South_Aussie_Magic 90 Report post Posted July 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Albert Lergier said: The Phoenix Suns are heading to....THE NBA FINALS. I did a quick check on their 3 point shooting and can't say they got there cause of their shooting. Sure, sure, sure they have Chris and Devin but they don't shoot a lots of 3's. They are a well balance team from coach Monty (played for the Magic) to the core players playing in the playoffs. Sometimes though, you have to admit, that the key to a team's offensive success is the plethora of threats from multiple levels. They start 4 guys and have a couple of others off the bench who CAN shoot, and multiple guys also who can get to the basket. That doesn't mean their shooting isn't a large part of things, just that what has come up the best so far is more spread out. A couple of them have caught fire at pivotal moments I believe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTMagicUK 1,459 Report post Posted July 2, 2021 7 hours ago, Albert Lergier said: The Phoenix Suns are heading to....THE NBA FINALS. I did a quick check on their 3 point shooting and can't say they got there cause of their shooting. Sure, sure, sure they have Chris and Devin but they don't shoot a lots of 3's. They are a well balance team from coach Monty (played for the Magic) to the core players playing in the playoffs. The Suns have 12 guys who are capable 3 point shooters on their roster. In the regular season they had, 4 guys over 40% from 3, 5 further guys over 35% from 3 and 4 further guys hovering around 35%. They only have 1 guy who played over 400 mins who was a complete non shooter and that was Ayton. Of the 12 guys who can shoot the worst by raw 3P% is Devin Booker who shot 37% on catch and shoot 3s and happens to be an incredibly dynamic scorer. If there's an argument for not having a lot of shooters or valuing shooting the Phoenix Suns aren't part of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
South_Aussie_Magic 90 Report post Posted July 2, 2021 16 minutes ago, CTMagicUK said: The Suns have 12 guys who are capable 3 point shooters on their roster. In the regular season they had, 4 guys over 40% from 3, 5 further guys over 35% from 3 and 4 further guys hovering around 35%. They only have 1 guy who played over 400 mins who was a complete non shooter and that was Ayton. Of the 12 guys who can shoot the worst by raw 3P% is Devin Booker who shot 37% on catch and shoot 3s and happens to be an incredibly dynamic scorer. If there's an argument for not having a lot of shooters or valuing shooting the Phoenix Suns aren't part of it. And isn't Ayton shooting 70% just living at the rim this playoffs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
South_Aussie_Magic 90 Report post Posted July 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, South_Aussie_Magic said: And isn't Ayton shooting 70% just living at the rim this playoffs? Answered myself, yes. That is more than sufficiently efficient for the non-shooter! And far better than Dwight was 2008-2010 :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmmagicfan 299 Report post Posted July 2, 2021 So ESPN re-ranked a week or so ago, and there are some interesting changes that caught my eye. Jalen Green has moved up and is now #2, Scottie Barnes has leaped up to #5, dropping Kuminga to #6. Bouknight and Giddey have risen up to #8 and #9, while Moses Moody is down at #17. Keon Johnson has actually used that vertical leap to jump over Jalen Johnson, and they are now ranked #10 and #11. 1 Cade Cunningham Oklahoma State PG 2 Jalen Green USA SG 3 Evan Mobley USC C 4 Jalen Suggs Gonzaga SG 5 Scottie Barnes Florida State SF 6 Jonathan Kuminga Congo PF 7 Davion Mitchell Baylor PG 8 James Bouknight UConn SG 9 Josh Giddey Australia SG 10 Keon Johnson Tennessee SG 11 Jalen Johnson Duke SF 12 Franz Wagner Michigan SF 13 Corey Kispert Gonzaga SF 14 Alperen Sengun Turkey C 15 Usman Garuba Spain PF 16 Kai Jones Texas PF 17 Moses Moody Arkansas SG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magicman28 295 Report post Posted July 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jay Magic said: I’d take him over Kuminga Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Lergier 98 Report post Posted July 2, 2021 1 hour ago, jmmagicfan said: So ESPN re-ranked a week or so ago, and there are some interesting changes that caught my eye. Jalen Green has moved up and is now #2, Scottie Barnes has leaped up to #5, dropping Kuminga to #6. Bouknight and Giddey have risen up to #8 and #9, while Moses Moody is down at #17. Keon Johnson has actually used that vertical leap to jump over Jalen Johnson, and they are now ranked #10 and #11. 1 Cade Cunningham Oklahoma State PG 2 Jalen Green USA SG 3 Evan Mobley USC C 4 Jalen Suggs Gonzaga SG 5 Scottie Barnes Florida State SF 6 Jonathan Kuminga Congo PF 7 Davion Mitchell Baylor PG 8 James Bouknight UConn SG 9 Josh Giddey Australia SG 10 Keon Johnson Tennessee SG 11 Jalen Johnson Duke SF 12 Franz Wagner Michigan SF 13 Corey Kispert Gonzaga SF 14 Alperen Sengun Turkey C 15 Usman Garuba Spain PF 16 Kai Jones Texas PF 17 Moses Moody Arkansas SG I really, really like this mock for us.....Barnes and Bouknight !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Better DJ & Photographer 450 Report post Posted July 2, 2021 How is Bones' defense? Does he have handles? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTMagicUK 1,459 Report post Posted July 2, 2021 16 minutes ago, ROCK LEGENDS PHOTOGRAPHERS said: How is Bones' defense? Does he have handles? He has handles. His defense isn't good nor is his passing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Magic 1,224 Report post Posted July 2, 2021 43 minutes ago, ROCK LEGENDS PHOTOGRAPHERS said: How is Bones' defense? Does he have handles? Excellent handles. Has the tools to be a good defender. I think most times defence is effort Share this post Link to post Share on other sites