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[AussieWolf3]

NAW almost a complete non-factor for Atlanta in the playoffs so far.

Didn't he basically seal them a win pit pocketing Brunsen and basically had the clamps on him most of that game?
Just saying, it seems like he's still doing NAW stuff, but is also probably wearing too big of britches as their starting PG.
Although Jalen Johnson is a pretty good paring for NAW as a PG

[Q-is-here]

NAW almost a complete non-factor for Atlanta in the playoffs so far.

Didn't he basically seal them a win pit pocketing Brunsen and basically had the clamps on him most of that game?
Just saying, it seems like he's still doing NAW stuff, but is also probably wearing too big of britches as their starting PG.
Although Jalen Johnson is a pretty good paring for NAW as a PG

His scoring and shooting efficiency is way down from the regular season and Atlanta is struggling to generate offense. Yes, he still defends his ass off, but to your point, he is paid to do more now and it appears he's struggling to replicate his regular season success against playoff-caliber defense.

[AbeVigodaLive]

NAW almost a complete non-factor for Atlanta in the playoffs so far.

Didn't he basically seal them a win pit pocketing Brunsen and basically had the clamps on him most of that game?
Just saying, it seems like he's still doing NAW stuff, but is also probably wearing too big of britches as their starting PG.
Although Jalen Johnson is a pretty good paring for NAW as a PG

His scoring and shooting efficiency is way down from the regular season and Atlanta is struggling to generate offense. Yes, he still defends his ass off, but to your point, he is paid to do more now and it appears he's struggling to replicate his regular season success against playoff-caliber defense.

While I agree that NAW is overextended as a lead guard, especially in the playoffs... I don't think he's facing too many extra expectations because of his salary.

He's paid "only" $15M, and that will go down in subsequent years. Meanwhile...

Kuminga gets paid nearly $9M more. Kispert gets paid $1M less. Risacher gets paid $2M less. Even Gabe Vincent gets paid $11.5M.

It's still a bargain contract compared to dozens of others around the NBA.

[Q-is-here]

Didn't he basically seal them a win pit pocketing Brunsen and basically had the clamps on him most of that game?
Just saying, it seems like he's still doing NAW stuff, but is also probably wearing too big of britches as their starting PG.
Although Jalen Johnson is a pretty good paring for NAW as a PG

His scoring and shooting efficiency is way down from the regular season and Atlanta is struggling to generate offense. Yes, he still defends his ass off, but to your point, he is paid to do more now and it appears he's struggling to replicate his regular season success against playoff-caliber defense.

While I agree that NAW is overextended as a lead guard, especially in the playoffs... I don't think he's facing too many extra expectations because of his salary.

He's paid "only" $15M, and that will go down in subsequent years. Meanwhile...

Kuminga gets paid nearly $9M more. Kispert gets paid $1M less. Risacher gets paid $2M less. Even Gabe Vincent gets paid $11.5M.

It's still a bargain contract compared to dozens of others around the NBA.

My mistake. For some reason I thought his contract was in the $25M range.

But my original point is that he hasn't been doing all that great in the playoffs relative to his regular season, which earned him the MIP award.

14.2 PPG, 37% FG, 44% 3pt%, 2.6 reb, 2.8 asst, 2.4 TOs, 1.2 stl, and a Net Rating of -12.8, which is near the bottom of Hawks players.

Bottom line....Feels like Finch had it right with NAW. His best role on a legit contender is bench 3&D guard. Had Clark and/or Shannon stepped up more, we wouldn't have missed him so much! And similar to his situation with the Hawks, he was better in the regular season for the Wolves than the playoffs.

[rapsuperstar31]

[All NBA Podcast] The Celtics ran 23 Isos in Game 5, getting just 0.39 points per direct action. It was the 4th-least efficient iso game for a team that ran that many actions in a playoff game in the entire tracking era

For as much love as Mazula gets as a coach, they run far more iso actions than the Wolves and take more bad shots than we do. Granted it worked one year and they won a championship, so maybe that is all that matters.

[Monster]

Lakers lose to the Rockets in a close one where neither team scored 100 points.

[FNG]

Lakers lose to the Rockets in a close one where neither team scored 100 points.

Reed Sheppard revenge game! He loses the ball to James to blow game 3, but returns the favor by stealing the ball from James and going in for a key late game dunk. Reeves returns but shot poorly. Durant out, and will miss game 6 also...I think Houston will win anyway.

[Q-is-here]

[All NBA Podcast] The Celtics ran 23 Isos in Game 5, getting just 0.39 points per direct action. It was the 4th-least efficient iso game for a team that ran that many actions in a playoff game in the entire tracking era

For as much love as Mazula gets as a coach, they run far more iso actions than the Wolves and take more bad shots than we do. Granted it worked one year and they won a championship, so maybe that is all that matters.

I've always said it's the perfect offense for Ant. Heavy iso action that does a ton of switch baiting and targeting of weaker defenders. Like Ant, their two best players - Tatum and Brown - aren't pick and roll wizards so they spread the floor out and let them go to work with a bunch of shooters to rotate the ball to when they collapse the defense. It's not beautiful basketball, but it's effective basketball (Game 5 excluded, LOL) and that's what they've needed to do given their two most talented players strengths and weaknesses.

[Q-is-here]

Lakers lose to the Rockets in a close one where neither team scored 100 points.

I watched the first half. Houston can field a pretty damn potent group of defenders out there which is what they have to do since God knows they struggle on offense without Durant (and even with KD to a degree). When rebounding your misses is your best offensive attribute, well....you better have a good defense!

[AussieWolf3]

How is this score between Atl and NY real?