A Tech Guy with a Jumper - Spencer Dinwiddie Thread

Claud · Post #581 » by **Claud** » Fri Dec 7, 2018 6:33 pm

I like his offensive tools but really disappointed by his lack of improvement defensively.

Even Russell is better defensively than Dinwiddie which is quite shocking considering he is an athletic 6'6 dude.

For me he is a solid starter in this league. Ideally a 6th man. Problem is Dlo is also the same.

Like I've been saying all year long you can't pay both Russ AND Din... only 1 and that is if you want them back at all.

I feel like the 4/47.5 is fair but not the end of the world if he's gone either. Does not move the needle much. Good role player.

Rockice_24 · Post #582 » by **Rockice_24** » Fri Dec 7, 2018 7:22 pm

Din should stay and D-Lo should go. Din is far more efficient offensively to make up for his poor defense. D-Lo is an inefficient offensive player and a below average defensive player even if slightly better defensively then Din. Plus Din will likely be cheaper.

I'd swap D-Lo for Fultz if Phi was interested.

MrDollarBills · Post #583 » by **MrDollarBills** » Fri Dec 7, 2018 8:57 pm

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MrDollarBills · Post #584 » by **MrDollarBills** » Fri Dec 7, 2018 9:00 pm

Rockice_24 wrote:Din should stay and D-Lo should go. Din is far more efficient offensively to make up for his poor defense. D-Lo is an inefficient offensive player and a below average defensive player even if slightly better defensively then Din. Plus Din will likely be cheaper.

I'd swap D-Lo for Fultz if Phi was interested.

I'm not for or against anything involving them as of this point, I'll leave it to Marks.

But it isn't "slightly" better for Russell vs Dinwiddie defensively. Like Dinwiddie is literally one of the worst defenders in the league at his position.

Paradise · Post #585 » by **Paradise** » Sun Dec 9, 2018 7:38 pm

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Paradise · Post #586 » by **Paradise** » Thu Dec 13, 2018 4:31 am

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Paradise · Post #587 » by **Paradise** » Sat Dec 15, 2018 5:03 pm

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gigantes · Post #588 » by **gigantes** » Sun Dec 16, 2018 1:29 am

Kind of amazing how much this guy's value bumped up just the past couple months. Not so long ago I think most of us were saying something like "we love you Dins, but we could probably take or leave you as a significant contract / longer term player."

Now he's arguably the best PG on the team, a serious 6th man candidate, and one of the league's top closers.

Yet another case of Markinson turning singles in to triples (or even better). That's a nice comforting thought given the scarcity of lotto picks we have to work with...

kamaze · Post #589 » by **kamaze** » Fri Dec 21, 2018 6:06 pm

6th man of the year award winner right here.

Claud · Post #590 » by **Claud** » Fri Dec 21, 2018 7:00 pm

From being out of the league a few years ago to now becoming a starting quality guard in the NBA... great story.

I've seen growth every year since he's been with us. Very happy to keep Spencer in BK for a little longer.

MGrand15 · Post #591 » by **MGrand15** » Fri Dec 21, 2018 7:23 pm

Spencer's a weird player man. Last year he was like a game manager with a ridiculous Assist to TO ratio. Now he doesn't care at all about TOs. He's turned into a killer. His confidence is through the roof.

He's been dynamite this year. 61 TS%. 17 PPG. With LeVert out, Dinwiddie is the only guy on the team that could REALLY punish switches. On his own, he forced the Lakers to go small. Crucial part of today's NBA.

I feel like people kind of forget that we're a lot more talented than we were last year. He has less responsibility and it's letting him just play his game.

DarkXaero · Post #592 » by **DarkXaero** » Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:54 pm

MGrand15 wrote:Spencer's a weird player man. Last year he was like a game manager with a ridiculous Assist to TO ratio. Now he doesn't care at all about TOs. He's turned into a killer. His confidence is through the roof.

He's been dynamite this year. 61 TS%. 17 PPG. With LeVert out, Dinwiddie is the only guy on the team that could REALLY punish switches. On his own, he forced the Lakers to go small. Crucial part of today's NBA.

I feel like people kind of forget that we're a lot more talented than we were last year. He has less responsibility and it's letting him just play his game.

Yup, his mindset is very different this year than it was last year. He has went from a playmaking guard who played safe and shot a lot of 3s, to an aggressive scoring PG who looks to attack the basket whenever he can. He's taking more risks in general, and is able to get by his defender 1v1 easily most of the times. His confidence is on another level this season. His combination of ball handling, first step, long strides and length makes him really hard to defend on drives, and he's finishing really well when he gets to the rim.

His development this season has drastically changed my outlook on his ceiling. Obviously there's still a lot of the season to be played, and its extremely hard to sustain this level of efficiency. And lets not forget that Dinwiddie didn't play well in the 2nd half of last season, so we'll see how it looks by the end of the season. But right now, so far, its been terrific.

DeRoma · Post #593 » by **DeRoma** » Sat Dec 22, 2018 5:08 am

DarkXaero wrote:
MGrand15 wrote:Spencer's a weird player man. Last year he was like a game manager with a ridiculous Assist to TO ratio. Now he doesn't care at all about TOs. He's turned into a killer. His confidence is through the roof.

He's been dynamite this year. 61 TS%. 17 PPG. With LeVert out, Dinwiddie is the only guy on the team that could REALLY punish switches. On his own, he forced the Lakers to go small. Crucial part of today's NBA.

I feel like people kind of forget that we're a lot more talented than we were last year. He has less responsibility and it's letting him just play his game.
Yup, his mindset is very different this year than it was last year. He has went from a playmaking guard who played safe and shot a lot of 3s, to an aggressive scoring PG who looks to attack the basket whenever he can. He's taking more risks in general, and is able to get by his defender 1v1 easily most of the times. His confidence is on another level this season. His combination of ball handling, first step, long strides and length makes him really hard to defend on drives, and he's finishing really well when he gets to the rim.

His development this season has drastically changed my outlook on his ceiling. Obviously there's still a lot of the season to be played, and its extremely hard to sustain this level of efficiency. And lets not forget that Dinwiddie didn't play well in the 2nd half of last season, so we'll see how it looks by the end of the season. But right now, so far, its been terrific.

They change his role obviously. He doesn't need to control tempo because that's dlo's job. This is how the nba works. You just don't put a bunch of players on the court and say here is the ball have fun. They have roles and the role he is on right now is much better than last year.

DarkXaero · Post #594 » by **DarkXaero** » Sat Dec 22, 2018 6:59 am

DeRoma wrote:
DarkXaero wrote:
MGrand15 wrote:Spencer's a weird player man. Last year he was like a game manager with a ridiculous Assist to TO ratio. Now he doesn't care at all about TOs. He's turned into a killer. His confidence is through the roof.

He's been dynamite this year. 61 TS%. 17 PPG. With LeVert out, Dinwiddie is the only guy on the team that could REALLY punish switches. On his own, he forced the Lakers to go small. Crucial part of today's NBA.

I feel like people kind of forget that we're a lot more talented than we were last year. He has less responsibility and it's letting him just play his game.
Yup, his mindset is very different this year than it was last year. He has went from a playmaking guard who played safe and shot a lot of 3s, to an aggressive scoring PG who looks to attack the basket whenever he can. He's taking more risks in general, and is able to get by his defender 1v1 easily most of the times. His confidence is on another level this season. His combination of ball handling, first step, long strides and length makes him really hard to defend on drives, and he's finishing really well when he gets to the rim.

His development this season has drastically changed my outlook on his ceiling. Obviously there's still a lot of the season to be played, and its extremely hard to sustain this level of efficiency. And lets not forget that Dinwiddie didn't play well in the 2nd half of last season, so we'll see how it looks by the end of the season. But right now, so far, its been terrific.

They change his role obviously. He doesn't need to control tempo because that's dlo's job. This is how the nba works. You just don't put a bunch of players on the court and say here is the ball have fun. They have roles and the role he is on right now is much better than last year.

You think they weren't asking Dinwiddie to drive to the basket more last year?

MrDollarBills · Post #595 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Jan 2, 2019 3:41 pm

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TheNetsFan · Post #596 » by **TheNetsFan** » Wed Jan 2, 2019 4:13 pm

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The problem with that stat is that too often Dinwiddie seems to pound the ball from 16 seconds to 3 seconds before hoisting a deep 3.

Prokorov · Post #597 » by **Prokorov** » Wed Jan 2, 2019 6:05 pm

TheNetsFan wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:

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The problem with that stat is that too often Dinwiddie seems to pound the ball from 16 seconds to 3 seconds before hoisting a deep 3.

i dont see an issue with that. when spencer is in we want him in isolation. and if he is going to shoot 36% from three in those situations, i dont have an issue with it. i dont know the numbers but "dinwiddie pounding the ball for 16 seconds" is probably some of our most efficient offense

Papi_swav · Post #598 » by **Papi_swav** » Wed Jan 2, 2019 6:13 pm

kamaze wrote:6th man of the year award winner right here.

It's going to be tough. Julius Randle and Derrick Rose are making statements too.

3pt_chucker · Post #599 » by **3pt_chucker** » Wed Jan 2, 2019 10:54 pm

Spence was on the Woj pod this week. You guys should give it a listen. It gives a good perspective on the type of player he is.

He's smart and super like-able. Glad he's locked up for another couple years.

Paradise · Post #600 » by **Paradise** » Tue Jan 8, 2019 11:01 pm

Spencer interview on First Things First.

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