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Don't forget Mitchell is almost 21(basically typial age group of juniors) for whatever that's worth. I like him quite a bit too, but it's not like he's a puppy who turned 19 a month ago. Giannis is turning 23 this december and Mitchell turns 21 almost 2 months before Devin Booker does.

That part is really a shooting technique thing. Since you rotate the hip to enable the shooting shoulder to be aligned towards the hoop, it makes sense to roatate your foot since your aim is to have as little tension as possible so balance is at its peak. The toes pointing towards each other is...

So the 1-2 step is in a different order most of the time, it's trail foot, then lead foot, since your momentum shifts into the direction of the lead foot and you need the flexibility of the lead foot to a) align yourself towards the basket(body rotation) and b) keep the balance since you need to...

Anyone else thinks his body language during his first interviews was very unauthentic?

Expect Minnesota to go hard for George Hill

If the 2-5 protections are true on the Lakers pick, what exactly did Boston think? How likely is it that the Lakers pick exactly there? 50%? If the Sixers keep the pick the unprotected '19 Kings pick is handed over. Where is this going to go? Hard to tell, but with the Kings having both the #5...

I couldn't find numbers with a quick google search, but highlights and some non-quantitative sports journalists both indicate that the majority of his offense came from post ups/isos. The rest is mainly pick and pop, transition and offensive rebounds. Why would anyone play a Simmons - Embiid...

The way you open your half court is still defining your identity, and a Pick and Roll heavy offense has two guys primarily involved. The play allows the rest of your playbook to unfold. Fultz and Simmons are two players that have written PnR all over them.

That's exactly what potential means. An area where he can grow, but isn't progressed as far(yet). Are we on the same page that you can't play Ben Simmons off the ball for many possessions? He at least needs to be involved in decoy action so his guy doesn't completely drop down to the basket...

Fultz has weaker areas, playing off the ball doesn't come natural to him. I think playing 1-4 PnR in halfcourt with Fultz - Simmons is the most likely scenario if they trade. I just fear that this will diminish how much EMbiid can contribute(if he's ever healthy) Trading away extra picks also...

I don't understand Boston's decision making process here if the rumours are true. With Brooklyn's unprotected pick next year, they have a good shot at one of the bigs. Fultz's and Thomas' tendency to score, while still being capable off the ball are going to work well together. Fultz is also a...

I think the shooting was problematic because of frontcourt issues and inexperience. I expect Russell and Ingram to improve in that area long term. Having Ball means having no player who can attack the basket off the dribble. I don't like this for offensive dynamic and the defense will be...

Fox and Jackson are much cleaner fits for the Lakers imo. DLo is a capable playmaker, sometimes to a fault(not as much as Ball). He also isn't a defensive ace. Phoenix has Booker, but a Booker + Ball backcourt makes a lot of sense IMO since Booker's more scoring oriented compared to Russell. The...

I think the Phoenix trades No 4 for No 2 + Deng's contract to the Lakers are realistic and reasonable for both parties.

"Opponents dared them to shoot, resulting in a lot of open looks" "They played the same sets like the Jayhawks do where they overpass it on the perimeter and end up taking poor shots" "They wanted to attack the basket, but lacked firepower to create enough space in the paint" Those are examples...

I don't know why I even bothered rephrasing my question even though I basically knew you'd dodge what I was interested in. I guess I'm insane.

Winning a single elimination bracket doesn't necessarily mean you're really good at something. I'm just curious about the context of the team.

coaching the coach dictates the strategy. the players try to execute it, unless named rondo or james

How good was North Carolina this year in terms of talent, strategy and shooting?

I think that's interesting, but I don't think that the Suns care too much about Knights contract. When their young guys are ready, his contract will be over or can be dealt away as an expiring contract.