Let's get a proper thread going to share highlights and stats and cool tweets about this guy.
He's arrived.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A7gj1WCs8M
He's arrived.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A7gj1WCs8M
Courtesy of @infection from another thread.
I’m gobsmacked.
View: https://twitter.com/nba_math/status/1615738408743092225?s=61&t=YtLDuhy4ih9zMtlx-64IhA
Man with Kessler and Lauri we’ve got solid defense for years to come. Lauri is sneaky good defensively.Anyone notice how lately the moaning about our bad defense has declined?
Maybe this young tall fellow has had something to do with it...
Yeah I was sick of hanging out in Cy’s thread and him sulking all the time…Great idea for a thread by the way. Its way too late but better late than never.
Im surprised that @MT Steve isn't the one who started this thread.
Not just sneaky good.... actual good. His perimeter defense and shot contesting are one thing, but inside 6 feet we got 2 of the top 5 shot influencers (of 70 players with 5+ defended shots per game)Man with Kessler and Lauri we’ve got solid defense for years to come. Lauri is sneaky good defensively.
That is incredible.Not just sneaky good.... actual good. His perimeter defense and shot contesting are one thing, but inside 6 feet we got 2 of the top 5 shot influencers (of 70 players with 5+ defended shots per game)
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He has learned to play physical only this year really. He bulked up during his Chicago days but Hardy is the first coach who has forced him to use that strength on both ends of the court.That is flat out incredible.
Lauri has never been known as an effective rim protector or interior defender. Never once in his career. On the contrary, really. And now this.
You only hear about his gaudy offense numbers when people talk about him being the frontrunner in the MIP race. But this, IMO, is just as impressive.
That's pretty good. Has sticking potentialWould be interesting to see the White Walkers trio start.
I can get behind a KO/LM/WK starting front line. Not bad at all imo. 2 spacers, 2 elite rim protectors, 2 elite rebounders, and 1 elite flopper/irritant. What more could you ask for?I can definitely tell teams are respecting WK a lot more now.
That combined with the entire Jazz team just being way more disciplined with transition defense (all those benchings for lazy transition are finally paying off) have helped improve the Jazz D.
Will be interesting to see what happens when KO comes back. I think he should be a starter, but so should WK. Would be interesting to see the White Walkers trio start.
That is a good one for sure.I like the nickname Blocker Kessler.
Ya I would be fine with KO taking Beaselys spot in the starting lineup. After all this is the perfect season to experiment. 3 7 footers in the starting lineup is not like anything any other teams are doing but it might work for us. If it doesn't work then no big deal. Draft pick gets better.I can definitely tell teams are respecting WK a lot more now.
That combined with the entire Jazz team just being way more disciplined with transition defense (all those benchings for lazy transition are finally paying off) have helped improve the Jazz D.
Will be interesting to see what happens when KO comes back. I think he should be a starter, but so should WK. Would be interesting to see the White Walkers trio start.