JJ Redick
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The team doesn't have enough ammo offensively. We all knew that. But the defense has held up and they were in these games against. They won one and they were in the other. I mean, this is like a little more juice, a little more talent offensively. They're not that far from being a problematic playoff team.
It's a lot of great backup center hair sitting on the magic bench right now.
It's a lot of great backup center hair sitting on the magic bench right now.
It's a lot of great backup center hair sitting on the magic bench right now.
It's funny. Bankaro is so interesting in this regard. He's kind of a Rorschach test for NBA fans because he's averaging 32 points per game, 44% shooting, 43% on threes, which means 44% on twos and like not great on twos. And so you can see people nitpick his game a little bit, particularly people who lean towards more of an analytics heavy bent.
It's funny. Bankaro is so interesting in this regard. He's kind of a Rorschach test for NBA fans because he's averaging 32 points per game, 44% shooting, 43% on threes, which means 44% on twos and like not great on twos. And so you can see people nitpick his game a little bit, particularly people who lean towards more of an analytics heavy bent.
It's funny. Bankaro is so interesting in this regard. He's kind of a Rorschach test for NBA fans because he's averaging 32 points per game, 44% shooting, 43% on threes, which means 44% on twos and like not great on twos. And so you can see people nitpick his game a little bit, particularly people who lean towards more of an analytics heavy bent.
I watch these games and I'm like, this dude is a freaking monster. He's got it. Like you said, when there's anybody who can help him, Because you just don't see a lot of guys who, within 45 seconds, look awesome as a pick-and-roll ball handler, and then look awesome as a screener, roller, finisher, and then look awesome as a post-up isolation guy, and then look awesome in transition.
I watch these games and I'm like, this dude is a freaking monster. He's got it. Like you said, when there's anybody who can help him, Because you just don't see a lot of guys who, within 45 seconds, look awesome as a pick-and-roll ball handler, and then look awesome as a screener, roller, finisher, and then look awesome as a post-up isolation guy, and then look awesome in transition.
I watch these games and I'm like, this dude is a freaking monster. He's got it. Like you said, when there's anybody who can help him, Because you just don't see a lot of guys who, within 45 seconds, look awesome as a pick-and-roll ball handler, and then look awesome as a screener, roller, finisher, and then look awesome as a post-up isolation guy, and then look awesome in transition.
And he defends pretty well. I... And he wants every bit of this. He doesn't care that they're overmatched. He feels like he's the best player on the floor. He's everything you want in a young, rising franchise star. And yeah, his efficiency is imperfect. Some of that is on him. Some of that is on... the surrounding talent just isn't good enough. Like we're counting on Anthony black a lot.
And he defends pretty well. I... And he wants every bit of this. He doesn't care that they're overmatched. He feels like he's the best player on the floor. He's everything you want in a young, rising franchise star. And yeah, his efficiency is imperfect. Some of that is on him. Some of that is on... the surrounding talent just isn't good enough. Like we're counting on Anthony black a lot.
And he defends pretty well. I... And he wants every bit of this. He doesn't care that they're overmatched. He feels like he's the best player on the floor. He's everything you want in a young, rising franchise star. And yeah, his efficiency is imperfect. Some of that is on him. Some of that is on... the surrounding talent just isn't good enough. Like we're counting on Anthony black a lot.
And Gary Harris is like closing games for us. It's just not there. I love what I've seen from Paolo in this series.
And Gary Harris is like closing games for us. It's just not there. I love what I've seen from Paolo in this series.
And Gary Harris is like closing games for us. It's just not there. I love what I've seen from Paolo in this series.
I'll go one further. Franz Wagner maybe kind of has the yips right now on his jump shot and is like the greatest performer with the yips in the history of sports. The dude is his jump shot is all messed up and he puts up 24, seven and six and still take seven threes.
I'll go one further. Franz Wagner maybe kind of has the yips right now on his jump shot and is like the greatest performer with the yips in the history of sports. The dude is his jump shot is all messed up and he puts up 24, seven and six and still take seven threes.
I'll go one further. Franz Wagner maybe kind of has the yips right now on his jump shot and is like the greatest performer with the yips in the history of sports. The dude is his jump shot is all messed up and he puts up 24, seven and six and still take seven threes.
Like there's something to be admired about a guy who's going through it in one phase of his game is in his head is a little bit and is still battling out there for 40 minutes and putting up Semi-efficient numbers for a team that needs anything they can get offensively.