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Desmond Bane is draftable. Best performance in the NBA range shooting drill. @DBane0625 being spotted by teammate @arob25_
The only other 6'7+ players to shoot 80% from FT on 4+ FTA/G as rookies (this is what Cooper did) are Caron Butler, Kevin Durant, and Yao Ming (kinda irrelevant here?). If he is somewhere in between those two or even just Caron as a shooter, that's a win.
Trust the FT%
Mavs/Heat thoughts
-Bench Klay, start Larsson
- Giannis rocks; Bam's slow start has killed them
-Cooper won this game
- Walter Clayton Jr was incredible off the bench
- Subtly good PJ game
-Risacher did everything well away from scoring
-Heat should play Ryan Conwell
Giannis and Cooper just had incredibly similar statlines; one of the best flashes from Cooper beyond his 40+ point games last year
Giannis (who was a monster): 29-15-11 w/ a block on 12/23 shooting
Cooper: 29-6-11 with 4 steals & 2 blocks on 12/23 shooting
I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that Walter Clayton is one of the big reasons that Dallas has the lead with 8 minutes to go
This has been especially true tonight for why Clayton has been so important tonight. He’s found a rhythm and the team is staying alive because of it tonight
I think a lot of it has to do with playing in a rhythm. Clayton for example shot extremely well in the games he started and played for Memphis last season.
What I'm learning is there's a big difference between guys who can shoot when playing big minutes and guys who can come off the bench ice cold and be efficient on limited attempts. Those 0-1, 0-2 and 1-3 games off the bench add up to low percentages.
Sucks to see, and hope this is a quick/minor injury. But this could be a great opportunity for Walter Clayton. He looked great in the first half and played a key role down the end of the 2nd quarter in getting the Mavs a halftime lead
Cooper's playmaking deserves so much love. His ability to make last minute reads successfully makes his scoring/floor vision combo so dangerous
If I'm the Heat this is the last game I start Klay when everyone is healthy. Love Klay, but his 1st quarter minutes were rough, and his 2nd quarter minutes have led to Dallas getting back into the game
Joan Beringer's year 2 breakout is going to be very fun to watch. Should emerge as one of the better young bench bigs in the league at this pace
One thing that I love that Vucevic does that I would love Wendell to finally grow past: quick decision + meaningful fakes/hesitation on the catch, and turning it into high quality shots for others.
It'd be a huge boost to Wendell's offense if he could do this consistently
Things are just better on the court for Orlando with Anthony Black.
I'm still a Suggs believer, but think AB is forcing the Magic's hand to potentially sell low on Suggs to keep AB, and I think AB is worth it. Plus Suggs probably needs a change of scenery at this point
The big + big combo with AD hasn't been successful early on, and I think that area needs more creativity to unlock all of AD, Sarr, and Ayton's best offense. I'm interested to track this as the season progresses
Also- shocked Sarr/Ayton haven't shared the floor together so far
