Draymond on James Harden defensive struggles against Jalen Brunson
“When you're trying to compete at a championship level, you must have guys that want to take on that challenge and say "I'm not switching at this point in the game"... but you got guys in there that don't really want that challenge, they don't wanna fight through the screen and say "this my matchup, I wanna stop this guy"... it is not James Harden's job to guard Jalen Brunson 1-on-1, it's not what he's paid to do, some of those other guys who's just switching off, it is your f**king job.”
2 things can be true:
-Hardens TOV's are too high and have been damaging throughout the series
-Expecting Harden to carry both the scoring & playmaking load AND keep TOVs down against a T2 defense itl for 7 games while his "#1" has no impact 75% of the time is ridiculous
James Harden is averaging 20.8 PPG on 49.4 2P% / 35.3 3P% / 85.9 FT% -> 51.2 eFG% & 59.5 TS% vs. the # 5 & # 2 ranked defenses on the 2nd-hardest shot quality
@LangfordSZN36@JoshEberley If you watched an OKC game for 10 seconds you would see injured williams on the sideline. They showed him every chance they could
Larry Nance Jr. says Donovan Mitchell once stopped a team film session just to call himself out
“He stopped the film and said, ‘Fellas, that’s unacceptable for me.’ And, you know, for the rest of us, we see him hold himself accountable… who are we? It speaks to his hunger. His drive.”
(Via @MirinFader )
BREAKING: Baylor star guard Tounde Yessoufou WILL NOT return to college and remain in the NBA draft, his agent tells @recruitsnews.
The 6’5 freshman averaged 17.8 PPG, 5.9 RPG, and 2.0 SPG this season.
BREAKING — Alvin Brooks III is not expected to return to Kentucky, sources tell KSR
Associate HC for two seasons in Lexington, previously at Baylor. His contract has not been renewed.
READ: https://t.co/RDy1g78AtD
@designUXR@ByJacksonPosey Not squarely on him lol
We had Wright back out and had to put together a completely new team with no holdovers from year before. That’s an extremely different situation than most of the other schools on this list