It just shouldnt be run.How would you recommend that this be run? You’re free to combat the point on the statistical merits.
It just shouldnt be run.How would you recommend that this be run? You’re free to combat the point on the statistical merits.
This is rich coming from the board’s resident take-artist and pot-stirrer (this isn’t a criticism, I actually appreciate it generally).It just shouldnt be run.
Great! Totally valid analysis, even though it’s as or more cherry-picked than the thing you’re criticizing for cherry-picking. Added context: the Jazz were trying to lose those games. I also don’t know what to make of THT’s explosion because the context is lacking. Players tend to produce when lacking more proven options.Let’s compare his numbers since the trade deadline when he started getting regular minutes:
Per 36
16.5 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.6 APG
40/34/87 on 8.3 attempts from 3 per game
That is in his rookie year after a first half of the season where he wasn’t playing very much and didn’t play with a ton of playmaking.
Meanwhile you’re comparing him to players who have been in the NBA multiple years and four of whom play a lot of minutes for playoff teams.
Because I dont think this is in any way thought provoking or interesting.This is rich coming from the board’s resident take-artist and pot-stirrer (this isn’t a criticism, I actually appreciate it generally).
We are really letting the voice of like 1% of the internet sway us this much?Here’s a fun exercise: find a hype-beast rookie that actually never panned out and imagine the counterfactual that they were traded at peak value:
I don’t know what you’re saying.We are really letting the voice of like 1% of the internet sway us this much?
No, how is Ochai a hype-beast rookie?I don’t know what you’re saying.
EDIT: if you’re saying that there was no hype with Paschall, then I would point out that he was All-Rookie 1st Team
I understand... and I said I get that he's a rookie... but if he does improve then it will likely look a lot like the players I listed and many are really meh. Like even the 16.5/3/3 is fine but at 40/34/87 that's really inefficient. So medium volume and below average shooting efficiency and not a lot of activity stats just doesn't scream "this guy needs to start next year". If he was a 19 yo rookie then okay... as a 22 yo rookie... its still fine but I'm still in wait and see mode.Let’s compare his numbers since the trade deadline when he started getting regular minutes:
Per 36
16.5 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.6 APG
40/34/87 on 8.3 attempts from 3 per game
That is in his rookie year after a first half of the season where he wasn’t playing very much and didn’t play with a ton of playmaking.
Meanwhile you’re comparing him to players who have been in the NBA multiple years and four of whom play a lot of minutes for playoff teams.
The irony is the best player on the list is Norm Powell, an older rookie who also posted OK rookie year numbers similar to Ochai's and was also a low vote getter.I understand... and I said I get that he's a rookie... but if he does improve then it will likely look a lot like the players I listed and many are really meh. Like even the 16.5/3/3 is fine but at 40/34/87 that's really inefficient. So medium volume and below average shooting efficiency and not a lot of activity stats just doesn't scream "this guy needs to start next year". If he was a 19 yo rookie then okay... as a 22 yo rookie... its still fine but I'm still in wait and see mode.
For a guy who is "athletic, long" the activity stuff is REALLY low... even when he got minutes later in the season. Like not low for a rookie like Niang levels of low... so yeah those things aren't the things that generally double in a few years.... and they kind of need to unless he is like an efficient 17-18 ppg guy.
I just think its funny that if you mention him as a trade asset people lose their minds.
I just think its funny that if you mention him as a trade asset people lose their minds.
What was Quentin Grimes trade value last year versus this offseason. May not be all that much different I guess... but that would be a comparison to use. Duarte is another guy but he was a couple years older than Ochai so not totally fair.Here’s a fun exercise: find a hype-beast rookie that actually never panned out and imagine the counterfactual that they were traded at peak value:
What could the Warriors have gotten if they had traded Eric Paschall after his rookie season?
(OF COURSE you run the risk of trading a player that is just on the beginning of a growth curve! Of course it could be a mistake! That’s what makes the player conceivably valuable to other teams!)
6 spots is hard to do my friend... requires at least another pick... and if I can go from drafting JHS to Cason Wallace... then I'm trading in Ochai. That is kind of the tipping point for me. Literally one additional spot and I may say no.You have mentioned 16/Ochai for 10 a couple of times now. That isn’t good enough to me to trade Ochai. That’s the entire point. You are devaluing him to the point where he is an add in to move up 6 spots in the back part of the lottery.
I did it intentionally... and again Ochai got zero votes. I wanted to show how different the rebounds and steals were compared to Ochai since Norm is often the comp for Ochai. If we develop a poor man's Norm that's good... if that is a solid median outcome then great... but that isn't an untouchable prospect.The irony is the best player on the list is Norm Powell, an older rookie who also posted OK rookie year numbers similar to Ochai's and was also a low vote getter.
You forgot flip-flopperThis is rich coming from the board’s resident take-artist and pot-stirrer (this isn’t a criticism, I actually appreciate it generally).
Collateral damage… I wanted him in there for a reason too.Forget the Ochai stuff....I voted for Dirty Grayson and I hate myself for it.