3 days without a game, gotta talk about something. I wish there was a game every other day
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I'm not an insider on some of the Draft Boards. Does anyone know how high Kevon Looney is projected for the next draft? He was outstanding last night for the UCLA Bruins. A double-double I believe. GoDuke!
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Rasheed's go to move to set up the offense when he is playing the point is very similar to what Nolan did in 2011 once Kyrie went down - a big guy comes and sets a screen at the top of the key, Rasheed uses the screen to create space and either drive deeper into the lane or kick to either wing.
Nolan had a great floater and we had good shooters. I am not sure that Sheed has that versatility at this point. I do not know if he is a true enough point to run a more free-flowing motion offense either. I think he is ideal running points in spots, particularly as the second option at point but probably not as the primary option.
I dont know if Luke Kennard is more of a Scheyer type guard than Rasheed is, but the two of them could certainly split the duties.
Thanks for the information flyingdutchdevil. Looney looked really good last night. I say that after watching the 2 overtimes only. But the stats that were flashed on the screen were impressive as was his play. I know Coach K wanted him badly, but I think Duke wanted Justise more. GoDuke!
Thornton is from California; he just attends Findlay Prep in Henderson (south of LV) for high school.
Findlay is an unabashed basketball mill, established 9 years ago by a local car dealer to help basketball players gain D1 eligibility while majoring in balling. It's worked. But the "school" was declared in 2013 by the NCAA to be "non-academic", which restricts recruiting there. The same restriction was applied to Huntington Prep, and neither has been affected. Go NCAA.
We also have offered PG Troy Brown Jr. from Centennial H.S. in LV, but he's class of 2017, which is a long time to wait.
That was a great breakdown. Proof that bleacher report isn't always terrible.
Also, I might be behind the times on this one, but the hoop-math site referenced for some of the statistics is fascinating. I don't have a KenPom subscription so it's nice to have a site to look at to dig down into the numbers a bit more. I thought Justise had been bad on 2 point jumpers. I remember early in the season I was excited because we used to run a few Gerald Henderson-like plays where we'd let Justise elevate for a 12 footer on an inbound play, but since he's only managed to make 4 all season, I see now why we haven't gone back to that. 4-27 is not so great, albeit in a small sample size, comparatively.
So...I remember a number of Hawks fans on here wishing the franchise would tear everything down and undergo a three-year suck to get an elite player or two through the draft to build around. That still being longed for?
As the loudest advocate of that position, I humbly admit I was wrong, wrong, wrong. I had no idea how big an impact a coach like Mike Budenholzer could have on a team. We truly have become Spurs East and it is incredibly fun to watch.
By the way, it is easy to look at the Hawks and think, "yeah, but how would they be if they were playing in the brutal West?" It is worth nothing that they are 10-2 against the West thus far with ROAD victories over Houston, Dallas, Portland, and the Clippers. They are legitimately alongside the Warriors as the top team in the NBA right now... stunning.
-Jason "The NBA Coach of the Year trophy already has BUD etched on it... despite the job Steve Kerr is doing, this is one award that is pretty much wrapped up" Evans
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I don't think guys embroiled in scandal (I expect the new ownership will oust him, once we know who the new owner is) will make it, though I think Danny got sorta trapped and the whole situation has been at least a little unfair to him.
-Jason "even though I think it is Bud's coaching that has this team soaring, gotta credit Danny with giving Bud the pieces and hiring Bud in the first place" Evans
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