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    TJ Warren now

    A percentile is any 1% in 100%, not the top 1% although to be accurate I should have said percentiles, with an 's'. 'Upper' doesn't = 'Top', I don't think. There's 301 players in the NBA; the 50th ranked player by PER is in the top 17% of players. The 41st ranked player is in the top 14% of...
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    TJ Warren now

    For a really general metric, I really like this measure.
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    TJ Warren now

    I don't buy that my deliberately general generalisation (!) doesn't make sense - one of the best means one of the best (in the upper percentile of a data set, to get specific). I would have thought a metric like: PER x Value of Contract x Length of Contract Remaining Would give a pretty good...
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    TJ Warren now

    So consider his contract as an added dimension: “Warren’s rank in this league as a player is (arguably) hard to determine; by some metrics he’s a top 10 player by others he’s not, but if you also consider the value of his contract, and length of service due under that contract, dollar for...
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    The 2017-2018 Around the NBA thread

    Minor but boy did I undersell Capella; 6'10" with a 7'3" wingspan and doing what he's doing...The Rockets absolutely have their big three under control with him on board.
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    The 2017-2018 Around the NBA thread

    Yeah my memory isn’t good there - I thought it was sarver who suggested the defensive coach. Still, we had them and we don’t anymore and Sarver could have stepped in somewhere; who honestly doesn’t try harder to keep a 58 wins per season coach. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The 2017-2018 Around the NBA thread

    12 and 11 says he’s entirely replaceable. And the suns need a new owner, not new players; how Kerr and MDA, both former suns, have moved on from us to outstanding success (I’ve got the rockets this season to win it all), isn’t a coincidence; we had em, they left ... bravo sarver. Sent from...
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    The 2017-2018 Around the NBA thread

    Two really interesting box scores tonight: 1. Bulls vs Celtics http://www.espn.co.uk/nba/boxscore?gameId=400975142 Statement of the obvious maybe but a good PG makes all the difference in the world for other players to get good shots off. Tatum has been killing it this year, and without...
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    Okafor to the Nets

    With stauskas - Booker going the other way. I thought trading for the guy was risky? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Suns @ Bulls game thread 11-28-17

    It was more a shot at the suns than Alex Len, so serviceable rather than break out would have been a better way of putting it... but I hear you all the same, Lumbering Len is looking a bit late to the NBA party.
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    Suns @ Celtics game thread 12-2-17

    They’ve been preparing for 7 years and still suck - it’s not strategic, it’s straight incompetence. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Suns @ Bulls game thread 11-28-17

    I fully expect him to move on and break out; it’s what we’re best at - unidentifying talent and letting it walk. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Suns @ Celtics game thread 12-2-17

    Nice idea but they literally made the greatest trade of all time and we’re not replicating that any time soon. But we do have two first rounders and some assets so there’s hope, I guess. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Bledsoe to Bucks

    So is, IT, dragic, markieff Morris, Marcus Morris...so NOTHING to see here in other words. And related / not related; don’t know if anyone’s following bogdan bogdanovic but he’s looking like the best player in that trade. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Josh Jackson

    Easy on there fella! He’s a rookie. Jimmy butler is a 2/3, has short arms, is good defensively and is particularly good at steals. Jackson fits that description perfectly. I’m not comparing jackson to anyone offensively yet because we don’t really know what we have with him there yet...
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    Josh Jackson

    Tucker’s a fat potato, surely you mean someone else? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Josh Jackson

    https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2017/11/27/16700074/the-numbers-show-josh-jackson-elite-traits-on-defense-are-translating-quicker-than-expected-suns-nba Nice article on Jackson - I’ve said it a bunch of times that he’s nothing like Leonard or Marion because of his wingspan, but he’s right...
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    Suns @ Timberwolves game thread 11-26-17

    Uuuugly miss from bender didn’t even hit the rim Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Suns @ Timberwolves game thread 11-26-17

    Uuuugly turnover from Jackson leading to a run from the Timberwolves and a time out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Bucks @ Suns game thread 11-22-17

    Don’t know about this - Jackson looks like he likes to dribble a lot more than Marion’s dirt work routine, and their wingspans are miles apart (Marion was a wingspan freak, Jackson’s isn’t) ...they’re both raw but then so are most nba rookies. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Bucks @ Suns game thread 11-22-17

    While only an article about Jackson going 1st to Boston, it’s sounds pretty convincing (I vaguely remember reading this at draft time): https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2715979-boston-celtics-reportedly-considering-josh-jackson-with-no-1-overal-pick.amp.html...
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    Bucks @ Suns game thread 11-22-17

    Balance, braking (https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/james-hardens-secret-talent-is-slowing-down-1486667420), ability to turn on a dime etc - it’s all athleticism, just not as obvious as things like jumping as you say. And you don’t always have to look prettier doing...
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    Bucks @ Suns game thread 11-22-17

    Have to say that when i re-checked out Jackson’s college stats today, I was trying to find a bigger assist number than just 3; like a per 36 5 or something but didn’t see it. Which is weird because I had in my mind that Jackson was projecting as an 18, 10 and 5 sort of guy, but there’s really...
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    Bucks @ Suns game thread 11-22-17

    *25ppg guy but with Haywood and Brown there, maybe that path is a little less clear.
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    Bucks @ Suns game thread 11-22-17

    Pure is the word. No question (but there's no choice really, as it turns out). Have you seen him play? I'd bet he goes on to be a 25ppg guy. I thought these guys were comparable dimensions wise (height, wing span) and they're not - Jackson is a short 6'8", Tatum isn't, which might negate...

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