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The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2

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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#621 » by sbsat » Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:56 am

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Duffman100 wrote:8-12, 2-3 from 3 tonight. Nice to see him actually hit shots.


I know he is been underperforming this season. Was not ready for NBA and then the mental was probably affected.

Do there is a way to know his stats line in G League?

In the G League website they only say two games ?


15 PPG, 6 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2.5 Turnovers.

40% from the field, 17% from the 3, 100% from the FT.


Ugh they are worse than i thought
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#622 » by SpezNc » Wed Jan 10, 2024 3:05 am

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Duffman100 wrote:8-12, 2-3 from 3 tonight. Nice to see him actually hit shots.


I know he is been underperforming this season. Was not ready for NBA and then the mental was probably affected.

Do there is a way to know his stats line in G League?

In the G League website they only say two games ?

The g league has basically two seasons. If you click on the "season type" you will get a drop down menu. Select "showcase" and you will see the stats for the other 7 games he's played for the 905. But yes, the numbers are not pretty to look at.


That’s it. Exactly

In 9 games (showcase + season), he is 26% from 3. Hopefully he can/will increase that %

Baby steps.
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#623 » by The Duke » Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:51 am

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TorontoBarneys wrote:Man Bufkin was right there lol


The Duke wrote:Keyonte George 19-6-4, 7/13, 4/9, 22min on the road in win against bucks


Y'all are going to drive yourself crazy with this. Teams make draft mistakes, it happens. We've just rarely been on that end of it.


Not necessarily. I wanted Keyonte far and away above others. So I like seeing his progress at least. This while having Gradey completely off my board.
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#624 » by dagger » Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:27 pm

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SpezNc wrote:
I know he is been underperforming this season. Was not ready for NBA and then the mental was probably affected.

Do there is a way to know his stats line in G League?

In the G League website they only say two games ?

The g league has basically two seasons. If you click on the "season type" you will get a drop down menu. Select "showcase" and you will see the stats for the other 7 games he's played for the 905. But yes, the numbers are not pretty to look at.


That’s it. Exactly

In 9 games (showcase + season), he is 26% from 3. Hopefully he can/will increase that %

Baby steps.


I watched almost the entire game, and one play struck me. Gradey did a crisp curl around a screener and hit a top of the arc three. The problem with the play is that it was the only play they ran for him all game. He has his strengths, and a high BBIQ, they have to be exploited and in the G League, it mostly selfish play. JFL was great, but also showed little team awareness. He almost never turned down a shot or drive regardless of the degree of difficulty or teammates with a better look.

At the G League level where you are honing your skills. no problem with being that ball dominant, but in the NBA, that gets you nailed to the bench.

My concern with Gradey is actually not on offence - you watch, he can be a force on that end. It's his D. He has a long way to go there.
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#625 » by The Duke » Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:31 pm

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Zeno wrote:The g league has basically two seasons. If you click on the "season type" you will get a drop down menu. Select "showcase" and you will see the stats for the other 7 games he's played for the 905. But yes, the numbers are not pretty to look at.


That’s it. Exactly

In 9 games (showcase + season), he is 26% from 3. Hopefully he can/will increase that %

Baby steps.


I watched almost the entire game, and one play struck me. Gradey did a crisp curl around a screener and hit a top of the arc three. The problem with the play is that it was the only play they ran for him all game. He has his strengths, and a high BBIQ, they have to be exploited and in the G League, it mostly selfish play. JFL was great, but also showed little team awareness. He almost never turned down a shot or drive regardless of the degree of difficulty or teammates with a better look.

At the G League level where you are honing your skills. no problem with being that ball dominant, but in the NBA, that gets you nailed to the bench.

My concern with Gradey is actually not on offence - you watch, he can be a force on that end. It's his D. He has a long way to go there.


His defence is why he is essentially unplayable now. He is a pure net negative
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#626 » by Duffman100 » Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:01 pm



Best Dick highlights I could find from last night.

Some nice, some easy buckets, a banked in 3? lol
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#627 » by mihaic » Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:32 pm

I watched almost the whole game.

On offense he was ignored, everyone was out to get theirs. The other team members did not care to set him up, at all. No red flag imo.

I am concerned about his defense tho. He is either a step late, or mis-positioned: too far from his man.
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#628 » by Mattatron » Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:33 am

Masai f'ed up with that Gradey Pick. You can sign shooters for a minimum in the FA. He's using a pick for a shooter......
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#629 » by Duffman100 » Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:51 am

He didn’t play for 905 or the Rap yesterday?
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#630 » by HumbleRen » Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:11 pm

Duffman100 wrote:He didn’t play for 905 or the Rap yesterday?


Contusion on his arm.
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#631 » by Bruin » Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:40 pm

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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#632 » by niQ » Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:22 pm

Footage of Gradey's "11 day Special program"


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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#633 » by HumbleRen » Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:35 pm

They recalled Gradey, hope he can get some playing time.
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#634 » by SurgeIblocka » Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:45 pm

HumbleRen wrote:They recalled Gradey, hope he can get some playing time.


I think this may have more to do with a trade going down.
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#635 » by Mark_83 » Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:19 pm

This is reminding me of Samsonov's "reset" of two weeks. What could really have been accomplished in such a short amount of time?
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#636 » by ishoy123 » Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:19 pm

HumbleRen wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:He didn’t play for 905 or the Rap yesterday?


Contusion on his arm.


So he got a bruise on his arm?
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#637 » by Boogie! » Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:43 pm

Mattatron wrote:Masai f'ed up with that Gradey Pick. You can sign shooters for a minimum in the FA. He's using a pick for a shooter......


No thatz not the issue. The issue is he drafted a shooter that can't shoot. It gradey could shoot it actuallt would've been s solid pick. A 19 yesr old with a valuable nba skill as his floor eith more room to grow is a Good pick. The problem Is that nba skill somehow left as soon as he joined the nba. It was a great pick in theory.
mdenny wrote:In anycase....Masai is probably gonna make Fred the first active player/head coach in franchise history now that Nurse is out of the way. That's been the plan all along.
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#638 » by tecumseh18 » Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:04 pm

The plan might be to stop Gradey from embarrassing himself and lowering his trade value. We can then throw him into a Siakam deal that brings us actual functional NBA prospects, and the other team can sell the idea of Gradey to their fanbase.
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#639 » by HangTime » Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:04 pm

Watch this turn into the Pascal Draft Thread all over again.
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Re: The Gradey Dick Thread Part 2 

Post#640 » by Tor_Raps » Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:10 pm

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HumbleRen wrote:They recalled Gradey, hope he can get some playing time.


I think this may have more to do with a trade going down.


More like they think Dick will do better than McDaniels out there with Siakam/Poeltl hurt. Don't think they're flying Dick all the way to Utah to just sit.

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