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He's not fairing very well if he wants to win MIP this year.LazarusLong wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:30 amMore grist for the mill:
After six games, among players with significant minutes, Josh Jackson has a woeful -0.3 PER with 3.8 TOs per game.
He is shooting .377 from the field and .364 from the free-thrown line.
Time will tell, but so far this is looking like McDs best draft. Ayton was the easy pick, but Bridges and Okobo are looking like good talents. This is putting aside the debate whether Bridges was worth the cost.JCSunsfan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:24 amWhat a draft. Three rookies in the starting line up?specialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:31 pm100% agree.Wally_West wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:31 pmOkobo
Booker
Bridges
Warren
Ayton
That’s needs to be the starting 5 going forward.
He's just giving himself a lot of room for improvement. Smart.In2ition wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:32 amHe's not fairing very well if he wants to win MIP this year.LazarusLong wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:30 amMore grist for the mill:
After six games, among players with significant minutes, Josh Jackson has a woeful -0.3 PER with 3.8 TOs per game.
He is shooting .377 from the field and .364 from the free-thrown line.
Who remembers having KJ, Jason Kidd, and Nash on the roster at the same time?
I do except that Nash wasn't Nash yet. How the mighty have fallen. This once proud PG strong franchise now has a scrub and a couple rookies.ShadowHawke wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:19 amWho remembers having KJ, Jason Kidd, and Nash on the roster at the same time?
I am very happy with how Ayton has looked so far. He looks like a generational talent. Let's just hope having a generational center turns out better than having multiple generational PGs did for us.Democritus wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:48 amBut we have a generational center now for compensation I guess
Noel played well against Ayton. Used a lot of energy and took advantage of Ayton's help. I think he was looking forward to playing Adams and didn't bring it right away against Noel.AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:18 pmWow. Did Noel go off against Ayton? That stat line indicates that no matter how good Aytons numbers were, he let Noel do anything and everything he wanted. Pathetic.
Seems to be a theme with this entire team. They don't know how to bring it right away (or at all, in some cases). Here's a hint. You are 1-5 and are getting waxed every night. You need to ALWAYS bring it at this point. Pathetic.In2ition wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:27 pmNoel played well against Ayton. Used a lot of energy and took advantage of Ayton's help. I think he was looking forward to playing Adams and didn't bring it right away against Noel.AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:18 pmWow. Did Noel go off against Ayton? That stat line indicates that no matter how good Aytons numbers were, he let Noel do anything and everything he wanted. Pathetic.
You're rightAmareIsGod wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:42 pmSeems to be a theme with this entire team. They don't know how to bring it right away (or at all, in some cases). Here's a hint. You are 1-5 and are getting waxed every night. You need to ALWAYS bring it at this point. Pathetic.In2ition wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:27 pmNoel played well against Ayton. Used a lot of energy and took advantage of Ayton's help. I think he was looking forward to playing Adams and didn't bring it right away against Noel.AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:18 pmWow. Did Noel go off against Ayton? That stat line indicates that no matter how good Aytons numbers were, he let Noel do anything and everything he wanted. Pathetic.
This statistic completely changes the way I think about Igor and his offense. If the problem is simply turnovers that can be cut down with more practice and more time on the court, and if the offense is generating assisted baskets, it means that sometime soon things will click and turn around offensively. Defense is a different problem, although cutting down turnovers will certainly help.Xylus wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:02 amHonestly, this makes me feel a lot better about the state of our team. Even when they're getting blown out, they're still executing Igor's offensive schemes instead of reverting to straight-up hero ball. We can pin this problem to a simple root cause: No competent PG.Indy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:54 amExactly. Honestly, if we were around league average on TOs, that would also help our transition defense, and we would be saving about 10 points a game.Xylus wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:02 amGreat observation about the offense. It's pretty remarkable that we're also top 10 in the league in effective FG % but still getting blown out every night. Averaging 18.8 TO's a game will do that, I guess.Indy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:40 amOne good thing about our team this year, and Igor's offense:
We are #1 in the league in assisted FGs. We have over 67% of our FGs assisted. Last year it was 55%, and 27th in the league. Last year GSW lead with 68%, and only 2 teams were above 65% (GSW, 76ers).
On the down side, we lead the league in TO/FG at 48%. We also led last year at 41%.
Agreed. I don't know if it will last, but it's encouraging.virtual9mm wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:58 pmThis statistic completely changes the way I think about Igor and his offense. If the problem is simply turnovers that can be cut down with more practice and more time on the court, and if the offense is generating assisted baskets, it means that sometime soon things will click and turn around offensively. Defense is a different problem, although cutting down turnovers will certainly help.
The issue comes when he just stands under the basket simply watching as the ball bounces instead of gobbling it up or even blocking out. Or when he slowly lets someone drive to the rim without being a menace.Marty [Mori Chu] wrote: ↑Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:55 amI don't know that Ayton is giving a poor effort. It can be hard to judge effort on the basketball court when you're watching at home. Ayton plays with a controlled and methodical style. He's never flailing his body or out of control. He seems to be trying to stay out of foul trouble, to play within himself, to not reach. I don't think his defense is great right now, but I do like that he plays with a certain discipline and control. I for one think he plays hard and gives a fine effort, but I think he still has a lot to learn, especially on defense.