ClutchFans Game Thread: Timberwolves @ Rockets 1/8/2023

I'm not sure KPj is concerned about Jabari's 12PPG at 38.5%.

 

Why did kpj dunk at the end?

 

Lol he is fast that is all, he gets easily gassed.

If you can't use your skill over the full course of a game or season, it's useless.

It is like the smart student who pisses himself during certain tests.

We don't know for sure what Wagner can become, that is exciting but we could picture Green as a 3 level scorer and All Star, that is fine.

 

Silas thinks we had good shot quality in the second half. We're gonna be OK

 

And you're acting like Green is Anthony Bennet struggling to average 5 points and doomed to never pick up any consistency.

I don't think NBA GMs would trade Green for Wagner, I don't think NBA GMs would pick him over Green. They are not going to flip out because he has bad shooting stretches. I think most people expect that from young players.

 

You were right again, Rockets was outscored 18-2 after 60-40 lead at the second quarter and 64-34 in whole. 30 points switch.

Ahh, sorry 28 points switch. Another unsportmanship action by a Rockets player, KPJ did before.

Someone has to teach to this dudes what sport is.

 

the entire green vs wagner debate is that green can potentially be great. that's the entire basis of choosing Green while Wagner is actually productive right now and helps his team win. and then saying it's likely you have seen the best from him(at age 21) while simultaneously saying green is only 20 therefore we can't judge him yet and it's only his 2nd year with so much room to grow. how do you decipher who reached their ceiling?

 

That sweet sweet 25 point mark

woooo

 

I guarantee you NBA GMs - especially those on contending teams- would pick the bigger shooter with good advanced #s over Green and his abysmal advanced #s.

 

NBA Scouts have to make this same determination every draft. Most guys enter around the same age, some guys are just thought to have a higher ceiling than others. Green's ability to explode and be the fastest person on the court means he has the potential to add a layer to his scoring that others in his class do not.

 

Tell that to Doncic and Jokic.

The game has become European more and more and nope the role of athleticism is just that of an eye candy.

Of course you would need them to be good athletes but the importance of uber athletes wanes.

 

I mean you can but we have an actual NBA GM poll and more guys voted that Green would be better in 5 years than Wagner.

 

Quite fascinating that this game would be one where green ends up with +3 on/off and thus the second highest on the team. Only Garuba had +5 and was higher.

 

Glad i fell asleep on them.

This **** is ass, yo.

 

I put Wagner,Green,Sengun,Giddey,Cade at same bracket. Respect to anyone chooses within as top one.

Meanwhile who are these NBA GMs? Holy Virgin? Guilt-free? Unmistaken? Jesus Christ?

 

Both have rare toolsets that you rarely see...and also, yes, both would be immensely better if they were more athletic.

Luka actually is very athletic for his size any ways.

 

You missed the whole point… Jabari has had games where he started hot and got ignored

Just like Green would have big 3rd qtrs but KPJ wasn’t on the floor and then 4th qtr Green would poof because KPJ was on the floor trying to play catch-up

Tonight Sengun was cooking - Rockets got up 20 and KPJ was like hell Ima get mine and threw a wrench into everything

 

You are stuck in the Ice Age but I don't blame you.

Athleticism is great but skills and accuracy have caught up.

I don't see the Splash brothers as uber athletic, don't see Draymond as uber athletic.

Wagner isn't a leaper but he is similarly to Sengun, maybe less athletic than Sengun, defo underrated athlete, big brainy dude.