BirdGangThing
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3 pointers were pretty close today. Clippers made 12 and we made 9
Difference is they had 37 attempts and we only had 22
Difference is they had 37 attempts and we only had 22
I paid attention to the deets. Max isn't what you might think it is. DA is the 37th highest paid player this year which, according to PER, is right where he ranks as a player. Could he be better? Yes. Should he be better? Absolutely. But he gets what he gets and he gives what he gives, and the two aren't that far out of sync.Pay attention to the deets. Max player not playing like a max player. I don't care about the rest. Also, that's JMO.
Damn you. You are well versed in great counter arguments....I paid attention to the deets. Max isn't what you might think it is. DA is the 37th highest paid player this year which, according to PER, is right where he ranks as a player. Could he be better? Yes. Should he be better? Absolutely. But he gets what he gets and he gives what he gives, and the two aren't that far out of sync.
I paid attention to the deets. Max isn't what you might think it is. DA is the 37th highest paid player this year which, according to PER, is right where he ranks as a player. Could he be better? Yes. Should he be better? Absolutely. But he gets what he gets and he gives what he gives, and the two aren't that far out of sync.
Whatever....I paid attention to the deets. Max isn't what you might think it is. DA is the 37th highest paid player this year which, according to PER, is right where he ranks as a player. Could he be better? Yes. Should he be better? Absolutely. But he gets what he gets and he gives what he gives, and the two aren't that far out of sync.
Yeah historically he plays better against Denver than anyone.Ayton averages 19.4 ppg and 11 rpg in his career against Denver. Above his career averages
Ayton has bad games. Booker has bad games. The difference besides frequency of bad games? No one ever accuses Booker of not giving full effort. And that's why we get so frustrated by DA.Whatever....
You smell and so does Ayton.
So, there!
Bizzy might, but he’d have to spend a lot of time on the perimeter, which opens the lane for AG and MurrayYeah historically he plays better against Denver than anyone.
that’s going to have to continue, cause I don’t think anyone else can remotely guard joker.
Ohhhhhhk. Disagree on that one .. booker can easily drive me nuts but his effort is always there IMO... Ayton hasn't earned, in the slightest, that kind of booker leeway in his career..I think that's where I stand with him .booker can frustrate me but Ayton be that guy who is clueless and a hack at the same time..lack of hustle earns you this label... IMOAyton has bad games. Booker has bad games. The difference besides frequency of bad games? No one ever accuses Booker of not giving full effort. And that's why we get so frustrated by DA.
DA is every bit as gifted as Booker, maybe even more so, but it appears he doesn't always give full effort. So I understand anyone getting frustrated by Ayton's play, but he just isn't as bad as we often make him out to be.
PER is notoriously generous to big men, which is why it has Clint Capela having a higher player efficiency rating than Devin Booker this season.I paid attention to the deets. Max isn't what you might think it is. DA is the 37th highest paid player this year which, according to PER, is right where he ranks as a player. Could he be better? Yes. Should he be better? Absolutely. But he gets what he gets and he gives what he gives, and the two aren't that far out of sync.
I was either unclear or you read misread my post. Booker always gives full effort so we tend to be more lenient of his mistakes on off nights. Ayton "appears" to not give full effort more than we'd like.Ohhhhhhk. Disagree on that one .. booker can easily drive me nuts but his effort is always there IMO... Ayton hasn't earned, in the slightest, that kind of booker leeway in his career..I think that's where I stand with him .booker can frustrate me but Ayton be that guy who is clueless and a hack at the same time..lack of hustle earns you this label... IMO
You're right, none of them are perfect and PER has definitely fallen out of favor but if you look at PER every year it's usually pretty reflective of the top players (as long as you ignore the short minutes players). I'm sure there are better metrics but I doubt they tell a remarkably different story.PER is notoriously generous to big men, which is why it has Clint Capela having a higher player efficiency rating than Devin Booker this season.
Here is an article ranking the best all-in-one metrics to judge players by according to a survey of NBA executives. The top 3 were DPM, EPM, and LEBRON. None of the surveyed participants used PER as their preferred metric. It was ranked last out of 13. This article is from 2021, so there might be a different preference now.
What is the best advanced statistic for basketball? NBA executives weigh in
Modern basketball debates often include one of the parties citing advanced analytics to prove their point. But are those metrics any good?hoopshype.com
No unclarity. I agree with that. I've never been a huge fan of either. But I think Durant was for booker. I see the difference now. Ayton, not so much. This move was for booker and his effort.. .none of em care about Ayton. My conspiracy revolves around him never getting what he wants without his uofehhh buddy sarver. New owner will shop his ass..... Watch. JMOI was either unclear or you read misread my post. Booker always gives full effort so we tend to be more lenient of his mistakes on off nights. Ayton "appears" to not give full effort more than we'd like.
What say you?I was either unclear or you read misread my post. Booker always gives full effort so we tend to be more lenient of his mistakes on off nights. Ayton "appears" to not give full effort more than we'd like.
This is why I always look at PER with other stats combined. It doesn’t mean much on its own. Still an indicator.You're right, none of them are perfect and PER has definitely fallen out of favor but if you look at PER every year it's usually pretty reflective of the top players (as long as you ignore the short minutes players). I'm sure there are better metrics but I doubt they tell a remarkably different story.
I agree that it's pretty reflective at the top. However, after the top 20 or so it gets progressively more funky imo, especially when it comes to bigs.You're right, none of them are perfect and PER has definitely fallen out of favor but if you look at PER every year it's usually pretty reflective of the top players (as long as you ignore the short minutes players). I'm sure there are better metrics but I doubt they tell a remarkably different story.
Any team. Again, that is assuming you have either Ayton or CP3 on their game. That's 3 options. Most teams have trouble stopping 2.
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Any team. Again, that is assuming you have either Ayton or CP3 on their game. That's 3 options. Most teams have trouble stopping 2.The clippers?
If KD wanted it and Westbrook would agree to run the second unit, I’d take him in a second next year as the energizer bunny off the bench.Durant and CP3 spoke very highly of him in the postgame. Almost like they are recruiting him.
Especially at his current rate lol they aren’t paying him almost anything…. HaIf KD wanted it and Westbrook would agree to run the second unit, I’d take him in a second next year as the energizer bunny off the bench.
Sabonis @ 20.7M sounds like a better deal... should have pulled the trigger last year with Indiana. Justification of the 31M is a joke. Looking fwd to him and Shamet being moved in the summerPeople get caught in the term “max” that’s not what it used to be. In fact when the new CBA comes into play that 30 million is going to be a basement price in his last two years.
People get caught in the term “max” that’s not what it used to be. In fact when the new CBA comes into play that 30 million is going to be a basement price in his last two years.