UConn in the NBA Jan '25

[RuffRuff]

 

[Dibbie]

Nice efficient 21 points from Hawk tonight

 

[ToolzieFan]

I’m happy Hawk took advantage of his start. A few people here voiced reasonable concerns about his shooting. FWIW, the Pelicans consider him one of their four players who are more or less untouchable.

Earlier this year, Marc Stein had reported via The Stein Line that the Pelicans had identified three young players who they wanted to build around, with everyone else falling on the trading block: Trey Murphy III, Herb Jones, and rookie standout Yves Missi. Stein has since added a new player to the list of Pelicans' untouchables: second-year scorer, Jordan Hawkins.

Jordan Hawkins has made himself into an "untouchable" asset this season

The Pelicans are expected to make nearly every player on the roster available for trade aside from a few young prospects and Jordan Hawkins just made the cut.

pelicandebrief.com

 

[ctchamps]

Nice efficient 21 points from Hawk tonight

7-15, 5-11 from three, one offensive rebound, one defensive rebound, 2 assists, no turnovers.

Played 31 minutes.

 

[aceboon]

Another solid outing for T. Martin, 19 points, hopefully he can keep this up and earn a guaranteed deal after this season

 

[aceboon]

 

[JohnFSilver]

If Hawk crashes out over the next year he'll still have plenty of time to shoot his way back into the league via the G-League or Europe, a la guys like Sam Merrill and Ty Jerome.

Way too early for that. Probably something mechanical going on with his shooting and New Orleans is a terrible hoops town. They stink.

He can shoot it. No idea why he has been so poor from the floor. He will get one more year and teams are gonna take a flier on his shooting ability.

Also, dejounte Murray is third worst? That is brutal for a guy with that contract

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Tyrese always had an NBA build and athleticism. Looks like he’s done a lot of great work on his handle and passing.

 

[REB1094]

Those last two shots *chefs kiss

 

[Kenny11]

Way too early for that. Probably something mechanical going on with his shooting and New Orleans is a terrible hoops town. They stink.

He can shoot it. No idea why he has been so poor from the floor. He will get one more year and teams are gonna take a flier on his shooting ability.

Also, dejounte Murray is third worst? That is brutal for a guy with that contract

He takes a lot of very difficult threes. Even though he hasn’t shot well he gets defended as if he’s a great shooter. He just needs to shoot the open ones and pass up the harder ones

 

[ToolzieFan]

I’m happy Hawk took advantage of his start. A few people here voiced reasonable concerns about his shooting. FWIW, the Pelicans consider him one of their four players who are more or less untouchable.

Earlier this year, Marc Stein had reported via The Stein Line that the Pelicans had identified three young players who they wanted to build around, with everyone else falling on the trading block: Trey Murphy III, Herb Jones, and rookie standout Yves Missi. Stein has since added a new player to the list of Pelicans' untouchables: second-year scorer, Jordan Hawkins.

Jordan Hawkins has made himself into an "untouchable" asset this season

The Pelicans are expected to make nearly every player on the roster available for trade aside from a few young prospects and Jordan Hawkins just made the cut.

pelicandebrief.com

On the flip side, John Hollinger suggests Hawkins is a likely trade candidate. They’re $2.1 million over the luxury tax line, and Hawkins makes $4.5 million. That it’s hard to tell if Hollinger has sources, or if it’s just speculation given their salary obligations. It seems like the latter.

NBA’s (Low-Key) Trade Deadline Team: Jerami Grant, Mitchell Robinson and 8 others

 

[Scoe]

Hawk should start the rest of the season, NO is such a disaster, Zion Williamson is completely checked out and Ingram is on the trade block.

 

[JohnFSilver]

On the flip side, John Hollinger suggests Hawkins is a likely trade candidate. They’re $2.1 million over the luxury tax line, and Hawkins makes $4.5 million. That it’s hard to tell if Hollinger has sources, or if it’s just speculation given their salary obligations. It seems like the latter.

NBA’s (Low-Key) Trade Deadline Team: Jerami Grant, Mitchell Robinson and 8 others

He has sources. And he knows what he is doing. Good for hawk. He is taking vary tough shots. He needs a team that will allow him to get open and pass the ball.

 

[ToolzieFan]

Clingan started and had 8 points on 4-6 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds and 2 blocks in 27 minutes. That was his second straight decent game in a row despite another bad loss.

 

[ctbro1999]

Steph with a big game so far. 21 points on 9-12 shooting.... keeping the Spurs in it in the 3rd single handedly.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

 

[REB1094]

Steph with a big game so far. 21 points on 9-12 shooting.... keeping the Spurs in it in the 3rd single handedly.

It was 65-58 Lakers with just under 11 minutes left in the third. In the next 5 minutes:

Steph Castle: 14
Rest of Spurs: 2
Lakers: 12

1 possession game after that stretch and it was tied by the end of the quarter. Let’s go!!!

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

3 pointers vs midrange analytics debate update:

Did yall know the Rockets are #2 in the West being bottom 5 in the league for % of points from three and top 8 in % of points from midrange?

A team playing way above their talent level currently.

Teams Scoring | Stats | NBA.com

A table featuring scoring information for each team in the league based on selected filters.

www.nba.com

 

[Woodson]

It was 65-58 Lakers with just under 11 minutes left in the third. In the next 5 minutes:

Steph Castle: 14
Rest of Spurs: 2
Lakers: 12

1 possession game after that stretch and it was tied by the end of the quarter. Let’s go!!!

Fun watch. Damn close to his first 30-piece if another 3 falls for him, FTs, etc, most important, his team got the W large thanks to his 3rd quarter play

 

[caw]

He is still bullying players in the NBA as a rookie. Not sure how he does it as he isn't really bigger, or stronger anymore and often isn't the most athletic. He just uses his body so effectively to shrug off other players defending him, it's really impressive with his fantastic footwork.

 

[caw]

Sometimes I can't tell how exactly how good Clingan is on the court, or if Ayton is just that bad. Clingan is a plus 15 right now in a game the Blazers are losing by 5, in five minutes of PT with only 3 rebounds and 1 assist and nothing else statistically. And yet the Blazers look so much better as a team with him out there. He just eats up the entire paint on defense and forces so many players to turn and look for an outlet pass.

 

[ToolzieFan]

This is kind of amusing, and most importantly, it shows how smart of a player Steph is.