Tacko Fall continuing to work on his game with Red Claws

Returning to the Maine Red Claws after a three-game stint with the Boston Celtics, Tacko Fall gets back to working on his game.

While most of the Tacko Maniacs are mostly focused on what the 7-foot-5 fan favorite does on the court, Tacko Fall has been focused on improving the product he puts on the parquet in the background.

Back with the Maine Red Claws after an extended stint with the Boston Celtics, the 24-year-old has been working with the Red Claws coaches, and likes what he’s been seeing in terms of the growth of his game this season.

The Senegalese big man has been dominating the G League, averaging 13.5 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game in the development league, and has played stretches of meaningful minutes for the parent club this season, the results of his hard work starting to pay off as a professional.

“I feel like I’m on the right track,” Fall told the Portland Press-Herald’s Glenn Jordan. “My touch around the basket is a lot better. Coming out of college, I was already a pretty good defender.”

One of Boston’s — and Fall’s — biggest defensive weaknesses is defending the pick-and-roll. The UCF product has been working with Claws head coach Darren Erman to rectify that issue, and Erman likes what he’s seeing.

“He can play the ball handler and the roller,” Erman explained. “With his size and length and being a massive human being, if he becomes elite at it, which I feel like he will be, then he has a long NBA career ahead of him.”

The ever-gregarious ex-Knight has been doing some instruction of his own with his G League teammates, sharing what he’s picked up from his time with the Celtics.

“I think he’s doing a fantastic job,” offered Remy Cofield, the general manager of the Red Claws and sometimes-college scout for Boston.

“He’s gaining some knowledge from the NBA squad and bringing what he’s learned down to the G League,” he added.

While Fall still has a ways to go to make a regular NBA roster, he’s not at all deterred by the challenges ahead.

“Even now, I’m the biggest guy in the NBA, so it’s not a matter of size,” explained Fall, who somehow went undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft.

“As long as I go out there and give it 100 percent, I’m pretty sure I can hold my own.”

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