Today I’m saying goodbye to my best friend forever
It’s hard to believe Captain won’t be waiting for me at the door when I come home.
13.5 years.
Fuck cancer.
I will never forget this face
Atlanta Hawks rank 3rd in the NBA in points in the paint, averaging 52.7 per game.
Chicago has allowed a league-high 54.8 points in the paint per game through 10 games.
The Bulls also rank last in opponent second-chance scoring, allowing 18.8 points per game.
Who is combining the modern shot diet with elite efficiency?
only 8 are currently hitting all three:
• 35%+ of their shots at the rim
• 35%+ 3pr
• +5 rTS% or better
Overwhelmingly frontcourt guys. KAT, Mobley, Jalen Smith, Obi, Pelle, Brazile, DJJ and Matkovic
It's a pretty cool snapshot of the modern frontcourt shot diet. Providing interior pressure without sacrificing the spacing element, while doing both efficiently. All those guys are also hitting career highs in scoring (or close to it)
The surrounding groups are fun too. Steph/Luka have the 3s + efficiency but not the rim frequency (18% and 9% respectively), while Wemby has the rim pressure + efficiency but doesn't clear the 3PA threshold. Ayo is very close to hitting the middle, just missing the 3pr cutoff with a 30.8% 3pr (still an elite blend of rim/3pt shot diet and elite efficiency!)
Guys like Deni, OG, Jaime and Onyeka are optimizing their shot diet but scoring closer to league average efficiency (+0-2% rTS)
DeJounte Murray out here cursing out his own head coach, quiet
quitting on his team & he’s likely DM’ed a few Pelicans fans spilling out team issues.
He’s your problem now Pelicans. Enjoy!
And thank you for sending my team Dyson Daniels for that guy. I appreciate it! ✊
@ChesterEugene@Grant_Shirley4 The bench defensive situation is definitely a factor in the swings. Fair point.
While untraditional, OO offers some defensive value that jock simply does not.
Dyson off means no elite defender at all. They go smaller 1-4 with no big to cover defensively.
His age has nothing to do with it.
We know who 90% of the number 1 options are when they’re drafted.
He’s never been a self creating scorer. Hes not a 1 on 1 iso guy. OTD shooting not his thing.
The hawks just refuse to get a primary and let him play his game.
Seems like this franchise’s fan base has already written JJ off as someone who can never be a No. 1 option, and I think that’s cap. Dude is still 24 years old. He has another level to reach, but he has to understand that we aren’t getting to the next level as a team unless he do
among 39 NBA guards who have played at least 300 minutes, darryn peterson ranks fifth in deflections/100 (4.7) and fifth in blocks/100 (1.1)
he is the only guard in the top five for both deflection and block rates. already a fearsome defensive playmaker
Exactly. He’s a direct line driver. He’s not good at going left to right. If another guy is the number 1 the defense leans towards that guy and that creates easier paths to the basket for the other 4 players
In 300 (2006), Gerard Butler was initially told to deliver “THIS IS SPARTA!” calmly. He asked Zack Snyder for one take where he screamed it instead.
Afterward, Butler asked, “Too much?” Snyder replied, “Yeah… but it was awesome.”
@atlhawksenthu You keep duckin my questions cuz you’re a coward without a real opinion and I will block you. You don’t get to live in my mentions and be a bitch about it.