Keyonte George’s Star Ascension

[rippimpc]

Think I have it:

Malone
Stockton
Gobert
Deron
Mitchell
Markkanen
Boozer
AK
Hayward
Keyonte

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Pistol Pete was pretty good as well.

in new orleans he was. i was thinking more the utah version. by cy reminded me in another thread to take into account scoring and efficiency inflation and with that, he's in that group, but probably not better yet than most of those guys.

 

[Jingled]

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[Ferguson_Mellochill]

CJ Miles making media


View: https://x.com/masfresco/status/2014015426729042416

 

[HermanG]

Lets go over the top here. I promise I will tone down this hyperbole but this one I just have to share.

Year 3 Key (age 22 seasom) vs....

Year 3 Don (age 23)


Year 3 Kyrie (age 21)


Year 3 Dame (age 24)


Year 3 Ant (age 21)


Ok I will stop now.

 

[rippimpc]

Mitchell had such a nice looking shot. The way he got perfectly vertical and balanced with his legs stood out. It’s weird he never quite became an elite shooter. I think it was his touch, more mechanical than feel. Didn’t have that ineffable quality to push the ball in the great ones do.

 

[KqWIN]

IMO, the best comparison to Key’s current level/trajectory is Garland. Key is going to fall short in analytical comparisons to most guys because of defense, but you could convince be he’s just regular bad and not one of the worst in the league. Garland’s career has taken a turn for the worse, but he was a year 3 all star.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Lets go over the top here. I promise I will tone down this hyperbole but this one I just have to share.

Year 3 Key (age 22 seasom) vs....

Year 3 Don (age 23)


Year 3 Kyrie (age 21)


Year 3 Dame (age 24)


Year 3 Ant (age 21)


Ok I will stop now.

Nah, do one more with Devin Booker.

 

[Udidthizz]

The unsustainability would come from the Jazz becoming good and teams overall taking them more seriously

That’s true, but on the other hand he’s our only threat that can create for himself so should be getting the brunt of attention from opposing teams already. A better team around him should make things easier for him.

 

[framer]

Mitchell had such a nice looking shot. The way he got perfectly vertical and balanced with his legs stood out. It’s weird he never quite became an elite shooter. I think it was his touch, more mechanical than feel. Didn’t have that ineffable quality to push the ball in the great ones do.

Mitchell's terrible floater probably accounts for the entire difference in the true shooting percentage between the two. Hated when he took that shot.

The crazy thing to me is Key's high backboard action like he was hitting over Gobert. That is an eight year pro bag, for a good shooter, not something a 22 year old should be hitting.

 

[LogGrad98]

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They forgot to mention "who also tied their left shoe first on Wednesdays" to really make this complete.


Seriously though, he has been on fire. I am happy to see it. It is fun to see a player break out AND lose enough to keep our pick and get a chance at a good lottery player to help fill Key's gaps.




@Rubashov get your mind out of the gutter

 

[LogGrad98]

Lets go over the top here. I promise I will tone down this hyperbole but this one I just have to share.

Year 3 Key (age 22 seasom) vs....

Year 3 Don (age 23)
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Year 3 Kyrie (age 21)
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Year 3 Dame (age 24)
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Year 3 Ant (age 21)
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Ok I will stop now.

Some of those VORP and BPM numbers for some of the other guys are just crazy. But those are fun comparisons for sure. Now do the same players and their defensive stats comparison!