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Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:41 pm
by Mori Chu
ShelC wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:47 am
Don't have access to The Athletic but I've been wondering the same about Drummond. He puts up gaudy stats but anyone who's watched him knows he's not a great defender and tends to drift in and out of games. He's a liability at the FT line and doesn't have offense outside of maybe 4-6 ft, which hurts in today's game. Can he match up with smaller, face up, 3pt shooting bigs in the playoffs? Interested to see where he lands and how he's used if he goes to a playoff team or legit contender. He's played on 1 winning team his entire career but does the label change if he makes an impact on a playoff team?
Guys get labeled all the time - Book was an empty stats guy, through no fault of his own, until recently. Dirk and Pau were soft, jump shooting Euros who you couldn't win with until they won their titles. KG wasn't clutch and always passed the ball off in Minny until he went to Boston and became a champion and such a "warrior". Drum might just be a super high end role playing big who needs better players around him. If he goes to a team like Toronto and has Lowry, VanVleet and Siakam he probably looks a lot better.
It's a good question. I think a guy like Drummond has value in the league because he has certain high-level skills. People love to focus on what a player can't do, but is there any doubt that a skilled coach with the right team (say, Popovich, or Nurse and the Raptors, or maybe the Celtics) could get a lot out of a guy like Drummond?
The problem is when you start asking him to do things he isn't made to do, like carry an offense. Or when you start to pay him more than his true value. You absolutely cannot max out a guy like Drummond or give him a huge contract. If you can get him cheap to be a role player, suddenly he's a great value and he helps you win.
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:23 pm
by bajanguy008
Really ??
That shooting is a tad ridiculous
Crazy night in the NBA it seems
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:29 pm
by Split T
Murray tied the record for highest fg% on 25 attempts or more as well...wilt had the record
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:36 pm
by Mori Chu
Jamal Murray seems inconsistent to me, but when he's on, he is one of the best in the league. His playoffs in the bubble were something to behold.
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:39 pm
by Split T
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:36 pm
Jamal Murray seems inconsistent to me, but when he's on, he is one of the best in the league. His playoffs in the bubble were something to behold.
Ya he’s very inconsistent...he’s a bit of a mystery to me
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:02 pm
by Split T
Well my first time watching the Jazz since we beat them and they are down 15 to the clippers...maybe I should watch more
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 11:56 pm
by Split T
One of the best in game dunks of all time
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 11:59 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
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Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 12:02 am
by Wally_West
Nate Duncan is an ass.
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 12:11 am
by Split T
Ya people been ripping on him on Twitter...rightfully so. Just enjoy the moment.
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:30 am
by Charlie Smithy!
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:33 am
by Superbone
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:31 am
by Flagrant Fowl
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:16 am
by Charlie Smithy!
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:05 am
by ShelC
Yea that was a monster dunk. Feels like we haven't seen a lot of those lately.
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:57 am
by Cap
INF’s grade when we passed on Murray in the draft.
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:57 am
by ShelC
Still not really a fan of Murray now and wasn't one then. Sabonis was the move, or trading back/out of that draft.
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:48 am
by MightyMoog
We could’ve done many things. But we did the worst. We would’ve been better had we drafted anyone else besides Bender and had just kept Bogie.
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:07 am
by Indy
I can't believe people pay to listen to Nate Duncan.
Re: Around the League: Week 9 2/15-2/21
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:27 am
by ShelC
Honestly forgot about Ty Jerome, but here's a nice highlight