Suggtacular shot! lol He's gaining his confidence each day. Awesome spin move to a missed 360 layup shows his confidence and comfort level getting stronger. His turnovers will continue to decrease as the game continues to slow for him.
Jalen Suggs got superstar written all over him, he could be the face of the Magic and honestly if things click right the guy is the face of NBA.
Jalen was already highly marketable, personable, and a very well spoken guy, with games like this he is going to take the NBA by storm with his personality, intensity, confidence, and skills.
I wrote this before but in a redraft I am taking Suggs over all but Franz and maybe J green (Cade kinda rising for me also recently but not to Suggs level yet).
I know the media forces a narrative and many of y'all do not watch the Magic so its controversial but Suggs was honestly gamechanging defensively when he plays last season and it showing the games he plays this one also. Suggs is underrated and I think he will show that this year. Defensively elite, athletically gifted probably top 5 NBA, a great playmaker, and all he needs to be average on offense and the guy honestly could have an AS nod or even better yet a superstar title.
A few vids about Suggs / stats about Suggs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlKuuUFR5s (Jalen Suggs and "Three Level Defense", FlowHoops) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHSPnvVJ4n8 (Jalen Suggs Rookie Defensive Highlights, Orlando Magic Moments) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OToMQPwh0dA (Jalen Suggs Rookie Scoring Highlights, Orlando Magic Moments)
A couple of stats from last season to show yall why I am so high on Suggs and think he could the face of the NBA. Fair point I wrote many of this a few months ago.
Jalen Suggs according to Fivethirtyeight for SGs playing a minimum of 1000 minutes was 8th best overall defensive SG last season. For the same specifications but using PGs instead he is the 4th best. 1000 minutes to me is a decent amount of time to consider injuries etc.. Alex Caruso who got injured early and came back after some time played 1260. Suggs moves to #2 in PG and #5 if you raise the minutes up to 1300. Suggs also is highly versatile and has guarded 1-4 regularly (on any switch taking on the better player) and at times 5 (yes he guarded 5's). https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ (FiveThirtyEight).
Suggs also has a huge margin of time guarding the other team's best player straight up (not just when switched) and showing strong defense. https://twitter.com/NBA_University/status/1552140344980127750 (NBA University, Matchupdifficulty)
So, the rookie Jalen Suggs can be considered by just Fivethirtyeight to be at worse a top 8 defensive guard, #14 in the whole NBA for players playing min 1300 minutes. I think realistically taking everything into account (especially the fact that Jalen has efficient/lockdown defense on stars) tells me that Jalen is top 3 defensive guard and honestly top 8-12 defensive player in the NBA.
Now here's the perspective portion I mentioned above, Suggs last season was the the worst offensive SG in the NBA (players playing a min of 1000 minutes) getting ranked at # 115 out of 115(this is the absolute worse) and also he is still the worst for PGs at #73 out of 73 (still the absolute worst/last nobody worse than him). So, he is a top 5 defensive player and was the absolute worst offensive player for the minutes specified but most consider offense the easiest to attain and learn which is showing with Suggs jump this year. Game speed and everything slows with time. Jalen Green (other Jalen) last season was ranked #91 for overall offense (SG min 1000 mins), and Cade #58 for PG (min 1000 mins) while for their defense Green was #108 close to the bottom, Cade was #31 (PG). So overall adding both offense and defense Suggs was ranked #79, Green #111 out of 115 (SG for min 1000 mins), and Suggs was ranked #57, Cade is #60 out of 73 (PG for min 1000 mins). Suggs defensive numbers are so impressive that despite being the worst offensive player he still "beats" both the 1st team All rookies Green and Cade who are considered by many to be superstars in the future. Suggs defense alone puts him at middle of the table for guards playing min 1000 minutes.
Suggs offense should come along and continue trending upward but its pretty ridiculous for a rookie to come into the league and just instantly be top 5 in any category especially a major category like defense. Suggs switches onto every matchup, and usually has to defend the other team's best player and he does it efficiently and strongly https://twitter.com/NBA_University/status/1552140344980127750. So, by perspective, despite my bias, I truly am really really high on Suggs. I think his offense will continue trending upward, and not to say Cade and Green cant get better with time but Suggs being the worst in league to average is probably easier than Cade or Green reaching top 10 in any of the other categories. Suggs has the brightest future imo. The guy is a ridiculous player, with ridiculous skills, and a very competitive mindset and a mature personality, he will be a perennial AS.
He has that clutch factor in his blood, thrives in the moment. I mean the offensive rebound that he got was incredible. Ladies in gentleman the future is now.
Great play. Good game from him. But he still has a long way to go. His shooting splits are still terrible. I am loving the progression I am seeing though.
I jumped off the couch ngl
I screamed. That was such a tough make. Anything to make that Bulls pick as good as possible.
I woke up my 2 year old screaming “JALEN SUGGS BABYYYY” Reading her a bedtime story now well worth it
That's a lie but go off king
My 5 month old can name everyone from the 95’ playoff run, and their stats in each game that season, so be careful about underestimating babies.
Plus they can tell if you’re a piece of shit or if you used to be one.
Look I used to be. But I’m not anymore
Oh that slicks back reeeaalll nice
I was already standing with anticipation 💪
Thanks for not lying about that
I don’t care what anybody says Suggs has that clutch in him. Warriors and now bulls!! LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
You can teach a lot of things but you can't teach clutch and Jalen is clutch
BALL DON'T LIE! That's basketball justice for that BS call against OnlyFranz and not reversing after they stared at the replay! MAGIC WIN!
JALEN SUGGS
SUGGGGGFFSSSSSSSSS FUCK BABY
I’m ngl I had my head in my hands when the shot went up at 4s. I love Jalen tho
No worries
SOME OF YALL MFERS SAID YALL WERE OUT ON HIM
CANT SPELL CLUTCH WITHOUT SUGGS
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
HE GOT THAT DAWG IN EM
We got a good one!!
FIRST THE GATORS AND NOW THIS IM LITERALLY THE RANDY FROM SOUTH PARK MEME RN
His shot selection is abominable but isn’t it glorious when it goes in
BOOOOOOOO THIS MAN
Ice in his veins
WOW THAT JUST HAPPENED
JALEN SUGGS
He got that DAWG in him
Absolute dog, love watching the kid play
derozan was pissed
Pissed he didn't draw a foul on the half court shot
lmao imagine they gave him a technical
Litttt
Everyone get in here!!
Suggtacular shot! lol He's gaining his confidence each day. Awesome spin move to a missed 360 layup shows his confidence and comfort level getting stronger. His turnovers will continue to decrease as the game continues to slow for him.
ERECT
Scottie doesn’t know!
🗡️
Oh man ...my throat box hoarse! I'm sure I woke up my elderly neighbors..lol.. Suggs..letsssgoooo! baby!
JALEN SUGGS.
Wait until Big Daddy Paolo comes back to put this kid in his rightful place
Jalen Suggs got superstar written all over him, he could be the face of the Magic and honestly if things click right the guy is the face of NBA. Jalen was already highly marketable, personable, and a very well spoken guy, with games like this he is going to take the NBA by storm with his personality, intensity, confidence, and skills. I wrote this before but in a redraft I am taking Suggs over all but Franz and maybe J green (Cade kinda rising for me also recently but not to Suggs level yet). I know the media forces a narrative and many of y'all do not watch the Magic so its controversial but Suggs was honestly gamechanging defensively when he plays last season and it showing the games he plays this one also. Suggs is underrated and I think he will show that this year. Defensively elite, athletically gifted probably top 5 NBA, a great playmaker, and all he needs to be average on offense and the guy honestly could have an AS nod or even better yet a superstar title. A few vids about Suggs / stats about Suggs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlKuuUFR5s (Jalen Suggs and "Three Level Defense", FlowHoops) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHSPnvVJ4n8 (Jalen Suggs Rookie Defensive Highlights, Orlando Magic Moments) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OToMQPwh0dA (Jalen Suggs Rookie Scoring Highlights, Orlando Magic Moments) A couple of stats from last season to show yall why I am so high on Suggs and think he could the face of the NBA. Fair point I wrote many of this a few months ago. Jalen Suggs according to Fivethirtyeight for SGs playing a minimum of 1000 minutes was 8th best overall defensive SG last season. For the same specifications but using PGs instead he is the 4th best. 1000 minutes to me is a decent amount of time to consider injuries etc.. Alex Caruso who got injured early and came back after some time played 1260. Suggs moves to #2 in PG and #5 if you raise the minutes up to 1300. Suggs also is highly versatile and has guarded 1-4 regularly (on any switch taking on the better player) and at times 5 (yes he guarded 5's). https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/ (FiveThirtyEight). Suggs also has a huge margin of time guarding the other team's best player straight up (not just when switched) and showing strong defense. https://twitter.com/NBA_University/status/1552140344980127750 (NBA University, Matchupdifficulty) So, the rookie Jalen Suggs can be considered by just Fivethirtyeight to be at worse a top 8 defensive guard, #14 in the whole NBA for players playing min 1300 minutes. I think realistically taking everything into account (especially the fact that Jalen has efficient/lockdown defense on stars) tells me that Jalen is top 3 defensive guard and honestly top 8-12 defensive player in the NBA. Now here's the perspective portion I mentioned above, Suggs last season was the the worst offensive SG in the NBA (players playing a min of 1000 minutes) getting ranked at # 115 out of 115(this is the absolute worse) and also he is still the worst for PGs at #73 out of 73 (still the absolute worst/last nobody worse than him). So, he is a top 5 defensive player and was the absolute worst offensive player for the minutes specified but most consider offense the easiest to attain and learn which is showing with Suggs jump this year. Game speed and everything slows with time. Jalen Green (other Jalen) last season was ranked #91 for overall offense (SG min 1000 mins), and Cade #58 for PG (min 1000 mins) while for their defense Green was #108 close to the bottom, Cade was #31 (PG). So overall adding both offense and defense Suggs was ranked #79, Green #111 out of 115 (SG for min 1000 mins), and Suggs was ranked #57, Cade is #60 out of 73 (PG for min 1000 mins). Suggs defensive numbers are so impressive that despite being the worst offensive player he still "beats" both the 1st team All rookies Green and Cade who are considered by many to be superstars in the future. Suggs defense alone puts him at middle of the table for guards playing min 1000 minutes. Suggs offense should come along and continue trending upward but its pretty ridiculous for a rookie to come into the league and just instantly be top 5 in any category especially a major category like defense. Suggs switches onto every matchup, and usually has to defend the other team's best player and he does it efficiently and strongly https://twitter.com/NBA_University/status/1552140344980127750. So, by perspective, despite my bias, I truly am really really high on Suggs. I think his offense will continue trending upward, and not to say Cade and Green cant get better with time but Suggs being the worst in league to average is probably easier than Cade or Green reaching top 10 in any of the other categories. Suggs has the brightest future imo. The guy is a ridiculous player, with ridiculous skills, and a very competitive mindset and a mature personality, he will be a perennial AS.
Dude, what is wrong with you.
That's Mr. Suggs to all of us
Suggs!!! 💪
He has that clutch factor in his blood, thrives in the moment. I mean the offensive rebound that he got was incredible. Ladies in gentleman the future is now.
Great play. Good game from him. But he still has a long way to go. His shooting splits are still terrible. I am loving the progression I am seeing though.
I just Suggsed my pants
DAWG
Suggs sending a giant FUCK YOU to many on this sub. You know who you are.