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Keyonte George Hype & Appreciation Thread

Hearsky said:
Stockton was a reluctant shooter. Part of what made him team player great and part what held the team back. He very easily could have been a 25 pt scorer back in the day under similar shooting percentages. Drove me ****ing nuts when he would pass up open shots. One of the weird things about him is he was not a clutch free throw shooter. I would have rather had just about anybody on the free throw line at the end of the game than him. It was a certainly an anomaly.
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Just different ball game. Especially after they took away the handcheck rules. A lot of 16ppg players could've easily averaged 25+ppg in today's NBA.

Take James Harden for example. The way Ricky has to put hands behind his back when guarding him was one of the more pathetic moments the game's ever seen. If you allow players hand-checking him that's 10 less FTs he would get and he would be nowhere near as dominant.

Stock could’ve shot so much more too without handcheck cuz worst case he can just throw his arms in the air in exchange for 2 freebies.

Some people overhyped Nash as some kind of Stock plus but in reality he did not ascend from a borderline all-star to MVP status until after they removed hand check.
 
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Tremendous Upside said:
This. Right now he's turning into a younger, even less efficient mix of THT and Sexton.
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It’s almost like he’s a rookie that’s never faced this level of speed, size, and strength and needs time to play through mistakes, limit test, and figure out NBA defenses.

All the while working to gain strength and endurance.

He just scored an efficient 30 with 7 assists and three absent starters. Last week you were concerned without outside shooting coaching he wouldn’t make an All Star team.

The kid is a stud. Don’t be weird.
 
str8line said:
Yeah but we suck so who cares? In five years I guarantee it will be more important for Key to be a facilitator than primary scorer so he should develop those skills now vs. trying to win games while we would really benefit more in the long run by losing now anyways. Not saying he shouldn't score but don't forget to distribute.
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I missed the memo where the Jazz were canceling all future development of passing, ball skills, and offensive reads.
 
str8line said:
Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 26 and 12. Could Keyonte sniff that?

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Way too many factors to accurately predict. Numbers-wise their rookie seasons are nearly identical. Haliburton leads in PPG but that gap will close rapidly now that Key is a starter with a long leash.
 
Flc said:
Way too many factors to accurately predict. Numbers-wise their rookie seasons are nearly identical. Haliburton leads in PPG but that gap will close rapidly now that Key is a starter with a long leash.
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Nearly identical except Tyrese shot 47% and Key is at 36%. Other than that nearly identical.

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Geroge makes it to the top 5 of NBA.com rookie ladder. Pretty impressive that he actually had more assists than any two other rookies combined at the time that article was written. He doesnt anymore though, as he got 0 due to the injury and Jaquez added 8 tonight (also Sasser added 1 and Ausar 3)

Current rookie assist leaders:
George 120 in 617 minutes
Jaquez 65 in 658 minutes
Sasser 61 in 387 minutes
Ausar 60 in 663 minutes
Wemby 56 in 670 minutes

Write up:
Topped all rookies in scoring and assists the past week. And he has dished more assists (120) than any other two rookies combined. The Texas product matched Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – 30 points, 7 assists – vs. OKC Monday.
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Kia Rookie Ladder: Victor Wembanyama returns to No. 1 despite Spurs' struggles

No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama continues to shine bright as he overtakes Chet Holmgren for the top spot.
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he's gonna remain injury prone if he doesn't add some strength. Pylons too much in there. The only question mark I have for him -- I'm thoroughly optimistic otherwise

- George
 
George W said:
he's gonna remain injury prone if he doesn't add some strength. Pylons too much in there. The only question mark I have for him -- I'm thoroughly optimistic otherwise

- George
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I mean he got hurt when no one was around him at all and he was just trying to play some defense.
 
George W said:
he's gonna remain injury prone if he doesn't add some strength. Pylons too much in there. The only question mark I have for him -- I'm thoroughly optimistic otherwise

- George
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i mean, it was a non contact injury. the idea the skinny/not as strong guys are more injury prone than thicker/stronger players is a myth.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
i mean, it was a non contact injury. the idea the skinny/not as strong guys are more injury prone than thicker/stronger players is a myth.
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I would love to see some data on this.
I have no idea what the data would show but I feel a LeBron/Karl Malone body would be more durable than a Durant/AK body.
Literally no idea if this true though.

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I predict that we won't see Key back in the lineup until Feb 1. While his injury ïsn't serious" he has some soft tissue thingy that the Jazz training staff will use an abundance of caution on. See the history with Spida, Conley, Sexton, Walker, Lauri and Clarkson. If he's back before then I will be surprised.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
i mean, it was a non contact injury. the idea the skinny/not as strong guys are more injury prone than thicker/stronger players is a myth.
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this isn't about body frame and girth. Folks like Durant and Gobert are slim, but you never see them get pylon'd around. Even LeBron himself is fairly trim. What *is* a myth is thinking that non-contact injuries cannot be prevented by muscle strengthening.

- George
 
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