oden was never that good tho
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 20 November 2019 01:26 (four years ago) link
lol circles i had the same experience & thought like a week ago
― infinite nature of (god)7 (Clay), Wednesday, 20 November 2019 01:34 (four years ago) link
xp it was still an era when being a big center was a premium thing
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 20 November 2019 01:37 (four years ago) link
xpost stuff's mostly still there, just harder to find. i know this is a thread about the greatest slovenian baller of all time, but:
Strengths: His upside is out of this world … This kid is not even begining to scratch the surface of his potential … Looking at him you see his frame is going to fill out in 3-4 years … Very fluid athlete with explosiveness … He plays hard and is still learning the game … Provided he works hard, Durant is going to be a special player in the league who will be able to do many different things on the court … Not aggressive enough to be like Kevin Garnett, but skilled enough down the road to contribute like a Andrei Kirilenko or a Grant Hill … Developing inside outside game … Can shoot the 3 and flush in transition … It is scary to think of what he could be like if he puts on 15 lbs of muscle and developed a handle, a 2010 version of KG!
Weaknesses: His (lack of) stength is his major weakness, and he really needs to put on weight or he won’t be able to do much in the NBA except shoot deep 3s or score in transition like Darius Miles of 4 years ago … Needs to become more aggresive, develop more nastiness … Still developing a game off the dribble Defensively he needs to move his feet better and keep his hands active on the ball … Oak Hill Academy is giving him the work ethic he will need in the long run, since he most likely won’t be going to collegeAran Smith – 12/27/2004
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Aran Smith – 7/9/2005Strenths: Incredibly fluid athlete for a 7 footer Tremendous speed in the open court A center with his agility and talent comes along roughly every 8-10 years Extremely quick and explosive Enormous potential His game has improved significantly from his sophomore to junior seasons Starting to understand how to use his body and how dominant he can be Big defensive presence, and a terrific shot blocker with great length, timing and instincts Excellent rebounder Soft touch around the basket Has developed a decent turnaround hook with his right hand Very good passer with nice court vision (averaged 3.7 assists per game as a junior) Quality kid with a great attitude Very coachable, listens and wants to improve Team player with a winners mentality Improving on a daily basis Decent free throw shooter at 64% but needs to and should improve upon it (improved considerably from 51% as a sophomore)
Weaknesses: Soft spoken. Very humble personality, which is a positive and a negative in that some would like to see him develop more of a swagger of confidence, but Tim Duncan and David Robinson were/are both silent (humble) assassins Needs to add more nastiness on the floor to dominate Still raw in terms of post moves, they are developing, but still have a ways to go He is so dominant on the high school level he hasn’t needed to develop any range or post skills Doesn’t have the ability to create offense for himself as he can overwhelm anyone he faces with his size and athleticism Still scores mostly on ally oops and put backs Has nice touch, but needs to develop a consistent mid range shot ( la David Robinson) Strength wont be an issue for him ultimately, but right now he needs to add muscle to his upper body and legs Almost too unselfish
Outlook: The top candidate for the number 1 pick in the 2007 draft, one year removed from high school A year of college should give him a great stepping stone for the NBA.
― circles, Wednesday, 20 November 2019 01:42 (four years ago) link
Ah he needs to develop a mid range shot, like David Robinson
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 20 November 2019 02:19 (four years ago) link
say you were a GM (and for the sake of exercise ignore contextual things like team need etc) and you had to rank the players whose next three seasons you’d most want to have. how many players are ahead of luka? I’m thinking zero
― k3vin k., Thursday, 21 November 2019 02:03 (four years ago) link
still picking giannis
― i'm not a government man; i'm a government, man. (m bison), Thursday, 21 November 2019 02:06 (four years ago) link
yeah giannis, then brow vs luka
props to trae young for playing well enough that that trade doesn't look like a total joke though
― ciderpress, Thursday, 21 November 2019 02:19 (four years ago) link
yeah giannis is really the only one that gave me pause
― k3vin k., Thursday, 21 November 2019 02:20 (four years ago) link
i'd take kawhi if it weren't for his medical issues
― Clay, Thursday, 21 November 2019 02:20 (four years ago) link
cool luka fact is that he has done one dunk so far this season
― k3vin k., Thursday, 21 November 2019 02:21 (four years ago) link
giannis has done 44 dunks therefore he is the clear choice
― ciderpress, Thursday, 21 November 2019 02:23 (four years ago) link
Luka Doncic of the @dallasmavs is the first player in NBA history to have a triple-double, make 6+ threes and shoot at least 60.0 percent from the field in the same game.#MFFL— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) November 21, 2019
I looked it up and somehow this is true. I would have guessed it had happened like at least 50 times?
― k3vin k., Thursday, 21 November 2019 04:34 (four years ago) link
yeah thats weird
― lag∞n, Thursday, 21 November 2019 04:37 (four years ago) link
like how has harden never done that
― k3vin k., Thursday, 21 November 2019 04:56 (four years ago) link
Luka is the first player to outscore, outrebound and out-assist a team in a quarter since @alleniverson in 2003 💪And they’re the only two players to do it in the last 20 seasons. pic.twitter.com/WrPcTe789H— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 21, 2019
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 21 November 2019 05:03 (four years ago) link
just an average game for luka tonight, 30-7-14 in 3 quarters
― k3vin k., Saturday, 23 November 2019 03:20 (four years ago) link
Pretty crazy what he’s doing. And the thing that sets him apart is that he’s elevating a pretty avg roster to a winning record in the west
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Saturday, 23 November 2019 03:39 (four years ago) link
they’re blowing teams out!
― k3vin k., Saturday, 23 November 2019 03:59 (four years ago) link
I know it’s probably annoying that I post this shit after every game but I’m such a fanboy at this point I don’t care
luka’s season stats now29.9/10.4/9.7/1.3 on .493/.346/.821 shooting. .632 ts%, 35.1% usage, leads the league with 33.2 PER. also 20 years old
― k3vin k., Saturday, 23 November 2019 13:19 (four years ago) link
he also shoots 62% on 2s
― k3vin k., Saturday, 23 November 2019 13:21 (four years ago) link
I’m such a fanboy at this point I don’t care
this thread exists for nothing else, so you're using it as intended
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 23 November 2019 19:17 (four years ago) link
little KOC love in this columnhttps://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/11/20/20973426/luka-doncic-andrew-wiggins-mike-conley
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Saturday, 23 November 2019 20:29 (four years ago) link
As of today he’s MVP imo
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 24 November 2019 22:50 (four years ago) link
Luka playing the part of the controlled, efficient smart veteran to Harden's bad- decision making, inexperienced, easy-to-fluster noob.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 24 November 2019 22:50 (four years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, November 24, 2019 5:50 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
literally just tweeted this. don’t think it’s really close
― k3vin k., Sunday, 24 November 2019 22:53 (four years ago) link
I'd put Giannis up there cause of his defense (vs Luka's lack of)
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 24 November 2019 23:07 (four years ago) link
Mavs are tied for 3rd in the west, he’s averaging a 30 point triple double, Porzingis hasn’t really been good. It’s his under the circumstances at present
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 24 November 2019 23:32 (four years ago) link
Kangz https://nba.nbcsports.com/2019/11/24/rumor-kings-passed-on-luka-doncic-in-draft-because-vlade-divac-doesnt-like-docics-dad/
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Sunday, 24 November 2019 23:37 (four years ago) link
lmao that rules
― lag∞n, Sunday, 24 November 2019 23:38 (four years ago) link
hahaha
― k3vin k., Sunday, 24 November 2019 23:45 (four years ago) link
the nba needs a least a couple of deeply dysfunctional franchises at all times
― lag∞n, Sunday, 24 November 2019 23:46 (four years ago) link
p cool for luka he dodged the suns and kings
― lag∞n, Sunday, 24 November 2019 23:52 (four years ago) link
yeah that's a really good point
― k3vin k., Monday, 25 November 2019 00:12 (four years ago) link
he's shooting 36% on threes over the last 10 games btw, if he can do that over a season I think it's game over
― k3vin k., Monday, 25 November 2019 00:14 (four years ago) link
Actually Luka woulda been cool for the suns. I mentioned how good luka has been in convo with a good friend from here (big suns fan) and he shut me down quick “I don’t want to talk about it”It’s all exasperated cos of aytons suspension and Lukas start but it comes up a TON on local sports radio here
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Monday, 25 November 2019 03:55 (four years ago) link
as it should!
― call all destroyer, Monday, 25 November 2019 03:56 (four years ago) link
Yah for sure.
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Monday, 25 November 2019 03:58 (four years ago) link
checked last week on bb-ref's MVP tracker and it was basically a 3-way tie w/ Giannis, Lebron, and Harden. Luka was at 9%
he's since vaulted to the top spot
― frogbs, Monday, 25 November 2019 19:20 (four years ago) link
the two spidermans pointing at each other
Harden is extremely adept at dealing with external forces particularly, anticipating arm position/contact & deceptively engaging his upward shot motion *This was officiated foul on Luka @bballbreakdown @OfficialNBARefs @NunnBetterRefs pic.twitter.com/LmzyPk0AGy— BBiomechanics (@BBiomechanics) November 24, 2019
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 05:13 (four years ago) link
He’s so good at doing that I have no idea how you practice something like that but he has to. But also he doesn’t get that call in the playoffs
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Tuesday, 26 November 2019 05:26 (four years ago) link
maybe he doesnt care about the playoffs has anyone asked him
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 05:29 (four years ago) link
I guess the new thing is to pretend Luka’s flopping is similar to Harden’s.
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
feel like harden has dialed the flopping back a lil bit is trying more for actual contact, mb he learned from the playoffs after all
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 15:34 (four years ago) link
Luka really doesn’t do that much nonsense. Flops a bit on 3 pointers if he thinks he got fouled. It’s like comparing Zaza to Laimbeer.
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 15:49 (four years ago) link
yeah i havent really noticed anything egregious from him
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 15:51 (four years ago) link
he is pure
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 26 November 2019 16:32 (four years ago) link
I appreciate how lagoon has toned down the luka skepticism, also he’s done 3 dunks now including 2 in the last week
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 26 November 2019 16:33 (four years ago) link
pfft trying to start shit
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 16:43 (four years ago) link
hehe
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 26 November 2019 17:05 (four years ago) link