Recent content by Peter_Mentor

There will certainly be an adjustment period where both players eat into each other’s numbers, and the most impatient people will conclude that Lauri and Ace don’t work together. Before Kessler went down, there was some budding chemistry between Lauri, Flip, and Walker. I believe that toward...

Key didn’t get much love from the refs this time, but it was still a good effort from him. In the fourth quarter, our offense leaned a bit too heavily on Nurk, and Key turned into more of a bystander. SAS and Wemby adjusted by giving Nurk all the space to shoot, effectively taking away his...

Ben Affleck outside smoking is my spirit animal, so I pretty much 110% approve this message.

He’s also flashed some really nice chemistry with Nurk, and I’d love to see him build on that. DHOs, give-and-gos, maybe some pick-and-rolls.. Fun stuff when both of them are willing passers and Ace is such a fluid athlete. I don't mind him taking those elbow jumpers either.

I hope so. Against the Spurs and Wolves, there wasn’t much room for his slashing game, so he spent a lot of time drifting around the corners without much purpose. Playing with Key and Lauri opens up his game, but he definitely needs more tools to be impactful.

Here are my two cents: - Our half-court defense was, for the most part, pretty solid. We let them run in the first quarter even after made baskets, and in the third quarter both the offense and defense fell apart when Nurk was on the bench. Outside of that, good stuff. - Great game from Ace...

The biggest obstacles to him becoming an elite defender are on the mental side. He’s timid and rarely plays on instinct. There’s a chance he never overcomes these hurdles and never becomes a real NBA-player. That said, I don’t believe every good defender needs to have that dawg mentality at the...

NBA roster in general, yes. I just think it’s different with contenders. Guys like Brice can help in the regular season and early playoff rounds giving stars some rest, but the deeper you go, the more conditional that role gets. If he can’t survive against elite offenses, his ceiling is more of...

First of all, I agree that talent identification is the most important factor, but in practice it is extremely difficult to separate identifying talent from developing it. I don’t think there are clear answers or reliable metrics that allow us to determine when successful development...

We also just watched Brice Sensabaugh go 43/5/2 against the Bulls in Chicago. You chose to remain silent because it didn't fit your narrative.

Thank you, you pretty much perfectly put into words what I was trying to describe about Cody and Key in the other topic.

I don't think there's a single development path that works for every player. And since we don't have alternative realities to compare it to, this is more of a matter of opinion and hunch. So here is my hunch: rather than force feeding minutes, the quality reps matter more. For example, Cody's...

I don't really get the point you are trying to make, but it must something really smart.

One limited way to evaluate a young player’s development is to rely purely on box score stats. I tend to place more value on whether he consistently tries to make the right plays and has the physical tools to support that. I’ve been more optimistic than most about Cody, but the Charlotte game...

Sure. As I mentioned: "Lauri started the game well, picking up all four of his assists early". During the second half he in fact wasn't constantly looking to kick it out. I agree with the youth. I’m thrilled to get Ace back because watching a young core where Cody has the highest ceiling after...