Tyrese Watch
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Tough call, but think it's Chet. He's a difference maker on defense and showed just as much promise with an incredible offensive rookie year too.
Maxey vs Hali is a tough call too. Both incredible offensive hubs, ones just a better playmaker, ones just a better scorer. Depends what your team composition is.
Maxey vs Hali is a tough call too. Both incredible offensive hubs, ones just a better playmaker, ones just a better scorer. Depends what your team composition is.
Did he watch too much of his own hype this offseason? Too much time being a celebrity? Hali is one of my favorite players, but this is hideous. 1/16 from three to start the season 6/26 from the field overall. He looks lost on the court and not trying at all on defense. Seems like something is wrong with him.
He had that truly disgustingly good 2 month run last year in Nov/Dec where he was playing like a combo of prime Steph and Steve Nash, but he hasn't touched those levels since. Month by Month:
Jan: 17.9 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 11.6 APG, 30% from 3, 56% TS
Feb: 16.1 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 8.9 APG, 38% from 3, 59.9% TS
March 16.7 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 9.1 APG, 27% from 3, 54% TS
April: 18.9 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 10.0 APG, 35.7% from 3, 63.1% TS
Playoffs: 18.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 8.2 APG, 37.9% from 3, 62% TS
Obviously, still incredibly good, but new face of the league that everyone was trying to hype him to be? Eh, I don't think so. He's been like a good All-star level production, somewhere in the top 15-25 players since Jan. Not someone who's going to challenge Ant/Luka/Wemby/Jokic as the best player in the league.
Jan: 17.9 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 11.6 APG, 30% from 3, 56% TS
Feb: 16.1 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 8.9 APG, 38% from 3, 59.9% TS
March 16.7 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 9.1 APG, 27% from 3, 54% TS
April: 18.9 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 10.0 APG, 35.7% from 3, 63.1% TS
Playoffs: 18.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 8.2 APG, 37.9% from 3, 62% TS
Obviously, still incredibly good, but new face of the league that everyone was trying to hype him to be? Eh, I don't think so. He's been like a good All-star level production, somewhere in the top 15-25 players since Jan. Not someone who's going to challenge Ant/Luka/Wemby/Jokic as the best player in the league.
I know he was playing with injuries late in the year to try and hit his 65 game threshold so I chalked up his down numbers to that. But these first two games are a little concerning. I’m wondering if his down numbers last year were less about his injuries and more about how the NBA decided to change the way the game is ref’d. Perhaps his game is just not as effective against tough, physical defense.
It’ll be interesting to see if this play continues for him in this “new” NBA.
It’ll be interesting to see if this play continues for him in this “new” NBA.
I never said Tyrese was Ben Simmons. But, Tyrese seems to be enjoying the lime life of fame a little more than most. As long as he is able to still focus on basketball during the season, instead of appearing on podcasts, Pat McAfee show, the WWE during the season, he should be okay.
However, if his focus remains split, I can see his production stay at what we saw the 2nd half of last season, instead of regaining that "Super Nova" he flashed the first 2 months of last season.
However, if his focus remains split, I can see his production stay at what we saw the 2nd half of last season, instead of regaining that "Super Nova" he flashed the first 2 months of last season.