El Jeffe

January 24th, 2015 at 2:14 PM ^

Seemed pretty on point except maybe for the claim of passivity. A lot of that is the JB system. As much as Nik was a creator I bet you could cherry pick 5 clips of him passively working through the offense.

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jackfl33

January 24th, 2015 at 2:40 PM ^

I think the point that he would rather pull up than get all the way to the rim is fair. It's probably for a good reason, as he also struggles to finish in traffic.

I also thought that there should have been more specific plaudits for his off the dribble moves. The reason he's so effective in ISO is that he turns people inside out with his crossover.

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El Jeffe

January 24th, 2015 at 3:06 PM ^

Agreed, and some of that is his weight. if he were 20 lbs heavier he could probably bully smaller 2s into the lane while still being able to go around bigger 3s with his quickness.

I wonder about the critique that he doesn't have a good frame to gain weight. That might be true but he has filled out a lot since he was 17 and men (who ae 40!) tend to bulk up in their early 20s so he probably can put on a few more pounds.

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