Audi wrote:MoMM wrote:Def Swami wrote:My ire rests in comparing Wendell Carter/Lauri Markkanen box scores with Jon Isaac/Mo Bamba box scores.
Yeah, and to think that we could have both instead...
Well, we will find the new Gianis until 2030 and then he will leave after his rookie deal...
Your ire? C’mon now. Were you all longing for Markennan when we played CHI a few nights ago and he looked like ass and put up a whopping 7 ? You going to really compare Lauri, who has more scoring opportunities nightly than Issac has ever seen...and Carter, who was hailed as one of the most NBA ready prospects to Bamba, hailed as one of the most raw...and look back with regret?
Yeah, well, Isaac shot like **** that game too (like he pretty much has for his entire career, aside from once every 6 games or so), and it's not like Markkanen was getting scored on. He played good D, and so did Isaac. But Markkanen had a bad shooting game, which is not the norm from him even though his numbers are down a bit this year because he started the season late with an injured shooting elbow. But it IS the norm from Isaac, he's able to make an open shot once every 5-6 games at best, and a lot of times he is simply scared to shoot. Isaac wasn't billed to be a good shooter, nor was he a good shooter his rookie year. He's a wing who can't shoot and those type of players almost never develop a shot, despite the blind faith you continue to have in this regard. Markkanen was billed to be a good shooter, and was a good shooter his rookie year. Markkanen is just as athletic and long as Isaac and once again, he's a good defender and it's not like we're comparing an elite defender in Isaac to a guy who's guaranteed to give up a bucket against the guy who he is guarding on any given night. In like his 2nd or 3rd game back from injury Markkanen single handedly destroyed a playoff team in OKC and hit a game winning bucket. A week or so ago he torched the Spurs in crunch time and led his team to a W there too.
And you're clinging onto the last game they played against us and the game before that when his shot wasn't falling, knowing that Isaac also shot terrible as well? Don't forget Markkanen hit a clutch 3 at the end of that game against us to tie it and almost brought them back... we got saved by Vuc, I believe, not Isaac. So, yeah, excuse him and everyone else who isn't quite thrilled with seeing a 7-footer with OBVIOUS two-way potential balling out more times than not.... and Isaac, well.... getting a few blocks and steals and being a complete negative on offense 75% of the time he's on the court.
If you're happy with Isaac, fine, he's got potential to be elite-wing defender. But you're completely blind if you don't think we messed up that pick and shouldn't have taken Markkanen instead of Isaac. Like I said, Markkanen is no slouch on defense, but he's already shown the clutch gene and all-around offensive brilliance..... with Isaac you're clinging on to hope that he'd be able to even do 25% of what Markkanen has already done on offense in his career.
