Terrific piece! You comping Jokić and Morant as top watches, then noting Morant's not dunking made me check, and it's true: Jokić is dunking more times per game than Morant this season
Trae, Ja, Lamelo are the true sheep - defensively liable point guards. Sometimes useful, but the market is glutted with too many and not that many teams need them for their strategy anyway.
Kuminga and Davis are unreliable/overpaid versions of things that are in high demand - athletic wings and defensive anchors. Idk what the Catan comparison is... Gaining the resource but it puts you over 7 with a whole time round the table before your turn?
LaMelo would've been a good one to add, I'm just not sure the Hornets are desperate to offload him yet (although there's definitely been more smoke there recently).
You make a fair point on Davis, and I like that risk/reward feeling you've nailed with your comparison. I'm keeping Kuminga firmly in the sheep pile until he proves he can drive winning. I'm not as high on his defense as you.
Ah, "defensive anchor" was referring to Davis alone, Kuminga is definitely not that lol.
I'll buy Kuminga as a potential sheep of a different kind: the high-usage average-effiency scorer that gets your team respectable but not great. Brandon Ingram, Zach Lavine, etc. that the league has learned are just not that useful
I guess because he's a HoF with gaudy numbers, James Harden gets a pass. Will never win a championship -- that's a given. But actually hurts every team he is on. And it gets worse in the playoffs. He is the faux Golden Fleece leading his poor shepards to the slaughter.
Yeah, this article was purely about the guys teams are trying to offload but haven't found takers for. If we're talking regular-season superstar/playoff disappointers, Harden would naturally be near the top of the list.
Sorry for late reply, I missed this one somehow, but yes, totally agree. Even, like, two years ago, the league was overvaluing raw scoring ability and undervaluing all the in-between-the-ears stuff.
Doesn't seem like too many people are falling for it now, though. And I also think injuries will start getting priced into contracts a lot more than we've seen to this point.
Terrific piece! You comping Jokić and Morant as top watches, then noting Morant's not dunking made me check, and it's true: Jokić is dunking more times per game than Morant this season
Sad but true. And thanks!
This headline and piece made me laugh so hard. And it's all true!
Truth makes for the best comedy. Thanks for reading!
Fantastic as always Mike! The humor you write makes for a fun read. Love seeing you’re pieces pop up in the inbox
Awesome! Thanks for the note, Lars!
Trae, Ja, Lamelo are the true sheep - defensively liable point guards. Sometimes useful, but the market is glutted with too many and not that many teams need them for their strategy anyway.
Kuminga and Davis are unreliable/overpaid versions of things that are in high demand - athletic wings and defensive anchors. Idk what the Catan comparison is... Gaining the resource but it puts you over 7 with a whole time round the table before your turn?
LaMelo would've been a good one to add, I'm just not sure the Hornets are desperate to offload him yet (although there's definitely been more smoke there recently).
You make a fair point on Davis, and I like that risk/reward feeling you've nailed with your comparison. I'm keeping Kuminga firmly in the sheep pile until he proves he can drive winning. I'm not as high on his defense as you.
Ah, "defensive anchor" was referring to Davis alone, Kuminga is definitely not that lol.
I'll buy Kuminga as a potential sheep of a different kind: the high-usage average-effiency scorer that gets your team respectable but not great. Brandon Ingram, Zach Lavine, etc. that the league has learned are just not that useful
Right, okay, we're on the same page here!
I guess because he's a HoF with gaudy numbers, James Harden gets a pass. Will never win a championship -- that's a given. But actually hurts every team he is on. And it gets worse in the playoffs. He is the faux Golden Fleece leading his poor shepards to the slaughter.
Yeah, this article was purely about the guys teams are trying to offload but haven't found takers for. If we're talking regular-season superstar/playoff disappointers, Harden would naturally be near the top of the list.
Sorry for late reply, I missed this one somehow, but yes, totally agree. Even, like, two years ago, the league was overvaluing raw scoring ability and undervaluing all the in-between-the-ears stuff.
Doesn't seem like too many people are falling for it now, though. And I also think injuries will start getting priced into contracts a lot more than we've seen to this point.