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KAT ducks fades though. Both Denver and Minnesota are bottom 10 defenses. KAT isn’t getting taken out cause Thibs doesn’t sub.
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KAT ducks fades though. Both Denver and Minnesota are bottom 10 defenses. KAT isn’t getting taken out cause Thibs doesn’t sub.
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Rather have KAT as my franchise player than Lonzo or Ingram
I mean I would too, but KAT only won 31 games last season as the number one option and playing in all 82 games. Lakers are at 32 wins with Zo missing 19 games & BI missing 13 so far due to injury. We've seen how extra regular the Wolves have been without Jimmy. Don't try and hype KAT up as being so much better than his contemporaries.
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I know we kill Thibs for not using his bench but the Wolves starting lineup has the third highest net rating in the league among lineups who’ve played 400 minutes or more.
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We gonna Agree to Disagree on this one. Kat hasn't consistently been a good defender, he has his moments. Jokic literally can't do anything on that end, it's not about missed rotations or bad angles. He's not Physically capable.
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Don’t think Bender is ever going to figure it out. Dude is so timid out there.
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stats tracking individual defense is probably the biggest failure of modern analytics. for team defense, it's fine though.
modern tape watching is much better for individual defense, but some people also see what they want to see and/or barely even know small things happening in the game (concepts, tendencies, calling offensive sets, helping the helper, positioning, other intangibles, etc...).
that's cause he got them out there for 43 min a night playing against 3rd stringers at the end of games.
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I think as of right now KAT, KP, and Joker have proven to be great number 2 options on playoff bound teams. All 3 have their deficiencies though. KAT isn't aggressive enough at times and could be a lot better on D. Joker is atrocious on D, and every year Kristaps has flamed out considerably after the new year maybe due to his conditioning.
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KAT is way better than anyone on the Lakers that’s a fact no matter how you try to twist it
Kat is Better than Anyone Individually, with that said i'm easily taking BI, Ball, Randle, Kuz & Hart >>>> Kat, Lebron Money Wiggins, Tyus Jones & Dieng
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KAT is way better than anyone on the Lakers that’s a fact no matter how you try to twist it
Uhhh I already said I'd take him over anybody on the Lakers right now, but fax is fax. His play ain't necessarily translating to winning basketball. I'd say as the undisputed number 1 guy at the very least Joker has done that albeit not quite to playoff level.
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Tatum vs Jackson has been fun thus far.
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Holy **** we’re that far ahead of the next closest starting lineup?
And we added the #1 pick, Belinelli and Ilyasova to our bench?
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Rather have KAT as my franchise player than Lonzo or Ingram
Didn't know we were comparing big men and other positions.
If that's the case give me Crocodile Lebron over KAT.
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I'd probably go:
KP > KAT > Jokic on defense
Jokic > KAT > KP on offense
For now I'd take Jokic over either though. He's by far better a #1 option than the other two, not really close IMO. In the future it should be KAT > KP > Jokic. Coaching is gonna be key though to see who truly develops into the unstoppable force they should be.
KP > KAT > Jokic on defense
Jokic > KAT > KP on offense
For now I'd take Jokic over either though. He's by far better a #1 option than the other two, not really close IMO. In the future it should be KAT > KP > Jokic. Coaching is gonna be key though to see who truly develops into the unstoppable force they should be.
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Those stats show that KAT is clearly the best on offense though lol
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That’s cool but you don’t have him on your team.
You’re stuck with lightskin Andre Miller
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I think they're pretty equal, Jokic is slightly better to me on offense because he's a much better passer and you can run him as a #1 option that leads to winning. I haven't seen that with KAT and his demeanor most of the time is trash to me.
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Outside of Booker what is the point of the suns core?
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Marquese Chriss got some absurd athleticism. Too bad he's such a moron.
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Jackson can play. They REALLY need to hit with whoever they get in this upcoming draft.
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Suns need about as many pics as the Browns have had the past 3 years
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AD won a gold medal, and all star MVP and dis yr he winning his first playoff game yadig
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I'm really trying to Decipher How someway it isnt "Close" & Kat literally does everything better than Jokic on Offense & Is light years ahead athletically? Also KP has shown a pretty big offensive arsenal also
.Jokic core around him as a #1 option has been Murray, Harris, Barton, Chandler, Milsap (about half a season), Faried, Plumlee, Harris. So a mix of some good young players & consistent vets.
Kat years as a #1 option consisted of Wiggins, (Lavine for half a year), Shabazz Muhammed,
KP Tim Hardaway Jr, Jarrett Jack, Mike Beasely, Kyle Oquinn
Yet somehow he's a much better #1 option because he helped his playoff prepared team hover around the 8th seed?
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Well, they should end up with a top 3 pick and the they have the Bucks and Heat picks.
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