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kcgar said:
-Lauri is 6'11 that shoots the three well
-Beats Siakam is almost every stat category
-27 yrs old (Siakam was 29 when he was traded)
-This is subjective, but I think Lauri is a better player than Siakam. Siakam has had better players around him than Lauri has. Lauri would be even better with better teammates. The game plan against the Jazz is stop Lauri and you probably win.

There are probably other reasons to that I am not thinking of
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Siakham also shut down a trade to the Kings by saying he would not re-sign there. So there were other better offers but contract status swayed the acquirer.

I don't think Lauri will have as much value as a year or two ago. I don't know that it will be such a huge difference that we are depressed about it.
 
KqWIN said:
Personally, I think those things show through numbers more than they do through film. Maybe my opinion would change if I had infinite access and time to watch film, but I feel like I watch a decent amount of film and I'd rather start with numbers first and use film to confirm/reconsider/contextualize the numbers.

It's kind of hard to decouple the different forms of analysis though. We all have some amount film, numbers, and outside opinion baked into our opinion without even trying.
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Different strokes I guess, but I just feel like there is just so much context within a defensive possession that doesn't show up in the numbers.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Only Kessler plays the same position as Yang...
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If Yang can shoot, pass and run the floor, I don't see why he can't play the 4 like Sengun was playing for the Rockets. We can put out a 2 big or even a 3 big lineup any time when needed. Kessler a way better version of Steven Adams.
 
jom2003 said:
If Yang can shoot, pass and run the floor, I don't see why he can't play the 4 like Sengun was playing for the Rockets. We can put out a 2 big or even a 3 big lineup any time when needed. Kessler a way better version of Steven Adams.
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Yeah, maybe you should just exit the conversation if you think Yang can play the 4.
 
Watching a little bit of Kon film right now. The Kon/Khaman PNR was a weapon for Duke. I'm not sure if Kon benefited more from Khaman or the other way around.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
Different strokes I guess, but I just feel like there is just so much context within a defensive possession that doesn't show up in the numbers.
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Sure, lots of problem with numbers and a lot of mistakes are made in interpreting them....but I also think that the defensive context is not great in college, you're limited in how much you can watch, and there's bias when we do watch. I would say that when the film disagrees with the numbers, I often side with the film more. So I don't know if that makes me a film guy. A lot of my initial opinion and baseline expectations is from the numbers, then there are other times where I feel like I just need 5 minutes to know a player is going to suck or be very good. Maybe it's just because I don't have the eye for it, but in general I trust my comfortability with the pros/cons of numbers analysis most to build that initial impression. From there, I'm comfortable with using the film to help me determine how accurately the numbers represent the player. Thankfully, we don't have live in a world where you have to rely on one or the other.

I also just generally have a disdain when told "watch the film" when I'm jeopardizing my WFH job everyday watching as many youtube videos at 1.5 speed as I can. Personal grievance lol.
 
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