MOVIE MAJICK posted:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BeBOHvKAKeO/

CRISPYBABY posted:

dokmo posted:

Here is Tyus jones getting blocked a bunch of times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEFcW3WZmz4

IcePhoenix posted:

Everyone watch Tyus "not Tyler" Jones dunk it in LeBron's face

https://streamable.com/l14vt

Space Camp fuckup posted:

https://twitter.com/brohrbach/status/951834777358950401

xbilkis posted:

dokmo posted:

Julius Randle is David Lee

scuz posted:

_{(i miss fro wigs)}

IcePhoenix posted:

Wiggins and Jimmy both rocking a fro would be pretty cool, and it clearly wasn't negatively effecting his shooting.

Also I'm sure this is a combination of Small Sample Size and quality of opponents but the Wolves have been so much more fun to watch with Tyus starting at point.

IcePhoenix posted:

Wiggins and Jimmy both rocking a fro would be pretty cool, and it clearly wasn't negatively effecting his shooting.

Also I'm sure this is a combination of Small Sample Size and quality of opponents but the Wolves have been so much more fun to watch with Tyus starting at point.

Lockback posted:

Tyus gives you a worse scoring-headwind than Ricky does for the PG position (with a 10% usage!), so there's a little bit of a "What he brings to the table is fun, but he is a taking a lot off" going on vs Teague though.

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

KAT a slacker

https://clips.twitch.tv/ExuberantImpartialEggnogHassanChop

BWV posted:

https://streamable.com/6udug

IcePhoenix posted:

This is going straight over my head, can you dumb it down for me?

I will say that as much as I love and defend Ricky, it's nice having a PG that can hit the three (38.8%!) when the defense collapses. And with Towns/Butler/Wiggins on the floor you don't really need a PG that has a high usage.

Lockback posted:

Tyus has a really low usage, meaning a guy whose value is mostly offensive and has the ball more than other players is not a threat to score. That's not because he is inefficient, he just doesn't shoot. Putting the ball in the hoop is the most important part of playing offense and Tyus cannot create for himself at all, he basically scores in transition and on wide open shots. This is limiting because it closes a big part of your offense down just by having him on the floor. You'll see Centers with that low of usage, but that's ok since the big is probably contributing on defense and can call attention on pick and roll or just being tall near the basket.

Compare that with Ricky, who also had a low usage but still was in the 16-20% range and on average scored almost twice as much as Tyus per possession. Ricky could break down defenses and get to the rim. He created offense, just not efficiently, but it was still useful (even if he wasn't the spot-up threat Tyus is). The higher 3p% is mitigated by the fact that, per possession, he still won't shoot them. Ricky is hitting more 3s per possession than Tyus is. I'll repeat, on a per-possession basis Ricky is doing more to stretch the floor, let that sink in.

This isn't a complete game killer, but if you look at guards/guard-like players who have that low of usage you either see willy-bench vets who come in to settle an offense down, limited spot-up shooters, or defensive experts. Those types of guys are ok off the bench but it really puts a ceiling on the player. Which might be fine for Tyus, and he doesn't need to be a scoring guard, but he won't be any better until he figures out how to create his offense more than he is today. I don't think he'll be an effective starting-level PG until he adds that.

Lockback posted:

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Thibs need to take away their video games for a month and see if defense improves


https://clips.twitch.tv/RacyFriendlyCaribouMcaT

Metapod posted:

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Lockback posted:

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Tae posted:

Wasn't David Lee's whole thing being a good passer/shooter for a big way before that was standard for PF's?

IcePhoenix posted:

https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/948233958772363265

IcePhoenix posted:

https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/948233958772363265

SundayMoney posted:

I am going to rant about the Pelicans so please bear with me.

I am so tired of seeing them look like trash against teams they should beat. When you have AD and Boogie scoring 30 a game each then the team as a whole shoot 25% from 3 it’s frustrating. The worst part is the lack of bench scoring. I know in a perfect world of Solomon Hill is healthy and Moore would move to the bench which would fix some of that but it is frustrating watching them hover around 500 when they have the ability to be higher than that.

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First, let’s start with what is NOT the problem – the half court defense. Currently, the Pelicans allow 93.6 points per 100 possessions in this phase, which is ever so slightly worse than league average. Could it be better? Sure, but given the fact that the starting lineup is pretty undersized on the perimeter and that the big men struggle to close out on open shooters, getting into the top 10 before Solomon Hill and his defensive versatility returns may not be especially realistic. If there is any area regarding half court defense that the team could improve, it’s through preventing offensive rebounds. New Orleans rates slightly above league average in this area, but given their personnel, one could argue that “slightly above average” shouldn’t cut it.

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The issue that really pushes this defense over the edge, however, is actually transition points allowed after simple missed shots on offense. 31.6% of opponent live ball rebounds after Pelicans’ misses result in transition opportunities – 23rd in the league – but the truly damning stat is that the Pelicans are worst in the league by FAR in defending transition opportunities after their own missed shots. New Orleans allows 129.2 points per 100 possessions on such plays – for comparison’s sake, the Kings are second to last & still allow over 4 points per 100 possessions fewer (124.9) than the Pels (the median rate is around 115).

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IcePhoenix posted:

https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/948233958772363265

dokmo posted:

David Lee was an awful shooter what the gently caress are you guys talking about.

Kibner posted:

Even better is when AD and Boogie score that many, and the team shoots 45% from 3, and you get bench scoring, and still lose to bad teams because trash defense. It's mostly rooted in their transition defense, too: http://www.bourbonstreetshots.com/2017/12/20/the-pelicans-defense-lost-in-transition/


And then the follow-up article breaking down why the transition defense is bad: http://www.bourbonstreetshots.com/2017/12/29/film-study-pelicans-transition-defense/


There's some good words in that second article, too, so be sure to read it.

dokmo posted:

David Lee was an awful shooter what the gently caress are you guys talking about.