2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

[Mentch]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

Besides, he's the replacement TO the replacement. At that point give it to the guy winning games that hasn't had that recognition his entire career. Fox will get it eventually

If you argued Demar instead of Fox then there's actually a conversation to be had

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Honestly I think the argument for Demar vs Fox depends on what you value more in a player, slashing or shooting

[ojandpizza]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

I also think SGA has been just a tad better than Fox if we were giving it to someone with a more impressive stat line than Conley. Maybe not by much, either would have been solid choices, but just slightly.


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[JazzMan]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

Rudy wore a Stock and Malone NBA Jam shirt on his stream yesterday lmao, I love it

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[jfsolo]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

Conley is also running the offense for the best team in the league. And while maybe he’s not quite a 23/8 guy he could easily be getting close to those numbers on a bad team like Fox. Not saying for All-Star purposes star power stats shouldn’t be a driving point, but some level of good stats bad team should at least be understood.

Conley has a better ORtg, DRtg, PER, WS, BPM, VORP, substantially better on-off splits. His on court +/- is the best on the Jazz team, which isn’t a surprise if you watch them, and his on-off is second to Gobert.

I’m not one for always picking the player on the “best team” for stuff like this, but I don’t feel like Fox has been so good that he’s forcing our hand in giving him a spot. He’s not Dame or Beal for example, although Fox also wouldn’t have been a bad choice. Conleys impact on Utah has been pretty massive IMO.


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OJ, for the All-Star game especially, no one want to hear anything about any metrics.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

OJ, for the All-Star game especially, no one want to hear anything about any metrics.

To quote the great philosopher Kevin T. Durant:

“Who the **** wants to look at graphs while having a hoop convo?”

But yeah, this is the one time where folks can put down the calculators and the advanced stats for one day, lol

[dubcity]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

“Who the **** wants to look at graphs while having a hoop convo?”

Everyone who writes for The Ringer.

[ojandpizza]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

OJ, for the All-Star game especially, no one want to hear anything about any metrics.

That's fair, I was mostly using them because he had mentioned he hadn't watched much NBA action until the playoffs start recently. Was trying to explain that Conley's level of play couldn't fully be appreciated with ppg and apg.

[The 24th Letter]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

Should have been Derozan, but meh, happy for Conley....always been a fan of his

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[Master Live 013]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

Nah, I don't think it is fair. Metrics help us describe what happens on the court and to understand who's the best and why. In a game (the All-Star game) that purports to be a collection of the best players metrics can only help to select such players.

[cima]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

Should have been Derozan, but meh, happy for Conley....always been a fan of his

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Bball reference lists him as a PF this year...that can't be right...right?

[JazzMan]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

Bball reference lists him as a PF this year...that can't be right...right?

Pretty sure it's right. They've been starting Murray, Walker, Johnson, Demar, and Aldridge/Poeltl

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[DamnYanks2]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

Bball reference lists him as a PF this year...that can't be right...right?

Yep that's correct. LA is a fossil now.

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[3304Life]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

This is exactly what I've been trying to tell everyone. Players have way too much power and think their voice matters a lot more than it does. Someone tell Kyrie Irving to shut the hell up already

Sorry this is way too late and the moment has passed but the hilarity of this post followed, literally about 3 posts later, by an argument that one NBA player deserves an all star spot over another. It’s almost as if you’re *using your voice to state a position on something you care about*.


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[Mentch]

Re: 2/23 - 3/4 Games Discussion Thread

Sorry this is way too late and the moment has passed but the hilarity of this post followed, literally about 3 posts later, by an argument that one NBA player deserves an all star spot over another. It’s almost as if you’re *using your voice to state a position on something you care about*.


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Maybe I would be more willing to give him a break if he wasnt such a ******* moron with everything that comes out of his mouth. Yeah he has the right to say it, but he abuses that platform and it's hard to take his message seriously when it lacks any form of authenticity, and I have just as much of a right to make fun of him for it. If you're going to talk as much as he does, at least know what the hell youre talking about

Nobody is going to listen to someone who demands the NBA logo get changed to Kobe and says the Earth is flat. Everything he says is heat of the moment emotional garbage. When it comes to basketball accountability, I have no problem listening to Kyrie. You may not like his opinions and think that he's criticizing the wrong guys, but a lot of what he says is spot on basketball wise. But when it comes to anything else off the court, I tend to automatically ignore anything he says cuz he's incredibly delusional about it

[DieHardYankee26]

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