without a plan and threw it right to K State. He did everything for us and I felt bad for him going out that way. But dude is way better than I thought he'd be and I thought he'd be pretty good.

 

[Ron Mehico]

Cal drawing up that last second shot from 35 feet out from Quade Green after forcing the ball to PJ over and over again even though he was completely in his head with missing FTs while SGA was hanging out when we lost to Bruce Weber in the sweet 16 after the bracket completely opened up for us was a stroke of genius.