thread of luka doncic

A video of Greg ostertag jumping 3 inches that focuses on contralateral hip flexion

― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, November 12, 2019 4:11 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

lol

seems like the guys who end up total consensus #1 picks are usually not only good at basketball but also athletic freaks, and obvs it matters alot who else is in the draft

does luka have the celtics mindtype

oh definitely

i am not convinced he does

Ayton was a really bad pick but you could at least understand the outlines of it, Bagley I just didn’t get at all. What was the best case scenario for him?

My theory is that Ranadive thought Bogdan was better

the ol weve already got a guy like that

which prob factored into the suns pick too

then theres atl who had luka fall into their lap and traded him, tho trae is looking pretty great too

The odd thing about the Suns is a big reason not to take Luka would seemingly be that they already had a good sf but then they handed him to the pacers inexplicably

mightve been worried abt the fit w booker in that theyre both ball dominant, which is silly imo but bad teams stay bad for a reason

Rubio and Doncic would have been a questionable fit so they’ve got that going for them. But unfortunately Ayton is Rony Seikaly without the style

well they probably wouldn't have signed rubio if they had doncic. at least a sane team wouldn't do something like that.

rubio and doncic would be kinda fascinating

this is fn insane considering he doesnt actually get all the way to the rim that often

Best FG% off drives so far this year (min 10 drives per game):
Luka Doncic - 68.6% (!)
Gordon Hayward - 63.4%
Russ Westbrook - 63.0%
Dame Lillard - 60.2%
Pascal Siakam - 58.2%
Brandon Ingram - 57.9%
James Harden - 57.8%
Derrick Rose - 57.1%
Jaylen Brown - 56.7%

— Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) November 13, 2019

gotta think thats gonna cool off but still

I’d love to see like the points per possession on drives, he’s deadly in the paint, gets fouled a ton in there, and finds guys all the time

Through games on Nov. 12, which #NBA sophomores have done the most (or least) with their minutes during the 2019-20 season? pic.twitter.com/KfLkEyiMnT

— NBA Math (@NBA_Math) November 13, 2019

i am seeing some outliers

this is getting pretty ridiculous. career high 42-11-12 tonight

This kid was the MVP of the all-European championship tournament at age 18, or maybe 19, so you'd expect it would take him a good year of seasoning in the NBA before he was ready to show is true mettle. Last year was just him getting acquainted.

just luka things

I think I said it before itt but has there been another player since Lebron who was the unquestioned best guy in his age group from 17-21?

idk how helpful that framework really is, I mean his production at age 20 is completely without precedent. he’s basically mike trout.

to your question tho guys like...kyrie, AD, maybe? I mean isn’t there always a guy who’s the best

AD didn’t blow up until his senior year of high school

Rubio was the best from 14-18 probably

I think I said it before itt but has there been another player since Lebron who was the unquestioned best guy in his age group from 17-21?

― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, November 19, 2019 2:08 PM (thirty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

if it was unquestioned he wouldnt have gone 3rd, i mean the ppl questioning it were obvs wrong but still they questioned it

w bron no one questioned it except like 2 contrarian sportswriters

I remember a few iconoclasts who were all about darko >> bron

might as well go all the way w it

I think I said it before itt but has there been another player since Lebron who was the unquestioned best guy in his age group from 17-21?

― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, November 19, 2019 2:08 PM (thirty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

if it was unquestioned he wouldnt have gone 3rd, i mean the ppl questioning it were obvs wrong but still they questioned it

Even this offseason people did the same upside argument but he continues to be the best player his age

oh ok I understand your question better now, you’re asking about guys who were the best every year over those years?

Yeah

What makes the Lebron story so amazing is that he was number 1 at age 16 and he just checked the box every year and continues to do so

the goat

has vince carter been the best 37-42 year old player for all those years? that’s impressive too

of all time i doubt it, he hasn't been that effective for the past few years

no I just mean during those years

Yeah Vince outlasted his whole generation

same draft as dirk and pierce

Btw taking a look back at it the second best nba player from Anthony Davis’ recruiting class, by a considerable margin, is Malcolm Brogdon. Was barely a top 100 recruit.

yeah, vince is the last remaining guy who played in the '90s, i think.

would kd count as a best in his class, 17-21 guy? assuming that people didn't *actually* think oden was better.

a lot of ppl thought oden was better

yeah, it's kind of iffy

btw, looking for kd's nbadraft.net page, i just noticed that they totally redesigned, r.i.p. website that had looked exactly the same for the last ~18 years.

oden was never that good tho

lol circles i had the same experience & thought like a week ago

xp it was still an era when being a big center was a premium thing