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    2 minutes ago, Magicman28 said:

    I’d definitely take SGA.

    I’m having doubts about Fultz. He’s got talent but I’m having doubts about him being what we hoped.

    With Fultz having dramatically improved his FT% and mid range game since leaving Philly, I’m hoping that it’s just a matter of time before his 3 point shot improves as well. 

     

    The turnovers are a rookie-season guard issue imo. He’ll get better with taking care of the ball as he matures.

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    3 hours ago, hootie249 said:

     Bamba is what he is right now.....not that good. Check out his recent stats. Playing in 8 of the last ten games he is shooting about 45% from the field and 15% from the 3.If he is not the offensive unicorn we dreamed about he is almost useless.He doesn't move well without the ball and he doesn't set screens well.He is not an elite shot blocker either, not bad but not elite.He has been in league one year less then Isaac and while the former looks like a DOTY candidate Bamba looks lost.

     

    Here’s what I disagree with in regards to Bamba:

     

    In players that have played 50 or more minutes, Bamba ranks 6th in block %. When Bamba is off the court, we give up a eFG% of almost 53%, rather than the eFG of 48.7% given up when Bamba is on the court. Our steal percentage is up by 0.8% and our block percentage is up by 2.1% when Bamba is on the floor. The opposing team’s offensive rating catapaults by 5.3 points when Bamba isn’t on the floor. While there’s some questions about foul rate and his ability to transfer his defensive ability with more minutes, inside of his role, I would make the argument that Bamba is already a very good, and possibly elite defensive center. 

     

    While I agree that Bamba’s game isn’t aesthetically pleasing, at all, I think he’s on the path he should be on. He’s showing his defensive value within his bench role while also improving upon his offensive contributions. All of Bamba’s points should be either three pointers or close range dunks, and that’s what he’s doing. You’d like him to shoot better— I don’t like attributing a 10 game sample on shooting since it lends itself towards recency bias, but you’d like for his 32.4 three point FG% to climb up into the 35-36 % range ideally— but overall, as his shot develops, this is the role where Bamba ought to be.

     

    I understand the criticism of Bamba; as TMF says, he looks like a baby giraffe on the court lol. However, he’s shown me enough to where I’m not so willing to part with the end goal line up of Fultz-scoring SG-Okeke-Isaac-Bamba. The defense is there, the shot and strength down low will come with time, and with his ability to alter shots, that’s all I really need to consider him valuable enough to not include him in trade packages.

     

     

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    Just now, s1n1st3r12 said:

    I have not been able to watch game however do we think Bamba is going to progress into an Elite 4/5 guy?

    He’s never going to be an offensive asset, but I think he’s capable of being a baby Gobert with a three point shot. He’s still a year away in terms of processing the game at an NBA speed, but he already alters a ton of shots and you can see development from the start of the season to now. Don’t know about elite, but I think he’s going to be a great fit for our team with Isaac and Fultz

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    11 minutes ago, TrueMagicFan07 said:

    Miami did not look like 1st in the Southeast Division tonight, did they?

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but someone on this message board a little while ago that Miami started this season with an easy schedule.

     

    They were missing Winslow and Waiters, and were playing on the back end of a back to back, so they weren’t at full strength. Still, I don’t think that takes too much away from the performance of the team. Hopefully this serves as a catalyst for some consistently good play.

    Tankathon has Miami with the 4th easiest remaining strength of schedule, so I think they’re a legit top four seed.

     

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    1 minute ago, Fultz4thewin said:

    Why? Bamba can't play 4, Birch moves better than Bamba. 

    Spacing. I feel like Bamba’s outside shooting is more preferable to the difference in mobility between Birch and Bamba. It feels like it’s often 4 v 5 when Birch is on the court, while Bamba’s shot stretches the defense.

    I also don’t think Birch is all that much more quick than Bamba, but that’s just my eye test; you could be right since I haven’t been paying too much attention to the difference in foot speed between Khem and Mo.

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    13 minutes ago, Notguilty said:

    Key words “on offense”! Nobody will argue that point - he brings a certain energy on defense which seems to permeate and energize his teamates on that side of the ball. Again “not drawing conclusions” - but his presence (along with MCW and others) appeared to help the club finish well last year!

    We also have a whole sample size of games this season where he started and didn’t play up to the level that he showed in the 2nd half of last season, and was arguably outplayed by Bamba throughout the entirety of that stretch where Birch played starting minutes.

     

    Seeing how that sample of games is more recent, I think it makes sense to use those games rather than going all the way back to last year.

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    1 minute ago, magicblue said:

    I meant as team, not in the standings, I mean, were a hot mess right now at the very least, regardless of the standings.

    Let Isaac and Fultz develop, hope Bamba develops into a starting caliber center that can take over for Vuc, transition into a high pace, defensively elite team centered around Fultz-Isaac-scoring wing. 

    Right now, we’re stuck in purgatory with Vuc and Fournier but getting playoff experience has value

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