Alex Hoops
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That being said, Zachary research since the start of the new year has been In terms of volume and efficiency, he has been the most, probably most impactful scoring rookie since the start of the new year. 50, 40, 75 shooting splits. Obviously, the free throw percentage is whatever, but 40% from three on 4.7 attempts a night.
That being said, Zachary research since the start of the new year has been In terms of volume and efficiency, he has been the most, probably most impactful scoring rookie since the start of the new year. 50, 40, 75 shooting splits. Obviously, the free throw percentage is whatever, but 40% from three on 4.7 attempts a night.
That being said, Zachary research since the start of the new year has been In terms of volume and efficiency, he has been the most, probably most impactful scoring rookie since the start of the new year. 50, 40, 75 shooting splits. Obviously, the free throw percentage is whatever, but 40% from three on 4.7 attempts a night.
The thing that really popped to me when I was diving into him a little bit is... He's not only averaging the most points or the third most points since January 1st among all rookies, but his points per touch is by far the highest of any rookie right now. People use the fact that he's not a ball handler. He's not a shot creator. They use that against him.
The thing that really popped to me when I was diving into him a little bit is... He's not only averaging the most points or the third most points since January 1st among all rookies, but his points per touch is by far the highest of any rookie right now. People use the fact that he's not a ball handler. He's not a shot creator. They use that against him.
The thing that really popped to me when I was diving into him a little bit is... He's not only averaging the most points or the third most points since January 1st among all rookies, but his points per touch is by far the highest of any rookie right now. People use the fact that he's not a ball handler. He's not a shot creator. They use that against him.
But in the context of this Hawks team, it's his strength. The fact that when he gets the ball, he's scoring it at a really efficient level. I've been super impressed with his play.
But in the context of this Hawks team, it's his strength. The fact that when he gets the ball, he's scoring it at a really efficient level. I've been super impressed with his play.
But in the context of this Hawks team, it's his strength. The fact that when he gets the ball, he's scoring it at a really efficient level. I've been super impressed with his play.
A lot of Rookie of the Year comes down to timing. And you can either...
A lot of Rookie of the Year comes down to timing. And you can either...
A lot of Rookie of the Year comes down to timing. And you can either...
popping early seems to help a lot like guys who are good quick helps a lot but if you're not able to sustain like a baseline level of like solidness it seems like you can taper off really easily and I think that's kind of what's happened here with with guys like Jalen Wells where it's like he hasn't been bad not at all he's been he's just been fine he's been contributing in a pretty limited role because the Grizzlies are just healthy at this point and it's
popping early seems to help a lot like guys who are good quick helps a lot but if you're not able to sustain like a baseline level of like solidness it seems like you can taper off really easily and I think that's kind of what's happened here with with guys like Jalen Wells where it's like he hasn't been bad not at all he's been he's just been fine he's been contributing in a pretty limited role because the Grizzlies are just healthy at this point and it's
popping early seems to help a lot like guys who are good quick helps a lot but if you're not able to sustain like a baseline level of like solidness it seems like you can taper off really easily and I think that's kind of what's happened here with with guys like Jalen Wells where it's like he hasn't been bad not at all he's been he's just been fine he's been contributing in a pretty limited role because the Grizzlies are just healthy at this point and it's
The need for Jalen Wells has gone down. That's not to say his production necessarily has diminished or fallen off of a cliff. It's just the loudness of Jalen Wells is not quite there anymore. And I think there's such a... there's such a balance of how loud is your production and how long are you able to sustain that production?
The need for Jalen Wells has gone down. That's not to say his production necessarily has diminished or fallen off of a cliff. It's just the loudness of Jalen Wells is not quite there anymore. And I think there's such a... there's such a balance of how loud is your production and how long are you able to sustain that production?
The need for Jalen Wells has gone down. That's not to say his production necessarily has diminished or fallen off of a cliff. It's just the loudness of Jalen Wells is not quite there anymore. And I think there's such a... there's such a balance of how loud is your production and how long are you able to sustain that production?
It's like, are you a starter or are you a guy who's the seventh man in the rotation? Yeah. It's going to be a lot easier for a Zachary research or a Steph castle to to maintain that buzz over an 82 game season than it is for a guy like Jalen Wells, where he's only playing 26 minutes a night, um, for a guy like Kalel, where playing 26 minutes a night and not necessarily, um,
It's like, are you a starter or are you a guy who's the seventh man in the rotation? Yeah. It's going to be a lot easier for a Zachary research or a Steph castle to to maintain that buzz over an 82 game season than it is for a guy like Jalen Wells, where he's only playing 26 minutes a night, um, for a guy like Kalel, where playing 26 minutes a night and not necessarily, um,