"He's too got to not be in the league"
He's been nothing more than a bit part part minor role player the whole time he's been in Euroleague. He's a guy that would play something like 8-10 minutes, or even not even get in the game at all in any important games for his Euroleague teams time after time after time after time after time.
Supposedly that was all just his coach in Barca and was just because of favoritism towards European players and would all change when he went to Maccabi and played for an American coach in David Blatt....he played even less in that team than he did at Barca.
I'm not saying he isn't a talented player. He is a very, very talented player. He's actually an extremely talented player.
But no, he isn't that good. He was pretty much cast off by both of his Euroleague teams that basically could not wait to get rid of him. They still had team options on him and both cut him loose, after barely even letting him see playing time.
That should tell you something. It's one thing if one team does it, but when two teams in a row do it, back to back, two different coaches, two different teams, in two different national leagues, in two different countries - something is wrong.
And now right if the bat the Clippers cut him also. Which makes 3 teams in a row.
There is no denying he has talent. Anyone can see he does. But anyone that isn't a massive homer and hugely in denial can also see that none of these teams thinks he is good enough to play off the ball, and that he isn't good enough to play with the ball either, and unfortunately for him, he only knows how to play with the ball.
Just because it is good enough for the Aussie NT, does not mean it is good enough for any actual serious teams outs there. It obviously was not good enough for Barca, Maccabi or the Clippers.
And people are always here saying he can just go sign with a big Euro club any time he wants to but that's dream land stuff. After you ride the bench and barely contribute for years in two big Euro clubs, you don't get another contract in another big Euro club.
You might get a contract in a Eurocup club in Russia, or you might get a SMALL contract in a Euroleague club. Completely different reality from what people here think.
There are like 15 NBA rotation players from just last year right now in Euroleague that are not even playing in "big Euro clubs", which is what everyone thinks he could just walk into.
No way in hell. His standing in Europe after not cutting it in both Barca and Maccabi would be greatly diminished.
Hell there are several NBA starters that had to sign with EUROCUP clubs. No big Euro clubs are offering anything to someone like Ingles.
