Jcool0 wrote:rowseyna wrote:Jcool0 wrote:
That was a BAD rookie class last year. Only 3 drafted players averaged over 10 ppg, Buddy Hield was at 10.7 ppg, Ben Simmons at 18 ppg (but only played in one game) & Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon at 10.3 ppg.
2015 class had Karl-Anthony Towns at 32 MPG, Kristaps Porzingis at 28.4 MPG, Justise Winslow at 28.6 MPG, D'Angelo Russell at 28.2 MPG, Emmanuel Mudiay at 30.4 MPG & Jahlil Okafor 30 MPG.
So the bad class had no rookies over 29 MPG and the good class had a whopping
three...? That's the backing of your argument. That still demonstrates my point... 30 MPG for a rookie is a big deal and most all need pacing and patience.
I listed six that played close to 30 MPG. Not sure 2 minutes negates the fact that rookies can play high minutes.
Well, over 82 games that'd be 164 minutes... or 3.4 additional entire games. So yeah, it makes a difference. Besides, to have this discussion, we have to draw the line somewhere. We were talking about him playing 30 MPG... not 28 MPG. How do we define "close to" 30 MPG? How do we define "high minutes"? I mean, if 28's as good as 30, and 28 is still "high minutes," is 26 still "high minutes"? How about 24? See what I'm saying? In the grand scheme of things, for a rotation player like Lauri were talking like between 18 and 36 MPG, so every couple of minutes is a fairly substantial difference.
Also, this started with you saying 30 MPG should be "nothing" for him and if that's too much, then that's a problem. Clearly 30 MPG isn't "nothing" for any rookie as it's so very rare for a rookie to see that amount of PT. It
could be that 30 MPG is just simply too much for most rookies...
