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I also like at 2:46 how Steph bails out instead of trying to rebound the miss, which drags his defender with him because you don't want Steph beating you down the court and getting an open three. Steph's looking back up the court so he can see Wiseman coming in for the rebound.

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Feb 8, 2021Liked by Eric Apricot, Duby Dub Dubs

Meanwhile I see that one of the Warriors other rookies, Justinian Jessup, is hitting 55% of his 3s in the NBL. By way of contrast, LaMelo hit only 25% in the same league last year. The only red flag I see is that he has 0 free through attempts in 5 games which suggests that he isn't even trying to get to the rim. Then again, Klay Thompson hardly every shoots free throws either.

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Feb 8, 2021Liked by Eric Apricot

Those plays where Dray ends up boxing out so that other players like Wiseman can come back to get it is one reason why I think his rebounding numbers are down (definitely other factors like conditioning). We've had guys like Bogut, West, Zaza, Ezeli, Mo, etc. who were all pretty good rebounders by themselves and who were weighing anywhere from 250-270 lbs... this year we have a rookie Wiseman (240 lbs) and Looney (222 lbs) so Dray is having to do a lot more of the dirty work by himself.

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Feb 8, 2021Liked by Eric Apricot

Eric: Dray had an 'OK' couple of nights in Dallas as point forward/point center. Just 15 assists. A night. What are your thoughts about having Wiseman play forward on offense and center on defense? Wiseman has enough outside game to get to 4 out, could slash or get to dunker spot as play evolves or move to the low post later in a play. This could be the solution to lack of shooting in Dray lineups. Thoughts?

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Feb 7, 2021Liked by Eric Apricot, Duby Dub Dubs

I am missing Wiseman right now, so this is especially welcome. Some fans get down on the Kid for being a raw kid, but I'm happy with his progress and want to see more of him.

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Feb 7, 2021Liked by Eric Apricot

Thank you Sir Apricot. Your "young rookie" close needs to be my mantra with JW this season instead of just rookie.

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