Tyrese Haliburton
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Reminds me of Doug Christie back in the day. Hustling on d and being part of the glue back in the days. Totally underrated. Hali is just like him. Now if Buddy/HB could get near Peja status and Bagley get near Cwebb level..we could be rolling. Fox=Bibby, Holmes=Vlade (in diff ways). Just missing Bobby J off the bench. They are players/positions that need upgrading.
And this from one of the replies to McDonough's tweet...
Every Sacramento Kings scoring possession in the 4Q tonight against the Nuggets: Haliburton AST Hield, Haliburton 3, Haliburton AST Whiteside, Haliburton 3, Robinson 2, Haliburton FT, Holmes 3, Haliburton 3, Fox 3, Haliburton AST Fox, Haliburton 2, Fox 2, Hield/Fox FTs
Every Sacramento Kings scoring possession in the 4Q tonight against the Nuggets: Haliburton AST Hield, Haliburton 3, Haliburton AST Whiteside, Haliburton 3, Robinson 2, Haliburton FT, Holmes 3, Haliburton 3, Fox 3, Haliburton AST Fox, Haliburton 2, Fox 2, Hield/Fox FTs
In circling around the net and youtube, the mainstream consensus seems to be Ball over Haliburton for ROY thus far.
But I gotta ask, by what basis?
Hali’s made a larger impact on his team.
The KINGS are over .500. Charlotte is not.
The KINGS play in the far more loaded West, too.
The KINGS 12-11 record would place them 5th in the weaker East. Ahead of Charlotte. And they’d probably be even higher than that considering their 6-2 record against the East.
If comparing stats, they are fairly similar. Ball has slightly higher averages in ppg, reb, and ast but Haliburton has superior all-around shooting efficiency numbers and is the superior defender.
That last point being quite important. The masses seem to forget about the other end of the court.
Hali is the better all-around player right now. It’s really not even all that close. That may change in time. Who knows. But as of right now, it’s the truth.
When you look at team success, impact on that team success, and production on both ends of the floor — I really don’t see a valid argument for Ball over Hali at this point in time.
”Ball” has better last name recognition among the mainstream media. That’s the real reason the sheep are saying what they’re saying. That, and they are only looking at boxscores and stat summaries. Very few of them likely are aware of the differences on the defensive end.
Then there are the clutch plays during the final minutes of games too. Hali has more of those as well.
But I gotta ask, by what basis?
Hali’s made a larger impact on his team.
The KINGS are over .500. Charlotte is not.
The KINGS play in the far more loaded West, too.
The KINGS 12-11 record would place them 5th in the weaker East. Ahead of Charlotte. And they’d probably be even higher than that considering their 6-2 record against the East.
If comparing stats, they are fairly similar. Ball has slightly higher averages in ppg, reb, and ast but Haliburton has superior all-around shooting efficiency numbers and is the superior defender.
That last point being quite important. The masses seem to forget about the other end of the court.
Hali is the better all-around player right now. It’s really not even all that close. That may change in time. Who knows. But as of right now, it’s the truth.
When you look at team success, impact on that team success, and production on both ends of the floor — I really don’t see a valid argument for Ball over Hali at this point in time.
”Ball” has better last name recognition among the mainstream media. That’s the real reason the sheep are saying what they’re saying. That, and they are only looking at boxscores and stat summaries. Very few of them likely are aware of the differences on the defensive end.
Then there are the clutch plays during the final minutes of games too. Hali has more of those as well.
ROY is almost always about offensive numbers and scoring in particular.
That being said LaMelo Ball is having an amazing rookie season. He's definitely playing better than I expected and if he wins ROY it'll be well deserved.
The Kings got a foundational piece at #12. I'm happy with that.
That being said LaMelo Ball is having an amazing rookie season. He's definitely playing better than I expected and if he wins ROY it'll be well deserved.
The Kings got a foundational piece at #12. I'm happy with that.
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Of course it's meaningless. We know that from seeing Tyreke Evans win ROY over Steph Curry.
You can't judge a rookie class for at least 3 years so a snapshot after a single season will be wrong more often than it's right.
I'd rather see a winning Kings team than worry about awards that ultimately don't mean anything.
You can't judge a rookie class for at least 3 years so a snapshot after a single season will be wrong more often than it's right.
I'd rather see a winning Kings team than worry about awards that ultimately don't mean anything.
Just watched the post game conference with Ty. This kid seemed heartbroken from the loss but in a way that made him more confident about what he needs to do to get better. He’s clearly hungry and wants to win. This kid gonna be a somebody in this league.
Also watched Shannon and Skip earlier. They said the Kings are coming, nice lol
Also watched Shannon and Skip earlier. They said the Kings are coming, nice lol
I get Ball over Ty. He’s also pretty dang good. It’s not smacking down on one to say good things about the other.
But that list is just downright disrespectful.
I mean... the Hornets have almost the same record as us. Just 2 more losses. It’s not like Ball’s putting up empty stats on the 5-win Pistons.
But that list is just downright disrespectful.
I mean... the Hornets have almost the same record as us. Just 2 more losses. It’s not like Ball’s putting up empty stats on the 5-win Pistons.