Ruzious wrote:MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:pe_it72 wrote:Only guy i would have traded him for in this draft was Okafor
Ummmm Towns?
Also, factoring in contracts, I would take pozingus Russell and mudiay
Yeah, Towns - not Okafor. I'm not sure Okafor will be much if any better than Greg Monroe.
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I can't wait to see all the easy looks Greg Monroe is going to be able to help Middleton get.
http://www.brewhoop.com/2015/8/21/9180115/khris-middleton-three-point-shooting
http://www.brewhoop.com/2015/8/21/9180115/khris-middleton-three-point-shooting
Khris Middleton should shoot more threes.
Granted, it's easy to say that a guy who shot 40.7% from three should take more of them. But I'm all about providing solutions, so let’s take a look at how the Bucks could actually pull that off next season. For starters, Middleton is coming off a season in which he took 3.4 threes per game, roughly splitting the difference between his three point attempts before the All-Star Break (3 per game) and his three point attempts after the All-Star Break (4.1 per game). However, that increase was effectively just a function of his playing time, as he also saw a sizable bump from 27.1 to 35.4 minutes per game after the break.
What is surprising, though, is the seeming lack of effort the Bucks gave to creating these catch-and-shoot three point opportunities throughout the season. Middleton was a popular target for floppy actions that created midrange opportunities (more on that in a moment), but rarely if ever did the Bucks’ look to set a flare to get Middleton an open three, or a hammer set to get him to a corner, or even try a split cut after dumping it to Zaza Pachulia. So it's perhaps not surprising that Middleton took relatively few threes compared to his peers. Among the league's top 20 shooters in three-point percentage, only Harrison Barnes and Courtney Lee attempted fewer threes per minute than Middleton.
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Badgerlander wrote:Ruzious wrote:MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:Ummmm Towns?
Also, factoring in contracts, I would take pozingus Russell and mudiay
Yeah, Towns - not Okafor. I'm not sure Okafor will be much if any better than Greg Monroe.
Boy, I've never seen someone look good on highlights. Actually, he looked slow as hell on some of that. He's a solid passer, but he's going to get a metric TON of turnovers in the NBA, because he's... deliberate with the ball in his hands. He's also gawd awful at defending the pick and roll. Don't get me wrong - He's a good player who will score a LOT and rebound okay in the NBA, but I don't see him being a player who's going to lead any team to a championship. I do see that ability in Towns.
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Ruzious wrote:Badgerlander wrote:Ruzious wrote:Yeah, Towns - not Okafor. I'm not sure Okafor will be much if any better than Greg Monroe.
Boy, I've never seen someone look good on highlights. Actually, he looked slow as hell on some of that. He's a solid passer, but he's going to get a metric TON of turnovers in the NBA, because he's... deliberate with the ball in his hands. He's also gawd awful at defending the pick and roll. Don't get me wrong - He's a good player who will score a LOT and rebound okay in the NBA, but I don't see him being a player who's going to lead any team to a championship. I do see that ability in Towns.
Towns is a stud no doubt, but Okafor is a beast too.
Jahlil Okafor, Duke: Okafor will be an interesting player to watch. I can’t find a freshman center in my database who has been this effective a scorer in both frequency and efficiency. It’s a big deal when any player does something that hasn’t been done before. If it was easy to be this good on offense, some player would have done it in the past 30 years and none have.
http://hoopsanalyst.com/?p=1440
Besides tough to say a 20 year old is or isn't going to lead a team to a championship
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Towns is a stud no doubt, but Okafor is a beast too.Jahlil Okafor, Duke: Okafor will be an interesting player to watch. I can’t find a freshman center in my database who has been this effective a scorer in both frequency and efficiency. It’s a big deal when any player does something that hasn’t been done before. If it was easy to be this good on offense, some player would have done it in the past 30 years and none have.
http://hoopsanalyst.com/?p=1440
Besides tough to say a 20 year old is or isn't going to lead a team to a championship
Sounds like that analyst looked only at a particular efficiency stat - and that efficiency stat didn't include turnovers. Turnovers should always be included in efficiency, imo. Problem is he averaged 3.2 turnovers per 40 minutes. And despite some folks gushing about his passing, he average only 1.6 assists. And ultimately, there just aren't many championship teams - actually there aren't many high quality teams that have won with a mediocre defensive center - and I'm being kind by saying mediocre. And it's not really hard when you're talking about someone who's going to LEAD a championship team. I'd agree with you if you said be PART of a championship team. I don't think there's ever been a case in the NBA where a mediocre defensive center led his team to a championship.
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Would trade him for Towns from this draft. That's the list for me.
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