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white men can't jump wrote: View PostI think his help D has been much more solid this year than last. He's contesting lots of shots that he would've missed the rotation on completely last year, be it because of speed or awareness."Bruno?
Heh, if he is in the D-league still in a few years I will be surprised.
He's terrible."
-Superjudge, 7/23
Hope you're wrong.
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stooley wrote: View PostI actually have noticed that he contests more, but he doesn't ever seem to really alter the shots or create misses, at least that's what I've seen.
Another important aspect which isn't mentioned enough is his size and ability to intimidate in the lane physically. As he gets better at legal contests without fouling, it basically means guards/wings will have to consider whether they want to run into a giant like him whenever they drive. Stiemsma is pretty much the only other guy on our team that can supply that, but he fouls like crazy.
*I also think part of him not always altering it is he's being a lot more careful so far this year to try and not foul while reaching for blocks and such. Trying to be smarter about how he contests.Last edited by white men can't jump; Tue Nov 18, 2014, 03:46 PM.
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I've seen glimpses of JVs rim protection being much better than last year, but as with anything else, he's been very inconsistent in bringing the required energy. I believe he'll get there, and sooner rather than later.
That said, I don't see that it's only been perimeter defense that's been dreadful. The bigs have had their turns at being poor on the defensive end too. Sullinger and Olynyk combining for 37 PTs, on 24 FGAs, with combined 29 RBs, including 14 offensive boards, isn't on the perimeter defense. With all due respect for Jonas (I love the kid and have very hopes for him!), he got eaten alive by not only Gasol, but Favors had his way with him too. The whole team needs to step it up with their defensive intensity, more consistently.
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chico wrote: View PostI've seen glimpses of JVs rim protection being much better than last year, but as with anything else, he's been very inconsistent in bringing the required energy. I believe he'll get there, and sooner rather than later.
That said, I don't see that it's only been perimeter defense that's been dreadful. The bigs have had their turns at being poor on the defensive end too. Sullinger and Olynyk combining for 37 PTs, on 24 FGAs, with combined 29 RBs, including 14 offensive boards, isn't on the perimeter defense. With all due respect for Jonas (I love the kid and have very hopes for him!), he got eaten alive by not only Gasol, but Favors had his way with him too. The whole team needs to step it up with their defensive intensity, more consistently.The Baltic Beast is unstoppable!
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enlightenment wrote: View PostI feel that most of Favors damage happened due to penetration from the wings. I would assign blame on our perimeter defenders and the help that is supposed to rotate on Vals man after he denies the ball handler from getting to the rim.
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stooley wrote: View PostVucevic averaged 31 mpg in his third year.
I know JV is barely playing 24 mpg right now, but lets give it a month or two more to see if that number comes up. I'm not sure that it's time to panic yet.
I know developing our future is important, but you do place slightly more emphasis on quality players in our situation than if we're in full tank mode like ORL was. We do need to attract FAs, we do need our players to enjoy being here, and we need to start building a winning culture slowly.
So, given all this, I'd be perfectly happy with JV averaging 2-3 minutes less than Vuc's third year and coming in around 29-30 mpg at the end of the season. Seems like a perfectly fine balance to me.
If we want to tank then sure, let's keep Jonas on the bench
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OldSkoolCool wrote: View PostUsing Jonas more is our best bet to win more seeing as he is our best rim protector and rebounder. He also is pretty efficient on offense.
If we want to tank then sure, let's keep Jonas on the benchThat is a normal collar. Move on, find a new slant.
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OldSkoolCool wrote: View PostUsing Jonas more is our best bet to win more seeing as he is our best rim protector and rebounder. He also is pretty efficient on offense.
If we want to tank then sure, let's keep Jonas on the bench
Aren't there a bunch of stats that point otherwise? I think he's got the worst net rating of the starters right now, doesn't he?Last edited by stooley; Wed Nov 19, 2014, 12:11 AM."Bruno?
Heh, if he is in the D-league still in a few years I will be surprised.
He's terrible."
-Superjudge, 7/23
Hope you're wrong.
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OldSkoolCool wrote: View PostUsing Jonas more is our best bet to win more seeing as he is our best rim protector and rebounder. He also is pretty efficient on offense.
If we want to tank then sure, let's keep Jonas on the bench@Chr1st1anL
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Other Scott wrote: View PostI definitely stand behind getting him more minutes, but I'm OK with the amount they are currently going to him as an offensive option when he's on the floor. He doesn't read the play on offense very well, so going to him usually means he's going to take that shot. 20% usage on offense, or exactly average, is about right for JV at the moment.
So with the team grabbing 25% of its own misses (so, about 13% of its offence) and assuming all are putbacks, as we did with Jonas, that means for a fair share of the primary offence each player should be getting 1/5th of 87%, or 17.5%. Jonas gets 13%. DeMar gets 28%. Ross gets 16.5%. Lowry gets 21.5%. Amir gets 11.4%. Hansbrough gets 3% (another way to show just how useless he is out there). JJ gets 14.5%. PP gets 11%. Lou gets 25%. Vasquez also gets 25%.
So it is pretty clear we just don't run offence to get our bigs involved - Jonas, our one decent post threat, is on par with Amir, Patman, and JJ in terms of offensive use. Hansbrough remains hilariously useless offensively. But look at those guard numbers - consistently 20%+ - usually about double the bigs' numbers. Even Ross, who is an afterthought and only really gets looks off kick outs, has a significantly higher usage in primary offence than either of our starting bigs, both of whom are serious threats in pick and roll and are effective on the block.
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