Uhh, no. It's not too early. I enjoy watching these 2 players more than watching Gobert.Little too early to say that. lets see if they can keep the 1 seed and make it further than Mitchell and gobert did in the playoffs.
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Absolutely agree. I love our current brand of basketball much more.Uhh, no. It's not too early. I enjoy watching these 2 players more than watching Gobert.
+ 2, this team is much more fun to watch than the previous. Even in 2020/2021 i did not have thast level of fun.Absolutely agree. I love our current brand of basketball much more.
+ 2, this team is much more fun to watch than the previous. Even in 2020/2021 i did not have thast level of fun.
Wait.. aren’t you French? I thought you would LOVE Gobert unconditionally?+ 2, this team is much more fun to watch than the previous. Even in 2020/2021 i did not have thast level of fun.
French is love all the options unconditionallyWait.. aren’t you French? I thought you would LOVE Gobert unconditionally?
I love Rudy, he is a great guy Let's say his teammate is not my favorite one......Wait.. aren’t you French? I thought you would LOVE Gobert unconditionally?
Yor really got the point. Lauri is very exceptional NBA-star. Real team player, I mean Team Player and so unselfish. That makes him so good. He cares about his team and teammates. He can stand for critism, guidance and comments and is only learning to be better player based on the feedback. All the stars cannot do that. Is it Finnish mentality? Yep, it is.If Lauri is still doing this after 40 games, scoring 20+ with good splits and being good in defense... And this team would still be top3 to top 5... Then I would think it is settled Ainge is not taking other offers than same that goes for perennial all stars. He is one of the most talented scorers in this team, a giant wing standing 7ft tall, who is not "me first - others then". If he keeps this up it sets a good culture. If u have a star that is unselfish enough, its like a golden nugget for a team that wants to contend. If he is as someone capable to score so much, read to do everything for the team success instead of buffing his numbers, it is harder for others now and in the future to be dumb selfish guys on the floor. If the star/stars are like him, it sets a base for a dynasty. Keyword Warriors.
A good example of blocks being overrated for defense is the fact that Rudy has consistently been the most dominating defensive player in the league but hasn't lead the league in blocks in years. It's because he is so effective that people stopped challenging him in the paint. They just veer away. Too bad there isn't a stat for forcing dudes to "nope" on out of there. Rudy would lead by a wide margin.I remember how people with the Bulls community once were complaining he is not getting blocks too much, and still isn't that much. I remember how I got into details how blocks look nice in the stats and can admittedly ignite the team like highlight dunks do... But contesting shots in defense is as significant or even more. If getting shots altered enough through contesting, it might lead even to a better net sum of defensive ratings. Blocks can end up going either out of bounds, to the opponents hands or to the defensing team. Two first options might bring back worse outcome than contesting shots hard, bc most of the times, out of their missed shots, the rebounds end up to the defending team getting the possession
And the above is meant to be a prelude for this:
https://saltcityhoops.com/markkanens-all-star-trajectory/
"Markkanen still has one of the highest numbers of rim contests in the NBA at 104, although since Dan’s tweet his percentage has slipped slightly: to 55.8% opponent shooting, still sixth lowest among players who have challenged at least 90 shots at the rim. This is a big jump from his previous years, when he allowed between 60.1% and 67.8% at the rim"
Have to remember his defense has also forced to some turnovers. My favorite one was when pg-13 dribbled the ball out of the bounds when Lauri locking him up in the sideline.