WEBVTT - NBA Player Rankings #25-24: Jamal Murray makes cut, does Trae Young, James Harden, or KAT?

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<v Speaker 1>The volume.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Well, goo to hoops tonight, you're at the

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<v Speaker 2>volume heavy Monday, everybody. Oh ball, If you guys had

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<v Speaker 2>a great weekend. I'm back in my Tucson studio. We

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<v Speaker 2>booked a couple of vacations this summer. We're going to

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<v Speaker 2>Alaska in early August and then we're doing the Pacific

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<v Speaker 2>Northwest and September, which we've done a few years in

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<v Speaker 2>a row now. We love it up there, but we

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<v Speaker 2>booked all of the flights out of Tucson, and we

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<v Speaker 2>have three dogs, so we've been relying on some help

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<v Speaker 2>to care for the.

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<v Speaker 1>Dogs when we travel.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm gonna be like kind of hopping back and

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<v Speaker 2>forth between the Tucson studio and the Denver studio over

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<v Speaker 2>the course of August in early September, but then I'll

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<v Speaker 2>officially be a full timer up there when we get

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<v Speaker 2>into September. We are starting our player rankings today. The

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<v Speaker 2>off season's basically done. We're waiting around on some warrior

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<v Speaker 2>stuff and when that happens, we'll obviously react when the

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<v Speaker 2>time comes. But it is the dead season of the NBA,

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<v Speaker 2>and so this is a great time. This is the

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<v Speaker 2>fourth year in a row and we have taken a

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<v Speaker 2>dive into player rankings. We do the top twenty five

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<v Speaker 2>players in the NBA. We go into extensive detail on

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<v Speaker 2>each player, looking back at their last season, their strengths

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<v Speaker 2>and weaknesses, what we can expect from them in the

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<v Speaker 2>coming season. We get into rationale is why guys are

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<v Speaker 2>ranked where they're ranked. We have a ton of fun

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<v Speaker 2>with it. Over the course of the summer. We don't

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<v Speaker 2>have Olympic basketball this year, is a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>a break. We might get a little bit of a

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<v Speaker 2>EuroBasket as we get into late August, which I'm particularly

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<v Speaker 2>excited about, especially on the heels of that Men's Health

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<v Speaker 2>magazine article this morning talking about Luka doncis getting into

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<v Speaker 2>great shape. I'm gonna have some more thoughts about that

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<v Speaker 2>when we talk about Luca's allegedly pending extension, which we

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<v Speaker 2>will get to at some point or over the course

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<v Speaker 2>of the next week. But it's a pretty dead summer,

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<v Speaker 2>so lots of time for us to get into our

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<v Speaker 2>player rankings today. What I'm going to do is I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to dive into our rules so that everyone understands

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<v Speaker 2>the criteria we use. It's something that is obviously an

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<v Speaker 2>inexact science. It is like impossible to scientifically rank all

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<v Speaker 2>of the players in the NBA because there's no such

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<v Speaker 2>thing as a metric that accurately captures a basketball players impact,

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<v Speaker 2>and so there's a lot of subjectivity involved. But we

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<v Speaker 2>just do the best we can, and we try to

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<v Speaker 2>stick to a set of rules, and so I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>go over the specific rules that we use. I use

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<v Speaker 2>different rules each of the first three seasons. Last year,

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<v Speaker 2>I kind of settled on a specific format that I

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<v Speaker 2>really like, and so for the first time, we're actually

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<v Speaker 2>repeating that format coming into this year's rankings. I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to talk a little bit about some of the guys

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<v Speaker 2>that didn't make the cut this year and why some

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<v Speaker 2>specific guys who dropped out, why they dropped out, who

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<v Speaker 2>my final cuts were. So we're gonna do a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of that kind of stuff right off of the top,

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<v Speaker 2>and then we're gonna get into the first two players

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<v Speaker 2>on the list today, so number twenty five and number

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four, and then on Wednesday this week, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get into the next four players on the list, so

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<v Speaker 2>six players total in the first couple of days of

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<v Speaker 2>this week. You guys know, the jop before we get started.

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<v Speaker 2>In the last but not least, keep dropping mail bag

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<v Speaker 2>questions in the YouTube comments. So we're gonna change the

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<v Speaker 2>way we do our mail bags over the course of

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<v Speaker 2>the next couple of months. I want to try to

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<v Speaker 2>gear them towards the player rankings as much as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>That doesn't mean you can't ask any other mail back questions.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys can ask whatever you want. But one of

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<v Speaker 2>the things that's fun about this is there is a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of debate. You can argue, we're gonna talk about

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<v Speaker 2>it with our tiers, but with the way these guys

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<v Speaker 2>line up in tiers, I don't see much of a

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<v Speaker 2>gap between player five and player fourteen on this list,

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<v Speaker 2>or player fifteen and the fortieth guy that didn't make

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<v Speaker 2>the list. I don't see huge gaps there. You can

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<v Speaker 2>argue players way up and down this list because how

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<v Speaker 2>close these players are and how different they are in

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<v Speaker 2>their archetypes and their specific value in different parts of

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<v Speaker 2>the game of basketball. This is up for debate, right,

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<v Speaker 2>So what I want you guys to do is, if

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<v Speaker 2>you have a specific ranking that you disagree with, a

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<v Speaker 2>player you think is underrated, a player you think is overrated,

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<v Speaker 2>whatever it is in your mail bag question, make a

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<v Speaker 2>quick elevator pitch as brief as possible, but make a

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<v Speaker 2>basketball case for why you disagree with the player and

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<v Speaker 2>where he's ranked on this list, And in our Friday

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<v Speaker 2>mail bags, we'll just debate. I'll read out your guys'

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<v Speaker 2>basketball case for why you feel differently, I'll explain whether

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<v Speaker 2>or not I agree with something you're saying or I disagree.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll kind of have those Friday mail bags be more

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<v Speaker 2>geared towards debating these rankings. So make sure you guys

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<v Speaker 2>drop your questions again under the full episodes right mail

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<v Speaker 2>bag with a colon, explain why you disagree and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get to them in those Friday mail bags.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's talk some basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>So, like I mentioned earlier, we've treaked the criteria each

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<v Speaker 2>of the first three years, but I really like the

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<v Speaker 2>criteria we lose last year, so we're gonna run it

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<v Speaker 2>back this year. Our criteria is actually very simple. Who

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<v Speaker 2>is the best player to have on your team from

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<v Speaker 2>the start of this coming training camp, so October twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five through the end of this year's coming playoff

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<v Speaker 2>run in June of twenty twenty six. That's it. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the criteria. Now, it implies several things, which we'll get into,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's that simple. Who's the best guy to lead

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<v Speaker 2>your team from the start of this coming season to

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<v Speaker 2>the end of this coming season. So, first of all,

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<v Speaker 2>we are looking forward, not backward, but we're obviously going

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<v Speaker 2>to use the past to inform the future. This is

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<v Speaker 2>not a list of just who had the best season

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<v Speaker 2>last year. There are guys on this list, even near

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<v Speaker 2>the top, who had better seasons than guys that will

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<v Speaker 2>rank ahead of them in this list because I expect

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<v Speaker 2>that dynamic to flip in this coming season. What else

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<v Speaker 2>is valuable availability and night to night regular season impact

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<v Speaker 2>is being weighed as a real factor here. Take just

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<v Speaker 2>a random couple of players. Take Steph Curry and Anthony Edwards.

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<v Speaker 2>If we're playing one single playoff game or one single

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<v Speaker 2>playoff series that starts tomorrow and everyone's healthy, I think

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<v Speaker 2>Steph's a better player than Anthony Edwards. I just think

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<v Speaker 2>he's a better all around basketball player with the better

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<v Speaker 2>understanding of how to win in like very very tough

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<v Speaker 2>playoff environments. But Anthony Edwards plays seventy nine games every

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<v Speaker 2>season like clockwork, and Steph literally just broke down against

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<v Speaker 2>him in a second round series because Steph had to

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<v Speaker 2>go pedal to the medal for three straight months to

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<v Speaker 2>end the season, because this team was trying to claw

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<v Speaker 2>their way out of the play in tournament, right, and

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<v Speaker 2>because he's thirty seven years old, he's just a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more susceptible to breaking down right than a twenty

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<v Speaker 2>three year old is. So when we're comparing those two guys,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not just as simple as who is better. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a combination of all those factors. Steph and him just

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<v Speaker 2>being a better basketball player when he's healthy is going

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<v Speaker 2>to weigh in Steph's favor. But Anthony Edwards and his

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<v Speaker 2>youthful exuberance and energy and durability is going to weigh

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<v Speaker 2>in Anthony Edwards's favor, and all of those factors put

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<v Speaker 2>together is going to help place those players on this

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<v Speaker 2>particular list. Also, guys like Jason Tatum, Damian Lillard, Tyrese Halliburton,

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<v Speaker 2>guys who were all on this list last year, they're

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<v Speaker 2>simply not on the list this year because they will

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<v Speaker 2>not play, so they do not bring any value between

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<v Speaker 2>the start of October twenty twenty five training camp and

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty twenty six playoff runt, So they will be

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<v Speaker 2>removed from the list for this year, and they will

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<v Speaker 2>re enter the list next summer when we're discussing them

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<v Speaker 2>as players that are going to play. That's just the

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<v Speaker 2>rules of this particular list. It also opens up space

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<v Speaker 2>on this list for new guys to enter, well for

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<v Speaker 2>guys that used to be on the list to re

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<v Speaker 2>enter the list. That's three spots that would typically be

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<v Speaker 2>taken up by those guys that other guys will get

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<v Speaker 2>to take up. But ultimately, the goal is to win

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<v Speaker 2>an NBA championship. So it's not just night to night availability,

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<v Speaker 2>it's the combination of everything. Night to night availability leadership,

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<v Speaker 2>producing statistically at a high level throughout the season, and

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<v Speaker 2>being able to thrive when everything shifts to playoff basketball,

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<v Speaker 2>which as we all know, can be so very different,

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<v Speaker 2>not just in one or two playoff games, but through

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<v Speaker 2>in the end of a playoff series, when teams make

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<v Speaker 2>adjustments and start to figure out your strengths and weaknesses,

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<v Speaker 2>and the on ball defenders get a little bit more

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<v Speaker 2>keyed in to your quirks and start to figure out

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<v Speaker 2>how to guard you better.

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<v Speaker 1>Or as you.

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<v Speaker 2>Change from round to round and the circumstances around change,

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<v Speaker 2>and it just gets harder for you to succeed the

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<v Speaker 2>way you were earlier in that playoff runt. All of

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<v Speaker 2>that stuff factors in. That's why I love this criteria.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why I'm sticking with it. I think it accurately

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<v Speaker 2>represents what the job is, which is to lead a

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<v Speaker 2>basketball team from October through June and giving your team

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<v Speaker 2>the best possible shot at the trophy. Last note, and

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<v Speaker 2>I had to say this last year, and it's just

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<v Speaker 2>important for people to understand. In terms of the way

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<v Speaker 2>these rankings come together. I have the players separated into

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<v Speaker 2>three tiers. There are top tier superstars. These are the

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<v Speaker 2>guys who night to night play at the peak of

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<v Speaker 2>modern basketball. Consistency is the expectation, it's the norm. Then

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<v Speaker 2>the second tier guys, second tier secondary superstars. These are

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<v Speaker 2>the guys who are capable on any given night of

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<v Speaker 2>reaching the same level of the top guys in the league,

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<v Speaker 2>but they struggle to maintain it. Whether it's because they're

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<v Speaker 2>too old, or they've dealt with injury concerns over their careers,

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<v Speaker 2>or just general youthful inconsistency from young players. You will

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<v Speaker 2>see Ky Cunningham on certain nights look like he could

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<v Speaker 2>be one of the best players in the world, but

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<v Speaker 2>then he's susceptible to inconsistency because he's a young player.

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<v Speaker 2>Right Those guys are still every bit as valuable on

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<v Speaker 2>singular occasions, but they don't bring the night to night value.

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<v Speaker 2>That's our second tier superstars, our third tier stars. These

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<v Speaker 2>are guys who are worth the max and near max

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<v Speaker 2>contracts that they're on. They bring enough impact to justify

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<v Speaker 2>the money, but they probably can't be the best player

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<v Speaker 2>on a championship team. They need a lot of support

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<v Speaker 2>and they probably need a better player than them in

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<v Speaker 2>order to reach the promised Land. Within each of those tiers,

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<v Speaker 2>the players are incredibly closely ranked. So for instance, the

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<v Speaker 2>guy that I have on fourteen in this list could

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<v Speaker 2>very easily be argued as high as five or vice versa,

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<v Speaker 2>and everybody in that range can be argued anywhere in

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<v Speaker 2>that range. Similarly, for the third tier spots, there are

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<v Speaker 2>eleven players between fifteen and twenty five. I considered twenty

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<v Speaker 2>six players for those eleven spots, which means there are

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen guys who did not make this list that absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>have an argument to potentially be as high as fifteen.

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<v Speaker 2>John Moran didn't make my list, you could make a

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<v Speaker 2>basketball case for him being as high as fifteenth on

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<v Speaker 2>this list. So that what I'm trying to say is

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<v Speaker 2>I totally understand if you guys disagree with the order.

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<v Speaker 2>That's part of the fun of this. That's why it's

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<v Speaker 2>a debate. That's why we're doing those mail bags at

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the week where I want you guys

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<v Speaker 2>to argue so that we can get into it a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit. So again, literally, if you'd disagree with anything

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<v Speaker 2>that we have in this list, write it in the

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm gonna explain who the final cuts were, and

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<v Speaker 2>again these are in no particular order. John Morant, Zion Williamson,

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<v Speaker 2>Julius Randall, Demona Simonis, Alpern, Shangoon, Darius Garland, DeMar Derozen Brandon, Ingram,

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<v Speaker 2>Zach Lavine, Franz Wagner, Tyler Harrow, Daron Fox, Tyrese Maxey,

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<v Speaker 2>Karl Anthony Towns, and James Harden. Those are the guys

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<v Speaker 2>that were in that list of twenty five players that

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<v Speaker 2>I considered for the final or twenty six players that

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<v Speaker 2>I considered for the final eleven spots. A couple of

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<v Speaker 2>specifics that I want to get into, just four specific

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<v Speaker 2>guys I want to briefly touch on. First of all,

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<v Speaker 2>both the Aaron Fox and Tyrese Maxey were on this

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<v Speaker 2>list last year in the twenties range, and they fell off.

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<v Speaker 2>Both of them substantially declined as ump shooters and that

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<v Speaker 2>ended up limiting their effectiveness. Taron Fox went from having

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty good shooting season to being below thirty percent

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<v Speaker 2>on catch and shoot jump shots this year. A Tyrese

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<v Speaker 2>Maxi catch and shoot jump shot two years ago was

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<v Speaker 2>worth one point three to one points down to one

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<v Speaker 2>point zero five points in this last season. That's twenty

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<v Speaker 2>six points per one hundred catch and shoot jump shots. Worse,

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<v Speaker 2>the two things that made these guys clear top twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five guys was their combination of elite downhill force with

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<v Speaker 2>the jump shot to counter and the jump shot to

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<v Speaker 2>play off the ball. And when their jumpers aren't as

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<v Speaker 2>dialed in, they're simply not as effective. And so for

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<v Speaker 2>those two guys, it was the decline in jump shooting

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<v Speaker 2>that dropped them off the list our final two cuts.

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<v Speaker 2>As you can imagine, when I started with that forty,

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<v Speaker 2>I started pulling guys off, and eventually I got down

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<v Speaker 2>to twenty seven out of the twenty five I needed

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<v Speaker 2>to grab, or more like if you specifically with that

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<v Speaker 2>final tier of eleven, and I was looking at thirteen

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<v Speaker 2>players for the final tier of eleven, and I had

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<v Speaker 2>to cut two guys. So the final two cuts ended

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<v Speaker 2>up being James Harden in Karl Anthony Towns. So on

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<v Speaker 2>the one hand, it's important to acknowledge I viewed both

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<v Speaker 2>of those guys as top twenty seven players in the NBA,

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<v Speaker 2>or above the other thirteen guys that I listed earlier.

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<v Speaker 2>But The reason why I cut these two guys was

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<v Speaker 2>specific to the playoffs. James Harden, again in his last

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<v Speaker 2>two playoff losses this year, in Game five and Game

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<v Speaker 2>seven against Denver, didn't even attempt ten shots in either game,

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<v Speaker 2>totaled just eighteen points on five for seventeen shooting in

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<v Speaker 2>two games combined, two must win games combined. Consistently, in

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<v Speaker 2>James Harden's career, when his back is against the wall,

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<v Speaker 2>he simply loses his mojo. It's not like he plays

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<v Speaker 2>with his usual level of aggression and shots just don't fall,

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<v Speaker 2>or he has a couple more turnovers than usual. He

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<v Speaker 2>straight up loses everything that makes him James Harden in

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<v Speaker 2>those big playoff games at the end of series. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's happened so many times over the course of his

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<v Speaker 2>career that it's something you literally have to plan for

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<v Speaker 2>as an organization. I'm a big believer in James Harden

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<v Speaker 2>and his value as a regular season offensive engine. We

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<v Speaker 2>discussed this extensively already this summer with regards to the

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<v Speaker 2>new contract that he signed. I even think his playoff

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<v Speaker 2>struggles are a little bit more complicated. They're kind of

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<v Speaker 2>geared towards the tail end of series big moments. He's

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<v Speaker 2>had some monster playoff games over the last few years

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<v Speaker 2>mixed in with excruciatingly bad, but he's had some awesome

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<v Speaker 2>playoff games. He was great in Game six against them,

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<v Speaker 2>for example, but those playoff limitations ended up making him

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<v Speaker 2>one of the final cuts this year. Karl Anthony Towns,

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<v Speaker 2>it's about the downright damaging lack of attention to detail

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<v Speaker 2>on anything outside of his typical offensive game. I literally

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<v Speaker 2>can't get the image out of my head from Game

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<v Speaker 2>six against Indiana of him making poor pop role decisions

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<v Speaker 2>like rolling into the lane when there's already multiple players

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<v Speaker 2>in the dunker spot, or you know, crashing off the

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<v Speaker 2>top of the key, crashing the offensive glass when he

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<v Speaker 2>has get back responsibility. He was screaming off the tape

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<v Speaker 2>in game six as one of the main reasons why

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<v Speaker 2>they got blown off the floor against Indiana in game six,

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<v Speaker 2>or on defense him just throwing some crazy hedge out

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<v Speaker 2>thirty five feet from the rim when the guard hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>even used the screen yet and the guard just simply

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<v Speaker 2>rejects the screen and now Karl Anthony Towns is thirty

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<v Speaker 2>five feet away from the rim being completely useless, while

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<v Speaker 2>giving up a wide open layup or a wide open dunk.

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<v Speaker 2>He is just so undisciplined outside of his offensive game

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<v Speaker 2>that it massively undercuts his offensive production. And again it's

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<v Speaker 2>a shame because he is he is a great offensive player,

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<v Speaker 2>and that separates him from even players above this list.

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<v Speaker 2>As an offensive player, he was eighth in playoff scoring

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<v Speaker 2>this year among players who played at least ten games

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<v Speaker 2>fifty nine percent true shooting. He made third team All

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<v Speaker 2>NBA this year for his regular season production. But again,

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<v Speaker 2>as we mentioned in the criteria, the idea like one

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<v Speaker 2>of the things when we're talking about getting through from

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<v Speaker 2>October all the way through June, one of the important

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<v Speaker 2>details is like, are you good enough on defense that

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<v Speaker 2>we can at least run a functional defensive scheme with

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<v Speaker 2>you on the floor. Can we scale up our defense

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<v Speaker 2>to where it needs to get. One of the things

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk about when we get to the

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<v Speaker 2>first player on our list is I view two different

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<v Speaker 2>kinds of bad defenders in the NBA. There's bad defenders

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<v Speaker 2>that have their athletic limitations. They're small, they're slow, whatever

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<v Speaker 2>it might be. But they understand defense. They know where

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<v Speaker 2>to be, they understand how to fill a role in

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<v Speaker 2>his scheme. They can kind of see things coming, They

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<v Speaker 2>have good defensive instincts. These are the guys that can

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<v Speaker 2>scale up their defense in the postseason context, even with

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<v Speaker 2>their athletic limitations. Then there are bad defenders who like

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<v Speaker 2>straight up don't understand defense. It's less about athleticism. And

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<v Speaker 2>there are great athletes that fall into this category, but

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<v Speaker 2>they don't know where to be. They have poor instincts,

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<v Speaker 2>They make poor help recover to situations, leaving a shooter

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<v Speaker 2>when they shouldn't, not helping when they should, missing basic

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<v Speaker 2>details like box outs and corner crashes, or excuse me,

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<v Speaker 2>a crackdown rebounding from the wing. To try to help

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<v Speaker 2>your bigs when they're engaged in box outs like they're

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<v Speaker 2>just they're undisciplined in the details. That is a kind

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<v Speaker 2>of defense that you cannot scale up with in the postseason.

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<v Speaker 2>If anything, it gets further exposed. And Kat falls into

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<v Speaker 2>that second category of bad defender, and that for me

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<v Speaker 2>was what ended up keeping him out of this list,

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<v Speaker 2>making him one of the final cuts. But again it's

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<v Speaker 2>important for me to acknowledge both hard and and cat

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<v Speaker 2>I had at twenty six and twenty seven in this list.

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<v Speaker 2>So on that note, let's get started again. Two players today,

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<v Speaker 2>number twenty five and number twenty four. Number twenty five

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<v Speaker 2>Jamal Murray, a player that was as high as number

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<v Speaker 2>sixteen two years ago after they won the title, when

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<v Speaker 2>he averaged a preposterous stat line on the way to

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<v Speaker 2>hoisting the trophy, and then actually dropping out of the

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<v Speaker 2>list last year after a brutal shooting performance outside of

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of game winners in his playoff run last season.

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<v Speaker 2>In review for Jamal Murray, you played in sixty seven games,

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<v Speaker 2>averaged twenty one points, four rebounds, and six assists, one

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<v Speaker 2>point nine stocks. He's one of those guys who falls

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<v Speaker 2>into that set, that first category of like players that

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<v Speaker 2>has some athletic limitations, but that he understands defense. We're

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<v Speaker 2>going to get into that more later, but he is

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<v Speaker 2>a good defensive playmaker. His one point four steals per

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<v Speaker 2>game is the same as guys like Amn Thompson and

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<v Speaker 2>Jimmy Butler. He's a good defensive playmaker. His efficiency, he

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<v Speaker 2>was forty seven percent from the field last year, thirty

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<v Speaker 2>nine percent from three, eighty nine percent from the line,

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<v Speaker 2>fifty four percent in effective field goal percentage. That's field

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<v Speaker 2>goals waited for weighted for threes, and then fifty eight

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<v Speaker 2>percent true shooting, which waits his ability to get to

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<v Speaker 2>the foul line. His playtype data we're going to get

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<v Speaker 2>into this. This is data for throughout this entire list.

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<v Speaker 2>This data is from Synergy and it's specifically about how

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<v Speaker 2>efficient each player is out of certain types of action.

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<v Speaker 2>So pick and rolls, for examples, ISOs post ups, attacking

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<v Speaker 2>closeouts for our big guy scoring out a role man

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<v Speaker 2>touches things along those lines right in pick and roll.

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<v Speaker 2>Jamal ran eight hundred and fifty seven pick and rolls

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<v Speaker 2>last year, and he got one point zero nine points

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<v Speaker 2>per possession including passes. That's in the eighty fifth percent

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<v Speaker 2>tile out of the twenty three players to run at

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<v Speaker 2>least eight hundred pick and rolls last year. His one

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<v Speaker 2>point zero nine points per possession ranked sixth on that list.

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<v Speaker 2>Jamal is the quintessential modern NBA pick and roll player

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<v Speaker 2>because he can make all of the shots and all

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<v Speaker 2>of the reads out of every conceivable situation that he

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<v Speaker 2>would run into playing pick and roll with Nikole Jokich. So,

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<v Speaker 2>for instance, you duck under a pick against Jamal in

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<v Speaker 2>a ball screen, or if you die on the pick

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<v Speaker 2>and you let him get a clean look. He shot

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<v Speaker 2>over forty percent on off the dribble threes last year.

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<v Speaker 2>You cannot go under or die on the pick against

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<v Speaker 2>Jamal if you get over the top, but you're separated

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<v Speaker 2>at all because you get caught a little bit on

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<v Speaker 2>the pick, or he just shed you with a move

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<v Speaker 2>that sets you up for the pick. He can score

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<v Speaker 2>effectively in the mid range. He's forty six percent on

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<v Speaker 2>mid range pull out twos, and he's just as efficient

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<v Speaker 2>outside as seventeen feet as he is inside of seventeen feet.

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<v Speaker 2>A very good mid range jump shooter, forty three percent

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<v Speaker 2>on floaters, so he can make the shots in the

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<v Speaker 2>short to mid range that you get if you run

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<v Speaker 2>into the pick. And then he finishes at the rim

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<v Speaker 2>better than most guards. He was sixty percent at the

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<v Speaker 2>rim last year. Five attempts per game. That's really good.

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<v Speaker 2>And then he's an underrated playmaker out of action. He's

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<v Speaker 2>averaged six point two assists per game in the three

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<v Speaker 2>seasons since his knee injury, at roughly a three to

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<v Speaker 2>one assist The turnover ratio not an offensive engine like

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<v Speaker 2>some of the other guys we will discuss on this list,

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<v Speaker 2>but he can make the reads. But most importantly, and

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<v Speaker 2>this is the separator from Jamal, for Jamal from many

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<v Speaker 2>of the other players, even some guys that are above

0:24:45.840 --> 0:24:49.000
<v Speaker 2>him on this list. In the event of a switch

0:24:50.480 --> 0:24:53.800
<v Speaker 2>or a situation that calls for one on one, he

0:24:53.920 --> 0:24:56.200
<v Speaker 2>is still one of the very best one on one

0:24:56.240 --> 0:24:59.959
<v Speaker 2>players in the NBA. He ran two hundred and five

0:25:00.080 --> 0:25:04.239
<v Speaker 2>fifty ISOs and post ups last year including passes, and

0:25:04.280 --> 0:25:06.879
<v Speaker 2>generated two hundred and sixty five points out of them.

0:25:06.880 --> 0:25:09.560
<v Speaker 2>That's one point zero six point per possession, which is

0:25:09.760 --> 0:25:13.760
<v Speaker 2>very good for one on one play, specifically with ISOs.

0:25:14.680 --> 0:25:17.760
<v Speaker 2>His one point zero four points per possession including passes

0:25:17.840 --> 0:25:21.440
<v Speaker 2>ranked thirteenth out of the fifty two players to run

0:25:21.440 --> 0:25:24.360
<v Speaker 2>at least one hundred and fifty ISOs last year, ahead

0:25:24.400 --> 0:25:29.240
<v Speaker 2>of big names like Steph Curry, Lebron James, Jason Tatum,

0:25:29.480 --> 0:25:34.280
<v Speaker 2>Donovan Mitchell. He is remarkably gifted at getting separation with

0:25:34.400 --> 0:25:38.239
<v Speaker 2>dribble combinations. In footwork, he can shoot step backs and

0:25:38.400 --> 0:25:41.560
<v Speaker 2>side steps and turn around jump shots over both shoulders.

0:25:42.040 --> 0:25:44.159
<v Speaker 2>He can get wherever he wants to on the floor,

0:25:44.480 --> 0:25:48.240
<v Speaker 2>get separation from defenders, and his shot making ability is incredible,

0:25:50.440 --> 0:25:54.120
<v Speaker 2>and so that's what makes him such an incredible two

0:25:54.160 --> 0:25:58.280
<v Speaker 2>man game partner with Nikola JOKICCH Jokic is an excellent

0:25:58.320 --> 0:26:01.520
<v Speaker 2>screener and he has great role man gravity. Right guys

0:26:01.600 --> 0:26:05.160
<v Speaker 2>gravitate towards him on the roll, so he gets good

0:26:05.200 --> 0:26:10.000
<v Speaker 2>separation in ball screens and in those situations forty percent

0:26:10.040 --> 0:26:12.800
<v Speaker 2>on pull up threes, forty six percent on pull up twos,

0:26:12.960 --> 0:26:16.080
<v Speaker 2>forty three percent on floaters, sixty percent at the rim.

0:26:16.240 --> 0:26:19.800
<v Speaker 2>He's very efficient making any shot that he might need

0:26:19.840 --> 0:26:22.439
<v Speaker 2>to make coming off of action with Nikola JOKICCH. But

0:26:22.480 --> 0:26:26.960
<v Speaker 2>then if you switch, he's going to be able to

0:26:27.000 --> 0:26:29.439
<v Speaker 2>burn a big man or to post up a small

0:26:29.520 --> 0:26:32.159
<v Speaker 2>He's got the versatility as a one on one player

0:26:32.760 --> 0:26:35.480
<v Speaker 2>to fulfill the other side of the two man game

0:26:35.520 --> 0:26:41.840
<v Speaker 2>equation with Nikola Jokic. That is the separator. That's what

0:26:41.960 --> 0:26:48.080
<v Speaker 2>makes him so uniquely impactful alongside NIKOLEA. Jokic relative to

0:26:48.160 --> 0:26:51.800
<v Speaker 2>his like in a vacuum type of value, he doesn't

0:26:51.840 --> 0:26:55.119
<v Speaker 2>really have a weakness on offense. If you leave him

0:26:55.160 --> 0:26:57.320
<v Speaker 2>wide open, he's a great catch and shoot player. He's

0:26:57.320 --> 0:26:59.600
<v Speaker 2>forty one point four percent on unguarded catch and shoot

0:26:59.640 --> 0:27:01.920
<v Speaker 2>jump shot. Last year, he can drive a close out.

0:27:02.040 --> 0:27:05.080
<v Speaker 2>He finishes extremely well on cuts for a guard. He

0:27:05.080 --> 0:27:07.800
<v Speaker 2>shoots seventy one percent on cuts because he's a good

0:27:07.880 --> 0:27:11.840
<v Speaker 2>rim finisher. In the playoffs, he had his late his

0:27:11.920 --> 0:27:14.320
<v Speaker 2>like ups and downs. This is worth mentioning with Jamal,

0:27:15.440 --> 0:27:18.159
<v Speaker 2>but one of the things that's kind of prevented his

0:27:18.440 --> 0:27:21.920
<v Speaker 2>up and down shot making In terms of postseason consistency,

0:27:22.520 --> 0:27:26.560
<v Speaker 2>He's been so good late in games that it undoes

0:27:26.680 --> 0:27:29.680
<v Speaker 2>most of the damage from that kind of inconsistent shooting.

0:27:29.920 --> 0:27:34.560
<v Speaker 2>He's hit in the last three playoff runs sixteen clut shots,

0:27:35.359 --> 0:27:40.280
<v Speaker 2>including multiple buzzer beaters. He is one of the most

0:27:40.280 --> 0:27:43.120
<v Speaker 2>dependable late game shot makers in the NBA, which gives

0:27:43.160 --> 0:27:47.359
<v Speaker 2>him a ton of postseason utility. Now he has his downsides,

0:27:48.080 --> 0:27:51.399
<v Speaker 2>Jamal can be a very frustrating player because of his lows.

0:27:52.240 --> 0:27:55.000
<v Speaker 2>He's notorious for coming into training camp out of shape

0:27:55.280 --> 0:27:58.560
<v Speaker 2>and then playing his way into shape. His seasons tend

0:27:58.560 --> 0:28:00.960
<v Speaker 2>to take on this repetitive flow where he gets in

0:28:01.080 --> 0:28:03.199
<v Speaker 2>shape and plays really well in the middle portion of

0:28:03.200 --> 0:28:05.800
<v Speaker 2>the season, but then his body starts to break down.

0:28:06.800 --> 0:28:08.960
<v Speaker 2>He's had to miss a decent chunk of time right

0:28:09.000 --> 0:28:11.439
<v Speaker 2>before the postseason in each of the last two years,

0:28:12.320 --> 0:28:15.520
<v Speaker 2>those injuries end up then disrupting his rhythm and preventing

0:28:15.600 --> 0:28:20.199
<v Speaker 2>him from getting to that level of consistency. Again, if

0:28:20.240 --> 0:28:23.280
<v Speaker 2>you look during the title run, he averaged twenty six

0:28:23.320 --> 0:28:25.879
<v Speaker 2>point six rebounds and seven assists on fifty nine percent

0:28:25.920 --> 0:28:29.560
<v Speaker 2>true shooting. He's shown it before that for four playoff

0:28:29.640 --> 0:28:33.320
<v Speaker 2>rounds he can be a reliable score. He just hasn't

0:28:33.320 --> 0:28:38.320
<v Speaker 2>been able to replicate the necessary conditioning in that conditioning

0:28:38.400 --> 0:28:41.680
<v Speaker 2>is directly related to you being able to sustain certain

0:28:41.720 --> 0:28:43.720
<v Speaker 2>little bang up injuries that you might get over the

0:28:43.720 --> 0:28:48.200
<v Speaker 2>course of the year. The stuff with defense with Jamal

0:28:48.240 --> 0:28:50.640
<v Speaker 2>I'm less concerned with. Again, like we talked about earlier,

0:28:51.200 --> 0:28:54.040
<v Speaker 2>there are two different kinds of bad defenders. Guys who

0:28:54.080 --> 0:28:57.160
<v Speaker 2>just straight up don't understand defense and are constantly in

0:28:57.200 --> 0:29:01.760
<v Speaker 2>the wrong place. These are mistake makers. They incessantly make mistakes,

0:29:01.800 --> 0:29:04.480
<v Speaker 2>and it makes them impossible to bring or build a

0:29:04.480 --> 0:29:07.680
<v Speaker 2>good defense around. Then there's the guys that are limited

0:29:07.680 --> 0:29:12.640
<v Speaker 2>athletes and because of their offensive focus, they might have

0:29:12.680 --> 0:29:16.360
<v Speaker 2>a lot of like laziness in the regular season, or

0:29:16.400 --> 0:29:18.760
<v Speaker 2>it's less about them not understanding where to be, but

0:29:18.800 --> 0:29:20.800
<v Speaker 2>them just being like bah, fuck it, We'll try it

0:29:20.800 --> 0:29:23.040
<v Speaker 2>again on the next possession, or we'll do it at

0:29:23.080 --> 0:29:24.640
<v Speaker 2>the end of the game when we need to. Right,

0:29:24.840 --> 0:29:27.000
<v Speaker 2>there are a lot of guys who fall into that category.

0:29:27.360 --> 0:29:30.520
<v Speaker 2>Jamal falls into that category. And in that category, these

0:29:30.520 --> 0:29:34.040
<v Speaker 2>are guys that have high IQ, that do understand defense,

0:29:34.120 --> 0:29:36.320
<v Speaker 2>do know where to be, do know when to rotate,

0:29:36.360 --> 0:29:39.320
<v Speaker 2>when not to, how to fulfill a role in a defense.

0:29:39.600 --> 0:29:42.760
<v Speaker 2>Those guys can scale up their defense when they need to.

0:29:42.800 --> 0:29:47.640
<v Speaker 2>And it's absolutely worth mentioning that the Nuggets have been

0:29:47.680 --> 0:29:50.080
<v Speaker 2>able to scale up their defense to where they need

0:29:50.120 --> 0:29:53.600
<v Speaker 2>to get in the playoffs, winning the title in twenty

0:29:53.640 --> 0:29:56.520
<v Speaker 2>twenty three. Last year, they did about as good a

0:29:56.600 --> 0:30:00.360
<v Speaker 2>job guarding Oklahoma City as anybody in that playoff run

0:30:01.000 --> 0:30:04.760
<v Speaker 2>because of their intelligence, their overall cumulative intelligence on the

0:30:04.800 --> 0:30:06.880
<v Speaker 2>defensive end of the floor. And Jamal Murray was part

0:30:06.920 --> 0:30:11.400
<v Speaker 2>of that. And he's a good defensive playmaker. But the

0:30:11.400 --> 0:30:15.640
<v Speaker 2>conditioning stuff is real and it obviously comes with inconsistency

0:30:15.680 --> 0:30:17.880
<v Speaker 2>that has hurt his team at times over the years.

0:30:18.200 --> 0:30:20.760
<v Speaker 2>That's what prevents Jamal from reaching his potential again. I've

0:30:20.800 --> 0:30:23.480
<v Speaker 2>had him as high as number sixteen on this list

0:30:24.040 --> 0:30:26.840
<v Speaker 2>two summers ago. After they won the title. He is

0:30:26.920 --> 0:30:29.560
<v Speaker 2>capable of getting back to that level if he can

0:30:29.600 --> 0:30:33.280
<v Speaker 2>work on those conditioning details and maximize his talent over

0:30:33.280 --> 0:30:36.440
<v Speaker 2>the course of an entire season. For all to talk about,

0:30:36.600 --> 0:30:39.200
<v Speaker 2>you know, Nikole Jochitz never playing with an All Star

0:30:39.280 --> 0:30:41.000
<v Speaker 2>or an All NBA player, we all know.

0:30:41.840 --> 0:30:44.240
<v Speaker 1>That Jamal Murray can get to that level.

0:30:44.280 --> 0:30:46.320
<v Speaker 2>Maybe not All NBA, but he certainly can get to

0:30:46.360 --> 0:30:48.600
<v Speaker 2>that All Star level as one of the top, you know,

0:30:49.240 --> 0:30:52.880
<v Speaker 2>sixteen to twenty five players in the NBA. He just

0:30:53.000 --> 0:30:57.520
<v Speaker 2>has to maximize through his conditioning to start seasons. But

0:30:57.600 --> 0:31:00.320
<v Speaker 2>even in his current state as a basketball player, he's

0:31:00.360 --> 0:31:03.560
<v Speaker 2>one of the most valuable players in the league, especially

0:31:03.600 --> 0:31:06.600
<v Speaker 2>in his very specific role alongside Nikole Yokic, which is

0:31:06.600 --> 0:31:10.360
<v Speaker 2>his ability to score and playmake out of every conceivable situation,

0:31:10.920 --> 0:31:14.320
<v Speaker 2>including switches. It's truly unique. There's not a lot of guards,

0:31:14.440 --> 0:31:16.520
<v Speaker 2>including the next guy we're going to discuss on this list,

0:31:16.880 --> 0:31:19.400
<v Speaker 2>that have that level of versatility, and it's what allows

0:31:19.440 --> 0:31:21.920
<v Speaker 2>Jamal to come in at number twenty five on this

0:31:22.040 --> 0:31:31.560
<v Speaker 2>year's list. Number twenty four Tray Young. Last season in review,

0:31:31.600 --> 0:31:35.480
<v Speaker 2>he played in seventy six games, average twenty four points,

0:31:35.520 --> 0:31:41.680
<v Speaker 2>three rebounds and twelve assists, one point four stocks. Decent

0:31:41.680 --> 0:31:43.880
<v Speaker 2>steels guy. Over the course of the last couple seasons,

0:31:44.320 --> 0:31:47.080
<v Speaker 2>his efficiency forty one percent from the field, thirty four

0:31:47.120 --> 0:31:50.280
<v Speaker 2>percent from three eighty eight percent from the foul line

0:31:50.680 --> 0:31:55.600
<v Speaker 2>represents forty nine percent an effective field goal percentage fifty

0:31:55.680 --> 0:31:59.360
<v Speaker 2>seven percent in true shooting. This is a lot having

0:31:59.360 --> 0:32:01.160
<v Speaker 2>to do with his throw rate. He's a high free

0:32:01.160 --> 0:32:03.040
<v Speaker 2>throw rate, and he shoots the ball well when he

0:32:03.080 --> 0:32:05.000
<v Speaker 2>gets to the foul line. That allows him to have

0:32:05.040 --> 0:32:08.240
<v Speaker 2>a high true shooting percentage relative to his actual ability

0:32:08.240 --> 0:32:11.160
<v Speaker 2>to put the ball in the basket. Play type data

0:32:11.760 --> 0:32:14.560
<v Speaker 2>consistently one of the highest volume pick and roll players

0:32:14.560 --> 0:32:18.160
<v Speaker 2>in the NBA. He ran over two thousand pick and

0:32:18.240 --> 0:32:22.080
<v Speaker 2>rolls last year including passes. For perspective, when I've done

0:32:22.080 --> 0:32:24.040
<v Speaker 2>the high volume pick and roll list each summer, I

0:32:24.040 --> 0:32:28.840
<v Speaker 2>typically have the cutoff at one thousand. He's ran over

0:32:28.880 --> 0:32:33.160
<v Speaker 2>two thousand. Shake Gilges Alexander ran the second most last year,

0:32:33.720 --> 0:32:37.280
<v Speaker 2>fourteen hundred and ten, so a massive gap in pick

0:32:37.320 --> 0:32:40.240
<v Speaker 2>and roll volume between Trey and the rest of the league.

0:32:40.480 --> 0:32:43.680
<v Speaker 2>Trey ran two thousand and seventy eight pick and rolls

0:32:43.720 --> 0:32:48.720
<v Speaker 2>last year, generating twenty two hundred points. It's one point

0:32:48.840 --> 0:32:51.920
<v Speaker 2>zero six points per possession. That's very good on the

0:32:52.000 --> 0:32:54.840
<v Speaker 2>high volume list. Out of the thirteen players to run

0:32:54.880 --> 0:32:57.840
<v Speaker 2>at least one thousand pick and rolls, his one point

0:32:57.920 --> 0:33:01.200
<v Speaker 2>zero six points per possession ranked eight. Now, before we

0:33:01.200 --> 0:33:03.320
<v Speaker 2>go any further, I want to shout out Tyres Haliburton

0:33:03.360 --> 0:33:06.400
<v Speaker 2>and Damian Lillard here. Those two guys actually came in

0:33:06.440 --> 0:33:09.560
<v Speaker 2>at number one and number two on this list as

0:33:09.600 --> 0:33:11.480
<v Speaker 2>the most efficient pick and role players in the NBA,

0:33:11.560 --> 0:33:13.920
<v Speaker 2>but obviously they didn't make the list this year because

0:33:13.920 --> 0:33:17.280
<v Speaker 2>of their Achilles tears. I want to particularly draw attention

0:33:17.320 --> 0:33:20.680
<v Speaker 2>to Tyrese Halliburton. He ran over fifteen hundred pick and

0:33:20.760 --> 0:33:25.960
<v Speaker 2>rolls last year, including the playoffs, and got one point

0:33:26.000 --> 0:33:28.760
<v Speaker 2>one to three points per possession, which was far and

0:33:28.800 --> 0:33:32.920
<v Speaker 2>away number one in the NBA and total efficiency. I've

0:33:32.960 --> 0:33:36.720
<v Speaker 2>talked a lot about Tyrese Haliburton's kind of like offensive

0:33:36.760 --> 0:33:41.000
<v Speaker 2>engine capabilities and just how uniquely valuable it is in

0:33:41.040 --> 0:33:43.520
<v Speaker 2>the modern NBA that he can constantly set guys up

0:33:43.520 --> 0:33:45.840
<v Speaker 2>with advantages, and I just wanted to shine a light

0:33:45.880 --> 0:33:49.200
<v Speaker 2>on Tyree's for a second, because, like again, including the postseason,

0:33:50.200 --> 0:33:54.360
<v Speaker 2>massive volume over fifteen hundred pick and rolls. His efficiency

0:33:54.520 --> 0:33:57.680
<v Speaker 2>was three points better per one hundred possessions than anyone

0:33:57.680 --> 0:34:00.000
<v Speaker 2>else in the NBA. Just one of the very best

0:34:00.120 --> 0:34:01.800
<v Speaker 2>offensive engines in the sport. I just wanted to take

0:34:01.840 --> 0:34:06.080
<v Speaker 2>a minute to shout out Tyre Saliburton. With Trey, it's

0:34:06.120 --> 0:34:09.120
<v Speaker 2>important to acknowledge he's playing with less offensive talent than

0:34:09.160 --> 0:34:10.960
<v Speaker 2>many of the high volume pick and roll guys in

0:34:11.000 --> 0:34:14.640
<v Speaker 2>the league. The Hawks ranked eighteenth in spot of efficiency.

0:34:14.800 --> 0:34:17.520
<v Speaker 2>They were a bottom half catch and shoot team. They

0:34:17.600 --> 0:34:20.319
<v Speaker 2>generated more roleman touches than anyone in the league, but

0:34:20.320 --> 0:34:23.279
<v Speaker 2>they were very mediocre at finishing them. This is not

0:34:23.400 --> 0:34:26.239
<v Speaker 2>a team that surrounds Trey Young with super high level

0:34:26.280 --> 0:34:31.520
<v Speaker 2>offensive talent. Trey was a remarkable offensive engine for a

0:34:31.520 --> 0:34:35.399
<v Speaker 2>group of pretty young and pretty flawed offensive players. Yet

0:34:35.480 --> 0:34:38.560
<v Speaker 2>they still had a one point fifteen point two offensive

0:34:38.640 --> 0:34:40.799
<v Speaker 2>rating when he was on the floor last year that

0:34:40.840 --> 0:34:43.920
<v Speaker 2>would crack the top ten among teams in the NBA.

0:34:45.200 --> 0:34:49.479
<v Speaker 2>Their offense cratered to eight points worse per one hundred

0:34:49.520 --> 0:34:54.319
<v Speaker 2>possessions when he was off the floor. For Trey, he

0:34:54.520 --> 0:35:00.680
<v Speaker 2>falls into that category of relentless advantage creation concept we've

0:35:00.680 --> 0:35:06.040
<v Speaker 2>discussed with respect to James Harden, you know, Nikola Jokic,

0:35:06.200 --> 0:35:10.440
<v Speaker 2>Luka Doncic, Tyrese Halliburton. This idea of these players that

0:35:10.560 --> 0:35:14.040
<v Speaker 2>just set up their teammates with a massive volume of

0:35:14.040 --> 0:35:16.680
<v Speaker 2>possessions where they have the ball with the player sprinting

0:35:16.719 --> 0:35:19.480
<v Speaker 2>at them rather than the player standing directly in front

0:35:19.480 --> 0:35:23.440
<v Speaker 2>of them, and that manifests with easier opportunities that even

0:35:23.560 --> 0:35:28.640
<v Speaker 2>flawed basketball players can capitalize on. Trey is a relentless

0:35:28.680 --> 0:35:34.560
<v Speaker 2>advantage creator. It is that rather than versatility that he

0:35:34.600 --> 0:35:37.839
<v Speaker 2>brings to the table. A guy like Jamal brings that

0:35:37.960 --> 0:35:41.399
<v Speaker 2>versatility the ISO play, the ability to beat switches, things

0:35:41.440 --> 0:35:45.920
<v Speaker 2>along those lines. For Trey, it's the singular talent of

0:35:46.000 --> 0:35:48.439
<v Speaker 2>advantage creation. Trey Jung is not.

0:35:48.480 --> 0:35:49.760
<v Speaker 1>A very good ISO player.

0:35:50.960 --> 0:35:53.600
<v Speaker 2>He shot just thirty percent from the field last year

0:35:53.640 --> 0:35:57.680
<v Speaker 2>from the field out of ISO to zero point eight

0:35:57.719 --> 0:36:03.439
<v Speaker 2>points per possession. He wasn't good including passes either. He's

0:36:03.520 --> 0:36:06.800
<v Speaker 2>not an ISO player. He's not nearly the tough shot

0:36:06.840 --> 0:36:09.239
<v Speaker 2>maker that Jamal Murray is. He doesn't get to the

0:36:09.320 --> 0:36:11.640
<v Speaker 2>rim a ton. He misses more than half the time

0:36:11.680 --> 0:36:16.320
<v Speaker 2>when he gets there, so he is vulnerable to switching schemes.

0:36:16.920 --> 0:36:21.000
<v Speaker 2>That's the big offensive weakness. For a guy like Treyo.

0:36:22.480 --> 0:36:27.040
<v Speaker 2>But he provides a reasonable vacsimile of what Tyrese Haliburton

0:36:27.080 --> 0:36:31.360
<v Speaker 2>brings to the table as a lead guard. Excellent transition passing,

0:36:31.480 --> 0:36:36.120
<v Speaker 2>kick ahead passes that unlocks the athletes on this Hawks roster.

0:36:36.520 --> 0:36:40.480
<v Speaker 2>I'm specifically super excited to see a full season of

0:36:40.520 --> 0:36:43.919
<v Speaker 2>a healthy Jalen Johnson and Zachary Risasche running the wings.

0:36:43.920 --> 0:36:46.160
<v Speaker 2>Those are two of the best floor runners in the NBA.

0:36:46.560 --> 0:36:50.960
<v Speaker 2>Obviously more athletic depth with Dyson Daniels and Nikhil Alexander Walker.

0:36:51.360 --> 0:36:54.719
<v Speaker 2>Trey is relentless with kick ahead passes. That is going

0:36:54.760 --> 0:36:57.240
<v Speaker 2>to be a super high value add for the Hawks

0:36:57.239 --> 0:36:58.799
<v Speaker 2>this year. That is what I mean when I say

0:36:58.840 --> 0:37:02.040
<v Speaker 2>like that reasonable facts of what Tyre's Halliburton brings to

0:37:02.080 --> 0:37:05.160
<v Speaker 2>the table. But he's also the quintessential pick and role

0:37:05.160 --> 0:37:10.080
<v Speaker 2>player against against like traditional coverages, Like if you're chasing

0:37:10.160 --> 0:37:13.640
<v Speaker 2>Trey over the top of screens instead of switching, He's

0:37:13.680 --> 0:37:17.080
<v Speaker 2>got everything you need to succeed there. He's a good

0:37:17.160 --> 0:37:19.879
<v Speaker 2>drop coverage scorer, like with his pull up three point

0:37:19.880 --> 0:37:21.880
<v Speaker 2>shitt And this is a perfect example of the difference

0:37:21.880 --> 0:37:24.319
<v Speaker 2>between him and Iso versus at a ball screen so

0:37:24.440 --> 0:37:26.600
<v Speaker 2>envision a pull up three, so and off the dribble

0:37:26.600 --> 0:37:29.560
<v Speaker 2>three in a ball screen, it's probably going to be

0:37:29.560 --> 0:37:31.040
<v Speaker 2>because you dribbled off the screen and.

0:37:31.000 --> 0:37:33.600
<v Speaker 1>The guy got hit. Because he got hit, big.

0:37:33.400 --> 0:37:35.520
<v Speaker 2>Man's too far back, there's an opening for him to

0:37:35.640 --> 0:37:37.200
<v Speaker 2>settle into a pull up three.

0:37:38.120 --> 0:37:39.880
<v Speaker 1>A pull up three out of ISO.

0:37:40.280 --> 0:37:42.680
<v Speaker 2>The defender is squared up with him and he has

0:37:42.760 --> 0:37:45.080
<v Speaker 2>to make some kind of move to get separation. A

0:37:45.160 --> 0:37:47.480
<v Speaker 2>side step, a step back, something along those lines, maybe

0:37:47.480 --> 0:37:50.640
<v Speaker 2>a hesitation, dribble, pulling the ball further away from the basket,

0:37:50.640 --> 0:37:52.080
<v Speaker 2>whatever he needs to do to get that pull up

0:37:52.120 --> 0:37:56.600
<v Speaker 2>three off. Very different type of shot. Trey Young was

0:37:56.719 --> 0:38:00.920
<v Speaker 2>below twenty percent on pull up three's out of ISO

0:38:01.080 --> 0:38:05.200
<v Speaker 2>last year. He was thirty seven percent on pull up

0:38:05.239 --> 0:38:08.440
<v Speaker 2>threes out of pick and roll. That is a perfect

0:38:08.440 --> 0:38:12.200
<v Speaker 2>example of that dynamic that I'm talking about. The same

0:38:12.239 --> 0:38:14.759
<v Speaker 2>thing goes with two point shooting. What does a two

0:38:14.800 --> 0:38:17.640
<v Speaker 2>point jump shot look like, or two point shot of

0:38:17.680 --> 0:38:20.080
<v Speaker 2>any kind look like out of a ball screen. It's

0:38:20.120 --> 0:38:22.400
<v Speaker 2>a floater because the guard got caught on the screen

0:38:22.400 --> 0:38:24.560
<v Speaker 2>and the bigs too far back, or a little mid

0:38:24.640 --> 0:38:27.600
<v Speaker 2>range pull up, something along those lines. They are open

0:38:27.760 --> 0:38:32.000
<v Speaker 2>shots that are being conceded in the action, whereas a

0:38:32.040 --> 0:38:35.399
<v Speaker 2>two point shot out of ISO that's more of I've

0:38:35.440 --> 0:38:38.479
<v Speaker 2>got to get separation from an on ball defender. Trey

0:38:38.560 --> 0:38:42.680
<v Speaker 2>Jung shot thirty six percent on twos out of ISO

0:38:43.000 --> 0:38:47.200
<v Speaker 2>last year, forty six percent on twos out of ball screens.

0:38:47.800 --> 0:38:51.120
<v Speaker 2>That's kind of the dynamic with Trey. That's what makes

0:38:51.160 --> 0:38:55.279
<v Speaker 2>him so susceptible to switching schemes. That's why their front

0:38:55.320 --> 0:38:56.919
<v Speaker 2>office went out to go get a guy like Chris

0:38:56.920 --> 0:39:00.160
<v Speaker 2>tops porzingis to help give him an ability to have

0:39:00.200 --> 0:39:05.840
<v Speaker 2>some resilience against pick and roll switching, but against traditional coverages.

0:39:06.400 --> 0:39:09.880
<v Speaker 2>He scores the ball plenty well enough to unlock his

0:39:09.960 --> 0:39:12.720
<v Speaker 2>greatest strength, which is that he's one of the great

0:39:12.760 --> 0:39:17.200
<v Speaker 2>passers in the NBA. He's incredibly gifted in ball screens

0:39:17.440 --> 0:39:20.560
<v Speaker 2>at looking off back line defenders with no look passes

0:39:20.800 --> 0:39:23.520
<v Speaker 2>that open up angles for bounce passes and lobs to

0:39:23.640 --> 0:39:27.120
<v Speaker 2>biggs that are on the roll or cutting along the baseline.

0:39:27.200 --> 0:39:30.000
<v Speaker 2>He can make skip passes to the corner with either hand.

0:39:30.040 --> 0:39:34.879
<v Speaker 2>He's a great left handed passer. That ability to relentlessly

0:39:34.920 --> 0:39:37.879
<v Speaker 2>create advantages for his teammates is what puts him into

0:39:37.920 --> 0:39:42.040
<v Speaker 2>that special category of elite offensive engines in the NBA.

0:39:42.880 --> 0:39:46.600
<v Speaker 2>Let's go back to the Jamal Murray example. Jamal Murray

0:39:46.600 --> 0:39:50.640
<v Speaker 2>can credibly make the reads. He can reach a certain

0:39:50.800 --> 0:39:54.160
<v Speaker 2>floor as a playmaker that can allow him to run

0:39:54.200 --> 0:39:57.560
<v Speaker 2>a bench group or to be a reasonably good lead

0:39:57.600 --> 0:40:03.040
<v Speaker 2>ball handler right ball, could never come close to leading

0:40:03.080 --> 0:40:06.840
<v Speaker 2>a team like this Hawks team to the offensive heights

0:40:06.960 --> 0:40:10.400
<v Speaker 2>that Trey Young has lifted them to. It's not something

0:40:10.440 --> 0:40:14.279
<v Speaker 2>he's capable of doing because he's not the relentless advantage

0:40:14.360 --> 0:40:18.040
<v Speaker 2>hunter and creator that Trey Young is. Conversely, if the

0:40:18.120 --> 0:40:22.760
<v Speaker 2>roles were reversed and Trey was in Denver, he wouldn't

0:40:22.800 --> 0:40:27.080
<v Speaker 2>be as successful with Jokic as Jamal Murray is. Jokic

0:40:27.200 --> 0:40:31.040
<v Speaker 2>doesn't need Trey's relentless advantage creation. He's a relentless advantage

0:40:31.040 --> 0:40:36.840
<v Speaker 2>creator himself. There's a redundancy there, diminishing return, and Trey

0:40:36.960 --> 0:40:40.239
<v Speaker 2>isn't nearly as gifted as a tough shot maker. So

0:40:40.400 --> 0:40:45.080
<v Speaker 2>Trey's vulnerability to switching would be a ceiling lowering effect

0:40:45.560 --> 0:40:47.880
<v Speaker 2>in that Denver Nuggets offense in a way that Jamal

0:40:48.000 --> 0:40:52.359
<v Speaker 2>is not. That's why I always talk about your specific

0:40:52.480 --> 0:40:57.799
<v Speaker 2>value relative to your specific situation. Basketball is more art

0:40:57.840 --> 0:41:01.880
<v Speaker 2>than science in that particular way. My belief in the

0:41:01.920 --> 0:41:05.240
<v Speaker 2>Hawks as a team this year lies in the unique

0:41:05.320 --> 0:41:08.560
<v Speaker 2>way that Trey Young accentuates this particular group.

0:41:09.960 --> 0:41:10.759
<v Speaker 1>The roster is.

0:41:10.960 --> 0:41:15.560
<v Speaker 2>Chock full of talented young athletes, but none of them

0:41:15.800 --> 0:41:20.240
<v Speaker 2>are particularly good at all at breaking down a set defense.

0:41:21.080 --> 0:41:23.080
<v Speaker 2>They will not be able to score when Trey Young

0:41:23.160 --> 0:41:27.279
<v Speaker 2>is off the floor, but each of the players on

0:41:27.320 --> 0:41:30.959
<v Speaker 2>that roster can score if they have an advantage given

0:41:31.000 --> 0:41:34.040
<v Speaker 2>to them. Zachary Resasche and Jalen Johnson are two of

0:41:34.080 --> 0:41:37.400
<v Speaker 2>the best transition floor running wings in the league. They

0:41:37.440 --> 0:41:40.239
<v Speaker 2>can score effectively there. Both of them are improving as

0:41:40.719 --> 0:41:43.279
<v Speaker 2>spot up jump shooters and his close out attackers. The

0:41:43.360 --> 0:41:46.120
<v Speaker 2>Keil Alexander Walker is an excellent catch and shoot player

0:41:46.280 --> 0:41:48.560
<v Speaker 2>and has a little bit of close out attacking of

0:41:48.560 --> 0:41:51.799
<v Speaker 2>his own. Dyson Daniels is super raw, but has some

0:41:51.960 --> 0:41:54.440
<v Speaker 2>tools and has good touch in the short range and

0:41:54.480 --> 0:41:56.680
<v Speaker 2>a lot of things that will allow him to score

0:41:56.680 --> 0:41:59.520
<v Speaker 2>with openings. And Yakakongu can score on the role. And

0:41:59.640 --> 0:42:04.080
<v Speaker 2>Chris Porzingis should again help them be able to deal

0:42:04.120 --> 0:42:07.320
<v Speaker 2>with Trey's biggest offensive weakness, which is his vulnerability to

0:42:07.360 --> 0:42:12.360
<v Speaker 2>switching in Washington three years ago one point one to

0:42:12.400 --> 0:42:15.440
<v Speaker 2>three points per posed up including passes. First year in

0:42:15.480 --> 0:42:18.320
<v Speaker 2>Boston one point three to one, last year in Boston

0:42:18.360 --> 0:42:21.600
<v Speaker 2>one point two to three. He is a reliable efficient

0:42:22.280 --> 0:42:26.040
<v Speaker 2>on an island post up player, especially against advantages that

0:42:26.080 --> 0:42:29.240
<v Speaker 2>come out of switches, which teams will inevitably deploy because

0:42:29.239 --> 0:42:32.160
<v Speaker 2>that's the best way to kind of contend with what

0:42:32.239 --> 0:42:33.040
<v Speaker 2>Trey Young does.

0:42:34.719 --> 0:42:34.919
<v Speaker 1>Now.

0:42:34.960 --> 0:42:39.120
<v Speaker 2>On the defensive end, I think Trey falls into the

0:42:39.200 --> 0:42:42.960
<v Speaker 2>high IQ player that has good defensive instincts and knows

0:42:43.000 --> 0:42:49.280
<v Speaker 2>where to be. He's just especially lazy and especially limited

0:42:49.280 --> 0:42:52.040
<v Speaker 2>as an athlete, and that puts him at the very

0:42:52.160 --> 0:42:56.719
<v Speaker 2>bottom of that type of defensive player. Most famously recently

0:42:56.800 --> 0:42:58.960
<v Speaker 2>his putrid effort at the end of that play in

0:42:59.040 --> 0:43:02.120
<v Speaker 2>game against Miami where he's just kind of floating around

0:43:02.160 --> 0:43:05.600
<v Speaker 2>and watching the heat grab multiple offensive rebounds that ends

0:43:05.640 --> 0:43:08.799
<v Speaker 2>in a dagger by Davion Mitchell along the left wing right,

0:43:09.560 --> 0:43:11.560
<v Speaker 2>although it's worth mentioning the game is basically how to

0:43:11.560 --> 0:43:16.440
<v Speaker 2>reach at that point, but he does understand defense, he

0:43:16.560 --> 0:43:19.799
<v Speaker 2>does know where to be, and I have seen him

0:43:19.840 --> 0:43:22.120
<v Speaker 2>at various points over the course of the last few

0:43:22.160 --> 0:43:27.600
<v Speaker 2>years be a serviceable defender for short stretches. He's a

0:43:27.680 --> 0:43:29.840
<v Speaker 2>quick guard, he can cover ground in rotation, and like

0:43:29.880 --> 0:43:34.239
<v Speaker 2>we mentioned earlier, he does understand where to be. But

0:43:34.360 --> 0:43:38.320
<v Speaker 2>his limitations are so loud because of his lack of

0:43:38.360 --> 0:43:42.399
<v Speaker 2>physical tools, and so that kind of prevents him from

0:43:42.440 --> 0:43:45.960
<v Speaker 2>getting to the same level of the other great offensive

0:43:45.960 --> 0:43:50.040
<v Speaker 2>engines in the NBA, like Tyres Halliburton, for instance, like

0:43:50.200 --> 0:43:54.080
<v Speaker 2>is in that category, but is much more active, more consistently,

0:43:54.520 --> 0:43:57.400
<v Speaker 2>and has like legitimate length, so he can be a

0:43:57.440 --> 0:44:00.160
<v Speaker 2>defensive playmaker in a way that Trey Young can't be,

0:44:01.000 --> 0:44:03.680
<v Speaker 2>so that prevents him from getting higher on the Like.

0:44:03.719 --> 0:44:06.440
<v Speaker 2>You guys know how much I value offensive advantage creation,

0:44:07.239 --> 0:44:10.040
<v Speaker 2>and Trey has always been like on the outside looking

0:44:10.080 --> 0:44:12.799
<v Speaker 2>in on this list or barely cracking this list, in

0:44:12.920 --> 0:44:16.040
<v Speaker 2>large part because those defensive shortcomings are so loud with

0:44:16.080 --> 0:44:21.640
<v Speaker 2>his physical limitations. But I still think advantage creation is

0:44:21.640 --> 0:44:23.960
<v Speaker 2>one of the most valuable traits for an NBA player

0:44:24.000 --> 0:44:27.920
<v Speaker 2>to have, and Trey brings it in spades, and I'm

0:44:28.000 --> 0:44:30.279
<v Speaker 2>especially excited to see him play with this young and

0:44:30.400 --> 0:44:32.560
<v Speaker 2>deep Hawks team this year. So he comes in at

0:44:32.560 --> 0:44:37.120
<v Speaker 2>twenty four on this year's player rankings list. All right, guys,

0:44:37.160 --> 0:44:38.560
<v Speaker 2>this is all I have for today. As I mentioned,

0:44:38.600 --> 0:44:41.080
<v Speaker 2>we are going to have four more on Wednesday. Then

0:44:41.120 --> 0:44:43.239
<v Speaker 2>we'll go three at a time through till we get

0:44:43.280 --> 0:44:45.000
<v Speaker 2>to the top ten, and then we're going one out

0:44:45.000 --> 0:44:46.960
<v Speaker 2>of time through the top ten. We're going to mail

0:44:46.960 --> 0:44:49.240
<v Speaker 2>bags on Fridays throughout the way. We're going to stretch

0:44:49.280 --> 0:44:50.919
<v Speaker 2>this out. There's no reason to rush. We got lots

0:44:50.920 --> 0:44:52.759
<v Speaker 2>of time to kill before we get into September and

0:44:52.760 --> 0:44:55.520
<v Speaker 2>we start our season previews. So again, anything you disagree

0:44:55.560 --> 0:44:57.360
<v Speaker 2>with a player I didn't have on the list that

0:44:57.440 --> 0:44:59.440
<v Speaker 2>you think should have been ranked, a player that I

0:44:59.480 --> 0:45:01.920
<v Speaker 2>listed to day that you think is too high or

0:45:01.960 --> 0:45:04.719
<v Speaker 2>too low, whatever it might be, drop it in the

0:45:04.800 --> 0:45:08.640
<v Speaker 2>mailbag questions. Provide a brief like kind of concise elevator

0:45:08.680 --> 0:45:11.840
<v Speaker 2>pitch for why you feel that that ranking should be different,

0:45:12.040 --> 0:45:14.040
<v Speaker 2>and we will get to them in our mailbags throughout

0:45:14.080 --> 0:45:16.359
<v Speaker 2>the remainder of this list. Again, I appreciate you guys

0:45:16.360 --> 0:45:18.640
<v Speaker 2>for rocking with us in sport and show. Now see

0:45:18.640 --> 0:45:26.879
<v Speaker 2>you guys on Wednesday,