Byron Mullens

princeofpalace · Post #181 » by **princeofpalace** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:51 am

He seems like a very good 3rd bigman to bring off the bench. I think OKC wouldve been better off had they kept him, they could cover for his atrocious defense and rebounding by pairing him up with Perkins/Ibaka at all times.

springz · Post #182 » by **springz** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:01 pm

he's at 8.2 reb/36 this season. exact same as garnett.

Post #183 » by **BigSlam** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:28 pm

Sik Infant wrote:
KembaWalker wrote:I think he's a solid passer. recognizes when they overplay his shot and passes out accordingly. sometimes he holds it but charlotte has a problem with guys moving enough so it happens

As a Charlotte fan I have to admit that he is one of the worst passers I have ever seen.

How much basketball have you watched? Judging by the statement - not very much.

Ozark · Post #184 » by **Ozark** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:48 pm

Perhaps this could best be illustrated by way of contrast.

Nick Collison is hailed as an excellent NBA player, yet he registers very little in the box score most nights.

Why is this true?

Is is not also true that a player can score a lot of points without really playing winning basketball?

Think about it some...

Krodis · Post #185 » by **Krodis** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 4:25 pm

I mean sure, maybe Mullens is better than Nazr Mohammed, but I don't think picking the wrong 4th big is going to ruin our championship hopes.

Besides, the backup unit has a ton of chemistry together.

KembaWalker · Post #186 » by **KembaWalker** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:06 pm

RealGM- Where hating on a 22 year old center putting up 21/8 per36 95% FT shooting with 21 PER happens

thruthefire · Post #187 » by **thruthefire** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:20 pm

Who regards Nick Collison as an excellent player?

CKRT · Post #188 » by **CKRT** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:23 pm

Practically anyone who watches him and most stats besides box score ones?

BeasleyTheBeast · Post #189 » by **BeasleyTheBeast** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:39 pm

KembaWalker wrote:RealGM- Where hating on a 22 year old center putting up 21/8 per36 95% FT shooting with 21 PER happens

CLIN · Post #190 » by **CLIN** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:10 pm

It's amazing how bitter OKC fans come off in this thread

Bertrob · Post #191 » by **Bertrob** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:13 pm

CLIN wrote:It's amazing how bitter OKC fans come off in this thread

It's amazing how obnoxious Charlotte fans comes off in this thread
Acting like OKC misses him :lol:

Post #192 » by **slick_watts** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:29 am

Thought it'd be instructive to check on Mullens again. His TS% is down to sub-52%, about what you'd expect for a mid range shooting big man who doesn't get to the FT line. His % from 16-23 feet is at 42%, which is again what you'd expect, not 50%+ he was at a couple weeks ago.

Mullens probably isn't quite as bad as he's shown the last week or two but I'm willing to bet he's a lot closer to that than the PER20 beast he was when he first got traded.

fallacy · Post #193 » by **fallacy** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:41 am

His averages are down to a much more normal level.

11.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, .5 assists, .6 blocks, .46 fg%, .513 TS%, .468 eFg%, 105 OffRtg, 110 DefRtg, .08 WS/48

His USG% is still abnormally high (23.8) which means he's still the focus of the offense. For reference, James Harden has a USG% of 22.7 this year

KembaWalker · Post #194 » by **KembaWalker** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:48 am

defense adjusted to him he doesnt get the mid range nearly as open anymore. the problem is nobody is using that spacing to attack the basket

Post #195 » by **slick_watts** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:51 am

KembaWalker wrote:defense adjusted to him he doesnt get the mid range nearly as open anymore. the problem is nobody is using that spacing to attack the basket

I think the bigger problem was that Mullens was never going to shoot 50%+ from 16-23 feet over a large period of time.

KembaWalker · Post #196 » by **KembaWalker** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:56 am

slick_watts wrote:
KembaWalker wrote:defense adjusted to him he doesnt get the mid range nearly as open anymore. the problem is nobody is using that spacing to attack the basket

I think the bigger problem was that Mullens was never going to shoot 50%+ from 16-23 feet over a large period of time.

he would if they had left him as open as they had been, which i said a few pages ago. the point is that its a new weapon that stretches the d but our team sucks too much dick at driving to the basket to take any advantage. so they dump it off the mullens at the end of the shot clock after failed offensive sets since hes tall enough to get any shot off and he ends up getting bad attemps

Relentless88 · Post #197 » by **Relentless88** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:57 am

KembaWalker wrote:RealGM- Where hating on a 22 year old center putting up 21/8 per36 95% FT shooting with 21 PER happens

I didn't read any of this thread, but are people really hating on Mullens? I think he's been great.

If it's fallacy doing the hating, then it's understandable. He's one of the biggest homers on realgm, that's for sure.

fallacy · Post #198 » by **fallacy** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:21 am

Relentless88 wrote:
KembaWalker wrote:RealGM- Where hating on a 22 year old center putting up 21/8 per36 95% FT shooting with 21 PER happens

I didn't read any of this thread, but are people really hating on Mullens? I think he's been great.

If it's fallacy doing the hating, then it's understandable. He's one of the biggest homers on realgm, that's for sure.

nope, not a huge homer either. I said Mullens has worked his ass off to improve his game

amcoolio · Post #199 » by **amcoolio** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:26 am

We are really bad but Mullens has been a surprise this season. A trade I would make 10 times out of 10.

Grits n Gravy · Post #200 » by **Grits n Gravy** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:12 am

amcoolio wrote:We are really bad but Mullens has been a surprise this season. A trade I would make 10 times out of 10.

cho is doing an outstanding job for you guys