NYSixersFan wrote:Mik317 wrote:big guards with playmaking skills are max level super stars tho lol
Dejounte Murray
Malcolm Brogdon
Sorry if it's not kosher during the series for me to post here, but I think Dejounte Murray would be a really rough fit. A lot of knicks fans wanted him after the OG trade so I watched most Hawks games from the end of December through the deadline and came away very disappointed...which his metrics only reinforced; stuff like DARKO, TS, the lineup data, painted the same picture I was seeing during that month & a half of Atlanta games.
His offensive impact is minimized next to another on ball guard because he's an inefficient scorer despite his career year shooting the ball, who's best skill is drive-n-kick'ing, and he's just too weak & undisciplined to defend bigger guards or wings...not only where his metrics as bad as Trae's, but Bogdan Bogdanovic -- who's no stopper despite being smart, strong, and combative -- is levels better as a defender.
I could see Murray making a big difference for the Magic because they have the defenders to let him roam away from the ball defensively, and their offense desperately needs an on-ball guy to help Paolo...although he doesn't seem to have the best attitude, so maybe not the right guy for a young team like them.
But next to Maxey (or Brunson) I feel Murray would be just as much of a disaster as he is next to Trae...who was somehow better than Murray at fighting around screens in the Hawks games I watched this season
With my whole 'Dejounte Murray is a lot more interesting in theory than reality' spiel out of the way, I'll leave you'll too it and hope that whatever happens the rest of the series, nobody picks up any injuries cause it should be very interesting to see how game 3 goes.
I won't be shocked if you just steamroll us, with our supporting cast struggling more on the road while yours comes to life, and the stars keep playing like they have been in the first 2...but I also won't be surprised if Brunson starts finding his rhythm, while 2-3 of DDV / Hart / OG / Deuce / Bogey are hot enough for us to have a chance to snag it.
Sucks that we couldn't see both of these teams at 100% :-/