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Post by tashoya on Mar 1, 2018 8:16:57 GMT -5
There are certain match-ups in which they miss Wall for certain. The Warriors are probably the epitome of that. The teams that tend to give them the most trouble are those with elite PGs.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 1, 2018 12:48:21 GMT -5
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Mar 4, 2018 14:42:05 GMT -5
Greg had a good game vs Houston yesterday, 18 pts, 6 rbs, in 19 minutes. He had an assist which would make a point guard drool. And yes (are you listening MCI?) he was a +23 in a three point loss, while the starting five had nobody in positive territory and nobody on the Celtics with a double digit positive stat except Greg!
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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 4, 2018 15:31:42 GMT -5
Greg had a good game vs Houston yesterday, 18 pts, 6 rbs, in 19 minutes. He had an assist which would make a point guard drool. And yes (are you listening MCI?) he was a +23 in a three point loss, while the starting five had nobody in positive territory and nobody on the Celtics with a double digit positive stat except Greg! And you're pointing me out because....?
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Mar 5, 2018 0:08:09 GMT -5
Greg had a good game vs Houston yesterday, 18 pts, 6 rbs, in 19 minutes. He had an assist which would make a point guard drool. And yes (are you listening MCI?) he was a +23 in a three point loss, while the starting five had nobody in positive territory and nobody on the Celtics with a double digit positive stat except Greg! And you're pointing me out because....? Because you hate the +/- stats. In this case Greg had such outstanding numbers that I think this showed how good he played.
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 5, 2018 17:11:02 GMT -5
Tom Boswell in his weekly chat in the Post on Porter and return of Wall:
Before Wall's latest injury, Porter was averaging 13.5 points on only 11.0 shots a game. And, based on last year, that appeared to be Who Otto Is. An unselfish complimentary player who can't handle more scoring responsibility, even though the Wiz KNOW that they would be a better team if they had the classic Three Star NBA Offense with Porter much more of a threat.
In the last 16 games without Wall, Porter has averaged 19.6 points, 7.0 assists, 2.8 steals and an average Game Score of 17.2 which would be about 20th best in the league. His shooting has been exceptional -- .545 FG%, .431 3-pt% and .870 on free throws.
That means that without Wall, Porter has had an effective field goal percentage -- the gold standard in the NBA now -- of .617. That would be THE HIGHEST eFG% in the NBA of any non-center. (Capella, Jordan and Steven Adams are higher, but never take a 3-pt shot.) For comparison, Steph Curry is next behind Porter at .615, Karl-Anthony Townes .599, Kevin Durant .598, Klay Thompson .596 and LeBron .590.
My point is not that Porter is BETTER than these superstar guys. My point is: Why Not Find Out How Good He Is? Last year and this year, Porter has been one of the most efficient shooters in the league. And he NEVER truns the ball over -- No. 1 in the NBA last year and No. 4 this year. The Wiz always semi-blame Porter and say that he needs to be m ore "aggressive" and "look for his shot m ore."
Nonsense
As the last 16 games show, all you have to do is get this 6-foot-8 guy 13.9 shots a game -- make him the second option in the offense -- and he'll score close to 20 points a night. Team that with Beal's 23 pts and a tweaked Wall who perhaps scores 15-16-17 points a game, but not 19-20-21, and you will have a better team. Add that to Morris' 13.5 pts, plus the contributions of Oubre, Satoransky and others, and I want to SEE what kind of team that is.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Mar 6, 2018 7:59:15 GMT -5
Wall wouldn’t have it.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Mar 6, 2018 11:00:02 GMT -5
Otto has been awesome lately.
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Post by nychoya3 on Mar 6, 2018 11:21:06 GMT -5
It's not just a John Wall thing, but Beal and Wall almost trade off possessions of pounding the ball, and Otto ends up just standing in the corner to space the floor. He's too good for that, and Scotty Brooks has his work cut out for him.
Wall and Beal are very good, but we know how it ends with them if the plan is to just let them go crazy in the playoffs.
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Post by playtyler on Mar 6, 2018 12:47:22 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 6, 2018 23:18:51 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2018 7:33:09 GMT -5
Boston's a great city, but they can't go five minutes without having to tell the world that their sporting mental health is pathetically askew.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2018 13:49:48 GMT -5
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Post by iheartdurenbros on Mar 7, 2018 14:31:44 GMT -5
Otto got hit hard last night in his right hip. Listed as day-to-day. Last night Beal took the last shot of regulation and missed (sending game into overtime which Wiz pulled out). It's part of a disturbing pattern for Wiz fans. This observation from Hoyatalk board member lastmanstandig
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 7, 2018 16:15:30 GMT -5
Must have picked that up from the time he spent in Boston
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Post by iowa80 on Mar 7, 2018 17:58:12 GMT -5
Boston's a great city, but they can't go five minutes without having to tell the world that their sporting mental health is pathetically askew. We're also used to sour grapes. Fortunately.
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 10, 2018 6:34:01 GMT -5
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Mar 10, 2018 10:01:35 GMT -5
Man oh man, our guys are thriving!
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 10, 2018 10:44:02 GMT -5
Tom Boswell in his weekly chat in the Post on Porter and return of Wall: Before Wall's latest injury, Porter was averaging 13.5 points on only 11.0 shots a game. And, based on last year, that appeared to be Who Otto Is. An unselfish complimentary player who can't handle more scoring responsibility, even though the Wiz KNOW that they would be a better team if they had the classic Three Star NBA Offense with Porter much more of a threat. In the last 16 games without Wall, Porter has averaged 19.6 points, 7.0 assists, 2.8 steals and an average Game Score of 17.2 which would be about 20th best in the league. His shooting has been exceptional -- .545 FG%, .431 3-pt% and .870 on free throws. That means that without Wall, Porter has had an effective field goal percentage -- the gold standard in the NBA now -- of .617. That would be THE HIGHEST eFG% in the NBA of any non-center. (Capella, Jordan and Steven Adams are higher, but never take a 3-pt shot.) For comparison, Steph Curry is next behind Porter at .615, Karl-Anthony Townes .599, Kevin Durant .598, Klay Thompson .596 and LeBron .590. My point is not that Porter is BETTER than these superstar guys. My point is: Why Not Find Out How Good He Is? Last year and this year, Porter has been one of the most efficient shooters in the league. And he NEVER truns the ball over -- No. 1 in the NBA last year and No. 4 this year. The Wiz always semi-blame Porter and say that he needs to be m ore "aggressive" and "look for his shot m ore." Nonsense As the last 16 games show, all you have to do is get this 6-foot-8 guy 13.9 shots a game -- make him the second option in the offense -- and he'll score close to 20 points a night. Team that with Beal's 23 pts and a tweaked Wall who perhaps scores 15-16-17 points a game, but not 19-20-21, and you will have a better team. Add that to Morris' 13.5 pts, plus the contributions of Oubre, Satoransky and others, and I want to SEE what kind of team that is. 7 assists a game from a 6-9 small forward. Otto Pippen indeed.
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Post by iheartdurenbros on Mar 15, 2018 9:42:02 GMT -5
On an 11-rebound night Otto also did this to force overtime in the Wizards game against the Celtics:
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