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yop32

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It's about effectiveness at all times.
Commented on Lance Stephenson and the need for developing prospects on May 21 2013, 12:47a - 1 reply
Bottom line, though.
Commented on Lance Stephenson and the need for developing prospects on May 20 2013, 11:37p - 1 reply
Natural experiment
Commented on Lance Stephenson and the need for developing prospects on May 20 2013, 3:37p - 2 replies
The Spurs would have given Crawford one role and stuck with it.
Commented on Lance Stephenson and the need for developing prospects on May 20 2013, 1:45p - 2 replies
Duncan and Pop are masters of making adjustments to get the most out of limited teammates
Commented on Lance Stephenson and the need for developing prospects on May 20 2013, 7:53a - 3 replies
Do we know anything about Gobert's love for the game?
Commented on Why Rudy Gobert will not be Jan Vesely on May 19 2013, 10:12a - 1 reply
See, I think those numbers make a lot of sense
Commented on What we learned from the 2013 NBA Draft combine and measurements on May 18 2013, 12:46p
It's just another piece of data
Commented on What we learned from the 2013 NBA Draft combine and measurements on May 17 2013, 6:30p - 1 reply
Yeah, but he helped create those looks for himself with his off-ball movement.
Commented on Bradley Beal named to All-Rookie First Team on May 17 2013, 11:59a
Agree to disagree, then
Commented on NBA Draft 2013 scouting report: Otto Porter on May 17 2013, 11:56a
What makes Porter's measurements "freakish"?
Commented on What we learned from the 2013 NBA Draft combine and measurements on May 17 2013, 9:45a - 2 replies
The Spurs don't already know how they'll use young players
Commented on Past The Draft on May 16 2013, 7:47a
The Spurs are much better at player development
Commented on Past The Draft on May 14 2013, 12:40p - 1 reply
Hickson grabs a lot of rebounds, but the Blazers are much better on the defensive glass when he sits.
Commented on J.J. Hickson? on May 13 2013, 3:37p - 1 reply
Curry wasn't really what that team needed
Commented on NBA Draft 2013 scouting report: Otto Porter on May 13 2013, 3:30p - 1 reply
So we can add freshcat to the short list of people who liked the Vesely pick?
Commented on Draft Trade Up...Into the Late 1st on May 12 2013, 8:39a - 1 reply
Not making stuff up
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 11 2013, 7:56a - 1 reply
Many of Booker's mistakes aren't obvious
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Trevor Booker on May 11 2013, 7:23a - 1 reply
What if most of it is done via videotape, and only the top prospects get more than one or two live looks?
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 10 2013, 11:57a
Going into the draft, a lot of sober, intelligent people on this site liked Ves quite a bit.
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 10 2013, 11:32a
Yes, really.
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 9 2013, 6:50p - 1 reply
FYI, DX's "Top 100 Prospects" list is their assessment of the players and supposedly has nothing to do with what GMs are telling them, team needs, etc.
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 9 2013, 11:28a - 1 reply
Sure, coming up with hypothetical "what if" scenarios can also be classified as "making stuff up"
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 9 2013, 11:21a - 1 reply
He's a big part of the reason this team was bottom of the barrel in fast break points early in the season.
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: A.J. Price on May 8 2013, 3:51p
A role created by and used heavily by Flip Saunders
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 8 2013, 3:39p - 2 replies
Instead of just making stuff up, why don't you go find the video and watch it again?
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 8 2013, 3:35p
That guy thought Valanciunas would be terrible, too.
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 8 2013, 3:31p - 1 reply
He has shown real potential defensively
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 8 2013, 3:30p - 1 reply
Sigh. Do you really need to hear this again?
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 8 2013, 3:26p - 1 reply
Jan missed Treviso because his team was still playing in the playoffs.
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 8 2013, 3:24p - 1 reply
How many bigs come into the league with any sort of polish whatsoever?
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 8 2013, 3:20p - 1 reply
Ves is probably the fastest seven footer I've ever seen
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 8 2013, 3:11p - 1 reply
It's also not that uncommon that American draftees also, in fact, suck
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 8 2013, 12:28p - 1 reply
"so how tall is he exactly? What's his wingspan? Vert? How much did he bench? Bodyfat?"
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 8 2013, 12:00p - 2 replies
OK, but at the same time, not playing to your players' strengths is also no way to build a team.
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 8 2013, 11:07a - 1 reply
There was plenty of tape available on Vesely
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 8 2013, 11:04a - 1 reply
What JW has to do with it
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 8 2013, 7:57a - 1 reply
Like Seraphin, the summer before Kevin's rookie year
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 7 2013, 4:02p - 1 reply
Does anyone know how much NBA players usually actually work out?
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 7 2013, 1:29p - 1 reply
There was definitely chatter that Toronto was interested in Vesely
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 7 2013, 1:05p - 1 reply
Fits
Commented on Better know a 2013 NBA free agent: D.J. Augustin on May 7 2013, 12:46p
I think many fans, maybe even most, saw Valanciunas and Vesely as practically the same player
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 7 2013, 12:13p
That list makes trading up look like a really, really bad decision.
Commented on NBA Draft 2013 scouting report: Otto Porter on May 7 2013, 7:57a - 1 reply
Just about everything you say here would have also applied if we had ended up with Valanciunas.
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 7 2013, 7:38a - 2 replies
DraftExpress had Vesely ranked as the #11 prospect
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely on May 7 2013, 7:30a - 3 replies
If Wall hadn't gotten hurt, I think we would be appreciating Nene more right about now.
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Nene on May 6 2013, 10:29a - 2 replies
Not everyone is interchangeable for anyone, though, obviously.
Commented on The Washington Wizards and '3/D' wings on May 3 2013, 10:42a
He should go back home for the summer
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Kevin Seraphin on May 2 2013, 12:34p - 1 reply
Kevin's on/off effect on our DRB% was -2.1%, so he wasn't boxing out to let a teammate grab the rebound.
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Kevin Seraphin on May 2 2013, 12:19p
NBA defense as concentric walls
Commented on The Washington Wizards and '3/D' wings on May 2 2013, 12:02p
Agreed.
Commented on 2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Garrett Temple on May 1 2013, 1:28p
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Voted on Apr 30 2013, 3:25p
I should have checked before sending you to Google it.
Commented on Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses on Apr 29 2013, 1:01p
Ha, ha. OK, now do the same thing with aspirin.
Commented on Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses on Apr 28 2013, 8:25p - 1 reply
Overtraining is more likely
Commented on Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses on Apr 28 2013, 9:21a - 2 replies
Wasn't Anthony Mason a SF?
Commented on The Otto Lotto on Apr 28 2013, 9:07a
Wishful thinking?
Commented on The Washington Wizards' salary-cap situation is tricky on Apr 27 2013, 8:53p - 1 reply
I just don't think that explanation fits with what we're seeing.
Commented on Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses on Apr 27 2013, 10:00a - 2 replies
The weird thing is that his competency suddenly disappeared
Commented on Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses on Apr 26 2013, 9:14p - 1 reply
When Crawford was on the court, we got production from him and no one else
Commented on Ernie Grunfeld press conference recap: 'A season of two halves' on Apr 25 2013, 7:13p
World Anti-Doping Agency on beta blockers
Commented on Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses on Apr 24 2013, 6:24p - 1 reply
Beta blockers are allowed in basketball by the World Anti-Doping Agency, according to their official list on their website
Commented on Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses on Apr 24 2013, 5:25p - 1 reply
They can x-ray you and see if your bones' growth plates are still active.
Commented on Washington Wizards 2012-13 player evaluations: Bradley Beal on Apr 24 2013, 5:06p - 2 replies
Yeah, between Gil's and Crittenton's personalities, we were one of the higher risk teams to get caught for this sort of thing.
Commented on Executing the Ten Point Plan on Apr 24 2013, 4:56p - 1 reply
Beta blockers relax smooth muscles, the kind that line arteries, which is how they lower blood pressure
Commented on Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses on Apr 24 2013, 4:47p - 1 reply
Beta blockers are adrenaline antagonists
Commented on Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses on Apr 24 2013, 2:56p - 1 reply
On the other hand, Wall-Beal-Webster-Nene-Okafor posted an ORtg of 108.4
Commented on Ernie Grunfeld press conference recap: 'A season of two halves' on Apr 24 2013, 2:18p - 2 replies
Hopefully you're note will have an affect on the grammar around hear?
Commented on Washington Wizards 2012-13 player evaluations: Emeka Okafor on Apr 24 2013, 1:02p
Rubio adds box office value
Commented on John Wall ranked No. 25, Bradley Beal ranked No. 29 in Bill Simmons' trade value column on Apr 24 2013, 12:13p - 1 reply
And Okafor and Nene won't have to take too many long jumpers
Commented on Washington Wizards 2012-13 player evaluations: Emeka Okafor on Apr 24 2013, 12:01p
You want "effect" instead of "affect"
Commented on Washington Wizards 2012-13 player evaluations: Emeka Okafor on Apr 24 2013, 11:55a - 1 reply
Yup.
Commented on Washington Wizards 2012-13 player evaluations: Emeka Okafor on Apr 24 2013, 11:54a
If he is suffering from stage fright, taking a beta-blocker could make a huge difference for him.
Commented on Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses on Apr 24 2013, 11:44a - 1 reply
Now who's "really over-the-top"?
Commented on Wizards Wrap: Wrapping up another manic season on Apr 24 2013, 12:18a - 1 reply
He loses track of his man on the perimeter and gives up too many back door cuts for layups
Commented on Chris Singleton . . . thoughts? on Apr 23 2013, 11:44p - 2 replies
Vesely's rookie year rebound percentage was 13.0%
Commented on Wizards Wrap: Wrapping up another manic season on Apr 23 2013, 11:12p - 2 replies
If it hadn't happened to us, it was just a matter of time until it happened somewhere.
Commented on Executing the Ten Point Plan on Apr 23 2013, 11:01p
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