Yeah, but what are they saying about Markelle Fultz?
every pick on there after Kawhi is indefensible. Paul George???!?!
A talk radio host with a communications degree from Syracuse. And the baskets woven underwater to prove it.
he's a Boston hater and Bron apologist
the majority of sports media wingnuts are Newhouse grads, which doesn't really reflect well on the Harvard of Central NY (Sean's quote)
My favorite part of that is the Tatum's between the legs crossover seemed like it was initially supposed to be the first in a series of moves (notice he doesn't go straight up into the shot), but realizes he's already created a ton of separation just with the one dribble and is like "alright, I guess." Good times.
Sure it does. The goal is to be successful in broadcasting. Mission accomplished even for a guy like Wright. Newhouse doesn't care if you spout dumb ideas, just that you're successful in the broadcasting world.
we were just kidding...Newhouse is the best at what it does.... just ask any graduate
Hahahawe were just kidding...Newhouse is the best at what it does.... just ask any graduate
I'm a mouth breathing Maxwell School grad myself, and our most celebrated graduate isn't very popular either
We certainly shouldn't judge the Syracuse communications program based on one dipshit. Basically everyone in the field went there, so we can use all of those dipshits too.
On the other hand, you get the feeling that the improvement—not just in results but in the process that got him here—has paid and will continue to pay more dividends than if, for example, he started the season shooting well but not working as well within the team concept, etc.
j don’t know who told Nick to go from the bald look to the toupee look but that person did him a major disservice
Back when he was 19, we dreamed about what Tatum would be like in five years when he had put some muscle on. We're seeing it now and it is as spectacular as we could have hoped. He goes to the hoop with force, bodies bounce off of him and he finishes at the rim - it's almost easy to forget that the knock on him was that he couldn't finish at the rim. The drive at :23 of the video above, where he finishes with his left hand, is illustrative. He makes shoulder to shoulder contact with Towns - and Tatum is trying to draw Towns' 4th foul here, so he's looking for contact - and absorbs the encounter and maintains his line to the cup.
He's been around for awhile. Compared to other talk radio guys I would call him better than average BUT:
Giannis and Jokic would make me think; hard no on Luka and Morant. Defense matters.
He's basically reverse Skip Bayless, except without the long history as a sportswriter before realizing that just being a clown was more lucrative. He staked out the anti-skip LeBron position, then parlayed that (correct) position into a bunch of hot take nonsense constantly. He has no analytical chops or depth, he;s just a run of the mill shouter.
Two way wings are the most valuable commodity in the modern game and Tatum is at the top of the heap in that regard. There’s no way I’m trading Durant’s MiniMe for a big plodding center straight out of 1995. No on Doncic, as well. What he does better than Tatum is manage an offense. But Jay is a significantly better defender while being one of the real alphas out there.
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As far as overall raw stats, advanced stats, and overall importance? It’s one of the best months I’ve ever seen.
That last pass in Sacto is nice but Theis clearly wanted the long pass after running the floor - he was wide open.
Mmm, good stuff. This is the type of analysis that I hoped we'd see more of re Tatum, because it's been clear for awhile, from the eye test and the offensive numbers the team puts up with him, that he's warping defenses significantly.
My favorite part is some of the random Twitter people saying defenses are giving Tatum too much respect. I know there’s some really bad coaching in the league, but if every team in the league defends someone the same way….it’s for a reason.
Yeah, this is like the Duncan LeRoux thing where they look at TS%, usage, raw assist numbers, and then rank the league's offensive players.
Yes, below players who he is better than, because they think he's not an elite offensive creator and is better suited to be a 2nd option.
I haven’t listed to Duncan or Leroux in forever but the times that I did listen to them, they both struck me as very bad at assessing talent and value (maybe not bad but completely different than how every NBA team sees it). They definitely both know a lot about contracts, the CBA and contract mechanisms but they both pretty clearly had no actual sources within the NBA.
FWIW, DARKO has JT at 5 (caveat: it's not a rating system per se), behind Giannis, Embiid, Lebron, and Jokic. Slightly ahead of Durant. The turnaround to Tatum's season is breathtaking. Left out Lebron, since it's restricted to 5 for graphing and we should only focus on guys who made the playoffs.
Lowe says everything is peaking at once……but he just turned 24 and still has more physical development/upside in front of him. I always had him on the Pierce growth curve but he’s already a much better player than Paul was at age 24.
