How BAD Is Bol Bol Actually? 

yes

he needs mentorship, and hes darkskin, hes young so he thinks they hating cuz he african dark and too good. but does not work hard & similar to wemby dudes 7'4" but produces rebounds and inside point like they PJ TUCKER. If i could get his ear, id take him in a gym and work him until he wants me dead... then hes an all star. without that hes done

Of fucking course not

you terrible fam @@Tdrummer888

😂😂😂

He did mention that

You forgot to watch the video and went straight to the comment section

Let him play and get a chance

​@@BkJayBOP went into MUCH more detail. This guy barely mentioned the specifics of Bol's lack of court vision

@@jdrmanmusiqking fact

He plays better than victor. Because he made 6 3pters once and got 20-10.

​@ItIsYouAreNotYour chemistry is more important than scoring, it's a team sport

​@@Ajolyfellow10 It's joke off what the dude was comparing irrelevent bs too.

@@ItIsYouAreNotYour oh, sorry man, mb.

Bench player huh? Try subbing en 4 it.

Accept if he had starting mins. He would be averaging 19 and 12 points. But he has had a fair shot. Just like the saugy yt man who made this video. Neither know what y'all are talking about

His name and height is why

He never had stamina, but he has handles and moves great for 7'2". Unfortunately, his BB IQ is horrendous.

he barely speaks english. No attitude ever. That's videogame white boy talk.

Yeah I agree. You can have all the talent in the world, but if you aren’t coachable, it’s gonna show in your game. He has all the tools and abilities to be great and he’s not using his God given capabilities to the best of his ability.

Do you think Victor Wembanyama would have a bad attitude if he was riding on the bench But I guess bowl bowl should be grateful even though his talent is on that level And if you ever saw him in an interview, you’d see that he’s a nice guy who loves the game

@@Mammoth17 these guys think only from their perspective.. i agree with you and more could be said!

@@Mammoth17Yeah. A lot of people don’t acknowledge that opportunity and trust is huge. Especially in the early years of a players career when they’re developing. I look at a guy like Jaden Ivey, and can’t help but think that if he was in a position where he can just go out and play through the struggles, he could have had just as fast of a rise into stardom as a Donavan Mitchell.

people need to stop overhyping some players and start keeping quiet until those players show up for real

@@norsharn2883 Also, people need to stop bitching why a player isn't getting minutes. It's obvious why. As if they are holding him out as a secret weapon or to screw up his career. He's on the bench for a reason and it most likely is his attitude and work ethic. Either way he's a hindrance on the court. Have they sent this dude to the G-league at all?

Agreed...only people who look at highlights would have high expectations

Bol Bol also wasn’t selected a couple of picks after Zion, he was 43 picks after Zion. He shot 52% in Oregon in his only season of D1 playing only 9 games, that’s not much of a sample size.

@@redorange exactly. Ppl who really had high expectations for him were delusional af . I expected he would be exactly who he is now . A role player who is going to bounce around from team to team . Way too skinny & work ethnic never has been there . He showed no physical & mental development from high school to the collegiate level .

Agreed Bol Bol has a big army of Twitter fans who don't watch basketball talking about how great he is even tho he is an extremely limited basketball player who most people wouldn't have heard of if not for the Twitter and Media hype.

Hes not a liability on offense or defense. Clearly you never watched him play. They don't want him to be a star plain and simple.

He can doesn't mean he will, which is basically same statement as yours

@@bojannisic2906 BY this statement literally anyone in the NBA can be an All Star, lol.

​@@CM-ft9ep it seems like you don't quite understand that wordplay. And by the way, yes, everyone have a chance to become All Star, but that doesn't mean that everyone will.

Steve Nash was a role player the first 8 years of his career. Became a pretty good pg in Dallas. Then evolved into a Super Star 2 time MVP in Phoenix. Sooooo, it’s possible. 🤷🏽

@@ninersdodgersthunder All true. But, Nash was averaging 30+ minute/game by his third year and was a super solid 14/7 by his fifth. Bol has no role on the Suns (2.5 minutes/game) and hasn't really on any team he's been on.

It’s been about 3 years now. When is bol going to improve and if not when is he going to the g league because he looks awful.

@@coolbreeze3793 I think this is it, regardless of how much effort he puts into himself. However, if he was more likable, he'd PROBABLY receive less hate. I mean, Cam Newton was a poster boy for the NFL his first 5 years and did everything "right," including playing well, but it didn't matter to the media or his haters.

I was wondering the same thing. People don’t realize how special and rare elite basketball talent is

@@TheTillmanSneakerReview apart from reading he lacks effort in practices it’s not him at all it’s his fans. Dudes are saying he should run point, comparisons to durant. It’s wild.

This would make sense if he was a traditional big. But even in high school and college he was always one of the top players playing like a skilled guard. It’s not like he was just standing in the paint and dunking on the smaller competition. To say someone with a skill set that doesn’t match his 7’3 frame didn’t work hard is crazy.

Horrible take.

@@Quentlo you are right to an extent. He worked hard. He doesn’t work NBA hard and it’s showing. There a big difference between NBA and college work ethic

@@antione horrible hair

Absolute garbage take...making the NBA requires hard work, playing in college requires hard work. What evidence do you have that he doesnt work hard?

I mean Bol Bol is 24 years old. Young yes but he should have more things figured out.

I think the issue with him in Orlando was they were all in on him and he even resigned with them, but then they shifted gears on developing Paolo and they waived him. But yes you are right, the Nuggets and Suns are playoff caliber teams and their priority is not at this moment developing talent

Denver is actively developing the hell out of two younger players in Peyton Watson and Christian Braun, who are both killing it btw, so I don’t buy that. The guy doesn’t have the competitive spirit to be successful at the NBA level. Nothing wrong with that, it’s unbelievably hard to compete for a spot at that level. Talent is more common than that next level work ethic that most of us couldn’t fathom.

@@twoodbeats Denver has developed a lot of young guys lol. Christian braun last season is a good example and he was key to their championship run.

I argue the opposite, bol bol has been great on the suns playing with kd his idol basically has really made a difference and you can tell watching him play

He can't get muscle. The time he tried to do that got his season ending injury. His body and genes do not let him gain weight. People likes to say "Just hit the gym bro!" without take notice of the body type of the person.

@@RomnysGonzalez you can do a ton of exercises that don’t involve getting bigger in the gym. Stability and mobility, explosive strength, hand eye coordination, etc. he doesn’t need to get bigger, but his athleticism needs work.

An example of a rich man a camel and the eye of a needle

@@TheFiki14 True but its extremely hard for somebody to bulk up

thank you🙏🏽

Bol bol isn't even getting minutes to show how "bad" he is..killian hayes is not a nba caliber player and srill get rotation minutes. Bol bol is being held back plain and simple bc they dont want him to be a star in this league. Brooklyn coach did this to cam thomas except not nearly to the same extent and jahlil okafor back in Philly after his rookie season.

@@davidpark2509 so your argument is that the Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns and every other NBA team who has seen Bol play 1919 minutes of in-game ball plus who knows how much in-practice ball doesn’t see what you see? I think he has been given more than a fair chance at this point.

I'm watching him right now and he's horrible to watch. His passing is wayward, he keeps the ball for too long, can't shoot, can't defend. Shaq is crazy for thinking that Bol Bol can do everything that Wemby can.

Ya mean, like...., Shaq? I think Shaq knows a little about basketball.

⁠@@skineyemin4276shaq didn’t even know who Christian wood was when he was averaging 21 and 10 a game.

Well, he knew about Bol Bol, so.., you feel good about yourself. Stay wrong.@@alexescutia4805

@@skineyemin4276 So does MJ and he has never had success as owner. Being a professional basketball player doesn't always translate to being a good analyst..

@@PrtyNealYour response to that person has nothing to do with his response to your original comment. Lol

Bro will never be a rebounder

He a beast in 2K🤣

@@Joshkiddy15. It would be fun to make one per each game. My friend rules with Jonny Flynn in 2k11.

yup. despite the physical gifts, players still need to be smart in order to be serviceable.

bol bol is so wholesome. such a nice dude just needs coaching to help develop his vision

who the fuck is wendy man

I agree ppl were so quick to say it’s because he’s black and not as marketable when he’s been in the league for years wemby is clearly the better player right now

@@jpjovs1786Wendy’s mascot! Knew she was a baller

@@jonathank786i’m not disagreeing or anything i’m just confused on how bol bol being more black matters? or whatever

can’t compare zion & bol. they both on 2 different platforms

It is much better to play smarter and to know how to win than to work harder to play because it would save a lot of energy for next game. Playing 82 regular games with playoff games are very brutal and exhausting. What I learned is from Jokic because he shared his burdens to his teammates.

@@jonathanikeda8727 Dude, he can't even get into a starting role. He can't even get a top bench role. If anything he's not working hard enough and the coaches see it and know he's a hindrance. Westbrook played hard every night. You need the skill to back it up. Working hard isn't the issue. It's the schedule bouncing from time zone to time zone and being on the road.

52% a lot less impressive on 13 attempts

Yeah, he missed most of the season injured.

@Thurokiir1 Yeah I don't understand how someone could say he's the best 3 point shooter based off 13 made attempts in 9 games

@@moronsaltable It's bias non-sense. At best it's devils advocate.

Manute led the league in block shots. His son will never be a stat leader in anything positive.

Do you think hes lazy ? or do you think he doesnt have enough skill ? cause I watched both guys play and the son is much more skillful than the father ever was

He is not good enough. Manute averaged 5 blocks in 26 minutes. That is pretty dang skillful. @@VeN0m88

@@RK-ry1vz Its not skillful it's the least skill out of all attributes, the guy was as tall as a tree I hope he can block , sean Bradley was horrific he wasnt a bad blocker neither. Manure was horrible on the offensive side, His son takes it coast to coast you never saw Manute with the ability to pull that off and with the speed this kid has, You must have not seen him play and your just looking at a stat sheet

Oh so it takes no skill to block shots... got it. His son is not good enough. He is a waste of space in the league. Every team he has gone to he cannot crack the lineup... why ? He is not good enough. @@VeN0m88

Could have just waived him lol he was the 44th pick and a Rookie on a minimum deal lmao. Don't act like he was impossible to get rid off.

Bol bol has more talent than jokic. They just didn't want him to become a star in this league bc hes far from marketable.

It’s been 5 years, soooo

It’s been 5 years, soooo

And? It's taken some G-league players 4 years to reach role-player status on an NBA roster. College players used to not have a significant role until they were a senior or junior at minimum. Bol is on an NBA roster's bench, so there must be a reason he's there. He hasn't played much all season, and its not like they gave him minutes and they took them away because he screwed up in games. The Suns plan when signing him could have been development from the beginning.

Bro Bol Bol is never gonna be something he has performed relative to his draft position.

@@emilfrederiksen.1622 People called Lonzo a bust 3 years in and he was almost looking like one, until the right coaching came in.

yup, specifically, four years. kai sotto did have that same issue just because of the one and done rule. both kai and bol bol will be the reasons why going to the draft later can be a safe choice for players. just look at jaime jaquez jr.

@denzelminimo1883 i think the new NIL rules will convince a few more star players to stick around in college a little longer too.

@@the503creepout7 well, yup. also, there are athletes that really wanted or had to pursue their degrees in their college careers, just like what Tacko Fall and CJ McCollum did

@denzelminimo1883 i love seeing players graduate. Even with the extra tutoring, attention, perks, & healthcare, some athletes get - graduating is a huge accomplishment. Unfortunately(imo), i think the days of most players in basketball/football staying to become 4yr players at one school will become a rarity with the new transfer portal rules. Kinda seems like if a 4or5* rated recruit gets redshirted his freshman year - transfers. Best player on a mid-major one season - transfer to power5(now more like power2). I'm not tellin you anything u dont already know. You obviously gotta pretty good grasp on what's happening on the ncaa landscape. But still: nil, conference realignment, transfer portal - it is the era of player empowerment. But it's also kinda the wild wild west where only the strong survive & just get stronger, while the rest either fold or struggle to survive.

@@the503creepout7 yup. I can see the same thing in my country's college sports landscape. Majority of our athletes graduated from college.

You know non of that because you don't know him or anyone around him

@ThouArtOfWar0724 I'm just going off of his history so far in the nba, the actions that he has taken and what other people said about him. And if you actually followed his career in real time it's easy to see. If he had average nba iq he would be getting more minutes. He was a minus 16 in the 4 minutes he played with the sun's the other night. How can you be a negative defender and a bad rebounder at 7'4? And he already had years (since 2019) to improve and yet he isn't even capable of breaking the rotation even when given the opportunity to play and show what he can do.

The bottom line is that no NBA team can afford to have a player who can't shoot a three pointer. It's unfair but if he can't shoot threes, he isn't going to play.

@conradk without a 3 pointer he could play like Rudy golbert (who is still valuable) . But he didn't put enough time in the weight room and is a negative defender. He isn't good at anything, he has maybe a couple areas where he is mediocre at best, then he is bad at everything else.

@@conradkSo Gobert can shoot threes? Come on man…not every NBA player can shoot the 3.

Undersized vertically, not horizontally.

I have 🤣🤣

thanks for the support!

Not a bad take here. I c ur vision & I like it.

#PACERSSSSSSSE

Anyone with haliburton gonna improve even if it’s just slightly

not at all, in europe you have to play team basketball and this dude only plays iso

@@kareja316 other countries have pro leagues my guy

@@moonskeetz and were exactly is an iso player supposed to thrive? China?

@kareja316 yes or Puerto Rico and Philippines where it's more of a spectacle.

Last year i think 😂 his a crazy fool

People just wanna hate 25/8

This comment is idiotic for a number of reasons

member?

This is a different era that unless your an established star like Klay Brickson or Kobe the Iron Byrant, chucking so many shots and missing is sure to get you benched

"mamba", not..., "members only".

​@@russellcast1749 You member...

How’s he close ? He’s a fringe rotational player when people Thought he would be a star. That’s about as far as you can be in nba terms

He gives them nothing to believe in.