Bryan Gates a Sacramento Kings Assistant Coach Candidate?
Ridiculous Upside —
... and developed) under Coach Gates in Boise. If you'll look at Iceman's fan post from yesterday, you'll notice that Taylor's numbers best transferred from the D-League to the NBA of all of the players looked at. I'm not trying to split the atom here, but good coaching probably had something to do with this.
Other players that have played for Gates in Idaho you may be familiar with: Randy Livingston, Lance Allred, Luke Jackson, Mouhamed Sene, Julius Hodge, Brent Petway, Josh ...
Friday Flat-Headed Cats
Posting and Toasting —
... seen any of this.
- Buried in this superb article about Senegalese baller Ndongo Ndiaye is this gem about everyone's favorite Knick:
A few years ago, Ndiaye spotted the legs and head of a young mechanic sticking out from under a car in the Senegalese town of Thies.
"Do you play basketball?" Ndiaye asked.
The teen said he didn’t know anything about the game.
"Well, you should," Ndiaye shot back.
The mechanic was Mouhamed Sene. Now aged 23 and 6-foot-11, Sene is a center for the ...
Phoenix Suns Summer League: The Game Plan
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... Sun Yue?)
Memphis - Thabeet and Hamed Haddadi (the biggest pair in Vegas since Dolly Parton)
Milwaukee - Joe Alexander, Brandon Jennings and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
Minnesota - Jonny Flynn, Wayne Ellington and Gerald Hendeson (on load from the Bobcats)
New Orleans - Courtney Sims and Julian Wright
NY Knicks - Nikoloz Tskitishvili (!), Jordan Hill, Blake Ahern and Mouhamed Sene
OKC Thunder - James Harden!, Russel ...
SummerGrizz 90, SummerKnicks 86
Posting and Toasting —
... Mouhamed Sene- Sene may be my favorite Knick ever. He's got this way of blocking shots that can only be described as "catty". He takes a long, limp-wristed swing that produces a wonderful popping sound when it connects with a shot. Mutombo had his finger wag. Sene should blow a kiss or something. While Mouhamed can certainly swat, his apparent attempt to headbutt the dunking Trey Gilder was a bit of a chink in the defensive armor. ...
Identifying Potential Late Season Pickups
Bullets Forever —
... Josh Powell, and Matt Bonner.
Step 2: Eliminate anyone who wouldn't be desirable even if they become available
Needless to say, there would probably be some venom spewed if these players were brough in as the final piece of the puzzle.
This eliminates: Randolph Morris, Jerome James, Mark Blount, Francisco Elson, Malik Allen, Brian Cardinal, Mark Madsen, Etan Thomas, Mouhamed Sene, Kenny Thomas, Patrick O'Bryant
Step 3: ...
SummerPistons 96, SummerKnicks, 73
Posting and Toasting —
... Almond- One of these guys is going to get real minutes at the two-spot. Crawford once again showed a number of skills, canning some outside shots, charging the rim like an ox, and really getting after loose balls. Almond, meanwhile, pulls from absolutely anywhere, and usually doesn't miss. One's a pure shooter, the other's sturdier and more complete. I'd be happy with either one understudying or even replacing Larry Hughes D'Antoni's preferred shooting guard.
Mouhamed Sene- I'm pretty sure Sene would try to swat a newborn baby ...
SummerKings 84, SummerKnicks 71
Posting and Toasting —
... on an NBA poster. Meanwhile, he showed that he's no slouch when he commits himself on defense, hounding Casspi into a couple of bad, bad misses. Morris Almond deserves to be a Knick, and I believe he will be.
Blake Ahearn- I've heard great things about Blake Ahearn as a player and person, and I really feel for the guy after these last three performances. The man just can't get it done on defense, and has far from made up for it with his offensive play.
Mouhamed Sene- I wonder if Mou's ever played volleyball? ...
Looking for a Cheap Center
Sactown Royalty —
... would mean playing 4-vs-5 when on offense. Tyreke Evans and Kevin Martin are good, but they may not be that good, especially given the offensive problems at the two forward positions.
Further, Swift's knees have constantly been in terrible shape, and he has had extreme confidence issues ever since entering the league. He's a project who doesn't project to be a role player. But as with the 7-foot youngster, there's a reason he's available.
Mouhamed Sene
Sene has been a disaster in the NBA, Swift Part II. ...
