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Yaxel is real good, but he already turned 23 this fall. Does he make the first round if he's in the draft?

No, I said that without defense and ball movement, you’re spinning your wheels in the NBA. The assists were just a fact from the box scores, and I mentioned it because it’s rare to see that in nine consecutive games, and also because it does tell us something about the benefits of sharing the...

Yeah, I kind of see what you mean here. But what about Kawhi's personality?

Well, “moving the ball” usually means more team assists, “raw” or AST%, doesn’t matter here. And I said that the correlation between AST% and ORTG isn’t a good way to measure how moving the ball and assists contribute to winning. With correlations, you need to consider other factors because they...

Klay blew his top pretty good there at the end. He heaved up a shot from well behind the 3-point line, missing it with plenty of time on the clock.

I was talking about the importance of ball movement (assists) in winning. The correlation between AST% and ORTG isn’t a good stat for this. It doesn’t account for defense or other factors that affect winning. And even if we just look at the relationship between AST% and ORTG, it’s not useful...

Yes, he’s been smart but also a lucky bastard.

Agree. No need to rush Ace. He'll be on the court more and more as the season progresses. He was a bit of a mystery to me before the draft. But he’s been a joy to watch. He’s still a baby, but I’m pumped to see what he can do for us down the road.

We had nine games last night. In all of them, the team with more assists won. Without defense and ball movement, you’re spinning your wheels in the NBA.

I find it refreshing to see the Pistons and Raptors at the top of the East standings right now. Don’t know if the Raptors can keep it up, but they've been playing great team ball so far.

To me, it seems, at least in part, a mental/confidence issue with Cody. Not sure how much that contributes to his struggles. I’d play him the rest of the season before deciding what to do with him. And like our other young guys, he’s good for the tank.

Great to see Hardy lets Ace to play a lot.

Keyonte has improved but is still bad defensively and with his decision-making.

Yeah, we ain’t trading him. For some rotation players and a bunch of low FRPs? Nope. View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-fw-oGYPFaU

Yes. Watching them now. Ingram’s given them a spark.