That clip leaves me smiling with awe
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.That clip leaves me smiling with awe
Oh - sometimes I think about leaving...You should think about leaving. You can think that if you want, but saying it out loud is a serious offense.
Lol that sounds like Bagleyhas a center of gravity in his neck, making defending impossible for him
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
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
yup it lets Fox be just all about buckets in the 4th since he doesn’t have to facilitate
And he sure is getting those buckets.
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.
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.
Ball also has the advantage of being really reallly goodIn 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.
ROY is almost always about offensive numbers and scoring in particular.
.
Ball also has the advantage of being really reallly good
Which, if true, just shows how flawed and meaningless these awards really are.
Like MVP, it should be best player making the most impact for his team. It’s not supposed the “most popular player” award. That’s what the all star game is for.
Ball has a flashier game. Jacking up threes from mid court is seen as more important than winning in the modern NBA game.
HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA OMG THAT IS THE FANTASTIC! STAY ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL MEDIA!
And another reason why I don’t really ever listen to national media types or articles.