Mikal Bridges discussion, news and highlights

oddity · Post #101 » by **oddity** » Sun Jun 24, 2018 7:09 pm

DirtyDez wrote:
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jcsunsfan wrote:
I think its pretty close. He is extremely fast. He is an excellent leaper. He is 6-7 with a 7-2 wingspan. JJ is 6-8 with a 6-10 wingspan. Mikal is a smarter JJ with an excellent jump shot. I do not know how there is any getting around that. Mikal is a year older, so JJ has one year to catch up with his shooting.

JJ is high BBIQ as well, so I wouldn't immediately put Mikal above in in feel. JJ is for sure a better athlete and one of the fastest players in the league. And JJ is better w the ball in his hands. Let's slow it down w the hype. There's a reason JJ was the number 4 in the first place.

JJ’s BBIQ at the NBA level remains to be seen. You can’t jusge his high volume/low efficiency in a tanking season.

JJ showed a lot of aptitude when Triano sat him down to study film and proved a lot in the second half of the season. Don't forget how well he played at Kansas. He was always making good decisions for them. Mikal is smart, don't get me wrong, but JJ has a better scoring instinct.

NTB · Post #102 » by **NTB** » Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:45 pm

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Post #104 » by **lilfishi22** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 1:05 am

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He's got a humble look to him.

NTB · Post #105 » by **NTB** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:10 pm

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Saberestar · Post #106 » by **Saberestar** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:11 pm

Mikal Bridges talks about his draft-day trade plus his excitement of playing in Phoenix.

http://arizonasports.com/category/podcast_player/?a=344846&sid=1005&n=Burns+%26+Gambo

WeekapaugGroove · Post #107 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:24 pm

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People freaking out about the 'hitch' in this video is really peak suns Twitter lol

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NTB · Post #108 » by **NTB** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:26 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:
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People freaking out about the 'hitch' in this video is really peak suns Twitter lol

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Josh Jackson effect.

matt131 · Post #109 » by **matt131** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:32 pm

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good to see him working. he shoots a high percentage but that shot is honestly a little funky

Moochthemonkey · Post #110 » by **Moochthemonkey** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:48 pm

NTB wrote:
WeekapaugGroove wrote:
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People freaking out about the 'hitch' in this video is really peak suns Twitter lol

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Josh Jackson effect.

doesn't look too bad if you watch it a few times. The hitch is consistent and systematic. Might change in high octane play though

on the other hand, Josh Jackson has the Charles Barkley golfswing of jumpshots

Revived · Post #111 » by **Revived** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:50 pm

matt131 wrote:
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good to see him working. he shoots a high percentage but that shot is honestly a little funky

He was supposed to have really good form so this is really kind of surprising.

I hope it’s nothing that Kokoskov can’t fix.

NTB · Post #112 » by **NTB** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:54 pm

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Revived · Post #113 » by **Revived** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:01 pm

Coach Nick (BBALLBREAKDOWN)

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darealjuice · Post #114 » by **darealjuice** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:04 pm

https://youtu.be/Ye32e3EcgoQ?t=160

I'm seeing little difference...

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Djedefre · Post #115 » by **Djedefre** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:09 pm

Not a single one of you watched his Nova games, apparently. He is very good catch&shoot guy, but not a PURE shooter. Never was and never will be.

Post #116 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:17 pm

Revived wrote:
matt131 wrote:
NTB wrote:

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good to see him working. he shoots a high percentage but that shot is honestly a little funky

He was supposed to have really good form so this is really kind of surprising.

I hope it’s nothing that Kokoskov can’t fix.

I wouldn't try to "fix" anything if he's making them. That's what Fultz' personal coach (or whoever that guy was) did, even though Fultz was a great shooter in college.

TOO · Post #117 » by **TOO** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:22 pm

This man shot like 45% from 3 on a high volume and y'all wanna "fix" his shot? Good grief.

Revived · Post #118 » by **Revived** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:28 pm

bwgood77 wrote:
Revived wrote:
matt131 wrote:
good to see him working. he shoots a high percentage but that shot is honestly a little funky

He was supposed to have really good form so this is really kind of surprising.

I hope it’s nothing that Kokoskov can’t fix.

I wouldn't try to "fix" anything if he's making them. That's what Fultz' personal coach (or whoever that guy was) did, even though Fultz was a great shooter in college.

Fultz had a shoulder injury which changed his shot entirely. I don’t think Bridges has any injuries yet.

Post #119 » by **lilfishi22** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 1:44 am

It's weird but even peak Matrix was shooting near 40% from the 3 on almost 4 attempts a game with one of the ugliest shooting strokes ever. If Bridges is hitting his shots at a good clip on decent attempts, I don't care if he's doing a ballerina twirl as part of his jump shot.

I'll say this though, during in-game speed the hitch a lot less noticeable unlike JJ's which is apparent even at full game speed

ImNotMcDiSwear · Post #120 » by **ImNotMcDiSwear** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 1:50 am

Djedefre wrote:Not a single one of you watched his Nova games, apparently. He is very good catch&shoot guy, but not a PURE shooter. Never was and never will be.

I mean I guess it depends on your definition. Dude's consistent with the occasional white hot streak. Some people need to handle the ball more to find their balance - not him. You can call it whatever you want but he'll make threes a killer clip, whether or not he had to work to get there.