Lauri Markkanen Hype & Appreciation Thread

[Jiipee84]

Jazz front office should take a look to Finnish NT roster, and with the light of all their future picks look to a certain Miro Little.

There is a lot to look into Finnish roster, but sadly some of them retired/are retiring. The point is that current Lauri never prevailed without his teammates. In the past no player did that either.

With all respect on your opinion but i'm not sure is Miro Little future NBA PG for Finland or not.
Yes Little was good in susijengi games and so on but how likely it is he gets drafted to NBA etc etc.

No-one doesn't know is Little NBA level talent or not.
Nkamhoua is other guy and he's overage player playing his 4th or was it 3rd year in university of Tennesee and still he isn't drafted to NBA.
I'm very sorry to say this but i don't see Nkamhoua and Little NBA players they will be good Euroleague / Euro players but that's it.

 

[Jiipee84]

What I'm trying say.

People can disagree (and they will) in their takes, but it is only sad when it goes to personal infights (seen also in this very thread), I as a random Finnish Lauri fan would expect it all should at least to try to be constructive. In tone, and effort.

As it is in reality, take 10 Drunken Finnish Lauri fans and 10 Random drunken NBA fans of Salt Lake City, and it would be clear to everyone there immediately who can "conduct".

Our tendency to not "conduct" is by the fact that Lauri is somewhat nearest the guy...

There is ongoing discussion in Finland on what are criterions, and how to determine the Sportman of the year 2022.

Lauri is eligible, but Finnish audience just follow those eternal skiers. It never downed onto Finnish citizens that there may something bigger than that skiiing...

Iivo Niskanen will be sportman of the year 2022 and nothing won't stop it anymore so deal with it.
Niskanen has TOTALLY EARNED that honour so as much it pisses you the only thing what you can do is accept it as hard it will be.

 

[Jiipee84]

LMAO Hahaha. Vuc looks so scared.

Vucevic seems almost ******** in his shorts. That was GREAT poster dunk made by Lauri.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

The actual fun fact: since Nov.9th there still has not been two consecutive games where Lauri has shot under 40% from downtown.

I guess we can forget that one now, with Markkanen going 25% against the Griz after a 1-7 showing in Chicago.

Now at 30% in his last six games and trending down.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

If 30% is slumping hard he must be pretty ****ing good.

Wait, are you aware what the league average 3pt percentage is?

30% is terrible for a volume shooter. Not saying Lauri should stop shooting and it's good he's been able to score in other ways... but it is what it is. Just stating facts.

 

[Step-Back Hook]

Wait, are you aware what the league average 3pt percentage is?

30% is terrible for a volume shooter. Not saying Lauri should stop shooting and it's good he's been able to score in other ways... but it is what it is. Just stating facts.

Read the title of this thread. If U gonna be complaining after few bad 3pt shooting games create some other thread for these. Again: read the title of this thread.

 

[infection]

Wait, are you aware what the league average 3pt percentage is?

30% is terrible for a volume shooter. Not saying Lauri should stop shooting and it's good he's been able to score in other ways... but it is what it is. Just stating facts.

30% is terrible for a volume shooter. 30% isn’t terrible for a “slump.”

 

[Tremendous Upside]

30% is terrible for a volume shooter. 30% isn’t terrible for a “slump.”

It is pretty terrible when you take seven 3pt shots per game and only make two. I'm sorry.

It's terrible when Beasley does it and it's terrible when Lauri does it. Not gonna move the goal posts for him.

Luckily, unlike Beas... Markkanen has other weapons. Just a question of utilizing them.

 

[Elizah Huge]

It is pretty terrible when you take seven 3pt shots per game and only make two. I'm sorry.

It's terrible when Beasley does it and it's terrible when Lauri does it. Not gonna move the goal posts for him.

Luckily, unlike Beas... Markkanen has other weapons. Just a question of utilizing them.

Markkanen made 83 out of his last 165 threes in the previous 22 games before that. That is 50.3% on 7.5 attempts per game.

To call him out after a few bad shooting games which weren’t even that bad to begin with is ****ing weak especially in this thread. Be better.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Also in this "shooting slump" from Markkanen he is 64/119 from the field for 53.8% from the field. Pretty ****ing good for a "slump".

 

[sip]

I can't believe this is even a conversation that is coming up with Lauri currently playing the best ball of his career by a mile. All players have ups and downs throughout the season so this isn't even worth anyone's time.

 

[Mr. T]

This is the Finn-mentality rising on the forum. An old Finnish saying: a pessimist is never disappointed. The negativity is something I as a Finn very much do not like.