⛹️‍♂️ Elijah Saunders - Official Thread

Wow just searched Elijah Saunders on Twitter and lot of Aztec fans were saying terrible stuff. Probably no different from other fanbases on twitter.

But phew. Some ragging on him for taking more money (he supposedly has a child), and some because he was afraid of competition at PF spot. Yuck.

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I was tagged in most of that somehow, replies to the Tipton tweet probably? I don’t know, but yeah there was some vicious stuff going on.

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This is all just payback for James Johnson going to SDSU, don’t be so mad about it

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6’8" 235, so solid size for a power forward. Was a high school football player as well, probably helps with his toughness.

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People don’t show intense emotions unless it plucks a nerve. Can probably assume those expressed are the opposite of what they truly feel. Nothing like a lover scorned, right?

And what the heck does “Clubber Lang” mean? lol

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Antagonist in Rocky III, played by Mr. T.

roddy piper mr GIF

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And all of them would do differently, right? With all the bags guys are getting I don’t think they should really fault him, if true. They’re bitter.

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Big rugged dude. Great motor. Solid skills too.

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Yes, and one comment that recurred several times was, “I mean, are they even a better program than SDSU?” Love the Aztecs, but that is funny.

I dont know whats going on here but if this dude comes in talking shit and breaks 3.5 pillars HE is my dude (even if he somehow appears to have red hair)

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If you make fun of gingers he will straight up murder you.

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You said gingers not me bro. Good luck hahah

I am mostly just baffled by hair since I have none.

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Final Four in 2023 and Sweet 16 this year. I dig the argument.

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Holy shit I love this. We got a dawg!

Seriously? It was an Aztec fan that said to them, “Natty. More overall tournament success. Numerous ACC regular season championships. Vastly superior academics. Way WAY better facilities. Player development. Play for Tony Bennett. Ya, better program.”

Like their fellow fan, I don’t dig it. Are you being serious? Two years? I don’t think I believe you.

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Not sure I time stamped correctly but 21:16 mark is what I really want to see more of from Saunders. Great face up, creates space, and hits a two footer. SDSU fans said he too often settled for 3’s, so developing more of a face up and post game is important for reaching his potential

Edit: fail. How the hell does one time stamp :joy:

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Saunders is a sneaky good athlete. The body type fools you. He’s not the quickest but he’s explosive. Really more important for a frontcourt guy.

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Great point. Another thing that stood out is how active is away from the ball. He sets a lot of screens and moves with purpose.

Insert screen setting jokes but thought that was interesting

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Exactly. First time I saw him I was gonna say hes slow. Then saw him run and he is fast. I settle on smart and calculated.

Total steal

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