Zach Edey 25 pts, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks (11-12 FG, 1-1 3PT)

[Im Still Ballin]

Zach started the season slowly but has been making improvements each game. Things are starting to slow down for him. He just had his best outing yet, putting up a rookie stat line only Hakeem has done. He's averaged the following over his last four games: 14.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 0.75 apg, 0.75 spg, 1.5 bpg on 70.3% FG in 23.25 mpg.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByI_B7WvFUU

[tontoz]

Are you really going to make a thread each time Edey has a good game? It was bad enough in pre-season. :facepalm

Who do the nets have a C?

[Hey Yo]

Zach started the season slowly but has been making improvements each game. Things are starting to slow down for him. He just had his best outing yet, putting up a rookie stat line only Hakeem has done. He's averaged the following over his last four games: 14.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 0.75 apg, 0.75 spg, 1.5 bpg on 70.3% FG in 23.25 mpg.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByI_B7WvFUU
:rockon::rockon:

[Proctor]

He looks great. Haters seething!

[tontoz]

He looks great. Haters seething!


He should against a 215 pound center on a team that's tanking. :lol

It's a shame his minutes are being cut by 4th year journeyman Jay Huff.

[RRR3]

He should against a 215 pound center on a team that's tanking. :lol

It's a shame his minutes are being cut by 4th year journeyman Jay Huff.
Insane a rookie triggers you this much. Embarrassing tbh.

[Proctor]

He should against a 215 pound center on a team that's tanking. :lol

It's a shame his minutes are being cut by 4th year journeyman Jay Huff.
You preface pretty much every post you make as "I didn't watch the game" or "I was listening to a podcast" so I don't expect any nuance from you or any actual meaningful observations about Edey. You have your ignorant position on him and apparently you're happy to keep it.

Nets are .500 and haven't began tanking yet if you hadn't noticed. They're actually out there playing. Maybe when Simmons hurts his cooch next month the tank will be on but right now it isn't.

[tontoz]

Insane a rookie triggers you this much. Embarrassing tbh.

I am not the one making threads about him. I hadn't even mentioned him since the summer until this thread.

What's embarassing is making a thread whenever he has a good game, even if it's just preseason. :facepalm

[tontoz]

You preface pretty much every post you make as "I didn't watch the game" or "I was listening to a podcast" so I don't expect any nuance from you or any actual meaningful observations about Edey. You have your ignorant position on him and apparently you're happy to keep it.

Nets are .500 and haven't began tanking yet if you hadn't noticed. They're actually out there playing. Maybe when Simmons hurts his cooch next month the tank will be on but right now it isn't.


You obviously haven't been following the conversation on Edey. Not only did i watch the games he played in college i made vids on his defense which was the laziest i've ever seen. It was embarassing. Even in the championship game he was just standing around watching as guys made layups even though he had no fouls.

In case you haven't noticed the Nets traded their best player for picks. That isn't what teams do when they are trying to win this year. I wouldnt be surprised if there are other trades in the pipeline.

[RRR3]

I am not the one making threads about him. I hadn't even mentioned him since the summer until this thread.

What's embarassing is making a thread whenever he has a good game, even if it's just preseason. :facepalm
Is ISB not allowed to have favorites? Until he starts saying insane things about Edey, I don't get why his fandom would trigger you. Sure I get why people might troll about LeBron when his fans are saying shit like "LEBRON GOAT GOD MJ STINKS COMPARED TO HIM LOLZ" but I haven't seen him say Edey is some superstar, just that he's hopeful he will become a great player. Which is what we all want for young players we root for. Let him be a fan, if he starts being a stan, sure troll him but it's not like he's acting like 3ball or xiao or someone saying blatant bullshit.

[tontoz]

Is ISB not allowed to have favorites? Until he starts saying insane things about Edey, I don't get why his fandom would trigger you. Sure I get why people might troll about LeBron when his fans are saying shit like "LEBRON GOAT GOD MJ STINKS COMPARED TO HIM LOLZ" but I haven't seen him say Edey is some superstar, just that he's hopeful he will become a great player. Which is what we all want for young players we root for. Let him be a fan, if he starts being a stan, sure troll him but it's not like he's acting like 3ball or xiao or someone saying blatant bullshit.


He compared him to Shaq in one of his previous threads. Why does he have to keep making new threads every time Edey does something? Why can't he just bump one of his many previous Edey threads? I don't see why Edey deserves so many threads.

I should have made a thread when he fouled out in 15 minutes. :lol

The Wizards have 3 rookies, one looks like a legit ROY candidate, but you don't see me making a thread each time they have a good game.

Our 2nd year player Coulibaly has been balling but i haven't made any threads about him. If it continues then i might make a thread but i certainly wont do it just because he has a good game. :facepalm

If he wants to keep making new threads then i reserve the right to point out the other side of the story.

[Kblaze8855]

I’m not really a believer because I don’t think the league wants people to be what he is…especially in a playoff situation…but with all the obsessive weirdo spamming takes we have on here? I think we can live with a single fan of a young guy getting excited when he has a good game. We have topics in the front page from days ago. So it’s not like he’s spamming and pushing more relevant content to the back.

[Neal Romer]

ISB isnt really an Edey-specific stan anyway. He tends to track all the players with unique physiologies and post about them when theyre successful. I dont think he's trying to gloat or rub anything in with this post. He always makes these kinds of posts.

[tontoz]

Memphis playing the wizards on Friday. I am curious to see if his defense has improved. It couldn't have gotten much worse that the championship game. :lol


https://youtu.be/T3lehKVpL3k?feature=shared

[Proctor]

Okay, and Jokic has some ridiculous defensive lapses and moments of not even trying and yet is still far and away the best player in the league. Some of us are simply hoping Edey becomes a rotational quality player and have the eyes to see that he can be so long as he's given minutes. I agree with KBlaze, I don't think the league wants people to be what he is...and IMO that is what will determine if he sees the floor and not the question of NBA level talent.

To that end, if you have watched him play, you have clearly seen him step further and further out to develop his range, and can see him hit a walk up 3 pointer in the video. It is obvious he is not content to just be some big and tall brute.

You want to make a thread on Coulibaly, we would welcome it and I highly doubt anyone would scrutinize his every play or ask who his matchup is.

[tontoz]

Okay, and Jokic has some ridiculous defensive lapses and moments of not even trying and yet is still far and away the best player in the league. Some of us are simply hoping Edey becomes a rotational quality player and have the eyes to see that he can be so long as he's given minutes. I agree with KBlaze, I don't think the league wants people to be what he is...and IMO that is what will determine if he sees the floor and not the question of NBA level talent.

To that end, if you have watched him play, you have clearly seen him step further and further out to develop his range, and can see him hit a walk up 3 pointer in the video. It is obvious he is not content to just be some big and tall brute.

You want to make a thread on Coulibaly, we would welcome it and I highly doubt anyone would scrutinize his every play or ask who his matchup is.

The reason i started watching him in the first place is that i was following the draft closely evaluating draft prospects. When someone posted a highlight clip on a Wizards board i was interested and decided to check out his games.

What i saw was the laziest rim defender i've ever seen, and protecting the rim is something i prioritize for centers. I was frankly shocked.

Jokic will absolutely contest shots when he is in good position. Edey was literally moving out of the way at times LMAO and he is longer and more athletic than Jokic. At least lift up your arms ffs.

[RRR3]

He compared him to Shaq in one of his previous threads. Why does he have to keep making new threads every time Edey does something? Why can't he just bump one of his many previous Edey threads? I don't see why Edey deserves so many threads.

I should have made a thread when he fouled out in 15 minutes. :lol

The Wizards have 3 rookies, one looks like a legit ROY candidate, but you don't see me making a thread each time they have a good game.

Our 2nd year player Coulibaly has been balling but i haven't made any threads about him. If it continues then i might make a thread but i certainly wont do it just because he has a good game. :facepalm

If he wants to keep making new threads then i reserve the right to point out the other side of the story.
I didn't see the Shaq comparison, fair enough.

[RRR3]

Okay, and Jokic has some ridiculous defensive lapses and moments of not even trying and yet is still far and away the best player in the league. Some of us are simply hoping Edey becomes a rotational quality player and have the eyes to see that he can be so long as he's given minutes. I agree with KBlaze, I don't think the league wants people to be what he is...and IMO that is what will determine if he sees the floor and not the question of NBA level talent.

To that end, if you have watched him play, you have clearly seen him step further and further out to develop his range, and can see him hit a walk up 3 pointer in the video. It is obvious he is not content to just be some big and tall brute.

You want to make a thread on Coulibaly, we would welcome it and I highly doubt anyone would scrutinize his every play or ask who his matchup is.
Yeah Coulibaly has taken a huge leap it seems, he deserves a thread.

[tontoz]

Yeah Coulibaly has taken a huge leap it seems, he deserves a thread.


I want a bigger sample size before making a thread but yeah his improvement has been quite a shock. Last year when he took more than 2 dribbles i would cringe.

[RRR3]

I want a bigger sample size before making a thread but yeah his improvement has been quite a shock. Last year when he took more than 2 dribbles i would cringe.
He also grew two inches, he can play the 4 now for sure. I believe Wembanyama said he has massive potential, obviously Wemby isn't Nostradamus but he played with him on some national team IIRC, so he would have some idea. And he's still only 20. Nice to see the Wizards finally hit on a pick, I feel like y'all haven't really had a great pick since Beal and Wall.

[Charlie Sheen]

The reason i started watching him in the first place is that i was following the draft closely evaluating draft prospects. When someone posted a highlight clip on a Wizards board i was interested and decided to check out his games.

What i saw was the laziest rim defender i've ever seen, and protecting the rim is something i prioritize for centers. I was frankly shocked.

Jokic will absolutely contest shots when he is in good position. Edey was literally moving out of the way at times LMAO and he is longer and more athletic than Jokic. At least lift up your arms ffs.

The video you posted looks bad but there is a possibility he was coached to play defense that way at Purdue because keeping him on the floor was priority.


Edey fouled out just once in his four-year college career at Purdue, in the fifth game of his freshman season.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/inexperienced-raptors-flash-brilliance-but-learn-tough-lessons-vs-nuggets/

[tontoz]

He also grew two inches, he can play the 4 now for sure. I believe Wembanyama said he has massive potential, obviously Wemby isn't Nostradamus but he played with him on some national team IIRC, so he would have some idea. And he's still only 20. Nice to see the Wizards finally hit on a pick, I feel like y'all haven't really had a great pick since Beal and Wall.


I don't see the 4 at all. He would be at a big strength disadvantage at the 4.

We played back to back games against the Hawks with Bilal guarding Trae. I think that will be his role, guarding the best perimeter player on the other team.

Mgt has publicly said they want positional size so i would think it is more likely that he is a full time 3.

[tontoz]

The video you posted looks bad but there is a possibility he was coached to play defense that way at Purdue because keeping him on the floor was priority.



https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/inexperienced-raptors-flash-brilliance-but-learn-tough-lessons-vs-nuggets/


The problem with that theory is the way he would throw his weight around on offense. He certainly didn't see worried about fouls when he bulldozed people on offense. He was very physical on offense.

[RRR3]

I don't see the 4 at all. He would be at a big strength disadvantage at the 4.

We played back to back games against the Hawks with Bilal guarding Trae. I think that will be his role, guarding the best perimeter player on the other team.

Mgt has publicly said they want positional size so i would think it is more likely that he is a full time 3.
I don't mean I'd put him at the 4 I just mean he can be run at the 4 in certain lineups. Besides he can bulk up.

[Charlie Sheen]

The problem with that theory is the way he would throw his weight around on offense. He certainly didn't see worried about fouls when he bulldozed people on offense. He was very physical on offense.


Theory still holds... purdue was trying to win games not develop Edey for the next level. Save all his fouls and do not tone down his aggression on the offensive end where he has massive advantage over 18-20 year olds.

[tontoz]

Theory still holds... purdue was trying to win games not develop Edey for the next level. Save all his fouls and do not tone down his aggression on the offensive end where he has massive advantage over 18-20 year olds.

Playing defense without fouling is a skill that needs to be learned. Edey certainly didn't learn it in 4 years of college so he will have to learn it in the NBA. That might be part of the reason why he is averaging 5.5 fouls per 36 minutes.

I think it will be a pretty tough adjustment after being totally passive in college to contesting shots of much better players now, assuming he actually will make the effort to contest shots.

His 1.6 blocks per 36 is pretty weak for a guy with a 9'7 standing reach. Clingan is averaging 4.8 blocks per 36.

[RRR3]

1.6 blocks per 36 is very good for the modern NBA actually. But shot blocking doesn’t prove you’re a good or bad defender anyways.

[tontoz]

1.6 blocks per 36 is very good for the modern NBA actually. But shot blocking doesn’t prove you’re a good or bad defender anyways.

It's not good for a center with a 9'7 standing reach. As far as i know the only player with a higher standing reach is Wemby.

If 1.6 is good then how to you rate Clingan blocking 3 times that amount?

[RRR3]

It's not good for a center with a 9'7 standing reach. As far as i know the only player with a higher standing reach is Wemby.

If 1.6 is good then how to you rate Clingan blocking 3 times that amount?
I'd say it's a small sample size, because even Wemby doesn't block shots at that rate. And yeah it is factually good, look up modern block rates. Zubac was 13th in the league in blocks per game last year at 1.2 (1.7 per 36). If you want to say Edey is going to decline in block rate cuz small sample size, certainly very possible but if he keeps it at 1.6 that's more than fine. Besides block rate=/=rim protection, look at Bam Adebayo and Tyson Chandler for instance.

[meat]

Why are you getting so mad? What are we supposed to talk about? There's like 5 threads anyone responded to today.

[tontoz]

I'd say it's a small sample size, because even Wemby doesn't block shots at that rate. And yeah it is factually good, look up modern block rates. Zubac was 13th in the league in blocks per game last year at 1.2 (1.7 per 36). If you want to say Edey is going to decline in block rate cuz small sample size, certainly very possible but if he keeps it at 1.6 that's more than fine. Besides block rate=/=rim protection, look at Bam Adebayo and Tyson Chandler for instance.


Walker Kessler's career average is 4.9 blocks per 36.

Bam is a completely different kind of center. He can defend guards on the perimeter and slow them down. Edey is 100% a drop big. He isn't going to be chasing guys around the perimeter.

[Charlie Sheen]

Playing defense without fouling is a skill that needs to be learned. Edey certainly didn't learn it in 4 years of college so he will have to learn it in the NBA. That might be part of the reason why he is averaging 5.5 fouls per 36 minutes.

I think it will be a pretty tough adjustment after being totally passive in college to contesting shots of much better players now, assuming he actually will make the effort to contest shots.

His 1.6 blocks per 36 is pretty weak for a guy with a 9'7 standing reach. Clingan is averaging 4.8 blocks per 36.

I have a bad habit of using baseball analogies for other sports and i am going to do it again here

It has become more common to skip AAA or play prospects there for only a handful of games. Problem with that is all the washouts and retread pitchers are in AAA... in other words these hitters are not exposed to anything resembling a major league breaking ball and they are eaten alive

Long story short... I agree with everything in your post :lol

[tontoz]

I have a bad habit of using baseball analogies for other sports and i am going to do it again here

It has become more common to skip AAA or play prospects there for only a handful of games. Problem with that is all the washouts and retread pitchers are in AAA... in other words these hitters are not exposed to anything resembling a major league breaking ball and they are eaten alive

Long story short... I agree with everything in your post :lol


OK :lol

[RRR3]

Walker Kessler's career average is 4.9 blocks per 36.

Bam is a completely different kind of center. He can defend guards on the perimeter and slow them down. Edey is 100% a drop big. He isn't going to be chasing guys around the perimeter.
Why are you comparing him to Walker Kessler who is unironically one of the best shotblockers of ALL TIME (if he qualified, he would be FIRST in NBA HISTORY in block percentage, in fact), and you're reading his per 100 stats, his blocks per 36 career is 3.7.

[tontoz]

Why are you comparing him to Walker Kessler who is unironically one of the best shotblockers of ALL TIME (if he qualified, he would be FIRST in NBA HISTORY in block percentage, in fact), and you're reading his per 100 stats, his blocks per 36 career is 3.7.

You are right i looked at the wrong number.

The reason i am comparing them is they are comparable in size (Kessler's standing reach is 9'5, weight 256 at the combine) and defensive role, drop bigs. They arent going to chase guys on the perimeter. Their defensive value will be determined inside.

[RRR3]

You are right i looked at the wrong number.

The reason i am comparing them is they are comparable in size (Kessler's standing reach is 9'5, weight 256 at the combine) and defensive role, drop bigs. They arent going to chase guys on the perimeter. Their defensive value will be determined inside.
I just told you Kessler is on pace to be statistically the greatest shot blocker in NBA history and you think that's a fair comparison lol

[tontoz]

I just told you Kessler is on pace to be statistically the greatest shot blocker in NBA history and you think that's a fair comparison lol

How many starting centers are comparable in size? I believe Gobert has a comparable standing reach to Edey. He is also a drop big. We've seen him trying to guard the perimeter, with mixed results.

[Im Still Ballin]

Wasn't sure whether I should respond to this. It seems everything has already been covered more or less. But what the hell. I'll provide some answers.

1) ISH is pretty dead; I don't think posting a non-LeBron/Kobe thread is doing any harm. The fact this went three pages is a win for this forum. Some decent discussion on an unusual prospect.

2) I've only posted about Edey in the NBA when he has a genuinely good game. He had a couple in the preseason although I only made one thread. A rookie going 25/12 on 11/12 and 4 blocks is worth a thread I think. I'm not making threads as a "gotcha."

3) Brooklyn was a bit thin up front, that's true. To be honest, I was more impressed with Zach's defense. He held up very well against a small and mobile team and made them pay for it on the offensive end. You can see he's beginning to adjust to the speed of the NBA game and his roll-and-cut rim-running role.

He didn't really offensively create anything outside of second-chance opportunities but he did what he was supposed to. That's a win for any rookie.

4) The Shaq comparison was regarding how he played at Purdue and what his extremely unlikely NBA ceiling as a primary offensive option would look like as far as general play style with some differences here and there.

Obviously, I don't think he'll be literally Shaquille O'Neal. He doesn't have the athleticism.

But as far as primary options that are stylistically similar on a general, play-type/shot-chart level? Yeah, Zach's a match with Shaq and Dwight in those regards. High-volume low-post player, big-time finisher and offensive rebounder, huge rim and foul pressure, all points in the paint and from free throws.

When making ceiling comparisons, I prefer to use actual guys who were primary options. Not just saying a lesser guy but scaled up, like say a primary option version of Zubac.

To get more granular, I'd say Zach at Purdue was like a bigger, less fluid Miami Shaq (2004-2006) who's more active on offense, setting screens, and playing in the pick-and-roll. Moves around off-ball like Dwight but plays more like Shaq when the ball's in his hands. Jump hooks and drop steps. Better free-throw shooter than both of them. Somewhere between them as passers.

5) Zach's defense has been solid. There are definitely areas to improve upon obviously but I think people are being hypercritical and not judging him fairly because of his size, archaic aesthetic, and his general polarizing nature. He's a rookie and should be given as long a leash as others are.

For reference, here are his rim protection numbers on the season:


Defense within 6 feet: 3.0 DFGM/5.1 DFGA; 58.5% DFG (-3.5% below opponent average); 42.7% frequency of DFGA
Defense within 10 feet: 3.5 DFGM/6.4 DFGA; 54.9% DFG (-4.6% below opponent average); 53.1% frequency of DFGA

Those numbers are solid. So far, they're better than Jokic, Sabonis, Vucevic, Myles Turner, Gobert (LOL, it's early in the season), Horford, Okongwu, Towns, Ayton, Drummond, Jaxon Hayes, and Steven Adams. Obviously these numbers are a flawed way to look at rim protection but they generally align with who the best are. Wemby's numbers are astronomical right now.

He's not Kessler/Clingan/Gobert as a paint protector but I don't think anyone was expecting that. So making comparisons with them in that regard isn't that salient. But he can definitely make improvements in that direction. Here are his rim protection numbers from the last four games:


Defense within 6 feet: 4.0 DFGM/7.0 DFGA; 57.1% DFG (-8.2% below opponent average); 49.1% frequency of DFGA
Defense within 10 feet: 5.0 DFGM/8.8 DFGA; 57.1% DFG (-5.3% below opponent average); 53.1% frequency of DFGA

His lineups with Jaren Jackson have been really solid too, particularly on defense:

Basketball Reference

https://i.ibb.co/RymMZV1/edeyjackson.png

NBA.com


J. Jackson Jr. - J. Morant - S. Aldama - Z. Edey - J. Wells: 26 minutes played (most-used lineup); 118.2 ORtg; 96.4 DRtg; +21.8 net rating
M. Smart - J. Jackson Jr. - J. Morant - D. Bane - Z. Edey: 11 minutes played; 108.0 ORtg; 95.8 DRtg; +12.2 net rating
M. Smart - J. Jackson Jr. - D. Bane - S. Aldama - Z. Edey: 9 minutes played; 120.0 ORtg; 95.5 DRtg; +24.5 net rating
J. Jackson Jr. - J. Morant - S. Pippen Jr. - J. LaRavia - Z. Edey: 7 minutes played; 108.3 ORtg; 107.1 DRtg; +1.2 net rating

He's even had some good lineups without Jackson over the last four games:


J. Morant - S. Aldama - J. LaRavia - Z. Edey - J. Wells: 16 minutes played; 120.6 ORtg; 100.0 DRtg; +20.6 net rating
J. Morant - S. Aldama - S. Pippen Jr. - J. LaRavia - Z. Edey: 6 minutes played; 130.8 ORtg; 100.0 DRtg; +30.8 net rating

And Memphis still has yet to be fully healthy. We've only seen its true starting lineup for five minutes:


M. Smart - J. Jackson Jr. - J. Morant - D. Bane - Z. Edey: 5 minutes played; 116.7 ORtg; 90.9 DRtg; +25.8 net rating

These are small sample sizes so they should be taken with a grain of salt. But there's no reason to panic about his defense. The issue is that people were saying that he'd be unplayable due to his defense. That hasn't been true so far. The numbers don't support that.

It's looking like he can more than survive on defense and be a solid NBA-level big. But it's early. Let's see what happens.

[BarberSchool]

Are you really going to make a thread each time Edey has a good game? It was bad enough in pre-season. :facepalm?We should hope so.

[tontoz]

https://hosting.photobucket.com/61c9c379-dc9e-4342-8972-a3c17258e5a1/a1a73f21-632b-45c1-9f23-1d51e4b1358e.jpg

https://hosting.photobucket.com/61c9c379-dc9e-4342-8972-a3c17258e5a1/a1a73f21-632b-45c1-9f23-1d51e4b1358e.jpg


Edey starts next to Morant who is +62 yet somehow is -14 on the season in spite of his Hakeem like performance last game.

[90sgoat]

Edey looks very good to me, more like Tim Duncan-good than Embiid-good.

He's not going to be Duncan, but he looks very dominant, he is massive and athletic.

[Im Still Ballin]

Good video breakdown on Edey's recent play:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tat_lA_k55w


https://hosting.photobucket.com/61c9c379-dc9e-4342-8972-a3c17258e5a1/a1a73f21-632b-45c1-9f23-1d51e4b1358e.jpg

https://hosting.photobucket.com/61c9c379-dc9e-4342-8972-a3c17258e5a1/a1a73f21-632b-45c1-9f23-1d51e4b1358e.jpg


Edey starts next to Morant who is +62 yet somehow is -14 on the season in spite of his Hakeem like performance last game.

I get it, man: you're not a fan of Edey. That's cool. I got no qualms with you or anyone else on ISH who are/have been low on him. I'm not going to do a "gotcha" or "told you so" if he ends up a success in the NBA. I just enjoy his game. So I'm not going to engage in this childish game with you anymore.


Edey looks very good to me, more like Tim Duncan-good than Embiid-good.

He's not going to be Duncan, but he looks very dominant, he is massive and athletic.

He's solid at finding a balance between contesting a shot and boxing out for the defensive rebound. Duncan was a master at that game of positioning.

[tontoz]

Watched the first half of the Lakers game to see some of that vintage Edey defense. He played only 9 minutes but didn't disappoint.

WTF was this? :lol


https://youtu.be/ZD0gitPLuT8?feature=shared


Pick and roll defense needs some work.


https://youtu.be/QwZh_ukKC8s?feature=shared


Worst close out ever?


https://youtu.be/UgLtsgn9qEk?feature=shared

[imdaman99]

Did you add 1 assist to the title as if any random shmoe couldn't do that? :lol

[tontoz]

Did you add 1 assist to the title as if any random shmoe couldn't do that? :lol

To be fair an assist from Edey is noteworthy. He only has 4 on the season. :lol

[Real Men Wear Green]

A young big normally has some learning to do to be competent on the defensive end. We can't be sure that he becomes a reliably good defender of course but he should be analyzed with that in mind.

[Im Still Ballin]

Another solid game for Edey: 14 pts, 8 rbds (2 off), 2 asts, 1 stl, 3 blks on 5-8 FG, 1-2 3PT, 3-3 FT [22 minutes played]. Still lots to improve but promising signs. Jonas Val is always going to be a tough assignment for a rookie.

[tontoz]

Interesting that he came off the bench this game. Maybe I am not the only one who noticed his defensive lapses.

It is going to take a lot of coaching to correct his bad habits. Dribbling with his head down is still a problem and led to easy steals for the wizards.

His defense wasn't as bad this game. The story of the game was JJ destroying Sarr. That was ugly.