Mouhamed Gueie, great record for his birthday
« All I know is that I’ve never seen him do that before. But in my opinion, he must have been working on it. » Quinn Snyder clearly wasn’t expecting to see Mohamed Gueye scored his first basket of the match, against the Lakerson a “float” full of touches.
The first attempt at conversion near the circle heralds a great evening for him. Started for the second time this season, due to the absences of Kristaps Porzingis and Jalen Johnson, the native of Dakar signed his best NBA game of his career. The timing is remarkable as the Senegalese celebrates his 23rd birthday this week, November 9.
The interior was not satisfied with opportunism under the circle. Often forgotten in the Lakers’ defense in the corners, the wing converted four of his five long-range attempts. A great ratio when we know he’s shooting just 29% since his big league debut in 2023 after being drafted by the Hornets (39th pick).
In 34 minutes, he finished as the best scorer of his team with 21 points (8/12), which is a new career record, while he contributed in other statistical categories: 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 interceptions and even 1 block. In short, constant activity.
« It becomes more and more instinctive »
« It’s a quality that people really don’t appreciate. Last year, Igor (editor’s note: Hawks assistant Kokoskov) talked to me about it, he told me that I have a unique quality. So I just try to go out there every night and show it », he says internally about his inner fire.
His coach sees this game as the result of his daily work. ” He’s one of those few guys who basically goes through a kind of pre-workout with a group of our coaches, who get a bunch of players together that they work on. They work on the right things, on the collective game. And I think it’s becoming more and more instinctive », Snyder estimates.
Instinctively and hungry » in the game. « He wants to progress and devotes time to it. And in games like tonight there is even more opportunity for that, obviously, on the field. And as I said before about Jalen, Onieka (like this) and KP, we’re really trying to get as many minutes as possible for Mo. He deserves them. But to summarize, it works. »
After a rookie season with just six appearances, the power forward managed to earn his spot in the Hawks’ rotation in the latter part of last season. Starting 28 times, he averaged 6 points in 16 minutes. There is no doubt that with this type of release, the record will still be there.
« The staff guys spend a lot of time with him, cheering him on, showing him videos and teaching him. But it’s a real pleasure to do it when you have a player who absorbs everything like a sponge “, the son coach said.
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| Mohamed Gueye | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2023-24 | ATL | 6 | 12 | 34.8 | 33.3 | 83.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 2024-25 | ATL | 33 | 16 | 42.1 | 25.9 | 76.2 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 2025-26 | ATL | 6 | 16 | 54.5 | 31.3 | 33.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 7.2 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2025-11-09 15:37:00
