With that many 3s taken, every shot is worth about 4%. So the numbers do not prove anything, I also look at it after he shot 2/2, which is very selective. But if as a coach you are talking about it like this, and you take an extreme measure of asking a player not to shoot in a developmental year, the number improving from last year and contradicting your statement is kind of a thing. To take that sort of measure, I would say, there should be something clearly wrong with his shooting mechanics, which is not the case. ps. yes, I looked at two numbers, 33.3% when taking out all the buzzer beaters(4 total), and 29.6 when taking out just one half court shot.
love him or hate him, he is a really good finisher in and around the rim. hustles for boards, plays a team game.
bballbreakdown video really gassed Sengun up. He’s my favorite player on the team by far, been a fan since I first saw him play but he is just not what this guy said he is. “as good of a passer as Jokic now”? come on man
hahah nice work buddy! but it wasn't like that at all! and it was amazing how easy and automatically I decided to side with silas on this issue, which just goes to prove I am definitely not a silas hater or a 'just a SOF' , that mayority of my views come from a genuine and authentic experience and thinking out the basketball, myself, others and the world we live in....
Listen buddy. Larry would hold his own. Since they can never play 1x1 there is no winning this argument but saying Bird couldn't guard Sengun at all is delusional. I too hope Sengun will be a GOAT if he stays healthy but for now we need to slow our roll and enjoy his development. Putting him ahead of or on par with one of the greatest to ever play is a bit premature. People remember Celtics Hall-of-Famer Larry Bird for his offense, but he was good on defense as well. Bird had great awareness and instincts on the defensive end. Bird ranks 63rd all time with a 101 defensive rating and 37th in defensive box plus/minus at 1.8 is probably less in line with expectations. Defensive rating is complicated but it measures how many baskets a player gives up per 100 possessions. That Bird is not that many spots behind Kawhi Leonard on the all time list is a bit of a surprise and speaks to his strong defensive abilities. Defensive box plus/minus is an estimate of how many points a player gave up per possession when compared to a league average player & team. Again, Bird ranks very highly just a tiny bit behind noted lock-down defender Scottie Pippen. Bird ranks 33rd all time in defensive win shares with 59 for his career – ahead of outstanding defenders Dennis Rodman and Chris Paul. While win shares are a complicated stat, they attempt to measure how much a player contributes to his team while on the floor. When McHale became the starter alongside Bird at forward, he was assigned to chase the quicker, smaller forward while Larry banged down low with the bigger power forward. He was a good post defender. Bird used his instincts and awareness to provide good help defense and to swoop in for steals. Bird was also a very strong defensive rebounder who got the break going with quick outlet passes. Bird’s role on defense changed as the years went by, but up until his last few seasons, most observers considered him a positive force on the defensive end.
