I don’t want to sensationalize anything, but when making this highlight video, I sort of got the feeling that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander just completely and totally DAD-DICKED Quinn Cook with his long, lanky midrange game. That is honestly the feeling I got. Maybe it’s sensational and maybe it isn’t, but those are just my feelings and nobody can say that they are incorrect or invalid.
There are very few point guards in the league who would be able to deal with Gilgeous-Alexander’s midrange jimbos if they’re as wet as they were last night. He can just shoot over them unless they’re MCW (RIP in peace). Your only hope would be to stop Gilgeous-Alexander’s penetration in the first place, but that’s hard when you get a screen set on you, and besides, the one player who would be most likely to be able to do that actually plays on the same team (Pat Beverley).
I think Gilgeous-Alexander needs a nickname because I can’t keep typing out all those letters. It’s just unreasonable, man. Maybe he’ll just be SGA for now. SGA the midrange god.