Barrett also becomes the first Knicks first round pick to secure an extension with the franchise since Charlie Ward — who was drafted almost 30 years ago.
Trysta Krick, 660AM talk show host hyping up PBJ. Mostly she quotes from the Dubs Talk Live interview that posted about a week ago (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73TjOe90PzA). She quotes his love of watching film and talks about how unusual that is for college players. She quotes him saying how he watches guys like OPJ and MPJ to see what kind of role player he can be in the pros.
JK: 35 min, 19 pts, 5/9 (2/3 from 2, 3/6 from 3), 6/10 FT, 8(!!) Reb, 2 oreb, 8(!!) TO, 2 stl
Random observations from the highlight reel:
First play: JK lost his man behind the screen - needed to anticipate the screen and go under, or speed up and go over.
4th play: stripped on a drive down the middle.
Nice step back 3 around 1:30, defender got ankles broke.
2:19: JK cuts, and can't handle a poor pass, recovers, but is headed OOB and triple-teamed, throws it back in, but teammate can't handle the pass, TOV.
2:35: crazy push shot 3 pter after a long levitate.
[UPDATE: Maybe TO isn't Turnovers. I don't see 8 turnovers in the play-by-play.]
He played 27 minutes with 16 pts, 6/12 FG, 4/4 on 2's, 2/8 on 3's, 2/4 on FT's. 2 DReb, 4(!!) Ast, 2 TOV, 1 Blk, 1 deflection
The 3-pters were nice open pull-up 3's off a screen. I wish we could see the missed 3's to see what went wrong.
His four 2-pt FG's were a push shot in the paint, transition dunk (off his own deflection), and two pull-up jumpers from the FT line (one was a lucky? bank).
His first three of assists were actually really beautiful: The first two kicks off of stymied drives, and a nice vision find of the C in the paint who sealed his man.
It looks like South Sudan defended him without fouling, while still packing the paint, so it's great to see him pull up short for push shots and wide open jumpers as well as kick the ball out to the open shooters rather than try and force something in the paint that wasn't there. I saw the latter all too often last year, so this one game does bode well.
Yah, those 3's are most likely pull-up 3's of last resort.
I wish his FT% was better, though. That continues to be a concern, carrying over from Summer League. The rebounds are nice though, especially as he's probably the primary playmaker, too.
Has Substack articulated why they don't allow inline images in comments? Have they mentioned whether that is on their feature list at some point? Or are they just opposed to the idea? I can see why they might be.
They have not said anything specific about it. It’s easy to guess the reason:
(1) Substack focuses completely on the model that there is A Great Author that readers consume (and pay). They don’t get the whole “build a community” that we’re doing here.
(2) it’s too easy for commenters to post offensive/illegal images.
(3) Even without (2), it’s too easy for commenters to post distracting / ugly / annoying images.
I enjoyed most of the comment images at GSOM, but speaking as one person, it turns out I don’t miss them too much here.
Thanks. I hadn't heard the 'Great Author' part before. Certainly it would increase your moderation duties, and probably complicate Substack's security environment, too.
I'm on TDYG, as well, but I find myself wondering what it means to be on TDYG. Obviously, play the young guys before vets like JMG. Give last years' rotation vets plenty of rest during the regular season.
But does it mean we're willing to give up some regular season wins so that TYG's can develop? If so, how many wins? Are we willing to risk team chemistry for the postseason? Are we willing to decrease title chances in 2022 by a certain %? If so, by how much? 0.1%? 10%?
And what is TDYG anyways? An archipelago spanning several new islands and islets? A cruise ship that operates among these islands? Or is it one big island, and each YG has a peninsula or isthmus or bay?
I can only comment on Wiggsland, based on what he said recently that other teams said they were about family, but they weren’t. He said the Warriors really are about family. So he feels connected and so there must at least be a causeway between Wiggsland and Warriors World. The others seem like an archipelago of emerging islands.
These are hard questions, and anything other than a ring and the coaches will be lambasted for doing it wrong, whatever they do.
TDYG? Sir, that’s a tiki themed bar with a wide range of choices, but absolutely stocked with coconuts and teensy drink sized umbrellas in Dubs colors.
I’m on team develop the young guys too. Like Poole over the last two years. He may have actually gotten worse over the course of his first year. But then he put the work in in the gym, did the full bubble of G-league and dominated, continued to put in the work, and then returned as a difference maker that year, in the off-season and, ever since. Let’s develop all the young guys like that (minus that first lost year.)
Not disagreeing, but I personally think the Poole in the G-League thing is a little overblown as we were already seeing signs of him putting it together. Sleepy was an early adopter showing Poole was progressing nicely.
A lot of media said it gave him the confidence he was lacking and stuff like that, but he said himself that lack of confidence was never an issue. I think it was simply a way to get him minutes as a playmaker, and get used to the pace of the pro game without having to worry about getting yanked for little screw ups.
Learning to be Steph Curry’s understudy was never if going to be an overnight process. The G League stint helped, but I don’t think it was necessarily to a huge transformation like the media said.
Was it? I remember him getting sent down to the G-league, and thinking that he really deserved it, and had looked fairly awful up until that point. Remember, this was during a "development" season where they were starting Wiseman through 1/3rd of the season. Damion Lee was getting starts, iirc. If they thought Poole was even halfway decent as a bench or rotation player on the big club, they would have kept him. Guards getting minutes that season included Damion Lee, Brad Wanamaker, Mychal Mulder, and Nico Mannion.
He started 2020 in the G-league. That was after he posted a .406 eFG% in 2019-2020 over 57 games and 1274 minutes. He took 19 FGA per game and shot .392 from 2P range and .279 from 3P range. It makes total sense that they Dubs would send him to the G-league to start the season. Sure, he looked decent in the G-league when they sent him down in 2019-202 season, but that was only 3 games. So having him start the 2020 season in the G-league would be the most obvious call.
Weird that so many vet big men remain unsigned. So ye rosterbaters, which of Blake Griffin, LaMarcus Aldridge, DeMarcus Cousins, Tristan Thompson, Dwight Howard and Hassan Whiteside get picked up? And where do they go?
What Abaddon said. I think last year's playoffs really accentuated the fact that big men are on the way out. Even the best big men in the league got exposed. Gobert, Jokic both got targeted mercilessly by teams. AD didn't make the playoffs. Embiid was really the only traditional C that had a decent postseason run, and he didn't make it past the 2nd round.
If those 3 struggle in the playoffs, what chance do the names you mentioned? I guess you could make a case that bigs are needed more in the regular season, so you may see some people pick at this group a bit moving forward, but it does seem like the whole landscape is switching towards smaller stretch 5 type bigs (e.g. Wood).
That being said, DMC has kinda a 3 pt shot, and he had an ok showing in the playoffs as Jokic's backup, so he may get a nibble. Also, Whiteside will most likely land somewhere.
The Jazz and Pacers can continue their fire sales, LA tries to move Russ, etc. I'm curious whether anything might happen that would make the Dubs rethink their 14th and 15th roster spots.
Would Bojian, Beasley, or Clarkson become available via buyout or are they too valuable?
Turner and hield are likely to get moved, but what will they get in return and will there be buyouts available there?
I don't think Danny Ainge has ever done much in the buyout market with guys on his own roster. And there's also Utah's point guard, Mike Conley, that everybody seems to have forgotten is still there. Not sure how much he's worth at this point but I'm sure that Danny will squeeze a draft pick or 2 out of somebody wanting a solid backup point guard. Dallas maybe...
It's weird to think that if we picked up Conley, who I used to love (early career injury issues aside), he would only be the third-best point guard on the Dubs roster.
Edit: Kind of impossible anyway, really, since we'd have to send out so much salary (Conley makes ~ $23 mil next year).
Well... if all you're counting is rings, then he's also still chasing Robert Horry... but if we're counting other things, that's where LeBron's other achievements come into consideration.
https://www.si.com/nba/warriors/news/rare-steph-curry-practice-footage-finally-revealed
https://www.y2mate.com/youtube/O2a2T279wtE
This is one hell of a streak of bad drafting…
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Barrett also becomes the first Knicks first round pick to secure an extension with the franchise since Charlie Ward — who was drafted almost 30 years ago.
https://twitter.com/timbontemps/status/1564451041898274817?s=21&t=nd_TpGz8B7Nw65gWXGhK0Q
Some of the picks panned out but got traded. David Lee didn't get extended and became an UFA, but other picks like Ariza and Porzingas got traded.
The PBJ hype train is starting already?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHvdmbGXDLI
Trysta Krick, 660AM talk show host hyping up PBJ. Mostly she quotes from the Dubs Talk Live interview that posted about a week ago (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73TjOe90PzA). She quotes his love of watching film and talks about how unusual that is for college players. She quotes him saying how he watches guys like OPJ and MPJ to see what kind of role player he can be in the pros.
He seems like one of those young guys with a professional's mindset very early on, like Moses. Makes sense with him having a coach as a dad.
Additional notes:
Box score from the first night: https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/african-qualifiers/game/2608/Congo-DR-Cameroon#|tab=boxscore
JK played 29 min, with 18 pts, 4/15 FG, 4/8 from 2pt range, 0/7(!!) from 3pt range. 2 oreb, 6 tree, 1 last, 2 TO, 1 stl, 1 blk.
So, he started the series 0/7 from 3pt range, then went 2/8 on the second night, then went 3/6 on the third night. At least he improved?
Also, why is he taking SOOO many 3 pt shots? That's concerning.
JK scored 53 of COD's 172 total points (31%)!
I like the trajectory of his 3-point%. By my calculations, he should be shooting 140% by opening night.
He's taking the 3pt shots because he's trying to improve in that area!
I like this reasoning.
Same. I'd rather him get a bunch of reps on shooting threes in international play than try to practice in NBA games.
COD vs. TUN full team highlights (not JK specific):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIVTuXkxEdA
Box: https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/african-qualifiers/game/2808/Congo-DR-Tunisia#tab=boxscore
JK: 35 min, 19 pts, 5/9 (2/3 from 2, 3/6 from 3), 6/10 FT, 8(!!) Reb, 2 oreb, 8(!!) TO, 2 stl
Random observations from the highlight reel:
First play: JK lost his man behind the screen - needed to anticipate the screen and go under, or speed up and go over.
4th play: stripped on a drive down the middle.
Nice step back 3 around 1:30, defender got ankles broke.
2:19: JK cuts, and can't handle a poor pass, recovers, but is headed OOB and triple-teamed, throws it back in, but teammate can't handle the pass, TOV.
2:35: crazy push shot 3 pter after a long levitate.
[UPDATE: Maybe TO isn't Turnovers. I don't see 8 turnovers in the play-by-play.]
He called a lot of timeouts.
They're probably counting turnovers differently than you expect.
There’s some good shit goin on in the WNBA playoffs rn y’all. Don’t sleep on it….
I found the JK's highlight reel vs South Sudan on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX3WLdHHKvw
Stats: https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/african-qualifiers/game/2708/South-Sudan-Congo-DR#tab=boxscore
He played 27 minutes with 16 pts, 6/12 FG, 4/4 on 2's, 2/8 on 3's, 2/4 on FT's. 2 DReb, 4(!!) Ast, 2 TOV, 1 Blk, 1 deflection
The 3-pters were nice open pull-up 3's off a screen. I wish we could see the missed 3's to see what went wrong.
His four 2-pt FG's were a push shot in the paint, transition dunk (off his own deflection), and two pull-up jumpers from the FT line (one was a lucky? bank).
His first three of assists were actually really beautiful: The first two kicks off of stymied drives, and a nice vision find of the C in the paint who sealed his man.
It looks like South Sudan defended him without fouling, while still packing the paint, so it's great to see him pull up short for push shots and wide open jumpers as well as kick the ball out to the open shooters rather than try and force something in the paint that wasn't there. I saw the latter all too often last year, so this one game does bode well.
Jonathan Kuminga in 3 games with DR Congo:
17.7 PPG
5.3 RPG
1.7 APG
1 SPG
0.7 BPG
41.6 FG%
24.3 3PT%
69.0 FT%
Those are decent counting stats, but I'm surprised his FG and 3PT percentages are so low. What's happening that he's so inefficient?
Probably because he's having to create all the shots himself
Yah, those 3's are most likely pull-up 3's of last resort.
I wish his FT% was better, though. That continues to be a concern, carrying over from Summer League. The rebounds are nice though, especially as he's probably the primary playmaker, too.
Eric or Duby:
Has Substack articulated why they don't allow inline images in comments? Have they mentioned whether that is on their feature list at some point? Or are they just opposed to the idea? I can see why they might be.
They have not said anything specific about it. It’s easy to guess the reason:
(1) Substack focuses completely on the model that there is A Great Author that readers consume (and pay). They don’t get the whole “build a community” that we’re doing here.
(2) it’s too easy for commenters to post offensive/illegal images.
(3) Even without (2), it’s too easy for commenters to post distracting / ugly / annoying images.
I enjoyed most of the comment images at GSOM, but speaking as one person, it turns out I don’t miss them too much here.
I think they would like to push the community side, but there are few substacks with as active a community as this.
Thanks. I hadn't heard the 'Great Author' part before. Certainly it would increase your moderation duties, and probably complicate Substack's security environment, too.
I enjoy images on Sactownroyalty and other blogs.
I personally only miss them when I want to post a graphic to illustrate my point, such as a chart or table.
I think graphic images might be too much for some people
True. I think images of Biedrins shooting free throws would have me running into the street screaming.
I have never been a link before. I am so honored.
We always thought you were the missing link.
Australopithecus Fivealarmus?
Me too! I feel...verklempt!
Gratz!!
I'm on TDYG, as well, but I find myself wondering what it means to be on TDYG. Obviously, play the young guys before vets like JMG. Give last years' rotation vets plenty of rest during the regular season.
But does it mean we're willing to give up some regular season wins so that TYG's can develop? If so, how many wins? Are we willing to risk team chemistry for the postseason? Are we willing to decrease title chances in 2022 by a certain %? If so, by how much? 0.1%? 10%?
And what is TDYG anyways? An archipelago spanning several new islands and islets? A cruise ship that operates among these islands? Or is it one big island, and each YG has a peninsula or isthmus or bay?
I can only comment on Wiggsland, based on what he said recently that other teams said they were about family, but they weren’t. He said the Warriors really are about family. So he feels connected and so there must at least be a causeway between Wiggsland and Warriors World. The others seem like an archipelago of emerging islands.
Yes but with a fast developing ferry service and regular seaplane flights between islands.
These are hard questions, and anything other than a ring and the coaches will be lambasted for doing it wrong, whatever they do.
TDYG? Sir, that’s a tiki themed bar with a wide range of choices, but absolutely stocked with coconuts and teensy drink sized umbrellas in Dubs colors.
I’m on team develop the young guys too. Like Poole over the last two years. He may have actually gotten worse over the course of his first year. But then he put the work in in the gym, did the full bubble of G-league and dominated, continued to put in the work, and then returned as a difference maker that year, in the off-season and, ever since. Let’s develop all the young guys like that (minus that first lost year.)
Not disagreeing, but I personally think the Poole in the G-League thing is a little overblown as we were already seeing signs of him putting it together. Sleepy was an early adopter showing Poole was progressing nicely.
A lot of media said it gave him the confidence he was lacking and stuff like that, but he said himself that lack of confidence was never an issue. I think it was simply a way to get him minutes as a playmaker, and get used to the pace of the pro game without having to worry about getting yanked for little screw ups.
Learning to be Steph Curry’s understudy was never if going to be an overnight process. The G League stint helped, but I don’t think it was necessarily to a huge transformation like the media said.
Was it? I remember him getting sent down to the G-league, and thinking that he really deserved it, and had looked fairly awful up until that point. Remember, this was during a "development" season where they were starting Wiseman through 1/3rd of the season. Damion Lee was getting starts, iirc. If they thought Poole was even halfway decent as a bench or rotation player on the big club, they would have kept him. Guards getting minutes that season included Damion Lee, Brad Wanamaker, Mychal Mulder, and Nico Mannion.
He started 2020 in the G-league. That was after he posted a .406 eFG% in 2019-2020 over 57 games and 1274 minutes. He took 19 FGA per game and shot .392 from 2P range and .279 from 3P range. It makes total sense that they Dubs would send him to the G-league to start the season. Sure, he looked decent in the G-league when they sent him down in 2019-202 season, but that was only 3 games. So having him start the 2020 season in the G-league would be the most obvious call.
Weird that so many vet big men remain unsigned. So ye rosterbaters, which of Blake Griffin, LaMarcus Aldridge, DeMarcus Cousins, Tristan Thompson, Dwight Howard and Hassan Whiteside get picked up? And where do they go?
What Abaddon said. I think last year's playoffs really accentuated the fact that big men are on the way out. Even the best big men in the league got exposed. Gobert, Jokic both got targeted mercilessly by teams. AD didn't make the playoffs. Embiid was really the only traditional C that had a decent postseason run, and he didn't make it past the 2nd round.
If those 3 struggle in the playoffs, what chance do the names you mentioned? I guess you could make a case that bigs are needed more in the regular season, so you may see some people pick at this group a bit moving forward, but it does seem like the whole landscape is switching towards smaller stretch 5 type bigs (e.g. Wood).
That being said, DMC has kinda a 3 pt shot, and he had an ok showing in the playoffs as Jokic's backup, so he may get a nibble. Also, Whiteside will most likely land somewhere.
Also, there was the whole weird Ayton thing
Whiteside maybe ends up with Portland again? Do they have any backup bigs on the roster now?
Not weird, the value of an old unathletic big man (aside from Whiteside) in today’s NBA is very low, and supply exceeds demand.
I guess that’s where JW may be ok if he develops. Tons of athleticism and therefore one hopes, ability to guard on the perimeter
Hollinger has a piece in the Athletic detailing all the possible movement that might be happening now that KD has decided to stay put.
https://theathletic.com/3536244/2022/08/25/kevin-durant-nba-offseason-moves/
The Jazz and Pacers can continue their fire sales, LA tries to move Russ, etc. I'm curious whether anything might happen that would make the Dubs rethink their 14th and 15th roster spots.
Would Bojian, Beasley, or Clarkson become available via buyout or are they too valuable?
Turner and hield are likely to get moved, but what will they get in return and will there be buyouts available there?
I don't think Danny Ainge has ever done much in the buyout market with guys on his own roster. And there's also Utah's point guard, Mike Conley, that everybody seems to have forgotten is still there. Not sure how much he's worth at this point but I'm sure that Danny will squeeze a draft pick or 2 out of somebody wanting a solid backup point guard. Dallas maybe...
It's weird to think that if we picked up Conley, who I used to love (early career injury issues aside), he would only be the third-best point guard on the Dubs roster.
Edit: Kind of impossible anyway, really, since we'd have to send out so much salary (Conley makes ~ $23 mil next year).
Well... if all you're counting is rings, then he's also still chasing Robert Horry... but if we're counting other things, that's where LeBron's other achievements come into consideration.
Man I don’t even know which account to trust. Half of them are Ballsack sports related.