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ConstableGeneva wrote:
PLO wrote:Tatum played OK - took advantage of a few mismatches - decent on the defensive end. He is what we thought he was going into the season - a technically very proficient player operating close to his career ceiling as a rookie.
steefP2 wrote:doogie_hauser wrote:KP has been incredible for team chemistry
He and Jaylen should host their own podcast together, I know JB hasn't had a great past month, but he also (least as far as I can ascertain living afar in Australia) has not seem as settled or happy to be in Boston since he was drafted (Max contract aside, I get the impression he enjoys KP and his unique/quirky sense of humour)
I do wish refs could take care better of Zinger in the paint. He gets hacked so much..
He's drawing fouls on 27% of his post ups, that's more than Embiid by 3%. I think the whistle is fine lol.
BK_2020 wrote:Joe Mazzulla doesn't get enough credit for turning Kristaps into a post-up monster. Prior to this season, KP's reputation was someone who could shoot from the outside but didn't really have it to bang in the post. Now all of a sudden people are discovering an extremely skilled 7'3 player is a good post-up scorer.
zoyathedestroya wrote:steefP2 wrote:I come bearing stats courtesy of the gods of Synergy Sports.
Top post up creators including passes on at least 100 Post ups
A porzingis post up is roughly 140 ortg, which makes it a more efficient play than a transition opportunity for the league's best transition teams. In fact, of any specific play with more then 140 reps, a porzingis post up is THE most efficient play in the nba, second being Curry coming off a screen and third a Kawhi Iso.
He is WRECKING stuff. Ofc plays like Kawhi isos or curry coming off screens are much easier to get to, since the Celtics have to do all the work of getting the switch and making a successful entry pass etc whereas a Kawhi iso is just give the ball to kawhi and clear out.
Still though, an absolutely insane weapon. These stats include passes made from the post ups so that's why they are different (more complete) than those from NBA.com. Also of note that an insane 27% of Porzingis post up result in a foul drawn, an absolutely nuts rate.
This tidbit is from Jared Dubin's substack:
"KP is routinely devouring teams that guard him with smaller players either in the post or when they try to switch pick and rolls. In fact, he has been the single-most efficient scorer this season both from the post (1.58 points per possession), and on pick-and-roll switches when he gets the ball (1.63), according to Second Spectrum."
Thanks for this.
Is it possible to check PPP for White-KP and Tatum-KP PnR, including passes?
GoCeltics123 wrote:The thing I've wondered for a while now is, what other teams wanted KP this offseason?
We know Utah because Marc Stein said that, but did zero other teams call? Like imagine him on the Warriors, or on Miami, or even back on the Knicks.
The injury concerns with him will always be there, but he's been such a perfect fit on this team and would've been on other teams too
BK_2020 wrote:Tbf Porzingis was in the worst position to grab Murray's 30 bricks because he was the one defending most of them.
zoyathedestroya wrote:BK_2020 wrote:Tbf Porzingis was in the worst position to grab Murray's 30 bricks because he was the one defending most of them.
Counted one instance where he's the defender on Murray's long shot. Counted at least 7 instances where he's in the vicinity of the miss and didn't get the ball.
