anyway i think we can all agree that the bbiomechanics guy should have the last word on lukas jumper re adaptively groove variations in arm swing timing
Although we can adaptively groove variations in arm swing timing relative to 2nd ground contact:🔺It is substantially earlier than the R foot contact 🔺Energy must be organized w/upper body dominant (swing like motion of arms, late wrist, & slight pause at top)@bballbreakdown pic.twitter.com/vufKF9MmAq— BBiomechanics (@BBiomechanics) November 12, 2019
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 20:47 (four years ago) link
I’ve pondered making a parody of that acct
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:03 (four years ago) link
BBiomechanicBs
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
i think it already is a parody acct
A video of Greg ostertag jumping 3 inches that focuses on contralateral hip flexion
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:11 (four years ago) link
iirc no one gave me a satisfactory answer when i asked why he wasn't the consensus #1 on draft night
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:15 (four years ago) link
cos he didnt play in the ncaa
― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:17 (four years ago) link
That’s true but he’s slow so how does he do that and could a 19 year old Luka Doncic maybe get better at it― Matt Armstrong, Friday, November 2, 2018 2:39 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark
im too lazy to find it now but i remember reading or hearing somewhere that harden is elite elite at deceleration, so he's stopping and then starting back up again before defenders can catch up to him
― J0rdan S., Friday, November 2, 2018 5:52 PM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink
this is a cool article on his similarities to harden: https://www.wsj.com/articles/luka-doncic-big-data-nba-11552413548
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 12 November 2019 21:27 (four years ago) link
🖼
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:25 (four years ago) link
yeah shit like that happens all the time
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:29 (four years ago) link
chris paul went 4th
after being the consensus best prospect for a few years
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:30 (four years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, November 12, 2019 4:11 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:31 (four years ago) link
seems like the guys who end up total consensus #1 picks are usually not only good at basketball but also athletic freaks, and obvs it matters alot who else is in the draft
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:32 (four years ago) link
does luka have the celtics mindtype
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:50 (four years ago) link
oh definitely
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 22:53 (four years ago) link
i am not convinced he does
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:12 (four years ago) link
Ayton was a really bad pick but you could at least understand the outlines of it, Bagley I just didn’t get at all. What was the best case scenario for him?
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:25 (four years ago) link
My theory is that Ranadive thought Bogdan was better
the ol weve already got a guy like that
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:26 (four years ago) link
which prob factored into the suns pick too
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:28 (four years ago) link
then theres atl who had luka fall into their lap and traded him, tho trae is looking pretty great too
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:29 (four years ago) link
The odd thing about the Suns is a big reason not to take Luka would seemingly be that they already had a good sf but then they handed him to the pacers inexplicably
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:36 (four years ago) link
mightve been worried abt the fit w booker in that theyre both ball dominant, which is silly imo but bad teams stay bad for a reason
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:40 (four years ago) link
Rubio and Doncic would have been a questionable fit so they’ve got that going for them. But unfortunately Ayton is Rony Seikaly without the style
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:53 (four years ago) link
well they probably wouldn't have signed rubio if they had doncic. at least a sane team wouldn't do something like that.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 01:10 (four years ago) link
rubio and doncic would be kinda fascinating
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 13 November 2019 02:24 (four years ago) link
this is fn insane considering he doesnt actually get all the way to the rim that often
Best FG% off drives so far this year (min 10 drives per game):Luka Doncic - 68.6% (!)Gordon Hayward - 63.4%Russ Westbrook - 63.0%Dame Lillard - 60.2%Pascal Siakam - 58.2%Brandon Ingram - 57.9%James Harden - 57.8%Derrick Rose - 57.1%Jaylen Brown - 56.7%— Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) November 13, 2019
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 17:39 (four years ago) link
gotta think thats gonna cool off but still
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 17:40 (four years ago) link
I’d love to see like the points per possession on drives, he’s deadly in the paint, gets fouled a ton in there, and finds guys all the time
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 13 November 2019 17:48 (four years ago) link
Through games on Nov. 12, which #NBA sophomores have done the most (or least) with their minutes during the 2019-20 season? pic.twitter.com/KfLkEyiMnT— NBA Math (@NBA_Math) November 13, 2019
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 13 November 2019 17:59 (four years ago) link
i am seeing some outliers
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 18:40 (four years ago) link
this is getting pretty ridiculous. career high 42-11-12 tonight
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 19 November 2019 04:35 (four years ago) link
This kid was the MVP of the all-European championship tournament at age 18, or maybe 19, so you'd expect it would take him a good year of seasoning in the NBA before he was ready to show is true mettle. Last year was just him getting acquainted.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 19 November 2019 04:39 (four years ago) link
just luka things
― moullet, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 16:55 (four years ago) link
I think I said it before itt but has there been another player since Lebron who was the unquestioned best guy in his age group from 17-21?
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 19:08 (four years ago) link
idk how helpful that framework really is, I mean his production at age 20 is completely without precedent. he’s basically mike trout.
to your question tho guys like...kyrie, AD, maybe? I mean isn’t there always a guy who’s the best
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 19 November 2019 19:20 (four years ago) link
AD didn’t blow up until his senior year of high school
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 19:33 (four years ago) link
Rubio was the best from 14-18 probably
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 19:34 (four years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, November 19, 2019 2:08 PM (thirty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
if it was unquestioned he wouldnt have gone 3rd, i mean the ppl questioning it were obvs wrong but still they questioned it
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 19:44 (four years ago) link
w bron no one questioned it except like 2 contrarian sportswriters
I remember a few iconoclasts who were all about darko >> bron
― mike dan tony (Clay), Tuesday, 19 November 2019 19:52 (four years ago) link
might as well go all the way w it
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 19:53 (four years ago) link
I think I said it before itt but has there been another player since Lebron who was the unquestioned best guy in his age group from 17-21?― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, November 19, 2019 2:08 PM (thirty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglinkif it was unquestioned he wouldnt have gone 3rd, i mean the ppl questioning it were obvs wrong but still they questioned it
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 20:22 (four years ago) link
Even this offseason people did the same upside argument but he continues to be the best player his age
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 20:23 (four years ago) link
oh ok I understand your question better now, you’re asking about guys who were the best every year over those years?
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 19 November 2019 20:35 (four years ago) link
Yeah
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 21:59 (four years ago) link
What makes the Lebron story so amazing is that he was number 1 at age 16 and he just checked the box every year and continues to do so
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 22:02 (four years ago) link
the goat
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 22:03 (four years ago) link
has vince carter been the best 37-42 year old player for all those years? that’s impressive too
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 19 November 2019 22:35 (four years ago) link