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Tre Johnson at 21 doesnt bother you?

Just stick your data points where ever and do actual analysis for once. I can give you short and concise points that anyone who watched the actual games should know: "Hunger games" and how our guards performed to start the season Kessler injury that he tried to play through (also he had a down...

His post that I replied to excused this season but stated that there was no excuse for our bad defense in 2023-24. I assume you agree? We tried our best in 2023-24 season but simply couldnt, right?

Supporting a resident drama queen who misuses statistics out of context to support his smear campaign against Hardy, Lauri, Ainge and pretty much everyone.... is.... something. Anyone with half a brain knows we havent been good defensively.

Data absolutely does not suggest what you imply. You just dont know how to read it with the color of glasses you are wearing. At 2024 trade deadline Jazz DRTG was 117.9, which is not great but it was merely 25th in the league and about the same Mavs had, who made the finals (around 2.5 points...

You make good points here. I think there are so many guys like that who are "fine, but nothing special". But we are in the business of gambling here so whatever we choose we cross our fingers and look for the top end outcome. If I was trying to pick guaranteed solid NBA players I would not have...

This thread is like 5 minutes old and we already got multiple correct answers.

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This is a very good point. Being a star is mostly about putting up stats. But there are a lot of stars who "aint it".

I hear you. My problem is that self-creation and scoring are essential requirements for "the guy". Other things just need to be sufficient. So in that sense Tre is closer to being "him".

Donte is a knockdown shooter tho.. thats still projecting something to VJ which isnt there yet. If I knew VJ was gonna shoot well then the comps are all legit valuable guys.

I have a hard time picking between VJ and Tre. Being a bit dramatic you could say: First does the little things well but lacks finesse in his skillset... latter has all the finess but none of the little things. VJ strengths will likely translate, but if nothing else develops to NBA level he is...

Yeah thats also why the same issue doesnt concern me as much with Flagg. He can play bully ball with power with his back to basket much like those guys do when they face ball pressure. That also discourages smaller guys getting to his skin, since they'd rather have him shoot than create contact...

History does not matter at all for this years draw. Thats gamblers fallacy.

Well 4-8 covers 5 teams. Collectively they got 45.5% chance for #1, which is more than 3x the chance we have at landing there. But you cant finish the season covering all the positions from 4 to 8, can you? Fact is we are in THE BEST position to draft high. Period. Doesnt mean its likely we...

I just see the ball getting high and loose too often... hence the concern. Its not about beating the defender, its about having small moments when I feel like the dribble doesnt stay compact and he either bounces it too high or it gets too far from his body. I think seeing Amen Thompson slide...

Watching some tape and I'm getting a bit worried about Ace's handles. How common it is that guys his size develop solid handles after college?

After rewatching that I came out laughing. 1. Celtics had a timeout remaining, but apparently Mazzula doesnt have a 10 second play that guarantees them a good shot? 2. The Jayson Tatum search dribble was probably the least working thing they had going for them all 4th quarter 3. The play ended...

In a place called "bender".

I am not a huge fan of Jayson Tatum being your best player. That meltdown at the end wasnt even about Knicks shooting well. They outscored C's by 11 in the last 6 minutes while shooting just 2 of 8 from three in that stretch. Celtics best players just couldnt buy a single bucket when their life...