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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

hes also doesnt get rebounds

yeah prob just gonna have to live with that

one of these things is not like the others

Just this past week:

50 — LeBron James
53 — Kevin Durant
60 — Karl-Anthony Towns
60 — Kyrie Irving
51 — Saddiq Bey

FIVE 50-piece in SEVEN days. pic.twitter.com/IYcFqHZ1ZE

— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 18, 2022

kyrie the only non vaxxed one

lebron passed the hateful karl malone on the alltime scoring list, hes #2 now, if he continues at his current pace hell get #1 next year

how does he get to #0

dunk on a mayan pyramid

"ive decided to take my talents to chichen itza"

lmao

haha

nice

Excellent

Superb

ok!

https://i.imgur.com/m2lyxXC.png

come on cowards, get to 30

the cowardice, it's shameful

where oh where did jimmys shot go? hasnt shot above 25% from three in three seasons.. sitting at 18% for this year!

Jimmy Butler is shooting 9.7% from three since February.

Sheesh…

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 22, 2022

das pretty bad

been watching these videos about who had "the best peak", this is the wrap up where the players are ranked but theres a stand alone video for each guy, pretty good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzzlvnncLOQ

def learned things about the contours of guys games, like how bird was bad at layups because he couldnt jump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8n5tPbWB50

you know who is looking exactly like a basketball star its this guy

Darius Garland is averaging 25.7 PPG and 12.2 APG over the last 10 Games. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ne46h5fqqI

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 22, 2022

Fred VanVleet

For decades NBA fans have been able to quickly find out which players lead the league in turnovers. This season, that honor belongs to Russell Westbrook, who has coughed up the ball 240 times.

But aside from steals, the NBA hasn't always tracked turnovers from the individual defensive side of things. Now it does.

The NBA stats department has begun keeping track of forced turnovers, which helps flag the defenders who cause the blunders that ruin possessions. This metric encompasses a lot more than just the traditional steals, which are convenient to tally but often don't paint the whole picture. Consider the example of VanVleet, whose defensive performances would go unappreciated without these newer and more comprehensive metrics.

According to the NBA's internal models, VanVleet is forcing a league-leading 3.0 turnovers per game this season, significantly higher than his 1.6 steals-per-game average. In fact, VanVleet is on pace to lead the league in forced turnovers for the third straight season.

For decades, we have leaned on steals as the best way to approximate this effect, but VanVleet's numbers this season show why that can be misleading. According to NBA estimates, of his 173 forced turnovers this season, only 34 were credited as a VanVleet steal -- 75 were credited as a steal by a different Raptor, and 64 were non-steal turnovers (out of bounds, violations, offensive fouls, etc.).

At 6-foot-1, VanVleet spends 30% of his time guarding the opposing ball handler, eighth most in the NBA. Despite his relatively slight size, he has an uncanny ability to blow up plays at the point of attack. He ranks second in the league in passes deflected at 3.9 per game, and a bunch of those tipped passes end up in the hands of a Raptors teammate who then gets credit for the steal.

VanVleet's unique ability to cause screwups helps explain why Toronto ranks first in the league in opponent turnover percentage, and second in the league in points scored off turnovers (19.2 points per 100 possessions).

It's been three years since VanVleet's defense on Stephen Curry in the 2019 NBA Finals helped the Raptors win their first title, and he has only gotten better since. Pound-for-pound it's hard to find a more impactful defender in the NBA than VanVleet, but he has yet to make an All-Defensive team. That could change this year.

https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/33584857/the-new-advanced-metrics-show-on-nba-all-defense-teams-2021-22

thats pretty cool

Suns point guards at age 36:

Nash CP3
15 PPG 15 PPG
11 APG 11 APG
49 FG% 49 FG%
54 eFG% 54 eFG%
33 MPG 33 MPG
3 yrs into diet 3 yrs into diet pic.twitter.com/ECJGoKNhxX

— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 30, 2022

crazy

Is diet slang for the juice?

yes

hehe

the cream the clear the diet

vegan powers brah

Lakers this season:

42 — Nationally televised games
31 — Wins

Even if they win all remaining games they will still have more nationally televised games than wins (38). pic.twitter.com/sgMaVy4ezx

— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 31, 2022

oooof

statmuse posted that lebron has to play 3 more games to be eligible for the scoring title. they have 7 left and he's sitting tonight. you know he wants that.

No opinion here except that I don't think I've previously seen switches as a tracked defensive stat, interesting

Total Switches

Smart: 558
Bam: 684

Switches Per 100

Smart: 9.4
Bam: 17.9

Deleted the previous tweet because I had my filters setup specifically for Bam (as the screener defender). Bam remains possibly the most prolific switch defender in league history. https://t.co/LTsYRtbR0W

— Couper Moorhead (@CoupNBA) March 31, 2022

Giannis last 2 games

At Sixers:
— 40/14/6
— 67 FG%
— Game-clinching block
— W

At Nets:
— 44/14/6
— 67 FG%
— Game-tying three to send to OT
— Game-winning FTs in OT
— W

Best all around player in the game. pic.twitter.com/aup6CJGI9t

— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 1, 2022

thinking back to when i was called a troll for suggesting he might be the MVP of the league