modern day dennis rodman

Can’t shoot. Spurs coulda had JDub instead of this bum

@@chrilpy no one expected jdub to be this good, probably not even jdub.

He def has that potential, but its just so frustrating to watch him sometimes, some games it looks like he has butterfingers and can't grab a pass or rebound to save his life.

@@chrilpynobody in the NBA is a bum

I wouldve been so mad if we traded him. It was ridiculous it was even on the table.

Agreed - CPJ was great early but he hasn't really been out there. Okoro has routinely been a great 3 and D rotation piece

Isaac's growth is something that I am really proud of. Definitely proved me and others wrong. CPJ is awesome but JB removing him out of the rotation has dampened his current production as Bickerstaff is so good at doing to players.

Dean Wade is also huge help on defense and underrated but okoro has a little more offensive pizazz that he doesn’t get credit for

yeah Dario was a weird pick , bro hasn't had any impact these last few months .

I think this kinda shows just how hard it is to keep up on every team. Rusty probs kept up with the warriors at the start way more

Agreed, Dario was sooo good to start the year but he became a liability. Shoulda been traded at the deadline

I honestly think Dario might be the key to making the playoffs for the warriors.

@@kohsmoger1567 I don’t think he’s even in the playoff rotation

Agreed my friend

think its just fit on the grizz he worked well bc the other scorers were more off ball reliant while poole kuzma are better w more touches than bane and jaren who are good at positioning

I agree . tyus is great as a back up point guard but in no way is he a starting point guard in the nba in 2024.

@@kushaalvennamaneni9797 yeah it’s not his fault he’s definitely a good player just not for this squad. Not like we were “good” without him the offense was more watchable

@@MindaugasKuzminskas966 he’s a great back up, no turn overs and will maintain and offense. But he was just such a non factor as a starter and stagnated offense at times. Hope he can go back up a contender

Kings fans here. I've seen all matchups this season, that basically makes me an expert on Pelicans' basketball, it's definitely Naji Marshall.

Love mamu, knows how to space and move without the ball so damn well

The thing not enough people don't understand about drop is it's a combination coverage. You need an excellent drop big AND an excellent point-of-attack AND good, smart help defenders. People act like it's all about the big but it's very much not. As you alluded to, ball handlers are so much better now exploiting drop. It's not 2017 anymore.

@@michaelahurt you ever seen wemby in the drop its a 1 on 2 and he shuts it down every time thats what dpoys do

@@rryanc22 Wemby doesn't count. He's not a DPOY he's an extraterrestrial life form.

The advanced metrics are often used, and the contexts surrounding them are often under appreciated.

As a statistics major you’re absolutely correct. With any form of statistical analysis, you need to account for as many background variables as you can statistically for an accurate estimate and even then you have to acknowledge the existence of possible nuisance variables that could lead to misleading data. Statisticians and data analysts have the reputation of relying on stats at face value to make conclusions when that couldn’t be further from the case.

@@treymatthews3353Not trying to argue, just want to better understand y’all in your viewpoint. Does the league not take into account different variables when coming up with advanced stats? How do they come to their conclusions? Also would it make any difference looking at career stats vs season stats depending on the context?

@@eagleslove100 So certain stats definitely take into account more variables than others. For example comparing FG% to TS%, TS% takes into account the value of different shot types in its formula like 3 pointers and free throws by weighing for them while FG% is just a straight up accuracy stats. However there are still a lot of other variables that a singular stats cannot account for. Defensive rating for example measures how many points an opposing team scores for 100 possessions while a player is one the floor, but so many things can impact this stat. If an amazing defender is on the floor with 4 of bad defenders, their defensive rating will indicate that he’s a worse defender than he really is. If you want to look at a players defensive rating to get an idea a better idea of how good of a defender they are, you’d have to take into account variables like lineups and the opposing team. Organizations also have access to a lot of stats that we as viewers don’t have public access to so they have much more evidence to make conclusions as well. I can’t speak for organizations because I’m not apart of one, but I’m assuming they use coding platforms like RStudio to make statistical analysis. As for looking at career and season stats, yes it’s a big difference. A player like Vince Carter’s career stats wouldn’t be indicative of how good of a player he was in his prime as he played for many years after his decline. Not to mention eras make a big difference. A player today will have much better offensive stats compared to years past due to the increase in 3 point attempts, pace, and defensive rules. This is the difficulty behind stats especially in sports. It’s so hard to measure all these different things due to all the different things we can’t account for numerically so when you make an analysis, you have to try to quantify or characterize as many cofounders as you possibly. Even then there’s just some things like human error that are very hard to account for. That’s where the idea of variance comes in.

@@eagleslove100 also sorry for writing a paper. I had no clue I wrote that much lol

I've seen one Pacers game and it was the one where they were defeated by the Spurs. McConnell was playing really well.

tj isn’t really “underrated” only because he gets a lot of love from media and content creators

okay hater

Dalano Banton?

@@lukatosic09 He has played well, I'm glad hes here and I hope he stays. But he's only been here a little while, Jabari has been here all season which to me counts for something.

Chris Paul is a known playoff choker and got injured in many of his best chances to win

​@Yoganrl Not really a playoff choker he is kinda normal in the playoffs. it doesn't jump off a cliff, nor does he become insane. When he "chokes," it's mostly because of injuries. Never really played bad, not constantly, at least.

NAW and Conley for DLO was such a crazy good trade

Haha they didnt want lowry for that bum

Saric hasnt even played in like 10 games😭😭lame ass take fr

A small, offensively impactful guard who is also not very impactful defensively despite their best efforts.

@@urbaindelva7869Ergo guards are getting taller?

@@fortynights1513 you don't need to be tall to be a positive defender

Why? He's not really an on ball creator and he's been shooting late 20s percentage wise from three lately..🤔

@@Miles_305 he's a really good slasher tho, and his playmaking has also improved

If everyone says you’re underrated, are you underrated?

Nah Jalen Johnson is well known as a breakout I fell trae was the right decision or even bogi for the pick