![]() Holmgren has been quite effective on defense. It’s ridiculous to think he nearly was a 50/40/90 shooter in the first month of his NBA career. Holmgren is making 55.7 percent of his shots in total, including 43.4 percent of his 3s and 87 percent of his free throws. Holmgren so rarely takes what I consider to be a bad shot he might benefit from being more adventurous and taking semi-contested shots given how accurate he’s been. Holmgren’s counting numbers (17.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.3 blocks per game) are strong, but he also brings an efficient approach to the table that belies his experience level. I was already planning to write about Thompson, so he and Coulibaly are both winners for this edition. This week, the poll results ranked Detroit’s Ausar Thompson first, Washington’s Bilal Coulibaly second and Cleveland’s Craig Porter Jr. What rookie do you want to see me write about for this week? Each week before the rookie rankings publish, I put out an informal social media poll asking who you want me to break down.įolks: The rookie rankings come back this week.Īs per usual, I let the readers pick one of the rookies that I write about as a People's Choice. Three of the four to receive extended write-ups are my choices, and the fourth selection goes to the readers. The structure is as follows: I rank the rookies, write about four of them in-depth, then explain the rest of the rankings with some notes. The rankings involve examining numbers and analyzing a painstaking amount of tape, with the latter being more valued. In many ways, this is an art, not a science. What is each rookie getting asked to do, and how often are they seeing the court? Are they being asked to create offense for their teams? Is their role limited, and how successful are they in that role? How successful is the team with them within that role? What is the degree of difficulty of said role? Is the player logging real minutes on a good team or eating up minutes on a bad team that doesn’t have anyone better? Almost all highly touted rookies who spend a significant time in college have had better seasons historically than those who came in earlier.What do I look for when I rank players? Minutes and role matter. ![]() One can make the argument that you are more likely to play at a higher level younger not earlier. ![]() Rick Barry also spent 4 years in college so that is comparable to Duncan. ![]() Durant, AD, and Lebron all spent multiple years in the league by the age of 21 so Duncan making the All-NBA 1st team was more impressive than them doing so at the same age because he was a rookie. I'm also not comparing him to guys who made all-NBA at age 21 who weren't rookies because it's not a fair to Duncan. However, the fact that he came in at 21 and after 4 years of college was also a special and very rare case for a prospect as highly touted as him even relative to his era and that's why it's unlikely that it will ever happen again, which was the point of my post. I just want to add context as to why it's unlikely that what he did ever happens again because of how top ranked prospects are coming in much younger nowadays.Īgain, not saying Duncan's rookie year wasn't amazing (like I said in my comment). Shaq did the same and averaged 23/14 and 4 blocks a game. ![]() For example, MJ stayed in college 3 years and averaged 28 ppg in his rookie year. Longer stays for top prospects were more common in the 70's-early 90's and during that time top prospects usually came in in their early 20's and were already playing at an All-Star level and not having to develop like the 19 year olds who come in today. Duncan staying in college for 4 years was a pretty special case by the late 90's and only happened because he promised his mom he would get a degree. It's also important to note, however, that if a prospect as good as TD were around today he would've likely been a one and done and therefore wouldn't have played as well as early as TD did. The hype would have been amazing if a guy came in and did that. Edwards III: Contending teams like Boston, Oklahoma City and Dallas have shown great interest in Isaiah Stewart, league sources tell The Athletic.Ĥ Definitely a different vibe supporting both teams lmaoĥ Former Raptors, UNC C Montross dies at 52 New Post Game Thread Happy 15th Cake-Day r/NBA! Win tickets to NBA All-Star Saturday Night & make a difference, check out Reddit Community Funds & r/NBA's partnership! Top Team Subreddit PostsĢ Nuggets vs Mavericks Game Day Poster - 12.18.23ģ James L. ![]()
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