Sure...he can always tell himself that, as a hypothetical. If frogs had wings, etc, etc. :breakdance:
But the objective reality will have him recorded as being traded for a bag of popcorn while other true superstars actually returned huge trade packages.
Dame is very concerned about his image and legacy but...
Now he should be embarrassed by the garbage being offered for him in a trade.
Can he really feel proud to be traded for a package that is centered around Herro?
Dame wants to be viewed as a superstar at the level of Durant and Harden...
Just because it isn't always true doesn't mean it doesn't matter. Citing his vertical as evidence that it makes up for lack of height is silly.
Someone that can reach 11ft with a 20in vertical is going to block a lot more shots that someone who can reach 11ft with a 30in vertical.
Yes height matters because it's correlated with other aspects of the body and measurables.
There's a reason why offensive linemen are usually tall...ie 6'6 300lbs instead of 5'11 300lbs.
Shooting 39% from 3 is equivalent to shooting 58.5% on 2-pters.
If you're concerned about shooting so many 3's, do you think we can shoot higher than 58.5% from 2?
If our 3pt percentage starts dropping due to defenses adjusting, then concerns might be valid.
Do you happen to have data regarding their playoff seeding? I would expect a coach to have a very low playoff winning percentage if they consistently enter the playoffs with the 7 or 8 seed.
Original Post......... We're still paying for Olshey's mistakes in 2016.
Me........ We've been a top 25% team since 2016.
You....... He didn't draft Giannis 7 years ago!
The context of this thread is 2016 and forward... not his entire 8 years. If you don't want to use three years as a metric, start a new thread.
You're either being purposely obtuse or you're in the wrong thread.