Just based off playing 48 min instead of 42 and the 24 second shot clock instead of 30, NBA teams should score about 50% more than college teams. 70 points in the college game is equivalent to scoring 105 in the pro game.
Updated: Milan Momcilovic commits to ISU
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That’s a poor defensive team with a bunch of aging superstars who weren’t particularly good at D in their prime (sans Kawhi).
That is not a championship-caliber (or even a good) team imo. I think the Harden trade was so incredibly stupid by the Clippers.
They don’t play defense. Last time I tried to watch an NBA game, all the players half assed jogged up and down the court, stood around on offense while the highest paid player went iso ball, but took three pointers or long jumpers. Worst basketball I’ve ever watched. Turned it off after 5 minutes. It was the Nuggets vs another team when Monte Morris was on the Nuggets.
That’s always been the main reason for the myth. The next huge cause for the myth is college basketball players simply suck at shooting compared to pros. The next reason is the 82 game season and an occasional unmotivated team out of playoff contention. Then sometimes it’s just a thing that is a cave topic.
There is no way you have ever actually watched Nicola Jokic and the Nuggets, definitely not in their long playoff runs. These current Nuggets and the Duncan era spurs play the greatest team basketball I’ve seen in 40 years of watching at any level.
Their team captain may very well be the greatest passer in basketball history and you called them a bunch of ball hogs.
I was about to say the same thing! No way you watched the Nuggets and came away thinking, yeah ISU vs WVU rock fights are a better brand of basketball than that
Also the spacing.
And college players might actually be worse at defending than shooting.
College ball in general is just kind of a scrum and the greatest strategy at the end of games is to foul 18 times in 35 seconds.
Moms' made 3 pointers have hardly touched the rim. We've already got a pretty good sample size through 2 games. I think that bodes well for him if he stays healthy!
That fade away is Dirk level undefendable. Literally nothing a defender can so about it. His 3 is about as equally unguardable.
If Grady **** is a first round guy Buckets surely is. I think he has a much better shot.
If Niang can make it in the NBA, so can Milan. Milan might not be as good of a passer but he’s a better shooter and more athletic.
I wish you wert wrong because I want him to be at least a 2-3 year player. Gonna get a lot of attention if he keeps making these same shots at high volume in the #1 conference.
I thought he looked like a less than four year player in his hs footage and so far he's what I had hoped for.
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Yeah. It's often easy to get caught up in hype or assess something for the wrong reason. Grading some post player for demolishing a team with dunks and back ins because they have no one to guard him? That's likely heavily influenced by the quality of the opponent. Now, there is a likelihood that better opponents may be better at denying the ball, but once it's in his hands it wouldn't have mattered who was on him. That stroke is quick (from catch to release), smooth, and with perfect trajectory. You could have had Mutombo guarding that fade away and it would have been Buckets finger wagging in his face. It's simply unguardable and unblockable at any level.
His defense and aptitude is also better than I expected. He also comes across as highly intelligent in his interviews, making me think he will consistently play "smart". It almost feels ridiculous saying this but he will go down as the best pure shooter in school history and one of the best this conference has ever seen.
I've never been this pumped about a freshman's abilities at Iowa State. The "walking bucket" part we heard about from the practices and scrimmages? Spot ******* on.
Niang was a great collegiate player, the rare 4 year guy that was solid. But Niang didn't have NBA size (for his position), and insane shot (good yes but not insane), or the athleticism/footwork to be a force in the league. Buckets has and all NBA type shot, quicker feet, more length (perimeter playing), and a better midrange game. He's already a better NBA prospect than Niang ever dreamed of being. And that's not a slight on Niang.
As far as passing I don't ever see Milan "needing" to be a great passer. If he's able to get the ball he's likely able to shoot it (and it's likely going in).
What a terrible take. The NBA has its issues, but the Nuggets aren’t one of them.
Please tell me, who played iso ball on the Nuggets when you were watching, because they haven’t had someone do that since probably Carmelo was on that team.
