Rookie Discussion Thread

[JMac1]

I dont think richardson will ever be that good. he looks to be a solid role player, which isnt bad for a second rounder.

As long as Knight is on the floor with Booker, Richardson will be better. Booker last three games with Knight 18,16, and 7 pts!?! After he average 28.5 pts for 5 straight with back to back 30 pt games. I now understand what Laker fans were complaining about with Scott and Lou Williams.

How pitiful was tonights game? Lakers and Suns fans deserve like a rebate from our team's owners for wasting our whole year watching this crap. I will however also accept a top 3 pick as payment too

Well there were two good things and two bad things for Suns' fans.

The good

Booker 21pts 7assts 5 rebs 10 fot 10 Free Throws
Booker ran the offense more then he had (FO must of received the fans death threats )

The Bad

Booker shot 5-18 1-5 from three
We won again

Russell looks quicker then the last time I seen him.

[Klomp]

So evidently Karl-Anthony Towns is developing a floater game....

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU5PDECeAQg[/youtube]

[ALL HAIL]

Richardson vs Booker would make the next great SG rivalry

I dont think richardson will ever be that good. he looks to be a solid role player, which isnt bad for a second rounder.

Who would be a good comparison to Richardson?... looking at skillset/style of play and athleticism?

Iguodala, Michael Cooper, Eddie Jones

[Quentin]

So evidently Karl-Anthony Towns is developing a floater game....

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU5PDECeAQg[/youtube]

Yeah, he did it twice. Pretty sweet. Wish Rubio could do that.

[Klomp]

Karl-Anthony Towns is an interesting case study in the long 2s vs. threes discussion.

Long 2s: 129/265 (48.7%)
Threes: 21/62 (33.3%)

They say that you have to shoot 50% on 3s to score the same as 33% on 2s. Towns isn't far off from that, and that's on the least efficient of the 2s. Take a step in on the shot chart and he's shooting 46.6%, to go with 62.4% at the rim.

[Marcus]

I dont think richardson will ever be that good. he looks to be a solid role player, which isnt bad for a second rounder.

Who would be a good comparison to Richardson?... looking at skillset/style of play and athleticism?

Iguodala, Michael Cooper, Eddie Jones

From what I've seen from Richardson and what I remember about Cooper I like that comp.

[JellosJigglin]

Swag Brothers recruiting a new member?




...most likely just clowning Byron Scott.

[JMac1]

Just ran the simulator. Boston won it the first two,then we won it FOUR TIMES in a ROW!!!

[saintEscaton]

Swag Brothers recruiting a new member?




...most likely just clowning Byron Scott.

[E-Balla]

Karl-Anthony Towns is an interesting case study in the long 2s vs. threes discussion.

Long 2s: 129/265 (48.7%)
Threes: 21/62 (33.3%)

They say that you have to shoot 50% on 3s to score the same as 33% on 2s. Towns isn't far off from that, and that's on the least efficient of the 2s. Take a step in on the shot chart and he's shooting 46.6%, to go with 62.4% at the rim.

Nothing interesting about it. Just let him shoot it anywhere. 70% at rim, 48% 3-10, 47% 10-16, 49% 16-3pt. He just doesn't miss.

[cyclix]

Josh Richardson

6-9 FG | 4-6 3 PT | 3-4 FT | 19 PTS | 2 TRB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK

[Klomp]

Karl-Anthony Towns is an interesting case study in the long 2s vs. threes discussion.

Long 2s: 129/265 (48.7%)
Threes: 21/62 (33.3%)

They say that you have to shoot 50% on 3s to score the same as 33% on 2s. Towns isn't far off from that, and that's on the least efficient of the 2s. Take a step in on the shot chart and he's shooting 46.6%, to go with 62.4% at the rim.

Nothing interesting about it. Just let him shoot it anywhere. 70% at rim, 48% 3-10, 47% 10-16, 49% 16-3pt. He just doesn't miss.

I don't see what's not interesting about that.

How many 7-footers in league history have had the ability to shoot from everywhere on the court?

[tmorgan]

Josh Richardson

6-9 FG | 4-6 3 PT | 3-4 FT | 19 PTS | 2 TRB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK

If you could give Richardson's shot to Justise, you'd have quite a player.

[QUIZ]

Josh Richardson

6-9 FG | 4-6 3 PT | 3-4 FT | 19 PTS | 2 TRB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK

He won't stop. Product of his hard work.

[3Diamantidis]

Richardson dunks great and shoots 3s well.
No reason to not like him.

[3Diamantidis]

Richardson dunks great and shoots 3s well.
No reason not to like him.

[E-Balla]

Karl-Anthony Towns is an interesting case study in the long 2s vs. threes discussion.

Long 2s: 129/265 (48.7%)
Threes: 21/62 (33.3%)

They say that you have to shoot 50% on 3s to score the same as 33% on 2s. Towns isn't far off from that, and that's on the least efficient of the 2s. Take a step in on the shot chart and he's shooting 46.6%, to go with 62.4% at the rim.

Nothing interesting about it. Just let him shoot it anywhere. 70% at rim, 48% 3-10, 47% 10-16, 49% 16-3pt. He just doesn't miss.

I don't see what's not interesting about that.

How many 7-footers in league history have had the ability to shoot from everywhere on the court?

If that's what you were calling interesting (his shooting ability) by bad. I thought you were referring to the 3pt vs deep 2 argument and saying his ability to make deep 2s super efficiently makes for an interesting case study when in reality its not that interesting that he can just shoot from anywhere. And there's been plenty of bigs that could shoot anywhere. What makes KAT special is that he's a 19 year old rookie and is one of the most efficient players in each zone inside the arc. Personally I saw him struggling to hit his shot a ton mainly because no one his size has come into the league and started hitting shots like this.

[cyclix]

Josh Richardson

6-9 FG | 4-6 3 PT | 3-4 FT | 19 PTS | 2 TRB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzFB0jbpQGA[/youtube]

[Masterfully]

KAT has accumulated 7 win shares as a rookie. Most since Blake Griffn got 9.8 in 2011.

[JellosJigglin]

Swag Brothers recruiting a new member?

Spoiler:

...most likely just clowning Byron Scott.

He's out of your league, mmkay?