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The Athletic is doing prospect rankings which are neat. Here's the top 10 if anyone is interested: 10. Fox 9. Morant 8. Ball 7. Young 6. Shai 5. Mitchell 4. Bam 3. Zion 2. Tatum 1. Luka
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Bam is almost 24 and already signed his 2nd contract, does that really still count as being a "prospect'?
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Paul Zuvella posted:Bam is almost 24 and already signed his 2nd contract, does that really still count as being a "prospect'? He's agreed to an extension but it doesn't kick in until next year. The article ranks all guys currently on their rookie deal
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1. Luka 2. Zion 3. Tatum 4. Shai 5. Fox The league is in a really good place. Lots of great young players.
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Lockback posted:I think he's mostly right that you probably get a better deal in the off-season and I don't think there is anyone they can use that on that would mean them getting to the ECF, much less further. It's still funny Ainge keeps trying these same tricks. Not sure I agree that the offers are going to get way better when teams know they absolutely have to use to exception or lose it.
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Jack's Flow posted:1. Luka what is the argument for Fox being better than Mitchell or Trae? I know why Sam has Tatum over Zion and it's defensible, especially when I'm sure he wrote most of it before Zion got unleashed as a pick and roll ball handler and started setting the league on fire but not sure it's gonna age well, as awesome as Tatum is. MourningView fucked around with this message at 17:35 on Feb 25, 2021 |
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MourningView posted:what is the argument for Fox being better than Mitchell or Trae? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAwXFYu2Gug
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Feb 25, 2021 17:37
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Stats per 36 min: Player A 25.9 PTS/4.9 REB/5.7 AST/1.0 STL/3.2 TO/.555 TS Player B 25.2 PTS/5.4 REB/2.9 AST/1.4 STL/2.4 TO/.590 TS Who is Player A and who is Player B?
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Feb 25, 2021 17:39
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it is a shame that Dunk Contest Winner Donovan Mitchell has never dunked before
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Spacebump posted:Stats per 36 min: A is Fox I don't know who B is. those loving assists numbers throw me off.
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MourningView posted:it is a shame that Dunk Contest Winner Donovan Mitchell has never dunked before quite a shame indeed
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Spacebump posted:Stats per 36 min: I cheated but lmao
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I dunno how I feel about this whole Lowry to Philly story or if I really even buy into it being an actual thing
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Dexo posted:A is Fox A is Mitchell and B is Clarkson but Clarkson is loving awesome this year so I'm not sure if it's supposed to be insulting to Mitchell somehow or what. Doesn't really change anything about him relative to Fox either.
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MourningView posted:A is Mitchell and B is Clarkson but Clarkson is loving awesome this year so I'm not sure if it's supposed to be insulting to Mitchell somehow or what. Doesn't really change anything about him relative to Fox either. boy I'm dumb. Yeah, Clarkson has been great, and should win the 6th man of the year award. https://twitter.com/ChrisVernonShow/status/1364597194641317888 lmao Tony Allen.
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You're not dumb Mitchell and Fox have pretty similar per 36s this year. Mitchell's career numbers are just better and his shooting is a lot more consistent year to year. Fox shot like 29% from 3 last year and was barely over 30% as a rookie. If he proves this year is real then I'd be more willing to consider the argument but I don't really see it now
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MourningView posted:You're not dumb Mitchell and Fox have pretty similar per 36s this year. Mitchell's career numbers are just better and his shooting is a lot more consistent year to year. Fox shot like 29% from 3 last year and was barely over 30% as a rookie. If he proves this year is real then I'd be more willing to consider the argument but I don't really see it now I was actually surprised Fox's 36 were as close to Mitchells this year. His 3pt% is up again to 35% this year. It was 37% his sophomore year which maybe tracks I guess because he's a very 4-7 or 2-8 boom or bust guy. I'd like to see it continue to improve, but in the short and medium term he's already forcing guys to go over screens now or play him up a little more. I'm more worried about his continually declining FT%
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Clarkson is the best contract in the NBA (next to Lebron
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Kibner posted:https://theathletic.com/2409146/2021/02/24/zion-williamson-all-star-growth/?source=emp_shared_article jesus christ
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AggressivelyStupid posted:https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1364948322746855427?s=19 I always expect Ainge to end with the Andy-samberg-as-marky-mark "and say hello to your mother for me" when he starts getting snippy at reporters.
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Was that an airball or did it make it to the front of the rim God the Wolves are so bad, I couldn't believe they sent it to OT last night
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IcePhoenix posted:Was that an airball or did it make it to the front of the rim It was a block
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Honestly the best defense in that situation is to be weird enough to distract them. A Mrs. Doubtfire impression is less energy than running out to the line.
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Bashez posted:Honestly the best defense in that situation is to be weird enough to distract them. A Mrs. Doubtfire impression is less energy than running out to the line. This is why Embiid's "ehh screw it" hand wave at the guy shooting was so effective. I can't find it, someone post it
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possessed by the spirit of boylen on that one. is luke kornet the slowest active nba player?
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MJ living the dream https://streamable.com/yeyts0 quote:Kevin Garnett on MJ: “Whenever I see Jordan he palms my head and says, ‘Remember the game I gave you 40 in three quarters?’ And then he has this sidekick around him and he’s like, ‘Pull that [video] up.’ And then a guy goes and pulls it up! I’m like, ‘Who walks around with content? Like, tee it up.” Can't wait to see MJ guest star on RLM or something and poo poo talk Space Jam 2 WhyteRyce fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Feb 25, 2021 |
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KP is out again with back tightness, something he's never really had in his Mavs stay. One of three things is happening 1) he actually just has back tightness 2) he's gonna get traded 3) they decided that he needs some more rehab time and they're just covering it with back tightness I'm suspicious because "back tightness" is what dennis smith jr had before he got traded
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jackofarcades posted:KP is out again with back tightness, something he's never really had in his Mavs stay. One of three things is happening Rondo had a “back injury” when he quit on Dallas in the playoffs.
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WhyteRyce posted:MJ living the dream That's basically that John Mulaney joke about celebrities living in entire different world like Mick Jagger just yelling Coke! and a coke would appear.
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creamcorn posted:possessed by the spirit of boylen on that one. is luke kornet the slowest active nba player? jae crowder
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WhyteRyce posted:I was actually surprised Fox's 36 were as close to Mitchells this year. Maybe the numbers don’t back it up but he is also quicker on the trigger, shooting more difficult step backs and off the dribble threes. Last year he got real hesitant even shooting catch and shoots.
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The Maestro posted:Maybe the numbers don’t back it up but he is also quicker on the trigger, shooting more difficult step backs and off the dribble threes. Last year he got real hesitant even shooting catch and shoots. His attempts are way up along with better accuracy which is good! It's just still a fairly small sample and he already had a big jump in accuracy his second year and then regressed pretty hard last year so hard to know what to make of it yet.
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Metapod posted:He's already the league leader in getting into the paint and super efficient lol. I really don't know how teams will be able to stop him when he's surrounded by other guys who can score The jump in his shooting is super impressive, and may be a fluke, but if it's real watch the gently caress out.
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MourningView posted:His attempts are way up along with better accuracy which is good! It's just still a fairly small sample and he already had a big jump in accuracy his second year and then regressed pretty hard last year so hard to know what to make of it yet. I know exactly what to make of it - he will be the best pg in the league for a decade straight after this, and play for the Kings while doing it.
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I want to be Michael Jordan's Personal Insulting Mixtape Guy where the job is to have prepared highlights of Jordan dunking on whoever is on his meeting schedule.
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R.D. Mangles posted:I want to be Michael Jordan's Personal Insulting Mixtape Guy where the job is to have prepared highlights of Jordan dunking on whoever is on his meeting schedule. In my head it’s just Salacious Crumb
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