Around the NBA (And Oregon High Schools) - January 2018

That's like saying you see a fat obese person.

 

Speaking of that, HCP is a fan, ipso fatso he's a huge fan of Ball.

 

My eye test unfortunatley tells me Ball is going to end up a pretty damn good player. Not the result I was hoping for. He is a rookie running a team, which is the hardest position to run in the league. I hope he fails because he's a Laker, just don't see it happening. If his brothers dont make the league it could quiet his dad a little. Maybe.

 

Everytime I watch Ball he reminds me so much of Rubio as a rookie. Does pretty much everything Rubio did well except he can finish at the rim something Rubio can't. Rubio never really became what I thought he could become, Balls got a shot as long as he can somehow develop a semi reliable jumper.

 

Rubio would have been better if he had landed on a team with a better coaching staff to develop talent.

 

So because he can't shoot his 7 assists per game and his rebounding is more impressive?

 

He'll be decent but not a star. He'll be an average NBA PG, not someone worth taking at 2 in a loaded draft.

 

Khan and his coaching staff really ruined a LOT of careers before they had a chance.

 

Yep

 

A passing PG is only as good as the players he's passing too, as well as the number of additional layups he creates for a team.

A passing PG will get more assists when kicking out to better shooters. A passing PG who also can't create layups for others and not himself will have a lot of assists but won't be that productive, as most PGs can create layups for themselves and others, yet won't see the assist numbers as a passing PG because some of the layups are their own instead of someone else's.

Passing PGs are overrated, as a lot of a passing PGs additional assists (compared to a scoring PGs) would come as a product of a good offensive and ball movement, which would rely less on one player creating offense for others as it would from team offensive and sharing the ball.

 

His assists are. When you play somebody who can't shoot, you sag off. It's a natural reaction. In spite of that he is getting dimes. His outlets on the break look like Kevin Love and Kidd. He has court vision, flat out. Shit he'd average 11 dimes if some of his teammates could finish. He's not going to be a star I don't think, never said he would. But it's ridiculous to call him "trash". That list I posted shows he's doing a better job at things on the court than many all stars. Not bad for a kid 18 months out of HS.

 

I bet you Lillard has way more assists per pass than him. "His 7APG is more impressive because of his horrible efficiency" is a weird take.

 

Btw, sagging off makes it easier to pass, not harder.

 

He is going to be good but not amazing and not better than quite a few players who went below him in the draft. Tatum and Mitchell are far ahead now, Fox is IMO better as well, then Jackson, Isaac, Smith, Markkanen look to be at similar level.

 

Quick check in on how Fultz shot is coming along and OOOHHHHH GODDDD NOOOO ITS UGLY

 

Agreed! He was picked way to high. We can thank the hype and the Lakers for that

He's not a star, but a really good young player. Unfortunately.

 

Fultz is a Bust

 

How? He's been hurt.

 

No where near as bad as it was, looks a lot like it used too.