RUN-TJM wrote:Onus wrote:wco81 wrote:It will be interesting to see how Franz does in his first playoffs, the first for the Magic in years.
They are a very good defensive team but have limitations on offense.
One problem is that Franz has been 19% from beyond the arc since the all-star break.
Can he still have impact even if he can't make shots? He's good at getting to the hole, using his length.
He doesn't have the athleticism of Kuminga. Speaking of which, Zion showed a possible path for Kuminga, which was to attack AD, jumping into him and finishing repeatedly in their play-in games.
Obviously Zion is much more dynamic, with his mass and explosiveness. Kuminga doesn't have the mass to go downhill with that kind of force. Zion also can use some finesse, not always go into or through the defender because he can finish with either hand, both sides of the basket.
But in the Lakers game, he was going directly at AD and at the top of his jump, instead of trying to dunk he'd flip the ball in, using his body to shield the ball from the rim protector.
Kuminga obviously studies the moves of other players, like when he would do a low dribble crossover across the defender to get a good shot or draw the foul.
Even the best rim protectors can't be as effective if an athletic wing has a head start going downhill. The only thing they do is to try to get the ball as the driver is on a downward motion to dunk the ball and the shot-blocker and try to get the ball with before the offensive player stuffs it through the rim.
In that case, Zion didn't give AD a chance to get to the ball on a dunk attempt, instead just flipped it in so that AD couldn't block it, just goal tend because the ball would be coming down.
https://www.reddit.com/r/OrlandoMagic/s/K2gpbr9k3O
That is an interesting post on Reddit.
“Here are some graphs to show Wagner’s growth”
“Here is a theory as to where he will end up measured against players in completely different situations”
“Here is a theory on why Banchero sucks which only applies to him and not the players Wagner is being compared with”
The main thing I got from reading that is just how freaking scary Wemby is as a prospect.
Yeah Wemby is really breaking a lot of analytical molds. There's no comp, there's no ceiling. He really could break the NBA
But that's an excellent dive into Wagner, read it earlier. Great, argument-driven stuff. The shooting has petered off, but the rest of his game is solid - very little weakness. If his shot returns to say, 35% from 3, he's got all-star potential, like actual #2-3 potential on a title team. What JK fans think of JK.. that's the reality of Wagner
And also very much agree with the assessment of Paolo. Volume scorer with low efficiency. Definitely some untapped upside, as he's better than those numbers indicate. Magic just werent very blessed with outside shooters, which really hurts Paolo. Makes it hilarious that Jett Howard is a mediocre shooter thus far and they also drafted complete non-shooter in Anthony Black.. but besides those 2 misfires, Magic have a very nice core. And despite the arguments to the contrary, someone like Klay would probably not help that much. They need a credible shooter who isn't so prone to being a giant negative
Buddy Hield would even be a better choice for them, IMO