Can we get some defensive stats on kuminga, I would but dont know where to look. My guess would be his defensive rating is average since he plays alot of garbage time and tends to leave his man to help alot, however his opponent field goal percentage has to be among the lowest on the team, he comes in and immediately gets stops on his assignment whether its Delmar derozan or a big man
Eric, Thanks for putting this together. I have one comment for you, do not know how to write a private message...in two of the sequences you analyzed , JK went to the rim, all the way to the rim, and had men wide open in the corner for a spot up 3...instead of pointing this out, you (it seemed to me), praised his ability to attack the rim in traffic. Maybe he needs to attack the rim to gain credibility, and then after that pass to teammates when the defense has over rotated, but I wonder if JK loves to attack the rim and "show off" rather than play team basketball. If that is the case, then I think calling him out might help- I am sure that he reads this site.
I'm sorry, Apricot, but I really have to disagree with you. I think Bradley DOES look like a giant squid. PS If we can have only Good Kuminga and no Bad Kuminga, which may be coming in a couple of years but will require lots of work, reps, and maturity, then we really are looking at a perennial All-Star.
Kuminga deserves to be in the Kia Top 5 rookie ladder. Rookie of the week for sure this week. He not even in the top10 which has 11 guys. Maybe he need to change his number to 12
Great E1P. I also loved the JK assist to Beli and B’s returned favor for a corner 3. That’s how rookies gain respect and trust (though being awesome always helps.)
I loved Steph’s reaction after Jordan Poole yanked JoKu’s jersey after the game. It was such a beautiful yet subtle sign of approval.
Because I grew up with second hand VHS coaching tapes of Bobby Knight given to me by my high school coach, I never developed a very high level understanding of basketball knowledge (I could throw a chair 30 yards though).
That said, with the tutelage of Mr Apricot, I can now identify such plays as the “Head Tap”, the “Elevator Door”, and the “Klay Play.” Thank you Mr. Apricot.
This is not a paid endorsement just the honest feelings of a satisfied basketball fan.
Top ten draft picks scoring volume / efficiency (pts per 36 and true shooting %)
C Cunningham 17.2 on .493 ts
J Green 17.9 on .519
E Mobley 15.6 on .553
S Barnes 14.7 on .536
J Suggs 16.1 on .451
J Giddey 13.5 on .467
J Kuminga 20.3 on .556
F Wagner 17.5 on .547
D Mitchell 13.0 on .452
Z Williams 11.4 on .497
#1 in scoring volume, #1 in scoring efficiency, at age 19 and three months? That’ll do, Joku, that’ll do.
In related news, with over half the season in the books now, it’s kinda looking like Davion Mitchell would have been a catastrophically bad pick at #7. A 23 year-old, short armed 6-2 combo guard who can’t shoot or rebound, with Kuminga on the board? I’d say shades of Jonny Flynn, but Flynn actually put up much better numbers than Mitchell has as a rookie.
Also: while no one could have predicted the revelation that is GP2, picking Mitchell would have almost certainly precluded signing the young glove — which would have meant replacing a key rotation guy averaging 16.8 pts / 7.8 reb per 36 on .715 true shooting with a guy putting up 13.0 pts / 3.3 reb on .452 ts. Even adjusting liberally for the Warriors’ superior ecosystem: that actually might have put a not-trivial dent in this team’s title hopes.
And: the opportunity cost down the road for picking the supposedly “NBA ready” 23 y.o. 6-2 combo guard over the 19 y.o. 6-8 prototypical switchable freak athletic wing-forward is incalculable. Jimmer Fredette over Kawhi and Klay, anyone? Kangz!
Anyway, I’m glad Myers and co. seem to have chosen wisely. :-)
Can we get some defensive stats on kuminga, I would but dont know where to look. My guess would be his defensive rating is average since he plays alot of garbage time and tends to leave his man to help alot, however his opponent field goal percentage has to be among the lowest on the team, he comes in and immediately gets stops on his assignment whether its Delmar derozan or a big man
Eric, Thanks for putting this together. I have one comment for you, do not know how to write a private message...in two of the sequences you analyzed , JK went to the rim, all the way to the rim, and had men wide open in the corner for a spot up 3...instead of pointing this out, you (it seemed to me), praised his ability to attack the rim in traffic. Maybe he needs to attack the rim to gain credibility, and then after that pass to teammates when the defense has over rotated, but I wonder if JK loves to attack the rim and "show off" rather than play team basketball. If that is the case, then I think calling him out might help- I am sure that he reads this site.
I'm sorry, Apricot, but I really have to disagree with you. I think Bradley DOES look like a giant squid. PS If we can have only Good Kuminga and no Bad Kuminga, which may be coming in a couple of years but will require lots of work, reps, and maturity, then we really are looking at a perennial All-Star.
Kuminga deserves to be in the Kia Top 5 rookie ladder. Rookie of the week for sure this week. He not even in the top10 which has 11 guys. Maybe he need to change his number to 12
"No one ever got fired for staying with Steph Curry."
That sparked joy.
Apparently, there isn’t one member of this team who isn’t pulling for every one else as if they were brothers. Remarkable
Man how cool is it for Steph to show up to this? He really cares about his young guys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsd4Y_xaH90
Great E1P. I also loved the JK assist to Beli and B’s returned favor for a corner 3. That’s how rookies gain respect and trust (though being awesome always helps.)
I loved Steph’s reaction after Jordan Poole yanked JoKu’s jersey after the game. It was such a beautiful yet subtle sign of approval.
Because I grew up with second hand VHS coaching tapes of Bobby Knight given to me by my high school coach, I never developed a very high level understanding of basketball knowledge (I could throw a chair 30 yards though).
That said, with the tutelage of Mr Apricot, I can now identify such plays as the “Head Tap”, the “Elevator Door”, and the “Klay Play.” Thank you Mr. Apricot.
This is not a paid endorsement just the honest feelings of a satisfied basketball fan.
Top ten draft picks scoring volume / efficiency (pts per 36 and true shooting %)
C Cunningham 17.2 on .493 ts
J Green 17.9 on .519
E Mobley 15.6 on .553
S Barnes 14.7 on .536
J Suggs 16.1 on .451
J Giddey 13.5 on .467
J Kuminga 20.3 on .556
F Wagner 17.5 on .547
D Mitchell 13.0 on .452
Z Williams 11.4 on .497
#1 in scoring volume, #1 in scoring efficiency, at age 19 and three months? That’ll do, Joku, that’ll do.
In related news, with over half the season in the books now, it’s kinda looking like Davion Mitchell would have been a catastrophically bad pick at #7. A 23 year-old, short armed 6-2 combo guard who can’t shoot or rebound, with Kuminga on the board? I’d say shades of Jonny Flynn, but Flynn actually put up much better numbers than Mitchell has as a rookie.
Also: while no one could have predicted the revelation that is GP2, picking Mitchell would have almost certainly precluded signing the young glove — which would have meant replacing a key rotation guy averaging 16.8 pts / 7.8 reb per 36 on .715 true shooting with a guy putting up 13.0 pts / 3.3 reb on .452 ts. Even adjusting liberally for the Warriors’ superior ecosystem: that actually might have put a not-trivial dent in this team’s title hopes.
And: the opportunity cost down the road for picking the supposedly “NBA ready” 23 y.o. 6-2 combo guard over the 19 y.o. 6-8 prototypical switchable freak athletic wing-forward is incalculable. Jimmer Fredette over Kawhi and Klay, anyone? Kangz!
Anyway, I’m glad Myers and co. seem to have chosen wisely. :-)