Tacko Fall(merged threads)

[knuckleballer]

this might be one of the funniest summer leagues in a long time .

I want to see Tacko and Time Lord on the court together and see how long both teams go without scoring.

[KG Living Legend]

 Good video explaining why Taco's plus minus was great when he was out there and how UCF was garbage when he was on the bench

 https://youtu.be/3YY2BRtAVCs

[obnoxiousmime]

At this point I'm desperate enough to be fully in on this.

Buying all available real estate on Tacko Falls island.

[ederson]

I know some of you guys are joking about the pick and roll. But honestly, I never saw Bill Russell do a pick and roll. Not that he didn't once in a while. I wonder if bigs did that sort of thing in those days.

I did see Havlicek do a pick and roll in that famous OT title game with Phoenix  in the 70s that was on NBA channel a few days ago. Seems to me a real big guy would be an excellent picker if he is mobile enough to get away from the paint.

Unfortunately Taco will play in 2019's nba and not in the sixties. You know now pnr is pretty important.

I doubt he has the lateral quickness to stop even Marc Gasol drive

He looks like a nice guy, he works and tries to improve so I hope he makes it but expecting him to be a Def anchor is unrealistic.

[sirnastee]

Definitely excited about Tacko "Take a Foul" Falls!  He and Time Lord are monsters on my updated NBA2k team.

[konkmv]

We got poirier theis williams Williams kanter and yabusele under contract... even if we trade yabusele we seem to need more a pf than a center.. i would prefer to see tacko in summer league and then sign poirier

[wdleehi]

If Tacko impresses, he will get the two way contract.

[hwangjini_1]

If Tacko impresses, he will get the two way contract.

that about sums up Tacko's future with the celtics. if he is to have any real future with the celtics he needs to develop a free throw, some sort of offense, and practice defense. the g league was made for players such as Tacko.

i hope he makes the team eventually. it would be a great story.

[BringToughnessBack]

Did not realize he has only been playing ball less then 7 years. He began at age 16. They are saying he can dunk without jumping! I hope he sticks. They mentioned he grew another inch this past year too.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/tacko-fall-is-7-foot-6-and-hes-breaking-basketball/

[JBcat]

I would say Theis and Yabu can probably cross over to play PF along with center, maybe even Robert Williams as well with his quickness and athleticism.  What’s key though is you really don’t want 2 bigs that clog the paint, and in theory Theis, Yabu, and Grant Williams can shoot from the outside so you can mix and match when we aren’t just going small with Tatum or Hayward at PF.

Edit: since this is a Tacko thread I can see him getting 2 way contract.

[BringToughnessBack]

Tacko has a new bestie.

https://sports.yahoo.com/grant-williams-tacko-fall-forging-134338712.html

[ederson]

I would say Theis and Yabu can probably cross over to play PF

Yabu cannot crossover to anything

[Bobshot]

A 7-7 kid can make up for a lot of offensive deficiences. Bill Russell's jumping ability and timing--and his intelligence-- made up for a lot of his shooting deficiences. KC Jones never shot the ball as the PG; he let Sam Jones do the shooting. That's the thing about roles. You got to know your role, and it must be tailored to your skill.

Aside from Tacko's height and frame (you can't teach that), he is actually a math and science prodigy. I'm sure Ainge noticed. That means he learns fast.

His offense, if he makes it, will consist of what was Russell's offense: Putbacks and foul shots. Easy baskets. Russell shot 56%  FTs lifetime. The kid should be able to get there with practice.

I recall Russell and Shaq doing a SI cover story laughing about foul shooting.  Both those guys blocked enough shots  in their careers to more than exceed foul shots missed. A blocked shot is an easy 2 points saved.  It's really an important part of the defense.

[knuckleballer]

The Celtics should hire Rick Barry or someone to teach Tacko to shoot free throws underhanded.  Most players are too embarrassed to try, but I bet Tacko would give it a shot.  Rick Barry shot 89% for his career underhanded.  Nothing embarrassing about that.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V4eJSjwlD5o

[rondofan1255]

The Celtics should hire Rick Barry or someone to teach Tacko to shoot free throws underhanded.  Most players are too embarrassed to try, but I bet Tacko would give it a shot.  Rick Barry shot 89% for his career underhanded.  Nothing embarrassing about that.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V4eJSjwlD5o

Chinanu Onuaku can teach him during SL practice this week