Zion with 21 (so far) in the first half, and he hasn't missed a shot - 9 for 9. I think they're all in the paint, too.
JBDuke
Andre Dawkins: “People ask me if I can still shoot, and I ask them if they can still breathe. That’s kind of the same thing.”
Okay, so per Mtn. Devil’s request, here is a rough list of the Duke guys in the NBA. Spoiler alert: there could legitimately be 30(!) guys who spend time on an NBA roster this year. Crazy. Here is how the 29 guys who have been on a roster this year have done:
The best of the best:
Kyrie Irving (24.6 PER, 0.197 WS/48)
Zion Williamson (25.1 PER, 0.191 WS/48)
Next tier:
Jayson Tatum: (20.7 PER, 0.163 WS/48)
Brandon Ingram (20.4 PER, 0.139 WS/48)
Promising young guys:
Wendell Carter (16.8 PER, 0.121 WS/48)
Tyus Jones (16.2 PER, 0.120 WS/48)
Gary Trent (13.1 PER, 0.064 WS/48)
Grayson Allen (12.9 PER, 0.100 WS/48)
Marvin Bagley (13.4 PER, 0.018 WS/48)
RJ Barrett (13.0 PER, 0.052 WS/48)
Old guy starters:
Seth Curry (14.8 PER, 0.144 WS/48)
Mason Plumlee (17.0 PER, 0.133 WS/48)
Starting, but playing poorly:
Cam Reddish (8.5 PER, 0.021 WS/48)
Rotation players:
Jahlil Okafor (15.6 PER, 0.096 WS/48)
Harry Giles (10.9 PER, 0.051 WS/48)
Luke Kennard (10.9 PER, 0.082 WS/48)
Semi Ojeleye (9.7 PER, 0.083 WS/48)
JJ Redick (8.9 PER, 0.037 WS/48)
Austin Rivers (10.0 PER, 0.059 WS/48)
Rodney Hood (5.5 PER, -0.039 WS/48)
Fringe roster guys (too few minutes to say anything meaningful):
Marques Bolden
Quinn Cook
Vernon Carey
Frank Jackson
Tre Jones
Cassius Stanley
On roster but haven’t played:
Justise Winslow
Jabari Parker
Got a 10-day contract but didn’t play:
Amile Jefferson
Statistical oddity from NO-DAL game: JJ Redick led the Pels in blocks. Since the total was 2, that may say more about New Orleans than JJ.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
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Lebron with a total flop against Grayson lol
Allen only plays more because the Grizz happen to have another superstar PG, but Jones has played better than Allen (and their minutes per game aren’t that different.
That he has been in the league three fewer years doesn’t change the fact that he isn’t as good yet as the other two. Maybe he eventually catches them, but he isn’t there yet.
Terrible game by the Pelicans last night. SVG really has to fix the perimeter defense. Too much collapsing inward leads to wide open threes. In fairness it was slightly- slightly - a bit of an anomaly because Adams had trouble guarding Porzingis, who is a rare talent for his position. But the game plan was broken either way. Zion was absolutely feasting at a historically efficient rate. So naturally anyone and everyone not named zion starts chucking bricks left and right.
Did anyone see Tre Jones's dunk last night?
https://twitter.com/DukeMBB/status/1...515696643?s=20
JBDuke
Andre Dawkins: “People ask me if I can still shoot, and I ask them if they can still breathe. That’s kind of the same thing.”
Wow, did Tre somehow improve his vertical leaping ability? I remember him front-rimming a couple of fairly easy dunks (“easy” for most D-1 basketball players) while at Duke.
Anyway, it’s gratifying to see him make an athletic play like that in an NBA game. I really hope he becomes a starting PG one day. He’s a good guy.
MP2 with a triple double tonight in what will be a tough loss for Duke South.
Bledsoe 1-8 from the field, all on threes, and 2 assists, and he’s no younger than Jrue Holiday.
Pelicans blow every lead it seems like. Every loss they have a big lead at some point .
While we are at this maybe Portland should called Duke West. Trent is doing amazing at the moment and Rodney and Harry are chipping in quite nicely. It’s great to watch.
Did we take full advantage of Gary when he was at Duke? It looks like he will be a big earner in the NBA.
Kyle gets BUCKETS!
https://youtu.be/NJWPASQZqLc