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PostPosted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:43 pm    Post subject:

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Reaves reminds me of Danny Ainge, without the whining.


Danny Ainge minus the douche factor.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:46 pm    Post subject:

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A more athletic hornecek


That be killer if he can develop into that. Woud love to see him increase his output to around Hornacek's prime level (16-20ppg) while maintaining his current efficiency.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 7:18 pm    Post subject:

Another efficient game from HBK. Reaves is a joy to watch playing; he is selfless, hungry and he gets into the flow of the game by doing whatever he has to do to make the team better.
This kid is an all-around BALLER!
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 7:26 pm    Post subject:

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Another efficient game from HBK. Reaves is a joy to watch playing; he is selfless, hungry and he gets into the flow of the game by doing whatever he has to do to make the team better.
This kid is an all-around BALLER!


he gone, lol
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Another efficient game from HBK. Reaves is a joy to watch playing; he is selfless, hungry and he gets into the flow of the game by doing whatever he has to do to make the team better.
This kid is an all-around BALLER!


he gone, lol

I hope not, it would be yet another FO snafu.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:32 am    Post subject:

As of today, 34 games into the season Austin Reaves leads the team in total minutes played. Of course some of that comes from Bron and AD missing games. But at his current rate, Reaves is going to pass Walker for 3rd place in mpg on the squad soon, only falling behind our two stars.

They’re not letting him go this summer.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 1:39 am    Post subject:

Why is he not starting? It’s like Vogel not starting Caruso until the 2020 Finals.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 2:01 am    Post subject:

Last 10 games:

14 ppg
FG 54%
3Pt 48%
FT 88%

I think he can easily be a 20 ppg player
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:06 am    Post subject:

scout_0 wrote:
Last 10 games:

14 ppg
FG 54%
3Pt 48%
FT 88%

I think he can easily be a 20 ppg player


Wow. Really impressive. One other stat to include is his seriously low turnover numbers, which is the reason why everyone from LeBron to the coaching staff trust him.

Now, we need a couple more like him.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:51 am    Post subject:

scout_0 wrote:
Last 10 games:

14 ppg
FG 54%
3Pt 48%
FT 88%

I think he can easily be a 20 ppg player


That’s a rather large extrapolation. He’s a guy who tends to have discipline and take good shots, and is also on a very hot streak. Realistically with added minutes (which would come against the starting defenders) and the reversion to the mean he’d need both a lot more minutes and to be putting up a lot more shots to get there.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:04 am    Post subject:

I can see a Manu-like career arc for Reaves. Ginobili was more athletic and was the leader of a very good international team. But Reaves seems to have similar court savvy, shot making potential, and defensive intensity. Manu’s high was 19.5 ppg in a season, but spent most of his years between 13 ppg - 17 ppg with good shooting splits. That would be fine for Reaves IMO.

https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/272/manu-ginobili

I like the JH comp too, but I think Reaves has more PG to his game.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:13 am    Post subject:

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I can see a Manu-like career arc for Reaves. Ginobili was more athletic and was the leader of a very good international team. But Reaves seems to have similar court savvy, shot making potential, and defensive intensity. Manu’s high was 19.5 ppg in a season, but spent most of his years between 13 ppg - 17 ppg with good shooting splits. That would be fine for Reaves IMO.

https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/272/manu-ginobili

I like the JH comp too, but I think Reaves has more PG to his game.

we can dream. Gino was awesome.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:38 am    Post subject:

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I can see a Manu-like career arc for Reaves. Ginobili was more athletic and was the leader of a very good international team. But Reaves seems to have similar court savvy, shot making potential, and defensive intensity. Manu’s high was 19.5 ppg in a season, but spent most of his years between 13 ppg - 17 ppg with good shooting splits. That would be fine for Reaves IMO.

https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/272/manu-ginobili

I like the JH comp too, but I think Reaves has more PG to his game.


Reaves is having a very good second season so far, but I wouldn't start projecting him to be on the level of a Hall of Famer quite yet
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:02 pm    Post subject:

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I can see a Manu-like career arc for Reaves. Ginobili was more athletic and was the leader of a very good international team. But Reaves seems to have similar court savvy, shot making potential, and defensive intensity. Manu’s high was 19.5 ppg in a season, but spent most of his years between 13 ppg - 17 ppg with good shooting splits. That would be fine for Reaves IMO.

https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/272/manu-ginobili

I like the JH comp too, but I think Reaves has more PG to his game.


Reaves is having a very good second season so far, but I wouldn't start projecting him to be on the level of a Hall of Famer quite yet


Totally fair. I don't expect Reaves to be as substantial a player as Manu was. Just looking at their games and roles, and see a lot that Austin could approximate.

Some of Manu's HOF credentials came from his role with Argentina and the big game circumstances he found himself in while on the Duncan led Spurs. He was was named an All-Star in 2005 and 2011 and was selected twice for the All-NBA Third Team. Those would be lofty goals for Reaves.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 1:17 pm    Post subject:

Omar Little wrote:
scout_0 wrote:
Last 10 games:

14 ppg
FG 54%
3Pt 48%
FT 88%

I think he can easily be a 20 ppg player


That’s a rather large extrapolation. He’s a guy who tends to have discipline and take good shots, and is also on a very hot streak. Realistically with added minutes (which would come against the starting defenders) and the reversion to the mean he’d need both a lot more minutes and to be putting up a lot more shots to get there.


Broadly agree with this sentiment, but I think it would be great for the team if Austin increases his FGA per game to 10 from its current number of 6.8 FGA. Would love an extra 3 shots for Austin per game (in particular, the shots should come from Westbrook's total), even if it means that his splits drop from 53/40/90 to, let's say, 48/37/90.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 2:03 pm    Post subject:

ArminNBA wrote:
Omar Little wrote:
scout_0 wrote:
Last 10 games:

14 ppg
FG 54%
3Pt 48%
FT 88%

I think he can easily be a 20 ppg player


That’s a rather large extrapolation. He’s a guy who tends to have discipline and take good shots, and is also on a very hot streak. Realistically with added minutes (which would come against the starting defenders) and the reversion to the mean he’d need both a lot more minutes and to be putting up a lot more shots to get there.


Broadly agree with this sentiment, but I think it would be great for the team if Austin increases his FGA per game to 10 from its current number of 6.8 FGA. Would love an extra 3 shots for Austin per game (in particular, the shots should come from Westbrook's total), even if it means that his splits drop from 53/40/90 to, let's say, 48/37/90.


He is doing exactly what he should be doing with the minutes he is getting. He plays smart and under control. No need to force shots for the sake of getting a certain amount of points. It's the rest of the team that needs to pick up the slack.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 2:27 pm    Post subject:

The players taking the most shots (Bron, Davis, Russ and Walker) can all get looks in isolation. Austin has moments, but that isn’t really his game. Often when he does make a move to the rim, he’s drawing the defense finding guys.. I could see getting him a couple more shots a game though, maybe shaving Russ (3.8a, 28.6%) and LeBron’s (6.9a, 29.4%) 3pt attempts.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 2:40 pm    Post subject:

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Omar Little wrote:
scout_0 wrote:
Last 10 games:

14 ppg
FG 54%
3Pt 48%
FT 88%

I think he can easily be a 20 ppg player


That’s a rather large extrapolation. He’s a guy who tends to have discipline and take good shots, and is also on a very hot streak. Realistically with added minutes (which would come against the starting defenders) and the reversion to the mean he’d need both a lot more minutes and to be putting up a lot more shots to get there.


Broadly agree with this sentiment, but I think it would be great for the team if Austin increases his FGA per game to 10 from its current number of 6.8 FGA. Would love an extra 3 shots for Austin per game (in particular, the shots should come from Westbrook's total), even if it means that his splits drop from 53/40/90 to, let's say, 48/37/90.


He is doing exactly what he should be doing with the minutes he is getting. He plays smart and under control. No need to force shots for the sake of getting a certain amount of points. It's the rest of the team that needs to pick up the slack.


I totally agree he plays smart and under control. I trust Reaves with the ball as much as anyone on the team, if not more than anyone else. However, and maybe you disagree, I believe he can be a bit more aggressive in looking for his own shot, and do so without forcing up shots.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 6:32 pm    Post subject:

Reading that he will command more than Caruso did is a bit uncomfortable
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:29 pm    Post subject:

AR stunk it up tonight. That Miami defense was tough and Back-to-back games are physically & mentally brutal.

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Reaves -- -- One of his worst games in a while. Maybe ever. I certainly can’t think of a worst first half. He lost the ball twice on the dribble.
He was called for an offensive foul coming off a screen. He missed his shots.
Defensively, he sagged off his man too much for scores and then got backdoored trying to stay tight.
He did get another charge on help D later in the second half, but it just wasn’t his night, for sure.

The Stats: He didn’t score on 0-5 shooting (0-4 from three) to go with 1 assist, 1 steal, 4 turnovers and 1 foul in 20 minutes. He was a -9.
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AR stunk it up tonight. That Miami defense was tough and Back-to-back games are physically & mentally brutal.

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Reaves -- -- One of his worst games in a while. Maybe ever. I certainly can’t think of a worst first half. He lost the ball twice on the dribble.
He was called for an offensive foul coming off a screen. He missed his shots.
Defensively, he sagged off his man too much for scores and then got backdoored trying to stay tight.
He did get another charge on help D later in the second half, but it just wasn’t his night, for sure.

The Stats: He didn’t score on 0-5 shooting (0-4 from three) to go with 1 assist, 1 steal, 4 turnovers and 1 foul in 20 minutes. He was a -9.



WestBrick has been freezing him
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pio2u wrote:
AR stunk it up tonight. That Miami defense was tough and Back-to-back games are physically & mentally brutal.

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Reaves -- -- One of his worst games in a while. Maybe ever. I certainly can’t think of a worst first half. He lost the ball twice on the dribble.
He was called for an offensive foul coming off a screen. He missed his shots.
Defensively, he sagged off his man too much for scores and then got backdoored trying to stay tight.
He did get another charge on help D later in the second half, but it just wasn’t his night, for sure.

The Stats: He didn’t score on 0-5 shooting (0-4 from three) to go with 1 assist, 1 steal, 4 turnovers and 1 foul in 20 minutes. He was a -9.



WestBrick has been freezing him
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 10:22 am    Post subject:

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pio2u wrote:
AR stunk it up tonight. That Miami defense was tough and Back-to-back games are physically & mentally brutal.

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Reaves -- -- One of his worst games in a while. Maybe ever. I certainly can’t think of a worst first half. He lost the ball twice on the dribble.
He was called for an offensive foul coming off a screen. He missed his shots.
Defensively, he sagged off his man too much for scores and then got backdoored trying to stay tight.
He did get another charge on help D later in the second half, but it just wasn’t his night, for sure.

The Stats: He didn’t score on 0-5 shooting (0-4 from three) to go with 1 assist, 1 steal, 4 turnovers and 1 foul in 20 minutes. He was a -9.



WestBrick has been freezing him


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PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:09 pm    Post subject:

Intervention. You know rob is shopping him.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:18 pm    Post subject:

Wow he was cold tonight.
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