Recent content by Peter_Mentor

What a fun game! And absolutely non-existent defense for the first three quarters.. Really promising game from Ace although those quick transition jumpers were somewhat questionable choices. Otherwise solid decision-making and he seemed to be unfazed with the ball in his hands. I trust he will...

I keep coming back to this, but besides Steph, who’s actually better off the ball or draws more off-ball attention than Lauri? There were times when three Suns players committed to take away his back door cuts. I'm sure that as the season progresses, the rest of the team will learn to better...

Definitely this. This was almost a Steph-like off-ball game from Lauri. He was constantly running in transition, curling or flaring off screens, and cutting backdoor. With better conditioning or pacing, games like these could easily turn into 40- or 50-point performances.

Lauri always seems to be more comfortable with the Finnish defensive schemes. Additionally, the combination of hard hedging and the team's overall athleticism has caused havoc against weaker teams.

At this time last year, Detroit had four wins. But yes, the team was obviously much more talented than the results indicated and I can't say the same about Washington.

I guess you can call us lucky then. His two full seasons here are pretty much identical, excluding the fact that he got to play the first half of the season with Conley. Which, by the way, is still the best teammate Lauri has played with in his career.

I think it was a god tier TO. Of course, Hardy has publicly admitted that he made a mistake. That doesn't mean Hardy wouldn't do it again if given another chance.

Agreed. At the moment, Lauri's strengths are highlighted when he does not have to hold the ball, but he can make quick decisions off the catch. This will always be his bread and butter, but to put more pressure on the defense, he should be able to hold onto the ball for an extra second or two...

On this date, I learned that practicing on vacation is a sign of a bad team culture. Not that the players are committed to a common goal. Not that some of the players had shown a positive example and got the rest to join. All practices that apply to a nine-to-five job also apply to pro sports...

As a Hardy homer, it feels bad to admit that Hardy's ranking is easily the least justified on the list. By the way, this quote about Pop sums up quite well the expectations that people have for tanking teams. I mean, if you're expecting long-term results, what does it matter if he wasted the...

I've always appreciated Jokic's approach to games, where the top priority early on is getting his teammates to get their shots. Thus, he has been able to conserve his energy during the game and is fresher in the clutch than his counterpart, e.g. AD in the Lakers series. Now Luka did the...

If we were the worst team in the league a year ago, we would most likely have Miller, Scoot, Black or one of the Thompson twins. I'd love to have Miller or Amen on our team, but I don't know either if we'd still be in a significantly better position right now.

Went nuclear? He has been pretty ****ing consistent since being selected in the starting five. He's no Jalen Green, who looks like a superstar for a month and a below-average chucker the rest of the season.

Neither of these teams would beat Lakers in a bo7. I don't disagree about those others.

Nah. Lauri was in the best physical shape of his career when he arrived in Utah, but Hardy really put him in the best imaginable position to succeed. The whole offensive system supports Lauri's strengths and Lauri certainly values it very highly.