2P TS% includes free throws drawn from attempts inside the arc as well.
Min 7+ 2P attempts per 100 - stats from nbarapm.com
Just overtook Jokic for the 3rd spot
2P TS% includes free throws drawn from attempts inside the arc as well.
Min 7+ 2P attempts per 100 - stats from nbarapm.com
Just overtook Jokic for the 3rd spot
That pic 😂
Like if Jesus from the big Lebowski played ball.
Def giving a Lil sum
Nipping at the heels of Nuggets legend Thomas Bryant?
Better than jokic. I saw enough end the season now.
They need to stop playing Hunter Tyson over him. Put some respect on that man's name.
Theoretically, “Hunter’s a shooter.”
Practically, I’ve been watching like 45-50 years of basketball and I have no clue what they’re seeing. I’m just referencing what people more familiar with deep bench Nuggets than myself have claimed.
I think Zeke has hit more big 3s than Hunter.
Yeah, if I had never heard the first person describe him as a shooter, I’d consider him only an energy and effort guy.
The skill of his that has stood out the most to me his entire career is his rebounding out of position.
He has been so much stronger with the ball around the rim. His hands also seems to have improved.
Agree, his hands have improved a ton. His defensive rebounding percentage is up to 15% after hovering around 9–12% the past three seasons, he looks much stronger and more determined.
I agree with all this...
I swear his biggest problem last year was catching or holding onto the ball, it genuinely seemed like he had butter on his hands. so happy to the improvement from the freakmiester
Thanks for the putting the minimum right at his number of attempts lol
game, Blouses.
https://preview.redd.it/4dnvjhtavzcg1.jpeg?width=1980&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=320c5ad460eeb60be85a7db6b6ece9eba753cf43
All I see is Zeke trade value going up
Zeke for Giannis is finally coming true.
Lol this would be more impressive if Thomas Bryant wasn’t #2. I’m sure the photo for Bryant doesn’t go as hard as this one though.
I mean, Bryant has been an efficient, low-volume bench scorer his whole career but trash on defense, though. Zeke is a two-way demon.
He’s fine but you’re looking at some meaningless stats if you see he’s 2nd best in the league at something.
all his 2 pointers are layups and dunks unlike jokic's hooks, jump shot while also making tougher shots being the 1st option.
Great! Show this to other teams while we shop him around before February 5th.
This fo got cam val and THJ for mpj. They're gonna find a way to keep Watson
Imagine if coach can integrate Zeke as a useful starter? To allow the team to rest Cam or Gordon a game here and there...so no back to backs. Keep Peyton in a consistent role as a playmaking offensive hub off the bench (paired with either Murray or Jokic when one of that duo is sitting).
Zeke's almost historical issue is that he didn't even fit well with Jokic, when in theory it should be very seamless. And that's all due to how bad of a finisher and just rim presence on offense Zeke wad, as well as the poor shooting.
If that changes, he should fit well. Defensively it was always a great match, Zeke can defend a wide range of players and compensate for some of Jokic's shortcomings
I think when you're playing with a guy who's as amazing Jokic, who also demands near perfection with his high understanding of the game, it can almost be intimidating to the point where the game can be difficult if you're not fully confident in your abilities as a player. I think a guy like Zeke, who's probably had his confidence crushed during the Malone tenure, suffers from this.
I've had these experiences at a MUCH lower level at my local pickup games. The confidence from being the guy to being a 3rd/4th option next to much better players can drastically impact your performance on the court. I imagine it's even more prominent at the NBA level where these talent gaps can be even wider while also having to deal with the pressure of a million eyes on you.
I think this stretch of low expectation basketball has really done a great deal for Zeke's confidence, which hopefully can translate once the starting lineup comes back fully healthy.
Did anyone begin the open apology letter to Booth that I can sign? Asking for me and 10,000 others.
I feel like I speak with the weight of someone who went to bat for a a lot of these kids through the worst of their performances.
But to be completely fair to the subject- there was nothing stopping Booth from putting some vets ahead of them till they grew up. It’s one thing to rely on 25 year olds coming into their second contract. It’s completely different pinning your championship hopes on 22 year old rookies growing up in time to anchor your perimeter defense for a contender.
OKC is nothing but NBA lottery picks and a team building genius, and you didn’t see them wait till (top 3 pick and defensive wunderkind) Chet stopped going backwards when you bump him. They went out and signed a 26 year old whose playoff performances said he was ready to command a bigger role.
One of Booth's biggest issues is that he knew the type of coach he had and refused to work with the coach.
Malone had the same problem, he didn't want to do anything other than his own way.
It's no surprise that both got fired at the same time.
Think about how rare that is.
The ownership told a decade tenured coach with a ring AND his GM to fuck off in the same day.
Even in the last presser to a man every one of the starters and some of the young guys went to bat for Malone, like they could sense they needed to try to push him out of the way of the oncoming train.
The ownership decided whatever the full story was got so toxic that the players sticking up for him didn’t matter at all.
That never happens for bottom feeders, much less contenders mere days from the playoffs. I’m more of the Malone than Booth camp, but I don’t pull any punches on Malone. He contributed to this extraordinarily rare occurrence. Some of the Pickett stuff that got leaked is truly unprofessional, counterproductive, and petty. With a kid chasing his dreams caught up on the firing line of an intra-organizational civil war.
But this season shows the truth of what both parties were saying. We need the vets, and we need the development. They bickered their way into Jokic having neither for the better part of two years.
Just imagine if they worked together rather than against each other.
Same energy, bro.
Their egos threw a damper on two of the best basketball seasons ever played.
Still a bad tactic to not sign any proven vets while your championship window is open.
Start a gofundme to get him back as a scout!
There are bros in my group chat who talk shit about Nnaji every chance they get and I while I want Zeke to succeed for a lot of reasons, shutting these guys up is a big one.
I’ve never understood a fan base’s need to have a player or two in the team to hate on.
Same guys trash talked Pickett, too. Miserables.
Dammit, based on the game day threads last month, I burned by Nnaji jersey in effigy. What will I wear when I go to get my full back Nnaji tattoo later today?
If matko wasnt so bad at free throws he'd be so good
Now is the time to trade Zeke
Who's that bum below Zeke? Better trade him for pieces to build around a young prime Zeke
Trade him now! Or we will lose Pwat and Spencer Jones this off season