2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Well that's why I asked, is he still doing the transition -> athleticism thing? Someone said yes, so why not comment on it? This example is easy to remember because it is generally how he does things. Like I said, if he's gotten better, good for him....maybe he's worth a listen again. But the awful statistical analysis is what made me not listen to begin with.

Why do you make up things out of thin air for the sake of argument? You will never answer that one unfortunately. You won't answer why Bailey and Black are so different either, you will just say something like "it's obvious".

Brother you are so hung up that you found an average number that factors in star players and somehow think that is a good example of shot distribution amongst the average NBA player. I cant help you.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Cool. I was simply explaining to you why some people dont like Locke. He makes up stats that mean nothing to anyone and that can get annoying to some people.
Just speaking for myself, i dont care. I have no dog in the fight. I neve listen to locke or read anything he writes (if he even writes stuff) or follow him on anything. What locke says and does has no effect on me personally and I dont really know much about him or his content. I have simply read what others seem to not like about him and Im passing that information on to you in case you missed it.

Locke does not make up transition stats. Locke did not invent transition being a marker for functional athletic ability.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Transition IS the best functional athletic ability number there is. Point blank period. IT's not perfect, but anyone who has ever played basketball knows the most athletic players excel in transition. And that might not always mean the most explosive or the fastest, but it's the complete combination of your athletic gifts being put to use.

Obviously it's not the only marker. There are plenty of defensively gifted athletes who dont have the same fine movement skills and hand/eye coordination things who are mediocre in transition but are obviously very athletic in others areas.

 

[fishonjazz]

Locke does not make up transition stats. Locke did not invent transition being a marker for functional athletic ability.

What does the transition stat look at? How does it work? What does it tell us? Is it on basketball reference.com? Is there somewhere I can go to compare royce oneals transition stats vs mikal bridges? Can you pull those up for me? If oneals transition stat is better than bridges does that mean he is the better athlete?

 

[KqWIN]

Brother you are so hung up that you found an average number that factors in star players and somehow think that is a good example of shot distribution amongst the average NBA player. I cant help you.

You do realize this "factors in star players angle" only makes it worse you lol. But it's a completely stupid idea to begin with.

It's just so funny that you decided to make up your argument because you had no real arguments. Like you still can't say why they are so different, because the reason why you said they are so different is completely fabricated lol.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

What does the transition stat look at? How does it work? What does it tell us? Is it on basketball reference.com? Is there somewhere I can go to compare royce oneals transition stats vs mikal bridges? Can you pull those up for me? If oneals transition stat is better than bridges does that mean he is the better athlete?

Why does every basketball discussion with you devolve into you asking people to do your homework for you?

 

[KqWIN]

Transition IS the best functional athletic ability number there is. Point blank period. IT's not perfect, but anyone who has ever played basketball knows the most athletic players excel in transition. And that might not always mean the most explosive or the fastest, but it's the complete combination of your athletic gifts being put to use.

Obviously it's not the only marker. There are plenty of defensively gifted athletes who dont have the same fine movement skills and hand/eye coordination things who are mediocre in transition but are obviously very athletic in others areas.

Transition efficiency does not equal transition ability. The thing he does to determine who is good at transition doesn't even make sense. Here you are again, arguing against a strawman and completely ignoring the opposing argument.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

You do realize this "factors in star players angle" only makes it worse you lol. But it's a completely stupid idea to begin with.

It's just so funny that you decided to make up your argument because you had no real arguments. Like you still can't say why they are so different, because the reason why you said they are so different is completely fabricated lol.

Brother arguing with you is an exercise in futility. it's not even entertaining.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Transition efficiency does not equal transition ability. The thing he does to determine who is good at transition doesn't even make sense. Here you are again, arguing against a strawman and completely ignoring the opposing argument.

Do you listen to him and know what he does or do you not? Make up your mind.

 

[KqWIN]

Brother arguing with you is an exercise in futility. it's not even entertaining.

It's futile because I call out your BS. Again, feel free to say why they are so different using non made up arguments.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It's futile because I call out your BS. Again, feel free to say why they are so different using non made up arguments.

That's like me explaining to someone why fire is different from ice.

 

[KqWIN]

Do you listen to him and know what he does or do you not? Make up your mind.

I literally had someone confirm he does this. Why are you so bent about me commenting about something that others confirmed.

For good measure, I listened to 3 minutes of one of his recent podcasts and it's confirmed. He uses transition percentile to say who is good at transition.