Douchebag K
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so for all the hype this dude will struggle to even get past Oni on the pecking order.
The one on the end of his arm.Which hand?
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.Everyone makes mistakes -- even I do -- but you can't fault TJ, he is doing a great job. Never had a media guy like him to be so much a part of the board, though Andy is starting to get connected as well. Now all we need to do is get DL to listen to the board, and the Jazz will make it to the promised land of the NBA title ...
You sound convinced. That’s cuuuuute!so for all the hype this dude will struggle to even get past Oni on the pecking order.
How many did each actually play in. And how many did they only get garbage minutes or ride the pine?Exum has played 239 +17 playoff games to 139 games for Shaq....
There are probably a dozen different ways to dispatch the stupid stats that Cy replied with.How many did each actually play in. And how many did they only get garbage minutes or ride the pine?
They played in every game they played in.How many did each actually play in. And how many did they only get garbage minutes or ride the pine?
If so it’s because Oni is pretty good so that’s great. We are also going to need help at the guard position once we have an injury or start managing loads. He will play and he will help.so for all the hype this dude will struggle to even get past Oni on the pecking order.
Just going by what I saw in watching Shaq's shots, it seems like lots of his playing time was in garbage time last year.How many did each actually play in. And how many did they only get garbage minutes or ride the pine?
I mean in Phoenix and Chicago the last three years... how much non garbage time is there? None is the correct answer.Just going by what I saw in watching Shaq's shots, it seems like lots of his playing time was in garbage time last year.
With a condensed schedule, I expect a more-than-normal load management strategy.If so it’s because Oni is pretty good so that’s great. We are also going to need help at the guard position once we have an injury or start managing loads. He will play and he will help.
I'm starting to see Shaq as filling a slightly different lane than Oni or Royce. All can be involved in switching 1-4. But I think each has optimal assignments:If so it’s because Oni is pretty good so that’s great. We are also going to need help at the guard position once we have an injury or start managing loads. He will play and he will help.
You see a rich man’s Ronnie Price and I see a man-who’s-just-trying-to-put-food-on-the-table’s Latrell Sprewell.
Okay, my missed attempt at humor not withstanding, how would you compare their first three years?Ronnie Price had a 12 year NBA career. Shaq can only dream of that at this point. . .
Just going by what I saw in watching Shaq's shots, it seems like lots of his playing time was in garbage time last year.
I'm hopeful for Shaq, but it amazes me that Hollinger thought he was a better signing than Favors (and would have valued both at similar salaries this year). Seems like an overreliance on (limited sample size) advanced stats.
I mostly agree, but attacking the defense can create useful, destabilizing churn that does not necessarily take away from others and might help create looks. The problem with shooting stanchions on offense is that they are a variable easy to gameplan a defense for.[
I've kept in eye on Shaq since his first season in PHX. What's concerning about Shaq is that the one season he had a regular role, he was pretty bad. Defensive activity was still there, but he was one of the worst offensive players in the league that was regularly playing in 18/19. I was ready to call his first stint with PHX (all tanking time minutes) a fluke but then he more or less did the same thing last season in CHI. He played really well in (mostly) tanking time minutes again.
So what is all that worth? I think he's definitely worth a flier and I probably would have given him a shot at more than minimum given our needs. The competition between he and Oni will be good. I like our chances that one of them pans out.
The wildcard is that he's never been on a decent team with structure. Hopefully playing with the Jazz will be good for him, but I have concerns that his wildness won't mesh and he'll end up taking away from the other players too much on offense. He needs to embrace that Royce mentality where all he does is shoot wide open shots. Maybe he can work on being an active cutter too.