Official NBA General Discussion 2020-21 V1.0

[Madhouse]

I figured the Knicks' defense would fall off with their new starting lineup... but good lord.

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RJ is looking like a major bust. He stinks.

[ash_k]

Any Simmons trade will have huge implication in our division
HOF Isiah Thomas had a good take here

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Best Cavs rookie since Lebron?

[hsb]

Ricky Rubio was so good in the fourth.

[HumbleRen]

Yeah, Barnes ain’t winning no ROTY lol, especially with Pascal back.

Mobley is a generational defender, Cavs really got one.

[Bruin]

Mobley is gonna run away with ROY. Unless we decide to actually let Scottie get 15 FGA per game

[LBJKB24MJ23]

Mobley is gonna run away with ROY. Unless we decide to actually let Scottie get 15 FGA per game

Yup can't see Barnes being fed 15 FGA a game unless he knows how to shoot 3s, which will vastly open up his game, the floor, and his teammates.

And until Siakam, FVV, OG all lower and defer to the eventual franchise player in Barnes.

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[Chandan]

Mobley is gonna run away with ROY. Unless we decide to actually let Scottie get 15 FGA per game

Yup can't see Barnes being fed 15 FGA a game unless he knows how to shoot 3s, which will vastly open up his game, the floor, and his teammates.

And until Siakam, FVV, OG all lower and defer to the eventual franchise player in Barnes.

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fat chance. old dogs gotta eat. they will try to maintain the pecking order.

[NotMyKawhi]

Mobley is gonna run away with ROY. Unless we decide to actually let Scottie get 15 FGA per game

Yup can't see Barnes being fed 15 FGA a game unless he knows how to shoot 3s, which will vastly open up his game, the floor, and his teammates.

And until Siakam, FVV, OG all lower and defer to the eventual franchise player in Barnes.

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fat chance. old dogs gotta eat. they will try to maintain the pecking order.

pascal will delay Scotties development. We should really let Pascal ball out all year or until the trade deadline, build his valueand trade him for future 1sts and a solid young centre.

Maybe cavs? Would they like Pascal over Allen?

I'd take Allen and some future cavs 1sts for Pascal. Maybe we could get sexton too and have a scorer off the bench

[720]

Has less to do with pascal and more to do with the fact that our system isn’t ideal for Barnes shot attempts. For example Dragic took more shots last night, feels like Gary takes more every night, obviously OG, Fred and now Siakam get theirs.

Precious and Birch usually eat up a good chunk of shots as well when they play because Fred loves running pick and roll with them over Barnes.

Heck even when bench players like Svi and Banton come on the offense is more focused on getting them going than Barnes.

[NotMyKawhi]

Has less to do with pascal and more to do with the fact that our system isn’t ideal for Barnes shot attempts. For example Dragic took more shots last night, feels like Gary takes more every nights, obviously OG, Fred and now Siakam get there’s.

Precious and Birch usually eat up a good chunk of shots as well when they play because Fred loves running pick and roll with them over Barnes.

Heck even when bench players like Svi and Blanton come on the offense is more focused on getting them going than Barnes.

It is about Pascal tho. He's not a centre imo So it comes down to OG, Barnes and Pascal. One has to go, who would you pick to go? Pascal!

[TheFutureMM]

Mobley is gonna run away with ROY. Unless we decide to actually let Scottie get 15 FGA per game

So I have $60 on Scottie to win ROY at +1100. Recently put $200 on Mobley at +430 to hedge.

The two have comparable counting stats but advanced defensive metrics are giving Mobley the edge (+ the media really seems to favour Mobley). I think it's going to be neck and neck all season.

Should be interesting to see where were at by all-star break. If one of the two really pulls away, I'll try to sell the other bet early.

[720]

Has less to do with pascal and more to do with the fact that our system isn’t ideal for Barnes shot attempts. For example Dragic took more shots last night, feels like Gary takes more every nights, obviously OG, Fred and now Siakam get there’s.

Precious and Birch usually eat up a good chunk of shots as well when they play because Fred loves running pick and roll with them over Barnes.

Heck even when bench players like Svi and Blanton come on the offense is more focused on getting them going than Barnes.

It is about Pascal tho. He's not a centre imo So it comes down to OG, Barnes and Pascal. One has to go, who would you pick to go? Pascal!

I was mainly addressing shot distribution, not the whole Siakam at center experiment that we’re trying. Apparently it was our best lineup last year but idk, I don’t mind either way (staying with Siakam at center or going big).

Going back to my main point about shot distribution I rather Siakam take 14-17 shots over gary, Fred, Svi, goran, precious, taking a bunch of shots. Allocate some of those attempts to Barnes and we’re in tune with the talent.

Atm one of our best players in Barnes is sacrificing shot attempts so guys like Svi, Gary, and Trent can take more shots. Not supposed to be how it works.

[Los_29]

Mobley is gonna run away with ROY. Unless we decide to actually let Scottie get 15 FGA per game

Scottie is averaging 14 shots per game. Two more shot attempts than Mobley. Right now it's a pretty tight race but I'd give Mobley the edge. The team is doing everything right with Scottie. They are giving him opportunities to bring the ball up, they are giving him the ball in the half court. He's certainly been given more opportunities offensively than Mobley has.

[LBJKB24MJ23]

Yup can't see Barnes being fed 15 FGA a game unless he knows how to shoot 3s, which will vastly open up his game, the floor, and his teammates.

And until Siakam, FVV, OG all lower and defer to the eventual franchise player in Barnes.

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fat chance. old dogs gotta eat. they will try to maintain the pecking order.

pascal will delay Scotties development. We should really let Pascal ball out all year or until the trade deadline, build his valueand trade him for future 1sts and a solid young centre.

Maybe cavs? Would they like Pascal over Allen?

I'd take Allen and some future cavs 1sts for Pascal. Maybe we could get sexton too and have a scorer off the bench

The problem is that the Raps aren't going down that path. They are in a win now while developing.

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[Bruin]

Mobley is gonna run away with ROY. Unless we decide to actually let Scottie get 15 FGA per game

Scottie is averaging 14 shots per game. Two more shot attempts than Mobley. Right now it's a pretty tight race but I'd give Mobley the edge. The team is doing everything right with Scottie. They are giving him opportunities to bring the ball up, they are giving him the ball in the half court. He's certainly been given more opportunities offensively than Mobley has.

Now that Siakam is back, Scottie’s attempts have understandably gone down

But also a lot of Scotties “shot attempts” are from multiple tip in attempts where he doesn’t even get the chance to grab it but rather just redirects the ball onto the basket. Majority of Mobleys attempts are assisted shots that are created by his guards

In reality, Mobley gets much more help in getting his shots than Scottie even if the total shot attempts say otherwise

[HumbleRen]

Has less to do with pascal and more to do with the fact that our system isn’t ideal for Barnes shot attempts. For example Dragic took more shots last night, feels like Gary takes more every nights, obviously OG, Fred and now Siakam get there’s.

Precious and Birch usually eat up a good chunk of shots as well when they play because Fred loves running pick and roll with them over Barnes.

Heck even when bench players like Svi and Blanton come on the offense is more focused on getting them going than Barnes.

He's in a bad fit in terms of roster construction, in a system with no offensive plan and still is putting up numbers. It's super impressive lol, not sustainable because a lot of his buckets come from broken plays but it proves he has the capacity to thrive even more if he had complimentary teammates beside him.

[720]

Mobley is gonna run away with ROY. Unless we decide to actually let Scottie get 15 FGA per game

Scottie is averaging 14 shots per game. Two more shot attempts than Mobley. Right now it's a pretty tight race but I'd give Mobley the edge. The team is doing everything right with Scottie. They are giving him opportunities to bring the ball up, they are giving him the ball in the half court. He's certainly been given more opportunities offensively than Mobley has.

Now that Siakam is back, Scottie’s attempts have understandably gone down

But also a lot of Scotties “shot attempts” are from multiple tip in attempts where he doesn’t even get the chance to grab it but rather just redirects the ball onto the basket. Majority of Mobleys attempts are assisted shots that are created by his guards

In reality, Mobley gets much more help in getting his shots than Scottie even if the total shot attempts say otherwise

Siakam and Barnes don’t overlap. Both can get their shots. Aside from Fred, OG and Siakam no one else has a hierarchy. Like you said a lot of Barnes shot attempts aren’t really attempts. There is no reason for Goran and Gary, to take more shots than Barnes. Like none.

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Bucks are trash this year.

[Chandan]

Scottie is averaging 14 shots per game. Two more shot attempts than Mobley. Right now it's a pretty tight race but I'd give Mobley the edge. The team is doing everything right with Scottie. They are giving him opportunities to bring the ball up, they are giving him the ball in the half court. He's certainly been given more opportunities offensively than Mobley has.

Now that Siakam is back, Scottie’s attempts have understandably gone down

But also a lot of Scotties “shot attempts” are from multiple tip in attempts where he doesn’t even get the chance to grab it but rather just redirects the ball onto the basket. Majority of Mobleys attempts are assisted shots that are created by his guards

In reality, Mobley gets much more help in getting his shots than Scottie even if the total shot attempts say otherwise

Siakam and Barnes don’t overlap. Both can get their shots. Aside from Fred, OG and Siakam no one else has a hierarchy. Like you said a lot of Barnes shot attempts aren’t really attempts. There is no reason for Goran and Gary, to take more shots than Barnes. Like none.

i dont mind gary taking more shots. He's easily the most fluid/gifted scorer on our roster and still young.