Quinones plays 21 minutes in a loss to Puerto Rico, 13 points on 9 shots, 3 rebounds, and a steal. Assuming it is only 5 fouls in FIBA (is it?) it looks like he fouled out.
On a side note, Anthony Edwards is getting far too much praise on social media. He’s entirely overrated as an NBA player.
Everybody looks at his 25 PPG and don’t realize that he had below average 56.4 TS% which is in the 41rst percentile. In terms of passing, he’s 91rst among all guards in Adjusted Assist to Pass %, 107th in potential assists per 75 among all players, 333rd in potential assists per on-ball minute, 107th in potential assists per passes amongst all players, and 103rd in high value assist % among all players.
He doesn’t even use his incredible athleticism to hit the glass ranking 58th amongst all guards in adjusted rebound %
Defensively, Edwards is actually quite solid being good at getting deflections (77th percentile)/blocks (66th percentile) while also being quite solid at defending pick and roll handlers/spot up (73rd percentile).
So basically, what you have is a high volume scoring guard whose inefficient whose a subpar passer/rebounder that’s pretty solid at defense. That doesn’t really sound like an All Star to me.
The advanced stats back up that his impact is not All Star level. His win shares per 48 are a paltry .064 which is FAR below the average 0.150–0.200 win share. His BPM of 1.0 is below the average All Star BPM of 4-6. His VORP of 2.1 is below the average All Star VORP of 3-5. His TS added (The number of extra points added by True Shot Attempts made above league average) is -61.3. His Average Plus/Minus Per 100 Possessions is a 1.0 which is far below the 5-10 + which is the usual for All Star NBA players.
One of these stats could be ignored, but all of them pointing the same way backs my eye test which indicates that Anthony Edwards is an inefficient shot chucker whose also bad at passing/rebounding whose redeeming quality is that he’s a good defender.
Assuming he is healthy for the entire season, Curry could crack the top 30 all time points leader board. With an exceptional season, he might even pass Charles Barkley at number 29 in about 100 fewer games which isn't bad for a guy that is "just a jump shooter".
Stever Kerr replaced Brandon Ingram in the starting five for Josh Hart, who was coming off a great all-around game against Greece. Ingram, who recently admitted to being frustrated with his role on Team USA, entered the game late in the first quarter with his team up 17.
"Yeah, we just wanted to look at some different lineups. You know the tricky part with FIBA is you only have a few weeks to figure out your team as opposed to an NBA season with six, seven, eight months. So we just felt like it was important to take a look at Josh as the starting group and Brandon in the next group and see if the combinations fit. I like what I saw, and obviously, the game wasn’t competitive, but there was youth flow with both groups, so we’ll see. We haven’t made a decision moving forward, but we just wanted to look at new things," Kerr said after the game.
There used to be a video floating around on youtube that shows it from the trailing baseline that is quite a bit worse and makes it really obvious what the intent was.
My favorite Steph game will be his 72 point performance against Phoenix on October 24th, 2023 to once again remind the league his decline from superstardom is still a few years away.
Steph Curry’s best games against every team, as rated by Abaddon
https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/game/0109/Dominican-Republic-Puerto-Rico#|tab=boxscore
Quinones plays 21 minutes in a loss to Puerto Rico, 13 points on 9 shots, 3 rebounds, and a steal. Assuming it is only 5 fouls in FIBA (is it?) it looks like he fouled out.
Imagine what this Curry kid will do to the league when he eventually rounds into his prime #TwoTimelines #Lightyears
For the first time in his career, Draymond Green had a negative net-rating swing in the Playoffs (2023; via Basketball Reference).
All Eight of Stephen Curry’s Career Game Winners | Golden State Warriors: https://youtu.be/qq_pKglxj_w?si=0dMEToxT9esH6IZF
https://ibb.co/FqBk4WB
McGee signing with the Kangz.
OT don’t know if someone already posted this, but Omari Spellman is playing for Lebanon. He actually looks pretty good.
On a side note, Anthony Edwards is getting far too much praise on social media. He’s entirely overrated as an NBA player.
Everybody looks at his 25 PPG and don’t realize that he had below average 56.4 TS% which is in the 41rst percentile. In terms of passing, he’s 91rst among all guards in Adjusted Assist to Pass %, 107th in potential assists per 75 among all players, 333rd in potential assists per on-ball minute, 107th in potential assists per passes amongst all players, and 103rd in high value assist % among all players.
He doesn’t even use his incredible athleticism to hit the glass ranking 58th amongst all guards in adjusted rebound %
Defensively, Edwards is actually quite solid being good at getting deflections (77th percentile)/blocks (66th percentile) while also being quite solid at defending pick and roll handlers/spot up (73rd percentile).
So basically, what you have is a high volume scoring guard whose inefficient whose a subpar passer/rebounder that’s pretty solid at defense. That doesn’t really sound like an All Star to me.
The advanced stats back up that his impact is not All Star level. His win shares per 48 are a paltry .064 which is FAR below the average 0.150–0.200 win share. His BPM of 1.0 is below the average All Star BPM of 4-6. His VORP of 2.1 is below the average All Star VORP of 3-5. His TS added (The number of extra points added by True Shot Attempts made above league average) is -61.3. His Average Plus/Minus Per 100 Possessions is a 1.0 which is far below the 5-10 + which is the usual for All Star NBA players.
One of these stats could be ignored, but all of them pointing the same way backs my eye test which indicates that Anthony Edwards is an inefficient shot chucker whose also bad at passing/rebounding whose redeeming quality is that he’s a good defender.
Fill in the following sentence:
Now that the Women's World Cup is over, I am watching ______ for sports until the NBA starts up.
Looking for ideas. So far, my best option seems to be college women's volleyball.
Assuming he is healthy for the entire season, Curry could crack the top 30 all time points leader board. With an exceptional season, he might even pass Charles Barkley at number 29 in about 100 fewer games which isn't bad for a guy that is "just a jump shooter".
So if you had to choose one center for our squad, who would you pick between Bogut and Looney?
I don't know why but I thought Brandon Ingram was a 7 footer.....he's really only 6'8?
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Stever Kerr replaced Brandon Ingram in the starting five for Josh Hart, who was coming off a great all-around game against Greece. Ingram, who recently admitted to being frustrated with his role on Team USA, entered the game late in the first quarter with his team up 17.
"Yeah, we just wanted to look at some different lineups. You know the tricky part with FIBA is you only have a few weeks to figure out your team as opposed to an NBA season with six, seven, eight months. So we just felt like it was important to take a look at Josh as the starting group and Brandon in the next group and see if the combinations fit. I like what I saw, and obviously, the game wasn’t competitive, but there was youth flow with both groups, so we’ll see. We haven’t made a decision moving forward, but we just wanted to look at new things," Kerr said after the game.
So Eric Lewis is retiring on his own terms.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/nba-referee-eric-lewis-retires-league-ends-investigation-into-his-alleged-use-of-burner-account-to-defend-his-work-175053315.html
Pops weighs in. But not at 6'3, 215.
https://ibb.co/VvqKByN
If anyone is wondering about the Josh Okogie "dirty" comment, this is what I'm talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfpgwMCvYuI
There used to be a video floating around on youtube that shows it from the trailing baseline that is quite a bit worse and makes it really obvious what the intent was.
[EDIT] Found it, courtesy of this article: https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/video-of-josh-okogie-slapping-steph-currys-ankle-is-bad-look-for-nba/1366279/.
Link: https://twitter.com/TheWarriorsTalk/status/1112080836063453184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1112080836063453184%7Ctwgr%5E4c1c2adb313af495b5c666222830c8115ebe989c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsportsbayarea.com%2Fnba%2Fgolden-state-warriors%2Fvideo-of-josh-okogie-slapping-steph-currys-ankle-is-bad-look-for-nba%2F1366279%2F
My favorite Steph game will be his 72 point performance against Phoenix on October 24th, 2023 to once again remind the league his decline from superstardom is still a few years away.
nice compilation, good memories