Red Mosquito

Monkey_Driven wrote:It's Giannis or Luka.

Definitely. Giannis gets the nod because he's basically a sure thing at this point.

Zion's athleticism is really stunning to watch, though.

The timing of Zion's injury was just awful for any skill development this year. He will really need to work on his ballhandling and shooting stroke in the offseason. His basketball instincts are there, however.

Monkey_Driven wrote:The timing of Zion's injury was just awful for any skill development this year. He will really need to work on his ballhandling and shooting stroke in the offseason. His basketball instincts are there, however.

His buffet line instincts are also there

Luka is good but he's not a good three point shooter and the lack of athleticism means he'll always be just a guy in a lot of aspects, specifically as a defender.

verb_to_trust wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:The timing of Zion's injury was just awful for any skill development this year. He will really need to work on his ballhandling and shooting stroke in the offseason. His basketball instincts are there, however.

His buffet line instincts are also there

Food is delicious, especially if you are a monstrous 19 year old.

verb_to_trust wrote:Luka is good but he's not a good three point shooter and the lack of athleticism means he'll always be just a guy in a lot of aspects, specifically as a defender.

I'd be surprised if he doesn't become a very good three point shooter. The only real issues I see with him are defensively. Dude just turned 21 and he's already an offense juggernaut unto himself.

4/5 wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Luka is good but he's not a good three point shooter and the lack of athleticism means he'll always be just a guy in a lot of aspects, specifically as a defender.

I'd be surprised if he doesn't become a very good three point shooter. The only real issues I see with him are defensively. Dude just turned 21 and he's already an offense juggernaut unto himself.

Have you looked at their roster? Pretty amazing he's been able to win 60 percent of their games. Cuban won't be afraid to spend money and put capable players around him either.

Monkey_Driven wrote:

4/5 wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Luka is good but he's not a good three point shooter and the lack of athleticism means he'll always be just a guy in a lot of aspects, specifically as a defender.

I'd be surprised if he doesn't become a very good three point shooter. The only real issues I see with him are defensively. Dude just turned 21 and he's already an offense juggernaut unto himself.

Have you looked at their roster? Pretty amazing he's been able to win 60 percent of their games. Cuban won't be afraid to spend money and put capable players around him either.

Their roster isn't that bad

verb_to_trust wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:

4/5 wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Luka is good but he's not a good three point shooter and the lack of athleticism means he'll always be just a guy in a lot of aspects, specifically as a defender.

I'd be surprised if he doesn't become a very good three point shooter. The only real issues I see with him are defensively. Dude just turned 21 and he's already an offense juggernaut unto himself.

Have you looked at their roster? Pretty amazing he's been able to win 60 percent of their games. Cuban won't be afraid to spend money and put capable players around him either.

Their roster isn't that bad

Name their third best player.

Monkey_Driven wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:

4/5 wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Luka is good but he's not a good three point shooter and the lack of athleticism means he'll always be just a guy in a lot of aspects, specifically as a defender.

I'd be surprised if he doesn't become a very good three point shooter. The only real issues I see with him are defensively. Dude just turned 21 and he's already an offense juggernaut unto himself.

Have you looked at their roster? Pretty amazing he's been able to win 60 percent of their games. Cuban won't be afraid to spend money and put capable players around him either.

Their roster isn't that bad

Name their third best player.

Tim Hardaway Jr?

4/5 wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:

4/5 wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Luka is good but he's not a good three point shooter and the lack of athleticism means he'll always be just a guy in a lot of aspects, specifically as a defender.

I'd be surprised if he doesn't become a very good three point shooter. The only real issues I see with him are defensively. Dude just turned 21 and he's already an offense juggernaut unto himself.

Have you looked at their roster? Pretty amazing he's been able to win 60 percent of their games. Cuban won't be afraid to spend money and put capable players around him either.

Their roster isn't that bad

Name their third best player.

Tim Hardaway Jr?

He'd help your scuffling Heat

Sigh.

I'm not a big fan of "clutch" stats, but Jimmy Buckets and James Harden are shooting the worst in the clutch this season, each at 16%.

Remember how much fun I said their games were early in the season? I'm practically hate-watching at this point, waiting for them to squander leads and losing games that have no business even being competitive.

Monkey_Driven wrote:It's Giannis or Luka. I could see Tatum being in the next tier of super super stars, but not quite at the level of Giannis or Luka.

I typed out Tatum last night but erased before posting.

He’s in the conversation.

4/5 wrote:Remember how much fun I said their games were early in the season? I'm practically hate-watching at this point, waiting for them to squander leads and losing games that have no business even being competitive.

Jim swearing off threes means he has to get his points the ugly way.

Bammer wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:It's Giannis or Luka. I could see Tatum being in the next tier of super super stars, but not quite at the level of Giannis or Luka.

I typed out Tatum last night but erased before posting.

He’s in the conversation.

Tatum isn't even better than Jaylen Brown a lot of nights

Tatum will have to do it in the playoffs for me to get on the hype train. During this recent run he's been finishing at the rim at a rate he normally doesn't. He's been pretty bad at that during his career bricking layups off the backboard like my 13 year old and it came back Saturday against the Rockets. He's only 21 though. Young players don't win championships so I'm not expecting much this year but by the time he's 27 I wouldn't be surprised if he's top 8.

C. White has been going off. How long til the Bulls are known as a team with one of the best backcourts (White and Lavine) in NBA? Lol

Coby is a gunner. He's totally useless if his shot isn't falling. It'd be nice if the rest of the team wasn't shambles.

bada wrote:Tatum will have to do it in the playoffs for me to get on the hype train. During this recent run he's been finishing at the rim at a rate he normally doesn't. He's been pretty bad at that during his career bricking layups off the backboard like my 13 year old and it came back Saturday against the Rockets. He's only 21 though. Young players don't win championships so I'm not expecting much this year but by the time he's 27 I wouldn't be surprised if he's top 8.

Do you think Danny and Brad deep down think Jason is a top ten all NBA talent?