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Hopefully this is a nice bounce back offensively for the guys specially given the Bucks have a poor defense, in the past 10 games splits:
- JB 23.5/7/4.5 on 50/44.3/69.9
- JT 29.9/6.8/4.8 on 46.3/42.3/86.3
- KP 20.8/10.5/2.3 on 45/28.9/94.1 (6 games but a +22 with a 2-4 record)
- Al 12.6/8.6/3.7 on 50.5/43.6/87.5 and a +111 which is about +25 from the second best Celtic
- Hauser has a 53.8% from the field with 47.6 from three (7 games) which is by far the best by 3% at least in both FG% and 3P%
Note: DWhite kinda sucks against the Bucks, shooting 33.9% from the field in the past 10
Just did some digging on 3P% so far and precious 3 year averages (I like 3 year samples as relevant)
Tatum currently is 38.4% but his “average” is 36.1%
Brown currently is 34.0% but his “average” is 36.1%
I don’t think it’s really a strong statement to say Tatum has been shooting great and Brown has been a bit down, but if we expect them to both move the needle back to their averages, I think with how quickly opinions change, we might see a lot of push back on “see? None of you believed in Brown look at him now” and “what is wrong with Tatum? Is he hurt?” When really it’s just variance and law of averages and they shoot pretty much identical percentages over a large sample.
I think despite their current numbers, I’m going to keep a mantra of “Trust in Brown, Believe in Tatum” because I trust that Brown won’t be this inefficient all year (not just from 3 but around the rim too) and I believe the team is still we go as Tatum goes so can’t be too down when Tatum has a cold streak and the team underperforms.
I’m still going to trust Brown even in the spots he gets roasted the most for (handling the ball, pulling up) because we’re still going to need him when it matters. He has ALWAYS picked up the slack when Tatum has been off, that’s how we ended up with All-Star Brown in 2021 and All-NBA Brown last year.
Embiid will be out against the Wolves. If we win tonight, there will be a decent chance that all other eastern teams have at least 2 games behind by the end of tonight.
If we can only win one of the game against the bucks tonight and the in-season tourny game against magic (to clinch a spot in the knockout rounds), which one would you choose?
The techs on KP is definitely a problem. He’s gonna hit the limit before All Star break at this point.