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On that note, let's talk some basketball. So 44 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:17,959 Speaker 1: number twenty three for me one of the weird guys. 45 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: There are a few weird guys in my top twenty five. 46 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: A couple of guys that are in front of this 47 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: point that you guys can probably guess to have some 48 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: injury issues, right Guys like Kawhi Leonard, Guys like Jimmy 49 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: Butler where it's really difficult to weigh what their superstar 50 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: upside is with their inability to kind of like be 51 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: available for their basketball team when they need them, which 52 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: has been a consistent issue for both over the course 53 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: of their careers, more so for Kawhi, but kind of 54 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: similar for both. 55 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 2: Right. 56 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: Well, this next guy on the list is another version 57 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: of that, a lower level version of that, but a 58 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: similar type of deal. If this player was consistently available 59 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: for his team, he would be substantially higher on this list, 60 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: but it has been a consistent issue for him. That 61 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 1: player for me at number twenty three is Jahmarant played 62 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: just nine games last year, averaged in those nine games 63 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: twenty five point one points per game, five point six 64 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 1: rebounds per game, and eight point one assists per game 65 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: to go with one point four stocks. His shooting splits 66 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: forty seven point one percent from the field, twenty seven 67 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: point five percent from three to eighty one point three 68 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: percent from the line, and fifty one point two percent 69 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: effective field goal percentage and fifty seven percent in true 70 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: shooting percentage, so in a very short period of time 71 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: was profoundly impactful. As a matter of fact, when when 72 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: Jamrant rejoined the team this year, they had lost five 73 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: games in a row leading into that game, John came 74 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: back and the immediately won four games in a row, 75 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: so his winning impact was immediately felt. In total, they 76 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: went six and three in the nine games the Jamrant played. 77 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: They were twenty one and fifty two when he didn't 78 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: play this year. Net rating is another way to look 79 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: at it on a per minute basis. How good were 80 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: the Grizzlies at outscoring their opponents. They were plus three 81 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: point one net with John Moran on the floor, so 82 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: they outscored opponents by three point one points per one 83 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: hundred possessions when Job was on the floor, they were 84 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: outscored by seven point nine points per one hundred possessions 85 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: when Ja Morant was off the floor, So literally an 86 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: eleven point swing on a per one hundred possession basis. 87 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: Adding JOA Morant to this team, they went from being 88 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 1: a really bad team without him to being a pretty 89 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: good team with him. And so that's a strong indicator 90 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: of just how impactful he was. In the small sample 91 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: size that he played last year, some play type data 92 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: from Synergy. He got zero point nine to six points 93 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 1: per possession in pick and roll including passes. That's average, 94 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: but obviously a small sample size. One point zero four 95 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: points per ISO including passes. That's very good, that's in 96 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,919 Speaker 1: the seventieth percentile, but also small sample. Did not shoot 97 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: the basketball well. He had zero point eight three points 98 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: per jump shot, zero point eight to two on catch 99 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: and shoots, zero point eighty four on off the dribble 100 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:04,600 Speaker 1: jump shot. So I'll be it a small sample size. 101 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 1: Not a great shooting season for him. He's actually been 102 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 1: trending down year over year as a jump shooter, which 103 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 1: we're gonna get two more in a little bit, but 104 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: he was zero point nine to one points per jump 105 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: shot twenty twenty two, zero point nine zero in twenty 106 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: twenty three, and then zero point eighty three last year, 107 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 1: albeit in that small sample size. So obviously that's his 108 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: largest area for improvement, which we're gonna get to in 109 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: a little bit more detail here in a minute. But 110 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: he was also thirteen out of twenty on floaters. That's 111 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: sixty five percent. That's awesome. I'll be it in a 112 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: small sample last year, and he's fifty six percent at 113 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: the rim, which is not great for a freaky athletic 114 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: guard like him, but he gets there so often that 115 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: he'll like kind of take a lot of higher difficulty 116 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: shots at the rim that a lot of guards don't. 117 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: So I still look at that as pretty impressive considering 118 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: the volume. Not really too worried about any of that data, 119 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: considering he just didn't have much of a runway to 120 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: like kind of get into game shape and really kind 121 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: of find his rhythm. So the data itself is essentially meaningless, 122 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: but we go over that for every single player on 123 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: this list, so I did want to go over it 124 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: with Job, but again, as you guys saw, with those numbers, 125 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: that I released that I went over in terms of 126 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: his on court impact strictly speaking on the scoreboard, there 127 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,559 Speaker 1: is true superstar upside with John Morant, which is something 128 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: you don't get from a lot of the guys in 129 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,919 Speaker 1: this tier that we've been talking about right Like a 130 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: guy that we're gonna hit later on in this list 131 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: today is Tyrese Maxey. I have Tyrese Maxey higher than 132 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: John Morant right now simply because he's been far more 133 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: available and dependable to his team. However, like I don't 134 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: think Tyrese Maxey can reach the absurd ceiling that a 135 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 1: guy like John Moran can reach in terms of his 136 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: ability to beat people off the dribble and consistently get 137 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: into the lane. A great example of this was the 138 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: Pelicans game last year. If you guys remember this is 139 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: where Joh hit the game winner, but before that, well, 140 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 1: including that, I should say, three consecutive times down the 141 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: stretch of that game, and two of them were in 142 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: straight iso. One was in ball screen, but against Herb Jones, 143 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: who is one of the very best perimeter defenders in 144 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: this league, certainly in that top tier, he just went 145 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: right around him for a little scoop shot a little 146 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: floating jump shot in the lane. He went rejected a 147 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: ball screen with him and just left him in the 148 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: dust and got all the way to the rim for 149 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: a layup, and then for the game winner, spun off 150 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: of him on a dribble drive and hit like a 151 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: little left handed scoop shot in the lane. Herb Jones 152 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: just couldn't do anything with him, and that that really 153 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: is the main differentiator. Like, I think there's a difference 154 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: between like an outstanding physical gift and then like a 155 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: truly transcendent like unicorn physical gift. And like John Morant 156 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: has that his mobility and his ability to and it 157 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: extends further than just the straight line speed because like, 158 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: for instance, like a guy like Tyrese Maxi has really 159 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: good straight line speed, but he doesn't have the ability 160 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: to really pop up off the ground on the move 161 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: in that short range area of the way that John 162 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: Muran can like because Jabo beat you off the dribble 163 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: and get into that close RG and he can, like 164 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: while moving full speed, whether it's through a euro step 165 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: or like a jump stop or a spin move, he'll 166 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: quickly stop himself and then pop directly up into the 167 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: air and just shoot like a floater. And then he's 168 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: got these like wide scoop shots where he can come 169 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: way out to the side to get around you, and 170 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: he can do it with either hand. Obviously we know 171 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: he can put guys in the rim as well. He 172 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: just has this like really like transcendently great set of 173 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: physical attributes that gives him that real superstar superstar upside. So, 174 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 1: for example, on this list, I talked about how I'm 175 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: splitting everything into four tiers. Right, I've got my top 176 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: tier superstars, who are perennial MVP candidates. I've got my 177 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: second tier superstars, who are guys who don't bring it 178 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: every single night the way the guys are the top 179 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: team top tier can, but on any given night, can 180 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 1: bring true MVP level impact. Then there's a third tier, 181 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: which is a group of guys that are below that tier. 182 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: These are the quote unquote worst players in the league 183 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: that are still good enough to be the best player 184 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: on a championship team. And then I have my fourth tier, 185 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: which are guys that are not quite good enough to 186 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: be the best player on a championship team. And for me, 187 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: that cut off is number eighteen on this list. So 188 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: from eighteen to twenty five. There's a bunch of guys 189 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: that I don't think are capable of being the best 190 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: player on a championship at least not the championship team, 191 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: at least not the very best player. They could be 192 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: the second best player, but probably not the very best. 193 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: John Moran is the one guy I have in this 194 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: in this range that I do think has that potential. 195 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: And again, the only reason he's down this far is 196 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: his availability, and it's been a real issue. In the 197 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: last one hundred and eight games that the Memphis Grizzlies 198 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: have played in the NBA that really counted regular season 199 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: in playoff games, John ran has been available for just 200 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: twenty two of them, so obviously that's a major issue, 201 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: and it's been It hasn't just been the behavior issues. 202 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 1: It's also been some health issues. So we can't in 203 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: our right minds put John Morant like way up near 204 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: the top of the league based purely on the hypothetical 205 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: of what he can be. He has to demonstrate to 206 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: us that he can be the leader of his team 207 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 1: by taking care of his body, being a little bit more, 208 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: you know, kind of picky and choosy about when he 209 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: kind of throws his body on the line around the basket, 210 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,959 Speaker 1: and obviously the off court stuff getting that under control. 211 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:16,319 Speaker 1: If he can do those three things, especially with his upside, 212 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: and especially with how good this Grizzlies team is, because 213 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: I think this Grizzlies team is going to be a 214 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: dominant regular season team next year, and so like I 215 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: would argue that out of anybody on this list, John 216 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: Morant has the best potential to move way way up 217 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: the list as soon as next year. That's how much 218 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: of a believer I am in John Moran. I think 219 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: he very clearly has superstar upside, and honestly, like the 220 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: one thing that's missing for him again, and we hinted 221 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: at this earlier, the one specific thing with John Morant 222 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: that is keeping him in a vacuum from reaching that 223 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: like superstar level is the jump shot piece. So, like 224 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: Jaws and outstanding two level score, nobody can keep him 225 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: in front one on one. It's a team to try 226 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: to block him off from the paint, which obviously opens 227 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: up opportunities for him as a passer, and he's a 228 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:07,839 Speaker 1: very good passer, and when he gets past that guy 229 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: off the dribble, he's shown the ability to score. He 230 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: can get to the rim and finish. Like we talked about, 231 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: he can dunk on you. He can get way outside 232 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: with the left scoop. He can get way outside with 233 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 1: the right scoop. He's really good at absorbing contact, so 234 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: like he'll jump into you with that shoulder, bring the 235 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: ball down and like hang in the air and wait 236 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: for the big to drop and then he'll come back 237 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: up and like go with the scoop and finish. But 238 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: the big exciting part is that second level of scoring, 239 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: which is not like aggressive mid range pull up shooting. 240 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: It's that short range. It's the floaters and everything in 241 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: that like five to seven foot from the basket area. 242 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,959 Speaker 1: Or he's consistently been very good. He again sixty five 243 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: percent last year. I'll be in on only twenty attempts, 244 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: but he was forty seven percent in twenty twenty three 245 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: and forty seven percent in twenty twenty two. That's been 246 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: a consistent deadly move for John Morant. Just get down. 247 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: He'll beat you off the dribble. As you're taking those big, 248 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 1: long recovery steps. He just pops up off the ground 249 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: at like right around five feet from the basket. He 250 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 1: can go to a scoop there, he can go to 251 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: a floater there. It's just really really difficult to guard 252 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 1: him there. That said, right now, because of the inconsistency 253 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: with the jump shot, you can still get away with 254 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: ducking under picks against him. You can still get away 255 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: with packing the paint, asking your primary point of attack 256 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,679 Speaker 1: defender to try to duck under picks and meet him 257 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 1: on the other side. And he just hasn't been able 258 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 1: to consistently make people pay by knocking down that jump 259 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: shot over the top. He's had stretches where he's been 260 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: really good, like to start the twenty twenty three year. 261 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 1: That was back when he was having the suspensions, and 262 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: then they lost in the first round series against Lakers. 263 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: In that twenty twenty three year, in his first twenty 264 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: one game, so a quarter of the season, he shot 265 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 1: thirty eight percent from three on five attempts per game. 266 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: He just hasn't been able to actually put it together 267 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: for entire seasons. And as I mentioned earlier, he's trending 268 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: down zero point nine to one points per jumper twenty 269 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 1: twenty two, zero point nine zero in twenty twenty three, 270 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: zero point eighty three in that small sample size last 271 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 1: year but the upside there is he's had a ton 272 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: of time to be in the gym as he's been 273 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: unavailable to play, to work on it. So I'm really 274 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,679 Speaker 1: curious just to see how that jump shot looks next year. 275 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: I think if he could, he doesn't need to be 276 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 1: Damian Lillard in his prime, you know, one point one 277 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: points per jump shot, but he does need to be 278 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 1: down in that like one at like over one point 279 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: per shot, like you want to see him in that 280 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 1: one point zero two one point zero three type of range. 281 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: That's where I think he has true superstar upside, and 282 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,439 Speaker 1: that'll help because if you were to list his areas 283 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: for improvement, obviously we're gonna talk about defense, which we 284 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: will in a minute, but one of the big pieces 285 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: of it is he's not a good off ball offensive 286 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: player at this point. He made just two field goals 287 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: on cuts in nine games last year, and he's just 288 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: a fifty fourth percentile spot up guy. Doesn't convert spot 289 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 1: up possessions at a high rate. Adding in the jump 290 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: shot will make it substantially easier for him to do that. 291 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: I'm not as worried about guards and cut situations, but 292 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 1: there are a lot of possession were just because of 293 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,559 Speaker 1: floor balance, especially when they play with three guards, or 294 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: he's going to be working more out of the corner 295 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: and in the baseline. We actually saw that one of 296 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: his big plays in the Pelicans game, he was in 297 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: a spot up situation. He started in the dunker spot 298 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: and kind of flared out to the right corner before 299 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: he drove right past Herb Jones for the layup. Like 300 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 1: he's in a situation where he could actually unleash more 301 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: cutting as well. But the main thing for me is 302 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: the jump shot. If you can figure out the jump 303 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: shot piece, that's where he's going to enter into that 304 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: special tier. He's never been a good defensive player. There's 305 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: obviously a ton of room for improvement there. But again, 306 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: when you're talking about really small guards, it's not really 307 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: you're not really looking for a great defensive player. You're 308 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: looking for doesn't break the defense. That's what you're looking for, 309 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: just a bare minimum. Do your job, like make it 310 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: so that you're not a glaring weak point, which I 311 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: do think is something that John Morant is capable of 312 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: getting to in the long run. I'm a big fan 313 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: of John Moran. I think his potential is through the roof. 314 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: He just needs to keep his eye on the prize. 315 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: I mean that in terms of what he is as 316 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: a leader. Again, like your number one responsibility to your 317 00:14:57,520 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: basketball team as the best player, So make sure you're 318 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: available to play in every game at least whenever it's 319 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: possible you're gonna There are certain injury things that are 320 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: outside of your control. But like that's the thing, Like 321 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: a little bit more picky about throwing your body into 322 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: traffic and high risk situations with low reward. Like if 323 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: it's a mid February Tuesday night game on the road 324 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 1: in you know, Oklahoma City, maybe like be a little 325 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: bit more picky about when you throw yourself into traffic. 326 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: Now if it's chips are down and it's April and 327 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: you're in a first round series and it's you know, 328 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: three to two in a game five, Yeah, totally different 329 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: type of situation. You need to put everything on the line. 330 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: But like a little more picky with his body, a 331 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: little bit better a lot better leadership, as we hopefully 332 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: he's learned over the course of the last couple of years. 333 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: I think those are the two things that will put 334 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: him available on the court. And as long as John 335 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: Morant is available on the court. He contributes to winning 336 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: like a second tier superstar. And if he can do 337 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: that on a team that already has Desmond Band, that 338 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: already has Marcus Smart, that already has Jaron Jackson, that 339 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: already has Vince Williams, and already Zachie, he's going to 340 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: be really interesting at Gigi Jackson in this group. Santel 341 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: Dama had an interesting Olympics. There is an insane amount 342 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 1: of talent on this team. I think this is a 343 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: team that could be a top two seed in the 344 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: Western Conference next year. As a matter of fact, like 345 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: just top top of my head, not even really putting 346 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: a ton of thought in it. I wouldn't be surprised 347 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: if we saw like a Oklahoma City Memphis one two 348 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: in the regular season this year. And that's the type 349 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 1: of potential that this team has. And I think John 350 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: Urranan has a chance to really reassert himself on the 351 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: NBA stage this season. 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This is a purely in a 371 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:44,199 Speaker 1: vacuum list. So if you're looking for a breakdown of 372 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: my rules, the specific kind of like metrics internally that 373 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: I'm using to make these decisions for the list, go 374 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: back to our previous video, the one that is the 375 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: twenty five and twenty four the intro to that I 376 00:17:56,359 --> 00:18:00,359 Speaker 1: went in excruciating detail about how I'm actually ranking the player. 377 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 1: So if you're looking for kind of a breakdown of that, 378 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 1: you can find that a little bit further back on 379 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 1: our feet. So Damian Lillard last year seventy three games played, 380 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: twenty four point three points per game, four point four 381 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: rebounds per game, seven assists per game, one point two 382 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: stocks per game, shooting splits just forty two point four 383 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: percent from the field thirty five point four percent from 384 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 1: three ninety two percent from the line. That amounts to 385 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 1: fifty one percent in effective field goal percentage in fifty 386 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 1: nine percent in true shooting. So that fifty nine percent 387 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 1: number is still pretty solid given the poor actual field 388 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: goal shooting. So really it comes down to this, and 389 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 1: I'm sure you guys noticed this as you watched the 390 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 1: Bucks last year. Dame's ability to grift his way to 391 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: the vowl line and then consistently make free throws when 392 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:46,400 Speaker 1: he gets there has helped to counter his poor shooting 393 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 1: in the large sample size and allowed him to be 394 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 1: to maintain efficiency in his scoring, even though it doesn't 395 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 1: seem like that when you're watching the games. Some playtype data. 396 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:59,440 Speaker 1: Dam ran thirteen hundred and eighty picking rolls last year, 397 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: so he makes our high volume pick and roll list. 398 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: Remember that's everybody who ran over one thousand generated fifteen 399 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: hundred and nineteen points, so that's one point one zero 400 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: points per pick and roll including passes that ranked sixth 401 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: out of fifteen players to run at least one thousand 402 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: last year. So to Dame's credit, despite not being able 403 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: to shoot as well, he it is kind of interesting 404 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,479 Speaker 1: because he shot better in pull up shooting situations than 405 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: he did in catch and shoot situations, so like he 406 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: was kind of better when the ball was in his 407 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: hands than when he was playing without it, and that 408 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 1: manifested in that pick and roll data. But that's that's 409 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 1: impressive numbers like that. For the perceived decline of Dame, 410 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: he was still a very efficient shot creator last year. 411 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 1: ISO is where he kind of fell off of a cliff, 412 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 1: which makes sense because as a small guard ages and 413 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: he struggles to get separation, you need to screen more. 414 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:47,679 Speaker 1: So it makes a little bit of sense. Right, He 415 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,479 Speaker 1: ran three hundred and twenty ISOs but generated just three 416 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: hundred and two points including passes that zero point nine 417 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: to four points per possession on our high volume list. 418 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: That's also makes our high volume ISO list. Out of 419 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:01,640 Speaker 1: the twenty four players to run at least two hundred 420 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: and fifty ISOs last year, Dame ranked twenty first, so 421 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 1: obviously a substantial drop off on that side of things. 422 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 1: Really good in spot up situations, one point one to 423 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: nine points per possession, that's excellent shooting stats. Dame dropped 424 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: all the way after making his jump shots at a 425 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,119 Speaker 1: rate of one point zero nine points per shot in 426 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: Portland his last year in twenty twenty three, dropped all 427 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: the way down to one point zero zero points per 428 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: jump shot last year. That was the main issue between 429 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: what we saw from Dame and Milwaukee versus what we 430 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:34,360 Speaker 1: saw from Dame in Portland. Just couldn't knock down those 431 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: difficult jump shots. That's his superpower, right, and he just 432 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: couldn't knock him down with the same level of consistency 433 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:42,400 Speaker 1: that he did in Portland. A basic stat to break 434 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: this down. In his last year in Portland, out of 435 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,919 Speaker 1: the sixty one players to take at least five hundred jumpers, 436 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: he ranked nineteen. This year, out of the fifty six 437 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: players to take at least five hundred jumpers, he ranked 438 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: forty fifth, So he went from an upper third to 439 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: a quality jump shooter to a lower third quality jump 440 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 1: shooter among the high, high volume guys in the league, 441 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: So that's a pretty substantial jump shot the specifics, he 442 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:08,159 Speaker 1: was zero point nine to seven points per catch and 443 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:11,199 Speaker 1: shoot jumper, mostly about separation. He was actually pretty good 444 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: when he was unguarded one point zero eight points per shot. 445 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 1: Not good enough for dame, but pretty solid. He was 446 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: zero point nine points per ketch and shot jumper when 447 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 1: he was guarded one point zero one points per poll 448 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 1: up jumper. So he's still pretty good in pull up situations. 449 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: As I mentioned earlier, is most comfortable with the ball 450 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 1: in his hands. He experienced a decline on floaters as well. 451 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 1: He went from thirty eight percent excuse me, from forty 452 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 1: five percent his last year in Portland, down to thirty 453 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,439 Speaker 1: eight percent with Milwaukee this year, and then down to 454 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: fifty four percent at the rim, which is typical for 455 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: a smaller guard. But he was much better previously in 456 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:46,479 Speaker 1: Portland his last year sixty two percent at the rim. 457 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: We also saw a decline in volume in Portland. Is 458 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: last year he attempted five point six shots in the 459 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: restricted area per game. That's down to four point three 460 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: for the Bucks last year, right, So pretty substantial declines 461 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: across the board for Dame as a jump shooter, as 462 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: a floater shooter, as a frequency and efficiency guy at 463 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: the rim. So the question is, this is the big 464 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:10,399 Speaker 1: question with Dame as it pertains to the future of 465 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: the Bucks. How much of Dame's decline last year was 466 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: a result of joining a new situation with very different 467 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:22,959 Speaker 1: spacing where he was a secondary star, where his usage 468 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: rate took a hit. He went down from about thirty 469 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: three percent usage rate to about twenty eight percent. That's 470 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 1: five percent decline. So how much of Dame's decline was 471 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 1: associated with those factors versus the fact that he's a 472 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: small guard who's now thirty four years old and you 473 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: expect a certain decline in your mid thirties. I mean, 474 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: Steph is a much player, much better player than Dame, 475 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: and we've seen him start to show signs of decline, 476 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 1: albeit a little bit later on. Right. My guess is 477 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 1: it's a little bit of both, which is an encouraging 478 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: things thing for Bucks fans, right cause, like if a 479 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:56,360 Speaker 1: good portion of dame struggles had to do with figuring 480 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 1: out how to play in a completely different situation. Then 481 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: we should actually see a little bit of an improvement 482 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,959 Speaker 1: this year as he gets more comfortable with his new 483 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: supporting cast and his new co star a full training 484 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 1: camp with Doc Rivers. We talked a lot last year 485 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 1: about some of the specifics in terms of pick and 486 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:15,400 Speaker 1: roll geometry, the way they were using Yanis, the like 487 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: spotting up Yannis while running Dame Brook Lopez ball screens, 488 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: like having Giannis roll into the middle of the floor, 489 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: which is not a strong suit of his when he 490 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: was more effective on a cleared side. We went over 491 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: all that stuff last year. There's just a lot of 492 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 1: area fornity, opportunity for improvement for the Bucks within their 493 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 1: offense to make things easier for Dame. The main issue 494 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: for Dame, though, extending beyond any of those offensive things, 495 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: is Dame is just an abysmal defender. We were wondering 496 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 1: if his transition to Milwaukee as a secondary star would 497 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: allow him to kind of devote more of his resources 498 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 1: in that direction. It did not. He was atrocious and 499 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: it was one of the major issues that plagued the 500 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 1: Bucks all season. That when we talked about the Bucks 501 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 1: having a lack of perimeter speed and a lack of 502 00:23:58,119 --> 00:23:59,919 Speaker 1: guys who compete at the point of attack. Dame was 503 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:03,919 Speaker 1: one of the culprits there. Teams would pretty consistently just 504 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:06,239 Speaker 1: and we saw Indiana do a ton of this. They 505 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: would just run action to get Dame switched on to 506 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 1: Tyree Saliburton or another team just run action to get 507 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: Dame switched onto their primary ball handler. Then you run 508 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 1: him through a ball screen. Because the book is out, 509 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: everyone knows Dame just dies on ball screens. He literally does. 510 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: He'll just run into the screen and he'll literally quit 511 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: on the play, and so like that, then you get 512 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: your guard going downhill and he's basically functioning into two 513 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 1: on one against your screen defender. Right. So like it's 514 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: one of those things where like that specifically just has 515 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: to get improved if the Bucks are going to compete 516 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 1: for a championship. And again, you don't need him to 517 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: be a world you need him to not be abysmal. 518 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: We were talking about this with John Moran. It's a 519 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: bare minimum of just don't break our defense. If you 520 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: can do that, then we give ourselves a chance to win. 521 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 1: So this all leads to the first substantial drop on 522 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 1: this list for Damian Lillard. In his career. His superpower, 523 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:59,160 Speaker 1: the ability to make to take and make difficult jump 524 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: shots at a high rate, took a substantial hit. His 525 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: ability to get to the rim and finish in both 526 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: frequency and efficiency has taken a hit. And he's one 527 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,880 Speaker 1: of the worst defensive guards in the league. So he's 528 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: gone from being a top tier guard to being in 529 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 1: that second tier of guards, which is obviously going to 530 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 1: drop him out of the top twenty for this year. 531 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: I do think, given those factors we discussed earlier, that 532 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: he has the potential to vault back into the top 533 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 1: twenty at least one more time in his career. This 534 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 1: is the year if he's going to try to do that, 535 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:28,719 Speaker 1: I'll be really curious to see if he can get 536 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: it done. The encouraging sign if you're a Bucks fan 537 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: is in that playoff series against the Pacers, Dame averaged 538 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:37,919 Speaker 1: thirty one points per game on sixty four percent true shooting. 539 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 1: Obviously some weird circumstances, there was no Yannis, the Dame 540 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: was banged up, a totally different role with different usage 541 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: and different spacing without Giannis out there. But it's not 542 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:51,680 Speaker 1: a stat just to disregard putting up thirty one points 543 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: on sixty four. True shooting is not something to just 544 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 1: thumb your nose at, so that top endability is still 545 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 1: in there. It's just a question of whether or not 546 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 1: Dane can tap into it one more time in his career. 547 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: Last guy for Today, number twenty one, Tyres Maxi, one 548 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:07,359 Speaker 1: of my favorite players in the league. Last year seventy games. 549 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:10,920 Speaker 1: Played twenty five point nine points per game, three point 550 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: seven rebounds per game, six point two assists per game, 551 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 1: with just one point seven turnovers. And this is a 552 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 1: crazy stat for Tyres Maxy. Tyres was one of only 553 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,159 Speaker 1: six players in the league last year to average at 554 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: least six assists per game with fewer than two turnovers. 555 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:28,719 Speaker 1: Quick trivia for you guys, who do you think are 556 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,880 Speaker 1: the other five players in the league again more than 557 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 1: six assists, fewer than two turnovers, Fred van Vliet, Dennis Schroeder, 558 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 1: Tyas Jones, Trey Jones, and Chris Paul And again the 559 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: main factor here that's a differentiator there is just limiting mistakes. 560 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:47,400 Speaker 1: And the crazy part is none of those other guys 561 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: averaged over eighteen points per game. So Tyres Maxey was 562 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: the only player in the NBA last year to average 563 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: at least twenty points per game, at least six assists, 564 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:00,919 Speaker 1: and fewer than two turnovers, and he everge over twenty 565 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 1: five points per game, So Tyre's in terms of like 566 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:07,919 Speaker 1: efficiency as a lead guard. In efficiency again, we think 567 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: of it as shooting percentages or true shooting percentage, right, 568 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 1: but like a huge part of that is turnovers, limiting mistakes. Turnovers. 569 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: Turnovers lead to a not just a change in possession, 570 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: but they usually lead to a higher efficiency possession for 571 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: the opposing team as they work against your broken defense 572 00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:26,160 Speaker 1: because of a turnover. 573 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:26,920 Speaker 2: Right. 574 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,160 Speaker 1: And he did all that averaging twenty five points per game, 575 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,959 Speaker 1: So really impressive stuff from Tyres. One point five steals 576 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,679 Speaker 1: plus blocks per game. Shooting splits forty five percent from 577 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:38,920 Speaker 1: the field, thirty seven percent from three to eighty seven 578 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 1: percent from the line. That amounts to fifty two point 579 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 1: four percent in effective field goal percentage and fifty seven 580 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:48,639 Speaker 1: point three percent in true shooting percentage. Playtype data, pers energy, 581 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:50,719 Speaker 1: pick and roll. He made a high volume list at 582 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:54,200 Speaker 1: twelve hundred and twenty seven possessions but generated just twelve 583 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:56,440 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty five points, So that's just one point 584 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: zero three points per possession that ranked tenth out of 585 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: the fifteen teen guys to log at least one thousand possessions. 586 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 1: He also made our high volume ISO list with two 587 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,879 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy four possessions that amounted to two hundred 588 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: and forty five points. That's just zero point eighty nine 589 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 1: points per possession including passes. That ranked twenty third out 590 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: of twenty four players to log at least two hundred 591 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: and fifty possessions. So ty Rese was relatively inefficient compared 592 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:26,720 Speaker 1: to his other high volume peers in static shot creation. 593 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: The question is why, and the answer is pretty simple. 594 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:32,879 Speaker 1: He really struggled to make off the dribble jump shots. 595 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 1: And before I go any further into that, let's get 596 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: into the shooting percentages from last year, so the actual 597 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: shooting data. So Tyree's got one point zero three points 598 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 1: per jump shot overall last year, which is average, but 599 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 1: there's a massive differential between him off the catch versus 600 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: off the dribble. He got one point three points per 601 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: catch and shoot jump shot. That's outstanding. One point five 602 00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: to three points per unguarded catch and shoot jumper that's absurd. 603 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: So he's like deadly in catch and shoot situations. He 604 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:05,840 Speaker 1: also is good off the move, like Tyrese is a 605 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: legitimate movement shooter. He can come flying off of the screen, 606 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 1: going both directions quickly, plant, get straight up and down, 607 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 1: and knock down a jump shot. He is deadly off 608 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 1: the catch. He just has not been able to connect 609 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: that touch with his ability to knock those shots down 610 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: off the dribble. He got just zero point nine points 611 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 1: per pull up jump shot last year. That is the 612 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: main thing preventing him from being a more efficient pick 613 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 1: and roll and ISO shot creator. If he can put 614 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: those together, that's where he could take a leap as 615 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 1: a half court shot creator, and I think he's probably 616 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,720 Speaker 1: going to do that this upcoming season. I thought the 617 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 1: playoff run was another strong indicator of that. By the way, 618 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: catch and shoot went up a level in the postseason 619 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: in the Knick series one point four points per catch 620 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: and shoot jumper. That's absurd. But his pull up shooting 621 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 1: was also really good. He got up to one point 622 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: zero five points per pull up jump shot, which is 623 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: a really good number. That's pretty close to where Dame 624 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:02,320 Speaker 1: was in Portland in twenty twenty three when he had 625 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: that excellent season. I think he was at one point 626 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 1: zero nine. So in that playoff series, Tyree's hit a 627 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 1: level as a pull up shooter that we've been kind 628 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: of waiting to see from him, and so to me, 629 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:12,880 Speaker 1: especially when you factor that in with the fact that 630 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 1: he obviously has the touch because he can make him 631 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:17,920 Speaker 1: off the catch, I do think he will eventually be 632 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 1: a very good pull up shooter and we'll see those 633 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 1: pick and roll at ISO numbers go up a level. 634 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:26,960 Speaker 1: Tyres will probably make the high volume lists again next year. Obviously, 635 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 1: Paul George coming into the equation makes things complicated, but 636 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: he ran I mean, he ran over twelve hundred pick 637 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: and rolls last year, so even if he sacrificed some 638 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:37,600 Speaker 1: of them to Paul George, I think he could get 639 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 1: into that list again. And I expect him to move 640 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 1: up in efficiency and like we I mean, he was 641 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 1: hitting him in big spots too, Like that shot he 642 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:47,560 Speaker 1: hit in Game five to extend the series against the Knicks. 643 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: That was a tough off the dribble jump shot that 644 00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: was like damn near thirty five feet from the basket. 645 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 1: That really is the main point of optimism for Tyrese's 646 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 1: potential moving forward. His playoff run was super impressive. We're 647 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 1: gonna get more into that just min now. I want 648 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 1: to get to the rest of the shooting data. On floaters, 649 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: he shot forty three percent on almost three attempts per game. 650 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: That's pretty solid. And he's fifty eight percent at the rim, 651 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 1: which is pretty solid for a smaller speed guard. His 652 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 1: playoff stats his first playoff run as the primary perimeter initiator. Again, 653 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: James Harden was getting that primary defender last year. Now 654 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 1: he's or two years ago. He's getting that primary perimeter 655 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:26,360 Speaker 1: defensive player. And he looked awesome. Thirty points per game, 656 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: five rebounds, and seven assists on sixty percent true shooting, 657 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 1: thirty five and seven on sixty percent tru shooting is 658 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:35,880 Speaker 1: a really impressive first go around in a playoff series 659 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 1: in that type of role. He also made a bunch 660 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:39,760 Speaker 1: of big shots. He took fifteen shots in the clutch 661 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 1: and made eight of them. He was three for five 662 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:44,880 Speaker 1: from three in the clutch. As we know, he straight 663 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 1: up stole Game five from the Knicks, had nine points 664 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: in the final ninety two seconds of regulation, including a 665 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: bomb three to send it to ot. Then he had 666 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: five more points in overtime. Finished that game with forty 667 00:31:55,320 --> 00:32:00,080 Speaker 1: six points. Really really impressive game from Tyrese Maxi. He 668 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 1: has a real playoff superpower. He's got insane downhill speed 669 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:07,680 Speaker 1: mixed with deadly jump shooting. That is a proven combination 670 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 1: that you can rely on in the world of basketball. 671 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:14,240 Speaker 1: Start to demonstrate this, Tyres Maxey in the regular season 672 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 1: last year attempted five point six restricted area attempts per game. 673 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:21,760 Speaker 1: In the playoffs, that ramped all the way up to 674 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 1: nine point five. I talked about this a little bit 675 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:26,959 Speaker 1: in the John Morant piece, but like it's one thing 676 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,479 Speaker 1: to conserve your energy in the regular season, especially for 677 00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 1: health reasons, but the guys with real superpowers in the 678 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:36,800 Speaker 1: playoffs can lean more on that when they get into 679 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:42,560 Speaker 1: the to the higher leverage situations where those physical gifts 680 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,560 Speaker 1: can really carry you. And while Tyris Maxey doesn't have 681 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 1: the vertical pot that Jah does, which I think is 682 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:50,000 Speaker 1: a little bit of a separator for those two, he 683 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:53,040 Speaker 1: does have the speed and like that to me is 684 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:55,960 Speaker 1: a strong indicator that you're you could damn near double 685 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 1: your rim attempt to volume in the playoffs. That tells 686 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: me you have real superpower. Here's a crazy stat Tyres 687 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 1: Masey made three more shots in the restricted area in 688 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:13,240 Speaker 1: six playoff games, then Tyre's Halliburton did in fifteen playoff games. 689 00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:15,160 Speaker 1: I goes to show you how good he is at 690 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:18,560 Speaker 1: getting and finishing, getting to the rim and finishing their 691 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: obvious series. For improvement, we talked about his pull up 692 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:23,719 Speaker 1: shooting just again. If he can improve the pull up shooting, 693 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,040 Speaker 1: connecting that touch that he has on his release to 694 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 1: being able to do it off the dribble, that will 695 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:29,960 Speaker 1: improve him as a shot creator in the half court. 696 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:32,840 Speaker 1: But even then, I felt like the playoff series felt 697 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 1: like a step forward in that direction. And then once again, defensively, 698 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 1: it's different with Tyrese. Tyree is not like Dame. It's 699 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:40,560 Speaker 1: not like he's not trying. Like Tyrese really competes on 700 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 1: the defensive end of the forward It's not an effort thing. 701 00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 1: But he just needs to work on that possession by 702 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 1: possession focus to limit mistakes, and I thought he took 703 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:51,480 Speaker 1: a step forward in that direction last year, although there's 704 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 1: still is some room for improvement. Tyres is one of 705 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 1: my favorite current NBA players. He's an absolute gym rat, workaholic. 706 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:00,959 Speaker 1: By all indications, He's an excellent leader and an excellent 707 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 1: locker room guy, his game compliments Joel embiid really well, 708 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 1: and now you've supplemented that by adding Paul George to 709 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:10,280 Speaker 1: this situation. I think we're gonna get an excellent season 710 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 1: out of Tyre's Maxi this coming season, and I have 711 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 1: him at number twenty one in our player rankings. All right, guys, 712 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:18,440 Speaker 1: that is all I have for today. We will be 713 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:21,920 Speaker 1: back later this week with twenty nineteen and eighteen. I 714 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:22,920 Speaker 1: will see you guys then. 715 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:30,759 Speaker 3: The Volume. 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