Brandon Ingram Discussion: He Is Who We Thought He Could Be

This is what I see as well. Ball would be a great leader for this team and a terrific fit. I also agree that if we move any of the youngsters it probably will be Randle and Clarkson. Randle is a nice talent but a better fit would be a guy like Ibaka who plays D and can shoot. Clarkson seems to have plateaued. He's good but looks like a perennial bench guy. I also think that Ingram could be between Prince and Leonard. But we'll see.

 

I don't think anyone is arguing he absolutely can't be Kawhi, just that it was clear he's not Durant. I pray he can be Kawhi. That's a hard path to follow, but I think he can do it. I'm pretty sure 95% of fans are still pretty reasonable in their expectations of Ingram and where he is now.

 

Honestly, I see no possible way Ingram adds 30 pounds without it being a giant belly at age 60. I even doubt 20. Realdeal could probably answer better as that's his field, but I think 10 pounds would be a lot for him.

 

His frame is decent actually. I think it's conceivable he could add a sustainable 10-15 pounds this summer (15 to start the year, 10 towards the end of it). I'm not sure I want him to add that much. It's more about functional strength for a kid with his long freaking levers. For him, I'd be doing 3 days of squats and deadlifts basically all summer. Build that core and butt strength, it's going to be vital for him.

For reference, Prince played at a listed weight of 212 pounds. Ingram is listed at 190 pounds. I would say over the next 2-3 years, Brandon can put on that sort of weight functionally, maybe more. The majority of his weight will be in his legs and butt and since those are rail thin right now, it's possible he can put on a pretty significant amount of weight within the confines of functionality. That's to say: he won't get big for no reason like Ben Simmons.

 

To be fair, he said strength was more important - and he's talking about not getting pushed around.

I'm actually of the view that he needs to add strength and get away from the NBA life for a couple of months, clear his skull, and work on his shot. He has all the tools to rip it up.

 

Very strong game. Just hit your FTs. We'll work on the threes next season. 14-6-3-2-1. Full line.

 

...so how can a defender draw an offensive foul from the skinniest player (BI) on the floor? Ingram was even moving to his left to avoid full contact. Flopping at its finest. Nice throw down though.

 

This is his fourth game with over 40 minutes. They're really piling it on for the kid. I wish Randle and Russell had gotten that treatment a year ago.

 

I'm surprised he plays this many minutes. He seems to be pretty good right now except....

I can't deny my displeasure with his FT shooting....like WTF is wrong with you dude? Last 5 games he is hitting 38% FTs...that is not acceptable under any circumstances. If he is a 50% FT shooter, ship his weak arse out.

Laughable. I'm surprised how pro athletes can produce such a number without being ashamed of themselves.