Around the NBA (non-Wolves talk)

[Monster]

Almost forgot. Another nice game for John Collins with 16 points and 9 rebounds in 26 minutes. :) He was 7-8 from the field, continuing his high-efficiency offensive production.

I'll be interested to see if he develops or has ability to take and make shots outside of the restricted area because that's basically all he is doing. His 75% on FTs is encouraging and if nothing else you don't want to just foul him.

[Monster]

Wow

https://twitter.com/dannyleroux/status/944376696941060096

Amazing stat just now on the Nets broadcast: John Wall is the only player in the 2010 first round who has stayed on the team that drafted him.

[Monster]

Wow

https://twitter.com/dannyleroux/status/944376696941060096

Amazing stat just now on the Nets broadcast: John Wall is the only player in the 2010 first round who has stayed on the team that drafted him.

[Camden [enjin:6601484]]

Player A in 33 GS:

15.0 PPG (19.4 per 36)
2.5 APG (3.3 per 36)
3.1 RPG (4.1 per 36)
43.8 FG% / 36.1 3P% -- 1.7 3P on 4.8 3PA / 92.2 FT%
15.9 PER
24.0 USG%
.102 WS/48
0.3 VORP

Player B in 33 GS:

17.6 PPG (17.3 per 36)
1.7 APG (1.6 per 36)
4.0 RPG (3.9 per 36)
42.7 FG% / 29.7 3P% -- 1.2 3P on 4.2 3PA / 63.0 FT%
12.7 PER
23.5 USG%
.028 WS/48
-0.3 VORP

Player A is in his sophomore season.

Player B is in his fourth season.

Who would you rather have?

[Lipoli390]

Player A in 33 GS:

15.0 PPG (19.4 per 36)
2.5 APG (3.3 per 36)
3.1 RPG (4.1 per 36)
43.8 FG% / 36.1 3P% -- 1.7 3P on 4.8 3PA / 92.2 FT%
15.9 PER
24.0 USG%
.102 WS/48
0.3 VORP

Player B in 33 GS:

17.6 PPG (17.3 per 36)
1.7 APG (1.6 per 36)
4.0 RPG (3.9 per 36)
42.7 FG% / 29.7 3P% -- 1.2 3P on 4.2 3PA / 63.0 FT%
12.7 PER
23.5 USG%
.028 WS/48
-0.3 VORP

Player A is in his sophomore season.

Player B is in his fourth season.

Who would you rather have?

Definitely player A. I suspect player B is Wiggins. :). But who is player B? The suspense is killing me, Cam!

[Camden [enjin:6601484]]

Player A in 33 GS:

15.0 PPG (19.4 per 36)
2.5 APG (3.3 per 36)
3.1 RPG (4.1 per 36)
43.8 FG% / 36.1 3P% -- 1.7 3P on 4.8 3PA / 92.2 FT%
15.9 PER
24.0 USG%
.102 WS/48
0.3 VORP

Player B in 33 GS:

17.6 PPG (17.3 per 36)
1.7 APG (1.6 per 36)
4.0 RPG (3.9 per 36)
42.7 FG% / 29.7 3P% -- 1.2 3P on 4.2 3PA / 63.0 FT%
12.7 PER
23.5 USG%
.028 WS/48
-0.3 VORP

Player A is in his sophomore season.

Player B is in his fourth season.

Who would you rather have?

Definitely player A. I suspect player B is Wiggins. :). But who is player B? The suspense is killing me, Cam!

I put the same information on Twitter and my 600+ followers have deemed that they'd want Player A.

Player B is of course Andrew Wiggins. Did the paltry free throw percentage give it away? Wink, wink.

Player A is Jamal Murray, the dynamic, college record-breaking guard we could have -- and should have -- drafted two summers ago.

The fact he compares favorably to the all-too-hyped 6'8 wing is mind-boggling, especially considering he's still getting his feet wet in the league. He can't even legally drink in America!

Defense-aside for just a second, a hypothetical backcourt of Murray and Zach LaVine would have been fun to watch. Both are adept at running off screens and playing without the basketball. Maybe not the Splash Brothers, but certainly flamethrowers from three-point range in their own right.

For those that were wondering, yes I still follow Murray.

[Monster]

OKC wining games now like we all knew would happen. The good news is the Wolves are just a couple wins back of the Spurs. Gotta keep winning.

[Coolbreeze44]

I still follow the Bucks quite a bit as I've been a fan since 1970. But talk about a team whose whole doesn't equal the sum of the parts. I just don't understand why that team doesn't win more games. They seem to have all the elements of a very good team. I think it hurts a little bit when your superstar isn't an outside threat, particularly at the end of games. And Middleton seems to shrink during the key moments of a game. But that group should be blowing a lot of teams out. Anybody else have any theories why they can't seem to get over the hump?

[Monster]

I still follow the Bucks quite a bit as I've been a fan since 1970. But talk about a team whose whole doesn't equal the sum of the parts. I just don't understand why that team doesn't win more games. They seem to have all the elements of a very good team. I think it hurts a little bit when your superstar isn't an outside threat, particularly at the end of games. And Middleton seems to shrink during the key moments of a game. But that group should be blowing a lot of teams out. Anybody else have any theories why they can't seem to get over the hump?

I have watched some pieces of games here and there.

One thing I notice when I look at PACE on NBA.com when you talk about the Wolves :) the Bucks aren't particularly high in the metric either. I believe it went in the right direction adding Bledsoe but it feels like they should be getting up and down more.

Their defensive rating isn't much better than the Wolves. I've seen a few people say Brogdon hasn't been a very good defender this season which is kinda weird. Has his role changed somehow maybe guarding different players this year?

[Duke13]

Dunn is becoming a player! The announcers were loving the way Dunn and the rest of the Bulls play.