You're right that his strength is helping him to not get knocked off balance by a defender in the air so he can have a more balanced landing. But on normal landings, it's a lot easier on Ja's body because he's smaller.
Morant's leaping is a danger to himself, his slight frame is going to get undercut one day and it will be ugly. I am legit nervous sometimes when I see him land. Ant has that level of leaping but he is a lot stronger so I think his body will take the blows better. But both of them should save some of these leaps for special occasions. I just...
Assuming he doesn't do some goof shit like trying to get the team to boycott the Olympics in protest Irving is a good player to have. His defense is fine when he decides to play defense and no one can argue that his skills aren't elite.
Prime Jason Kidd's best three-year team offensive and defensive stretches:
1997-1999 Phoenix Suns: 2.87 rORtg*
2002-2004 New Jersey Nets: 5.13 rDRtg
*Only played 33 games in 1996-97.
I think my team could have an offense somewhere between 0-3 rORtg and a defense ranging from 4-6 rDRtg. A strong contender-level team.
that knicks dude but he he probably died before
i mean listen some people just stop visiting a forum but with most of these mentions you wouldnt think itd be so abrupt, which I think it was. Youd think thered be signs.
lazaruss ofc was well old too. He might just be in a retirement home now.
roundball rock was very inactive for a long...
I'm inclined to agree which is why I'm a bit baffled by the claims of 41" I see online. That dude has gotten rim level on some posters, like this one from his rookie year:
I think Ja has a 44" and ANT seems more in that range but with an extra inch or two in height. He's definitely in that top 1% tier as a leaper. Even more than straight...
It's way higher.
Remember when he hit his head on the rim for the game saving block? Ant isn't even 6'6" in shoes (6'4" barefoot). The distance between 6'6" (for ease of comparison we'll just use that number) and the rim is 42 inches. Likely he had at least a 44-45 vertical on that jump alone.
Now also remember that Ant weighs a lot more...
In 2023-24. The salaries must be realistic. Cap is $136 million.
My starters:
PG: Jason Kidd ($35m max contract)
SG: KCP ($14,704,938)
SF: MPJ ($33,386,850)
PF: Jaren Jackson Jr ($27,102,202)
C: Brook Lopez ($25,000,000)
https://thejnotes.com/posts/will-hardy-s-message-to-his-player-doesn-t-match-his-coaching-decisions-01hs724dmt9c
agreed. He talks a lot about playing D and passing the ball but the guys that do those things sit while The Bum and others play
https://thejnotes.com/posts/the-utah-jazz-missed-the-mark-with-isaiah-thomas-01hs9htwv0c1
just what the Jazz needed was another ball dominant gunner than doesn't play D! :roll:
https://thejnotes.com/posts/the-utah-jazz-s-trade-of-simone-fontecchio-has-been-an-abject-failure-01hs7245ka54
they weren't going to sign him and got something for him while opening up playing time for Hendricks and Sensabaugh and getting 2 more prospects out of it. Makes perfect sense
I expect this to be a relative flop. JJ was hitting on something when he posed the question on First take: "Do the fans want to be educated or not?" The obvious answer is mostly not. Fans want to be entertained above all else.
It's not as straight to the point as Kobe's analysis that aired years ago called "Detail" but it's worth a listen. ...
Sarah Todd: It’s actually “Collin”. Ant swapped jerseys with fellow Georgia native Collin Sexton after the game.
“Can I have your jersey?”
Anthony Edwards: “I gotta give it to Collins.”
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