I think Dylan's shooting is real. He shot .333 in college on 5+ shots a game. Never watch any but suspect it wasn't always the best shot selection.
I’m getting to the point where I feel pretty good about Castle or Harper taking catch and shoot 3s. The off the dribble 3s are what drag their percentages down from my eye. I don’t know where to pull those numbers from but would be curious to see them if someone who does know how is so inclined.
It's an encouraging sign. It shows that the Spurs are capable of a sustained stretch of great shooting. Most playoff runs don't last 15 games.
Ship has sailed, for sure. He'll make an all-rookie team tho. Kon and Coop are just obviously killing it from eye-test AND stats (buoyed by playing time). I wouldn't say it's similar to the (genuinely silly) Chet vs Wemby ROTY debate, because Harper could genuinely wind up being the best of all of them and Chet never had a real chance to turn out better than Wemby. But I didn't think the 'contributing to a contender' narrative carried a lot of weight for ROTY back then, and I still don't.
No Jaylen Brown.. If Jaylen stayed in the game, RHJ wont score as many..
I know he had a great game because JB was out, but I mentioned signing him for the Spurs' G-League team back in the off-season, but no one at ST was interested (was pretty much crickets). I thought he might be a good option as a backup SF/PF. He's had some big games in the G-League, so he's shown a little bit that he can shoot/has improved there. Would have been interesting to have the brothers together on the team, but it sounds like that they're now looking to make their own paths and not join up according to what they said at the all-star game.
I think Justin Champagnie has been available a couple of times, too. Sometimes, brothers just want to forge their own paths.
I think they would have been open to it at the start of the season when Ron Harper Jr. wasn't with any team (one of the mains reasons I wanted him on the Spurs' G-League team is that I thought he could live with Dylan and help ease his transition to the NBA), but it seems at the all-star game, they were pretty set on forging their own paths. I think one of them mentioned (I think it was RHJ) if they were to play together, they'd maybe do it at the end of their careers.
You should; in the last 15 games Steph is shooting 42.9% on catch and shoot threes and Dylan 52.0%.
You're right on the money here too. Both Dylan and Steph are shooting 0% on pull up threes in the last 15 games. Dylan taking 0.5 pull up threes a game and Steph 0.2 pull up threes a game in that stretch so Mitch seems to have drilled into them the pullup three is not their game, while Dylan is taking 1.8 catch and shoot threes and Steph 2.8 in that period.
If Steph and Dylan are going to be assassins on catch and shoot threes like they have been the last 15 games the Spurs are ringing unless Wemby gets hurt. That kind of shooting is insane and you could be looking at a 1999 Spurs kind of run through the postseason if they somehow stay that red hot from three. Because they're going to get those shots as teams sell out to limit Victor as well as throwing defenders at Dylan, Steph, and De'Aaron at the rim. I don't think it's reasonable to expect such incredibly hot shooting to hold but if it does OKC and anyone else is going down in 5.
a boy can dream...You should; in the last 15 games Steph is shooting 42.9% on catch and shoot threes and Dylan 52.0%.
Players Catch & Shoot | Stats | NBA.com
A table featuring catch and shoot information for each player in the league based on selected filters.www.nba.com
You're right on the money here too. Both Dylan and Steph are shooting 0% on pull up threes in the last 15 games. Dylan taking 0.5 pull up threes a game and Steph 0.2 pull up threes a game in that stretch so Mitch seems to have drilled into them the pullup three is not their game, while Dylan is taking 1.8 catch and shoot threes and Steph 2.8 in that period.
https://www.nba.com/stats/players/pullup?LastNGames=15
If Steph and Dylan are going to be assassins on catch and shoot threes like they have been the last 15 games the Spurs are ringing unless Wemby gets hurt. That kind of shooting is insane and you could be looking at a 1999 Spurs kind of run through the postseason if they somehow stay that red hot from three. Because they're going to get those shots as teams sell out to limit Victor as well as throwing defenders at Dylan, Steph, and De'Aaron at the rim. I don't think it's reasonable to expect such incredibly hot shooting to hold but if it does OKC and anyone else is going down in 5.
Get this man more mins.
I hate how it's already looking eerily similar to Harden OKC situation..You know he is just too talented and too good for his role and that he could spread his wings immediately if given the opportunity. Not sure when will it happen but the Harper vs Fox decision is going to have to be made eventually.
Harper has star player written all over him. Just by the eye test he sees the court extremely well and plays with terrific pace most of the time. Incredible that he is a rookie and has the poise and maturity of a 10 year vet.
Give it a playoff run first before we crown Dylan as a future MVP sort of talent, tbh. I like the guy and etc, but plenty rookies have looked great in their first RS that couldn't elevate their games (not saying it's looked likely, just, give it time).
