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Calinks wrote:MN7725 wrote:Nowell, he'll outplay Beverly
Nowell is always the forgotten man. Someone said he was better than Beasley last season. I disagree but he has a chance to be because he can create his own shot. If he became a good shooter this season his stock goes way up.
FinnTheHuman wrote: Your post is just garbage.
NewWolvesOrder wrote:Garbage post, indeed.
"Calinks"]Generally, a talented young player takes a jump at some point in their career. The wolves have a lot of young guys who have either been around for a few years or are just entering their development. Who on the roaster do you think takes a leap and separates themselves from previous perceptions?
Even though he is now one of our vets, I think Dlo's stock is going to go way up this season. Right now a lot of people see him as a pretty bad contract, I think his current contract will seem fair by the season's end.
I would love to see Okogie take a leap and start hitting shots, that would change his whole career.
FinnTheHuman wrote: Your post is just garbage.
NewWolvesOrder wrote:Garbage post, indeed.
Krapinsky wrote:Worm Guts wrote:Krapinsky wrote:What does a leap for Ant even look like? He was 24-5-3.5 after the all star break last year.
Doing it for a full year, and in games that matter.
So Ant leap = maintaining status quo from where he ended up last year but on a winning team?
Krapinsky wrote:What does a leap for Ant even look like? He was 24-5-3.5 after the all star break last year.
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
Klomp wrote:Krapinsky wrote:What does a leap for Ant even look like? He was 24-5-3.5 after the all star break last year.
Unfortunately, these are the perceptions we still have to deal with.....
29. Anthony Edwards
Why he missed: Edwards put up some monster scoring totals and some eye-popping highlights as a rookie but his game still has a lot of rough edges to be sanded down. His true shooting percentage was well below league average and he frequently bailed opponents out with questionable shot attempts. For a player with his physical tools, it seems absurd that more than a quarter of his shots were pull-up jumpers — he even attempted more pull-up jumpers than free throws. Edwards’ rookie season demonstrated his immense potential but he still has a long way to go before he’s fully translating his tool into positive on-court impact.
Why we might look stupid: It’s possible Edwards develops a lot faster than anyone is expecting. His true shooting percentage improved every single month last season, settling at 65.4 percent across eight games in April. You could almost see him putting things together in real-time last season and when it clicks, it clicks.
Klomp wrote:Krapinsky wrote:What does a leap for Ant even look like? He was 24-5-3.5 after the all star break last year.
Unfortunately, these are the perceptions we still have to deal with.....
29. Anthony Edwards
Why he missed: Edwards put up some monster scoring totals and some eye-popping highlights as a rookie but his game still has a lot of rough edges to be sanded down. His true shooting percentage was well below league average and he frequently bailed opponents out with questionable shot attempts. For a player with his physical tools, it seems absurd that more than a quarter of his shots were pull-up jumpers — he even attempted more pull-up jumpers than free throws. Edwards’ rookie season demonstrated his immense potential but he still has a long way to go before he’s fully translating his tool into positive on-court impact.
Why we might look stupid: It’s possible Edwards develops a lot faster than anyone is expecting. His true shooting percentage improved every single month last season, settling at 65.4 percent across eight games in April. You could almost see him putting things together in real-time last season and when it clicks, it clicks.
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
jpatrick wrote:Ant’s biggest problem nationally is that if you look at his season as a whole, he was one of the most inefficient players in the league. Thus, the questions regarding whether he’ll be a “winning” type player. We know that those numbers are largely because in the first half, he was literally the most harmful player to winning in the NBA statistically, but took a jump after the all star break. But the perception remains.
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
Calinks wrote:Klomp wrote:Krapinsky wrote:What does a leap for Ant even look like? He was 24-5-3.5 after the all star break last year.
Unfortunately, these are the perceptions we still have to deal with.....
29. Anthony Edwards
Why he missed: Edwards put up some monster scoring totals and some eye-popping highlights as a rookie but his game still has a lot of rough edges to be sanded down. His true shooting percentage was well below league average and he frequently bailed opponents out with questionable shot attempts. For a player with his physical tools, it seems absurd that more than a quarter of his shots were pull-up jumpers — he even attempted more pull-up jumpers than free throws. Edwards’ rookie season demonstrated his immense potential but he still has a long way to go before he’s fully translating his tool into positive on-court impact.
Why we might look stupid: It’s possible Edwards develops a lot faster than anyone is expecting. His true shooting percentage improved every single month last season, settling at 65.4 percent across eight games in April. You could almost see him putting things together in real-time last season and when it clicks, it clicks.
Tyrese Haliburton: 20
Cade Cunningham (who hasn't played 1 game): 18
Lamelo Ball: 12
This is why so much of the National Media coverage sucks. In NBA winning and market go a long way towards building your hype. Granted Edwards had big struggles but what he showed after the all-star break easily puts him in the conversation with all these guys. It's just he's on the wolves and the wolves suck so he doesn't make the cut.
If he was on the Lakers and put up these numbers he'd be top 10.
This is like the empty stats argument I see. I hate it. Sure there can be some inflation but a guy putting up eye-popping stats is putting up eye-popping stats. Being on a bad team doesn't boost a player's abilities through the roof. If you can get 20 and 10 on a bad team you can produce very close to that on a good team. The only exception is when you are on a team so stacked you have to sacrifice some stats.
I hope Ant blows Haliburton and Ball out of the water this season.
Krapinsky wrote:Calinks wrote:MN7725 wrote:Nowell, he'll outplay Beverly
Nowell is always the forgotten man. Someone said he was better than Beasley last season. I disagree but he has a chance to be because he can create his own shot. If he became a good shooter this season his stock goes way up.
Sadly I think he'll be forgotten again this year too. hard to find the minutes for him absent an injury / blow out situation.
MN7725 wrote:Krapinsky wrote:Calinks wrote:Nowell is always the forgotten man. Someone said he was better than Beasley last season. I disagree but he has a chance to be because he can create his own shot. If he became a good shooter this season his stock goes way up.
Sadly I think he'll be forgotten again this year too. hard to find the minutes for him absent an injury / blow out situation.
I don't think Nowell will get regular rotation minutes unless there is injuries, but when he does play he will outplay Beverly, and will maybe even show more of an all-around game than Beasley
winforlose wrote:MN7725 wrote:Krapinsky wrote:
Sadly I think he'll be forgotten again this year too. hard to find the minutes for him absent an injury / blow out situation.
I don't think Nowell will get regular rotation minutes unless there is injuries, but when he does play he will outplay Beverly, and will maybe even show more of an all-around game than Beasley
Ant will likely play the 3 and Beasley will start at the 2. When that happens Nowell is backup SG and will play with Beverly. Also we could see Beasley play the 3 in small ball beside Beverly and Nowell with MCD and Reid. Just some predictions, but I fully expect Nowell to get regular run as a part of the rotation.
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