stormi wrote:M2J wrote:Iverson Armband wrote:
Of course there’s always room for improvement, but eventually he’s going to be what he is (which is fantastic already).
It’s his 5th year, he’s not some rookie kid anymore. If you think he’s going to keep improving at an exponential rate and turn out to be better than Michael Jordan, more power to you.
Tyrese Maxey could be as good as any offensive player in the league IF he becomes a great pull-up shooter.
Do you seriously believe this?
Peak Chris Paul averaged 19&10, in his single best season Bradley Beal averaged 31/4/4. That Beal season doesn't crack the top 12 individual campaigns Paul has ever had.
I'm not trying to rebuttal an argument you didn't make but as a rule a player capable of catalyzing an offense drives winning far more than a stathounding chucker does.
And I'm not really trying to disparage Maxey, he's a success story - but he's a lot closer to a Brad Beal than he is to Paul level player.
Until I see Maxey making his teammates better while still being able to balance getting his he doesn't even belong in upper B tier guard convos with guys like Ja Morant / De'Aaron Fox. If they wanted to chase numbers they could easily go for 45 on any given night, like Maxey can - but there's a chasm in terms of facilliation.
1000% believe Maxey can get there. He'll never be Paul, nor will he be a selfish chucker like 30ppg Beal (who wasn't quite like that with a healthy Wall). He's Steph Curry with Fox's speed. Steph and the Warriors suck when they have issues with injuries to key players or key players around him don't produce... See last year, See 2021, . He's not exactly a point guard that whips it around like Chris Paul to other scorers or makes guys better playing ball dominant style. He has to do it with his movement and making smart reads to good players within their system. Nurse has a DHO and movement based system with Maxey, but not the same thing at all as what GSW runs which includes a lot more than a 2 man game.
But when playing with talent in that system... Without the ball, he's an offensive system within the system due to his movement and scoring ability. With Joel Maxey was that last year, taking multiple players with him by sprinting to the corner... Creating lanes for cutters and other's open 3pt shots. Creating outlets for others instead of being just another guy standing around with his hands up for Joel to go one on one. Creating pace to the offense in the half court on top of literally creating fast break chances with his speed, and space but standing at the logo because his man still has to guard his shot and be attached in case he takes off. It's what allows Durant to ball stop and not bog down their offense... Wiggins to come in and still be able to play his game to the tune of becoming an all-star starter the first year. Never brings into question how multiple all stars can thrive with 1 ball. Maxey leading the league in Miles per game is a Steph Curry stat.
If he gets that pull up have right and becomes the efficient on ball scorer he can be, then that will open up his game more as a facilitator, but I'll always value someone that can help their teams without the ball at a star level than just another ball dominant star. Steph may only have 1 finals MVP, but his impact was always the most important
people talking about Maxey like he is a finished product. Have you not learned anything !
