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[bertarapsfan]

[KeonClark]

[bertarapsfan]

Sending love for big Lithuanian

[DanH]

Losing Jakob is also underrated for a similar reason. He is an absolute monster offensive rebounder with putbacks from 7-footers resulting in ultra-high efficiency scoring close to the basket. It's another reason why FVV is cratering this year trying to anchor the bench. He benefited greatly from Jakob, Siakam and a more consistent CJ. Freddy capitalized on a perfect storm in a contract year and got the lion's share of the credit for last year's bench mob. If anything, Pascal should have got that 6MOTY nomination.

Well, Poeltl is generally a pretty comparable offensive rebounder to JV (13 vs 12% OREB% career, the two had 12.4 and 12.1% OREB rates last year). But the team's offensive rebounding as a whole definitely is hurt by moving some of JV's minutes and all of Poeltl's to Serge.

[white men can't jump]

Losing Jakob is also underrated for a similar reason. He is an absolute monster offensive rebounder with putbacks from 7-footers resulting in ultra-high efficiency scoring close to the basket. It's another reason why FVV is cratering this year trying to anchor the bench. He benefited greatly from Jakob, Siakam and a more consistent CJ. Freddy capitalized on a perfect storm in a contract year and got the lion's share of the credit for last year's bench mob. If anything, Pascal should have got that 6MOTY nomination.

Yup, think Pascal really was the one who helped establish that unit's identity.

Honestly think that was the reason not to start him as well. I think he could get the same minutes off the bench, put up the same numbers and we would have that energizer bench unit we are missing too often this year.

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[golden]

Yeah, and it has a snowball effect.

Gravity is a term often thrown around. JV puts a lot of pressure on defences, even if his usage isn't always high. And it helps that he occupies a different part of the court than our other guys who can warp a D (Kawhi, Kyle and now Siakam is starting to command that respect at times but still as a face up player a lot of the time).

Shooters can do it too, but we're not getting good enough shooting, whereas last year CJ was playing well enough to help with that kind of effect for the 2nd unit.

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Losing Jakob is also underrated for a similar reason. He is an absolute monster offensive rebounder with putbacks from 7-footers resulting in ultra-high efficiency scoring close to the basket. It's another reason why FVV is cratering this year trying to anchor the bench. He benefited greatly from Jakob, Siakam and a more consistent CJ. Freddy capitalized on a perfect storm in a contract year and got the lion's share of the credit for last year's bench mob. If anything, Pascal should have got that 6MOTY nomination.

[white men can't jump]

122 ORTG @ 26% USG is elite offensive production. And he's been consistently @ 120+ ORTG for the last 5 years. JV is a big reason why we don't get blown out and stay close enough to get back into games. Guard/wing level production is higher variance than close to the basket scoring, especially relying on 3's.

Yeah, and it has a snowball effect.

Gravity is a term often thrown around. JV puts a lot of pressure on defences, even if his usage isn't always high. And it helps that he occupies a different part of the court than our other guys who can warp a D (Kawhi, Kyle and now Siakam is starting to command that respect at times but still as a face up player a lot of the time).

Shooters can do it too, but we're not getting good enough shooting, whereas last year CJ was playing well enough to help with that kind of effect for the 2nd unit.

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[golden]

Spacing in general. The other teams don't respect Ibaka at all. Makes it hard to get open lanes for ballhandlers, and we're left being a jumpshooting team for too frequently.

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122 ORTG @ 26% USG is elite offensive production. And he's been consistently @ 120+ ORTG for the last 5 years. JV is a big reason why we don't get blown out and stay close enough to get back into games. Guard/wing level production is higher variance than close to the basket scoring, especially relying on 3's.

[MixxAOR]

I'd like to see another JV injury update, you gotta know he's close. Probably start him on th eroad to not encourage him to over do it.....

leaked footage from MLSE

[golden]

I'd like to see another JV injury update, you gotta know he's close. Probably start him on th eroad to not encourage him to over do it.....

Feb. 6th was the target date.

[G__Deane]

I'd like to see another JV injury update, you gotta know he's close. Probably start him on th eroad to not encourage him to over do it.....

[white men can't jump]

Easy buckets.

Spacing in general. The other teams don't respect Ibaka at all. Makes it hard to get open lanes for ballhandlers, and we're left being a jumpshooting team for too frequently.

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[KeonClark]

[golden]

I hope everyone has a newfound appreciation for what JV brings to the squad. I'm not sure if the numbers bear it out, but the offense definitely seems to be lacking a little something-something with him out of the lineup.

Easy buckets.

[MixxAOR]

I hope everyone has a newfound appreciation for what JV brings to the squad. I'm not sure if the numbers bear it out, but the offense definitely seems to be lacking a little something-something with him out of the lineup.

this crow tastes like shit btw