Hummel?

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Sounds like Seth Tuttle.
He's the NBA's "best 12th man":

"It's pretty extraordinary. The last man on the depth chart a scores personal "win" in 50% of the games he plays, all while his team only wins 20% of the time. I'm not oblivious to the knowledge that there are probably 12th men who probably have a better ratio in the plus/minus department. But, what Robbie Hummel is doing on a terrible team is well above and beyond what is expected of a player in his role.
But how?

The answer is surprisingly simple: Robbie Hummel is one of the most elite players in the NBA in a few oft-overlooked areas of basketball.

First, he never turns the ball over, and is doing so at a historical rate. In 655 minutes played in his rookie season, he turned the ball over only 10 times. His second year, in 683 minutes played, he has 18. According to NBA.com, he's had 2,111 touches so far in his career, so only roughly 1.3% of his touches ended as a turnover. By comparison, Chris Paul, who leads the league in assist-to-turnover ration this season, turns it over on roughly 2.5% of his touches. Obviously not a perfect comparison due to their respective roles, but still, an interesting benchmark. Hummel doesn't get many assists, but he almost never turns it over.

In fact, he's maintaining possession of the ball at, as mentioned, a historic rate. His 2013-14 turnovers per 36 totals were the 11st lowest out of players who logged 500 minutes or more since 1977-78, when the NBA started keeping track of turnovers. In fact, out of players who have played over 1,000 career minutes, Hummel has the 4th lowest turnovers per 36 rate in NBA history.

Second, Hummel never takes a bad shot. This is a hard claim to quantify, but there are a few ways to verify it. For one, his usage rate is incredibly low, meaning that he has great patience and knows his role. In fact, out of players with 500 minutes played, Hummel has the 11th lowest usage rate in the league. He isn't a remarkable midrange or 3 point shooter, but if an opposing team leaves him open, he's liable to make the shot at a high enough rate to make them pay."

[There's more - go read. Or, wait to see if we DO sign him and then go read.]

 

[Mediocre Man]

Would make some sense

 

[dviss1]

Ok..... why not?

 

[BonesJones]

Yay. More Vanilla.

 

[Sinobas]

Huh? Who the hell is this scrub? I still want the Blazers to re-sign Gee. We probably need to resign Wright too.

 

[dviss1]

Smokescreen for KJ McDaniels?

 

[BonesJones]

Huh? Who the hell is this scrub? I still want the Blazers to re-sign Gee. We probably need to resign Wright too.

Gee signed with New Orleans

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I've changed my mind: THIS guy is the anti-Enes Kanter.

Of course, now I want him, he'll go to the Spurs.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Smokescreen for KJ McDaniels?

Hope springs eternal.

 

[dviss1]

Would make some sense

I'm confused as to why. You know something we don't?

 

[BonesJones]

Smokescreen for KJ McDaniels?

If so, its the weakest smokescreen ever. As long as we can get a starting 2 that can shoot, I like McDaniels. I think we need to go hard after a Terrence Ross trade and sign KJ as backup SF. Both guys would certainly fit the age/athleticism traits Olsheys looking for

 

[riverman]

So he's a young Luke Ridnour

 

[KeepOnRollin]

I thought this was a possible target once his QO was rescinded by MIN on Monday:

http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/3669213/

 

[Scalma]

No more fucking white guys wtf!?

 

[Sinobas]

Gee signed with New Orleans

Crap! Why didn't we resign Gee? He's a proven vet SF, high energy, very good defense.

 

[Sinobas]

No more fucking white guys wtf!?

And skin color matters why...?

 

[GPC]

No more fucking white guys wtf!?

In case you didn't know, 63% of USA is white. So why is white not acceptable for a athlete?

 

[dviss1]

Dude what the fuck is your problem?

When I born, I Black,
When I grow up, I Black,
When I go in Sun, I Black,
When I scared, I Black,
When I sick, I Black,
And when I die, I still black..

And you White fella,

When you born, you Pink,
When you grow up, you White,
When you go in Sun, you Red,
When you cold, you Blue,
When you scared, you Yellow,
When you sick, you Green,
And when you die, you Gray..

And you calling me Colored?

 

[MickZagger]

Before Hummel got injured his senior season at Purdue he was a Naismith candidate early in the year. He's old school. Reminds me of another old Purdue guy, Brian Cardinal 'The Janitor'.

 

[blue32]

black white yeller, bleaux, who gives a fuck. can the mother fucker play basketball? If so, get the sombitch.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Before Hummel got injured his senior season at Purdue he was a Naismith candidate early in the year. He's old school. Reminds me of another old Purdue guy, Brian Cardinal 'The Janitor'.

Brian Cardinal put the nail in the coffin of the Phil lead Lakers

 

[Mediocre Man]

Dude what the fuck is your problem?

When I born, I Black,
When I grow up, I Black,
When I go in Sun, I Black,
When I scared, I Black,
When I sick, I Black,
And when I die, I still black..

And you White fella,

When you born, you Pink,
When you grow up, you White,
When you go in Sun, you Red,
When you cold, you Blue,
When you scared, you Yellow,
When you sick, you Green,
And when you die, you Gray..

And you calling me Colored?

So I take it you aren't Michael Jackson then?

 

[dviss1]

So I take it you aren't Michael Jackson then?

You need to stop using the term "colored" in the forum... It's racist and offensive. Point blank...

 

[Mediocre Man]

You need to stop using the term "colored" in the forum... It's racist and offensive. Point blank...

Then why would I stop? I am trying to be tongue in cheek offensive.

 

[dviss1]

Then why would I stop? I am trying to be tongue in cheek offensive.

So @SlyPokerDog there's not some sorta rule on this? Yes @Mediocre Man I'm calling the Police...

 

[Mediocre Man]

So @SlyPokerDog there's not some sorta rule on this? Yes @Mediocre Man I'm calling the Police...

I'm not racist, I like black licorice

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I'm not racist, I like black licorice

Now that's fucking gross....

 

[Mediocre Man]

So @SlyPokerDog there's not some sorta rule on this? Yes @Mediocre Man I'm calling the Police...

I don't think there is, FWIW. What's offensive to some isn't to others. Maybe Eric saying he had sex with an NBA player is offensive to someone who thinks homosexuality is a sin. We can't please everyone. I think the way to solve it is to ignore the person, or people who may be offending you.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Now that's fucking gross....

See, now that'a racist