Good question. I think they just guess at it. Just not very professional. Last night was laughable with all the different pronunciations I heard. One of the ESPN heads, I think it was Shams was laughable. He didn't even try to finish it and it sounded different every time.
Yep shams was a joke.
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2025 6:44 pm
by Kryptonic
The more and more I watch on this kid, the more I like him.
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2025 6:59 pm
by pickle
Inf, what makes you particularly down on Malauch? I haven’t read all the draft and offseason threads. Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere.
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Inf, what makes you particularly down on Malauch? I haven’t read all the draft and offseason threads. Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere.
No apologies necessary.
The board has reach its limit on negativity, so I'll keep it short: I just don't have any confidence that he'll be that good. I think at best he'll be a limited, situation role player. Hope I'm wrong.
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Inf, what makes you particularly down on Malauch? I haven’t read all the draft and offseason threads. Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere.
No apologies necessary.
The board has reach its limit on negativity, so I'll keep it short: I just don't have any confidence that he'll be that good. I think at best he'll be a limited, situation role player. Hope I'm wrong.
Me too!
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Inf, what makes you particularly down on Malauch? I haven’t read all the draft and offseason threads. Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere.
No apologies necessary.
The board has reach its limit on negativity, so I'll keep it short: I just don't have any confidence that he'll be that good. I think at best he'll be a limited, situation role player. Hope I'm wrong.
Sounds like a slightly better Bol Bol.
I want this guy to be good, but these giant prospects always seem like a crapshoot.
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 3:17 am
by virtual9mm
Giant...but not rail thin...and not a total plodding stiff. I would like to see him after he has improved his conditioning.
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 3:36 am
by MightyMoog
Well historically we’ve seen big men with good defensive instincts develop and offensive game. But weve never seen an offensively skilled big man develop defensive instincts.
So seems like a high upside swing, but if it pans out could be huge.
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 3:37 am
by virtual9mm
Big risk but big big upside, too.
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Inf, what makes you particularly down on Malauch? I haven’t read all the draft and offseason threads. Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere.
No apologies necessary.
The board has reach its limit on negativity, so I'll keep it short: I just don't have any confidence that he'll be that good. I think at best he'll be a limited, situation role player. Hope I'm wrong.
Sounds like a slightly better Bol Bol.
I want this guy to be good, but these giant prospects always seem like a crapshoot.
He's a ball of clay; it's on the training staff to HELP him to become the best he can be
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Inf, what makes you particularly down on Malauch? I haven’t read all the draft and offseason threads. Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere.
No apologies necessary.
The board has reach its limit on negativity, so I'll keep it short: I just don't have any confidence that he'll be that good. I think at best he'll be a limited, situation role player. Hope I'm wrong.
Sounds like a slightly better Bol Bol.
I want this guy to be good, but these giant prospects always seem like a crapshoot.
He's a ball of clay; it's on the training staff to HELP him to become the best he can be
And I like that that is one of Ott's major goals to try and put players in a position to succeed.
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:38 am
by Superbone
Magic 8 Ballers: Must Watch Morsels of Khaman Maluach Rowan looks through the small segments of tape at the tantalizing tastes of Khaman Maluach's game at Duke so far this season, with an eye on what he is now and what he could be in the future. https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/magic-8 ... medium=web
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:22 pm
by Superbone
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:36 pm
by ShelC
Wilbon talks Maluach on PTI - starts around 1:35
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2025 12:23 am
by TOO
I like No Ceilings for the draft coverage.
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2025 12:26 am
by Superbone
Love is strength, and strength is love!
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2025 7:16 am
by JJ Slim
I do wish all these analysts would learn how to say his name properly..
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2025 8:55 am
by carey
That No Ceilings coverage has Maluach looking like Ayton when he first got here. Remember that first year when he was locking people up at the top of the key and recovering. Never understood what happened to him, but Maluach definitely has the same ability if not looking a little better at flipping his hips and recovering.
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2025 9:01 am
by Split T
Ayton stopped caring is what happened.
Re: Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
That No Ceilings coverage has Maluach looking like Ayton when he first got here. Remember that first year when he was locking people up at the top of the key and recovering. Never understood what happened to him, but Maluach definitely has the same ability if not looking a little better at flipping his hips and recovering.
I don't know but I'm sure it was someone else's fault.
