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Targuy Ngombo - Qatar's NBA Hopeful???

06/21/2011

27 Comments

 
I had other plans this evening. I wanted to write about the Indonesian NBL, the bj league draft, the upcoming SEABA Tournament, and maybe a little Taiwan hoops as well. Those plans changed when Jonathan Givony sent out the following tweets:

"Can anyone on twitter say anything about Targuy Ngombo from Qatar? Legit NBA draft prospect?"

"Hearing this Targuy Ngombo guy might get drafted. Tweeps on my timeline don't sound overly impressed."

I was shocked. I know the name (because I spend everyday reading about Asian hoops) but had never heard a mention of him as an NBA prospect. So there went my evening plans and the internet stalking . . . I mean research began.  It needs to be noted that he is also referred to as Tanguy Ngombo at times, he is such a mystery that there is no way to confirm which is the real spelling.

6'6" - 204 - SF - born in the Congo (birthplace of a certain Serge Ibaka) - arrived in Qatar sometime around 2007 - supposedly he is 21 years old - plays in the Qatari 1st Division for powerhouse Al Rayyan - began playing with the Qatari National Team in 2009. Check out his profile with his agency, Court Side. How do we take it that his own agency barely has any information on him?

For those of you not familiar with the rivalries and politics of Asian basketball, the Qatari squad are like the Miami Heat - everyone hates them. Qatar is famous for naturalizing players left and right, particularly very tall African young men. The Lebanese and Filipino fans particularly seem to take offense at this development strategy. But I digress.

I scoured Youtube and some FIBA sites and was able to come up with 5 minutes of film for everyone to watch. I could have also included some clips from the Qatar vs. India game, but does it really help anyone to watch him play against a rec league team? Please note that I did not skip over his misses in these clips. In the first game he really was shooting the lights out.
After watching four games and some highlights here is a crack at a strengths and weaknesses list.

Strengths
-Athletic
-6'6" and 205 is big enough for a wing in the NBA
-Very good outside shooter

Weaknesses
-Ball-handling
-Creating his own shot. It seems that his offense is either at the three point arc or at the rim. While he has a solid first step he seems to be lost after he gets the step.
-Experience: Too easy? But it has to be the biggest knock to a guy who has played in a mid-level league in the Middle East. Does he know how to play hard every night? What is his basketball IQ?

The biggest question about him is how NBA people would have come to know about him. My guess is that it goes back to the November 2010 Asian Games. Ngombo scored 24 and grabbed 9 rebounds against China, a game NBA scouts were surely watching.

One last question: If Minnesota is so in love with Ngombo why would they even tip their hand as they could have brought him in as a free agent to camp without anyone knowing who he is?

I love the week before the NBA Draft!
 


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SakitSaPuwit link
06/21/2011 15:40

I find it funny that you think the Philippians would take offense to them nationalizing players, The Philippines teams are notorious in claiming that every foreign players mother is Pinay!

anyways I am glad I found you, not alot of us that even know that there is basketball in Asia, let alone follow any of it.

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Andrew
06/21/2011 17:02

If you want to understand the animosity a little better follow the 14 pages of this thread.

http://forums.interbasket.net/f22/qatar-national-team-2010-14034/

More than the issue of naturalization it is the idea filling a team of entirely naturalized players. But I agree, any team that purposefully holds try-outs for 6'9" centers to naturalize (see Douthit)needs to watch what they complain about.

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Mutombo
06/22/2011 01:10

Ngombo is way older than 22. Qatari rules are: If you are arrving in the country and you are younger than 16, you are allowed to play as a local. So they had to fix his birthdate to make him available to play for the national-team. Guy is born between 1983 and 1985. He played in the Courtside Camp in Frankfurt in 2008 and dominated there. Guess why he was not picked up by any team official? Because he didn't look like a 19-year old but like 30-year old dude.

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Kaloumou
06/22/2011 15:12

@ Mutombo
Dude stop nitpicking on Ngombo.
Dude is legit in age & talent...I grew up with him & it took him a lot of luck to get noticed but he's been a good baller since he was very young.

I wonder why nobody pulls the same bullshit on afro-americans who look older than they are like Lebron James...but always try to bash african talent like they do to Bismack Biyombo...

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Johnny
06/24/2011 01:52

Hi there everyone,

I was Tanguy's (or Targuy) agent for 2 years, and I was the person that brought him to thecourt-side camp in 2008.

Firstly, he isn't and never was represented by court side. They just put him on their site cause he attended the camp. Secondly, he didn't get a deal from the court-side camp, not because of his (as your comment states above), it was because, 1. he was 3 years younger and have vastly improved (he still was dominant in the camp) and 2, it is very difficult for teams in Europe to take a chance on a player that isn't proven and hasn't be seen much and have only 3 games to base all this on. Thirdly, regardless of his age or whatever, he is a very talented player, that has worked extremely hard to get to where he is, and is the nicest person with a great head on his shoulders. When we use to go out to eat or just talk I used to tell him about how good he could be, that he could be playing in the league or for a euro league club, and he used to just laugh thinking I was just pumping him up. On his last day in Doha (Qatar) we spent some time together. He turned to me and said, 'I remember when you and coach (reference to below) used to tell me that I have the talent to play in the NBA, but I never believed it and thought you guys were just joking. He had a very 'thanks for believing in me' look on his face.

Now in terms of the scouting report, he is a great shooter, and can hang in the air, literally. I once saw him go up for an alley-op dunk that was intercepted by the center. While Teddy (what we sometimes called him) was in the air he proceeded to take the ball out of the center's hands and delivered a thunderous dunk; it was just crazy. I have also seen him shoot over 60 % from the 3 point line for a whole season. Granted the regular season in Qatar is only 14 games + playoffs but still. He is also an amazing defender. He can come into the league now and defend Kobe (even at his prime). I have been telling (along with my coach at the Court Side camp) this for years and people have been saying 'if he is so good, how come he has never been noticed'! Well he has now and time will tell. What everyone needs to know is exactly what the author (that lead to this article) said in his post, 'why didn't they wait and sign him as a free agent instead of drafting him'. Well that tells you how good he is. We are all armchair coaches and managers and think that we know best; let's just let the professionals answer those questions, especially as most of you commentators have never seen him play.

His main weakness is that he has never ever had any real coaching. So, all those things that he does, he has done on his own. You can not say that about anyone that has been drafted for the last I don't know how many years.

This kid is legit and will raise many eyebrows. I am just proud that I was part of his development.

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Nas
05/06/2012 09:56

I live in Qatar n play in the league. Tanguy's really good n all but he could never guard Kobe. That's just crazy talk.

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patrick takam link
06/07/2012 10:47

hi johnny,i play with in congo but lost his contact.i see you are a agent can i contact you im playing now in south africa.regard.

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takampatrick link
06/07/2012 11:10

hey johnny let talk over mail:[email protected] or let a message on 0027736880585.regard.

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Andrew link
06/24/2011 02:27

Johnny,

Shoot me an email if you want to talk more. It looks like you have a lot to add.

Andrew
[email protected]

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jason
06/24/2011 05:26

another reason they drafted him instead of free agency is that then they can say they were not trying to collect cash to fire rambis because they bought the pick.

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06/25/2011 04:44

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06/25/2011 04:48

tanguy is 22 years old stop hating on the africans look at lebron james he's old than 25 right now thats why he can't score at 4 quarters is because the age . Think.

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I mean research began. It needs to be noted that he is also referred to as Tanguy Ngombo at times, he is such a mystery that there is no way to confirm which is the real spelling.

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