KO, is that you?When I play basketball I don't even make up my mind whether or not I'm going to shoot until the pump fake is nearly complete. Lauri should be more like me.
KO, is that you?When I play basketball I don't even make up my mind whether or not I'm going to shoot until the pump fake is nearly complete. Lauri should be more like me.
Considering he's getting a whole another type of defensive attention this season, you could easily say he's improved.Look at last year vs this for Markkanen and its crazy how similar and consistent his numbers are.
2022/23: 49.9% from the field, 39.1% from three, 87.5% from the line, 9.0 rebounds, 1.9 steals, 0.6 blocks, 26.8 points, 18.1 attempts per game
2023/24: 49.2% from the field, 39.4% from three, 87.2% from the line, 9.6 rebounds, 2.1 steals, 0.6 blocks, 26.3 points, 17.9 attempts per game
* numbers are per 36. Biggest difference between this year and last year is he is playing 2 less minutes per game.
Agreed. Yet if I had to put money on whether he makes the all star game or not I would bet he doesn't.Considering he's getting a whole another type of defensive attention this season, you could easily say he's improved.
No sure there's another All Star level player in the NBA who has to endure as much bumping, hacking and holding to get his stats as Lauri.
He won't. Next season could easily average above all star records. No military service bugging his off season. I predict 27/9/3 for 24-25, and all-star spot.Agreed. Yet if I had to put money on whether he makes the all star game or not I would bet he doesn't.
I think that it's pretty much a given he's improved and you'd have to argue hard why he hasn't if you'd claim that.Considering he's getting a whole another type of defensive attention this season, you could easily say he's improved.
Not sure there's another All Star level player in the NBA who has to endure as much bumping, hacking and holding to get his stats as Lauri.
Lol so trueJust look at Joker's arms on any night and it looks like he has a dozen super angry cats at home.
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Damn. That's impressive.
There will undoubtedly be debate about whether we should extend Lauri or not this summer. I hope we can extend him. Because it’s so damn hard to find a player of his caliber with draft picks we would get for him.
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Well, some people even on this board say we should trade him and build from there.??? Who thinks we shouldn't extend Lauri?
I can see the appeal. First, trade Lauri for a bunch of picks in 2031 and 2035. Then, draft a bunch of players, and then trade them for some more picks in 2042 and 2046. Finally, those players and future picks can be traded for more future picks in 2178 and 2573, and by then, the Jazz will be ready to compete. Hopefully I'll be reincarnated into a Jazz fan by then to see it.Well, some people even on this board say we should trade him and build from there.