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will say for those who are not close celtics watchers its not just a matter of tatum being hot but his game has really evolved hes playing much more in the team concept making quick reads hardly ever pounding the ball, very cool to see

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WzU68GYOAY

he does go into hero mode towards the end of the video but he was on one and could not miss, and even his iso stuff is so much crisper and purposeful now

also btw

Al Horford now leads the league in defensive impact per 100 possessions, per our D-LEBRON metric!

2-5 are Draymond, Gobert, Turner, and Covington.https://t.co/pL4CtvkPUL https://t.co/vOQzF7ffiR

— BBall Index (@The_BBall_Index) March 10, 2022

eye tests backs this up too imho, not that hes been the best defender in the world but that hes been really good

no shots at you or al horford but "defensive impact per 100 possessions" lol lord help us. i need to post this link now

https://defector.com/this-stupid-basketball-cliche-impacts-puking-out-my-fucking-breakfast/

wow that is a very... impactful blog

it’s the antithesis of, say, giannis, who got dissed by harden for being so freakishly athletic that he only needs a bare minimum of skill to be dominant.

okay I gotta push back on this some, NBA history is littered with freakishly athletic guys who just couldn't develop the technique or court vision or b-ball smarts to make it - a lot of them wound up on the Bucks, hell Giannis's brother is arguably one of those guys. yes Giannis has a big advantage in that he can literally just dunk over anyone's head but his game had to develop into so much more than that - the series they lost vs. Boston where Horford shut him down shows why he needed much more than a "bare minimum of skill". he's worked hard on his shooting and passing, he can no-look the open man like LeBron and is arguably the top defensive player in the league as well. anyway not implying you agree with Harden's criticism but I always found it obnoxious, especially since it was coming from a guy whose edge comes from being really good at drawing bullshit fouls and grinding the game to a halt. anyway just one Bucks fan's opinion

yeah its silly like people saying shaq had no game

if having giannis body was automatic nba stardom he prob would gone higher than 15

i dont think youll find anyone on ilh that agrees with harden on that front xxp. jordan was just explaining how other players perceive other players or talk about them

wiggins looking like he wants to retire after reaching his pinnacle of becoming an all star

Lowest FT% by an All-Star post All-Star break:

25.0%: Andrew Wiggins*
33.7%: Ben Wallace (05-06)
36.4%: Andre Drummond (15-16)
39.6%:Wilt Chamberlain (67-68)
40.8%: Shaquille O’Neal (06-07)

Rough. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/y4PkX49Xjz

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 11, 2022

25% from the line really does not seem possible in any way

tbf its only 16 shots

Andrew Wiggins' free-throw shooting in...
-November: .......... 73.5%
-December: .......... 64.0%
-January: .............. 60.0%
-February: ............ 41.2%
-So far in March: ... 22.2%

— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) March 11, 2022

ok thats weird

someone swiped his special FT juice

He'll be shooting 0% in April

i dont think youll find anyone on ilh that agrees with harden on that front xxp. jordan was just explaining how other players perceive other players or talk about them

― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Thursday, March 10, 2022 2:03 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

yeah I know Jordan, who is a smart NBA guy, does not feel that way, but I'm curious if anyone but Harden thinks that. iirc he said that immediately after losing to the Bucks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z4U0M7VpVQ

cade highlights from last night putting up a 27-8-6

coming into the draft his shooting was supposed to give him a high floor but he started out the season shooting really poorly. it’s starting to normalize a bit now and if teams have to respect his three he’s gonna carve defenses up. he almost has a luka-ish energy in the speed at which he plays but with less annoying tendencies. putting up 23-8-6 on 44/36/90 splits in the month of march & you have to feel like those shooting numbers are only gonna get better.

yeah i was getting strong luka vibes, hes nimble where luka is physical but has that same quality of playing at his own pace and controlling the game by making good reads

season leader in PPG right now is....LeBron James

*lebron james kid voice* lebron james

"but I'm curious if anyone but Harden thinks that."

It's easier to be successful at basketball if you're taller. Shaq didn't have to be as skilled as Iverson needed to be. Yet it's impossible to be a great NBA player if all you have going for you is height. Shaq had skills. Just not as many/not as well developed as Iverson. 15% or whatever of 7 footers make it to the NBA n all.

trae had 47 last night. KD 53.

saturday night we had fox 41 and clarkson 45 and uhhh josh hart 44/8/6

Trae got 33 of those in the first half

Trae 46/12 the very next night

KAT tonight:

60 PTS (franchise record)
17 REB
19-31 FG
7-11 3P

He joins Shaq and Wilt as the only centers in NBA history with a 60/15 game. pic.twitter.com/BCsLobl51O

— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 15, 2022

that’s a lot of points

Malik Beasley tonight:

0 PTS
0 REB
0 AST
0 STL
0 BLK
in 19 MINS

He and KAT combined for 60 points tonight. pic.twitter.com/jnPMPWXjsB

— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 15, 2022

KAT had 32 points in the third quarter tonight which is tied for fifth the most points in a quarter in league history

47-6-6 steph curry

Dray +24 in 20 mins off the bench

Trae 46-6-12

against the blazers tho so technically it only counts as 36

Haha was gonna say. gotta say the same for Steph vs the wiz tho lol

you guys want to see a bad article

Cade Cunningham’s top three comps: Cole Anthony, Dennis Smith Jr., Kemba Walker

“I think Cunningham will make multiple All-Star teams in his career. But his rookie season also raises questions about his ceiling as a leading scorer and no. 1 option.” pic.twitter.com/y144UtYU5q

— The Ringer (@ringer) March 15, 2022

no

just try a lil bit

i think it's fair to have questions about his ceiling as a no 1 scoring option but it's been pretty clear since he got in the league that his path was prob going to be something different than that. i think it's pretty clear if you watch him play that his game is not very similar to cole anthony or kemba walker. the FT rate stuff is probably something to watch but post-ASB he's at 22 ppg on 44/28 shooting and i think everyone agrees he's gonna be a better shooter than that so i have a hard time worrying a ton about his offense.

that guys does pure analytics stuff that i usually like and if you skim it there are a ton of caveats, obviously the list of players is not instructive but some of the deeper points are worth keeping in mind.

he should have at least filtered out second year player cole anthony

yeah i didn’t read the details of the model but sure seems like it has sample size issues.

the comps for suggs are like three of the same guys as the comps for cade!

rui hachimura showing up a bit too often methinks

"r u hachimura?" --that guy looking at other nba players

lol

Kyrie 60-6-4-4-1

Kyrie really the most skilled player ever. Not even sure its a debate.

— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) March 16, 2022

griz are athletic

The Grizzlies are leading the league in both steals and blocks, on pace to be the 3rd team in NBA history to lead a season in both categories.

Their 16.4 stocks per game are the most in a season since… the 2003-04 Grizzlies.

(Submitted by @AbdonFreddie) pic.twitter.com/qg6d5NuMrk

— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 16, 2022

Grit n Grind v2

btw jjj has turned beast on defense this year but his shooting is way down, averages are pretty rough this year, if he can get back to where he was his first couple years he could be a pretty serious player