Hoops

JP Tokoto

Potentially a team with the MVP and DPOY will be out in the first round of playoffs. Underwhelming.

Would have been interesting vote, if it was open.
But Cats were always going to nominate Martin.

For sure. If there was an All-NBL defensive team then JP would be a good shot being its 3.

Damo is focussed and looking for opportunities every second he is on the court. That's one of the main things that make him great. Put Damo's intensity + smarts in JP's body and holy shit you've got a monster.
Damo was the correct choice for Perth to nominate IMO. Maybe at the half way mark of the season it wouldn't have been so clear-cut.

Playoffs is where it's at. Let's see how he performs and if Cotton can replicate his last performance in them.

TokotoSux if they lose in the semis.

Rarely do you get such a good fit, like for like replacement. And in terms of what NBL teams seem to look for in their SFs now, I think he is excellent.
My recollection is that Prather worked hard to improve his 3 point ability, so I wouldn't be dismissing his efforts just yet. Besides, mid range he's good, and he's agile and quick enough to not need to bomb too often.
Prather is unbelievable off the dribble, I am honestly surprised that he's still in the NBL. Tokoto is still good, and seems to be able to create 2nd chances when he's blocked.

Quite entertaining too.

He does force the pass sometimes leading to a turnover. But as mentioned you live with that. Devondrick was mip and had legitimate 3pt range, I still think we would have had a good import there. Next year what happens?

Firstly, thanks for using the spoiler tag for this thread. Now there's no excuses for people to be angry about clicking on a Tokoto thread and finding Tokoto discussion inside it.

I'd agree that being a bit loose with the ball is about the only real criticism of him. He's playing quite a bit of PG so I wonder if they're trying to turn him into one to give him another avenue to the NBA? I can live with a couple of turnovers if they're for the cause of creating.
The poor outside shooting thing really isn't a problem unless he starts jacking up shots when defenders dare him to, and he doesn't do that.

Was Devondrick Walker's injury actually a plus for the Wildcats? JP's mid-range game gives us a dimension that we otherwise would have lacked, and defensively we're even tougher now.

Definitely his lack of range is his weakness. But if he could hit the three consistently he'd be in the NBA so we're blessed to have him.
Sometimes he can lose the handles but he'll improve on that too. Ennis was like that when he first came to the league. Its scary to think how much more improvement he has in him.
Last night he reminded me a lot of james crawford the way he elevates and shoots the mid range jumper. Even a nice bank off the glass which you dont see too often.

Quick one, does anyone know if Balls will suit up for the first 2 games??