Mo appreciation thread

[Natebishop3]

So we are quoting Dwight Jaynes now? Really?

Doesn't matter who writes it, the advanced stats speak for themselves.

 

[blazerboy30]

Doesn't matter who writes it, the advanced stats speak for themselves.

Actually, they don't. Every stat needs to be used in context and understood what is actually being shown.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Not nearly as hard on him as most of you. And I kind of like him. I understand why he was brought here. Yes he is a point guard but he was brought in for his scoring. To shoot the ball. To get quick points off the bench. Kind of to fulfill a Vinny Johnson role. I feel he has been effective. But in the end he is here for his scoring at a bargain price. I think he pays off more than he hurts us. A lot of you guys need to put his role in perspective . He is here to shoot and score. And if that means putting the team in tough positions at times I guess that's what it means. He is the best and most player we have coming off the bench. You remove him, what do you have?

 

[Blazer Fanatic]

A repost, but this info seemed like a good spot for this thread as well:

Mo leads the NBA at the either guard position in assists from off the bench. Hard to make an argument that Mo is a shoot first PG when there is not a single back-up PG in the entire NBA with more assists per game, but people still try.

The point of using stats, advanced or otherwise, is to compare players. What better way to compare them than an actual head-to-head match-up, who's results actually means something – a win, or a loss?

Dwight Jaynes ‏@dwightjaynes
@mowilliams Manu Ginobili, Reggie Jackson, Ramon Sessions, Andre miller, Darren Collison, Jarret Jack, Shaun Livingston, Evans... No mo room

I wanted to start by pointing out that Mo asked Jaynes to name 3 point guards (PG). Ginobili is a shooting guard (SG), and has played all his minutes this season at the SG position.

Ginoblili 26 min 3 reb 3 ast 1 stl 2 to 11 pts -7 (back to back for SA)
Mo 23 min 2 ast 1 blk 2 to 13 pts +8 (back to back for Port)
W 115-105

This is Jackson’s 3rd year with OKC. Obviously this is Mo’s 1st 36 games as a Blazer. One day Jackson may be better than Mo, even much better. But, for all the hype surrounding Jackson, even his biggest proponents acknowledge Jackson lacks experience in pressure situations and it shows - something Mo has a lot of. Jackson brings nothing to the locker room in OKC. That alone makes Mo the better player.

Jackson 29 min 2 reb 1 ast 1 blk 12pts -2 (back to back for OKC)
Mo 25 min 3 reb 6 ast 1 stl 2 to 7 pts -7
W 111-104

Jackson (started this game) 29 min 7 reb 6 ast 1 st 1 to 12pts +2
Refused to give the ball up to Durant (0 assists for Jackson in the 4th qtr), OKC only scored 16 pts that quarter, and he missed 2 FT in the final 2:40

Mo 19 min 1 reb 3 ast 0 to 5 pts -2 (back to back game for Port)
Missed 2 clutch free throws, up 1 point, and was fouled 8 seconds after having come off a 6 min sit on the bench
W 98-94

Sessions 29 min 3 ast 1stl 1 to 14 pts -14
Mo 21 min 10 ast 2 stl 3 to 15 pts +17 (double/double)
W 134-104

Miller 17 min 4 reb 10 pts -4
Mo 26 min 1 reb 3 ast 1 to 11 pts +1
W 113-98

Livingston (started this game) 29 min 2 reb 2 ast 1 stl 23 pts +3
Mo 31 min 5 reb 6 ast 3 stl 2 blk 1 to 12 pts +18 (back to back game for Port)
W 108-98

Evans has played zero minutes as a PG (81.6% of his minutes are played at SF, 18.4% at SG). The Pelicans have been looking to dump Eric Gordon’s (SG) contract more so now than ever because of adding Evans. Note to self, Jaynes did not list Austin Rivers or Eric Gordon, probably because there is a limit of 1 tweet per day. Someone with twitter might be able to verify that for me.

Evans 27 min 6 reb 6 ast 2 stl 2 to 21 pts (on 22 shots) +4
Mo 24 min 2 reb 5 ast 2 to 7 pts -3
W 110-107

Evans 29 min 5 reb 4 ast 2 stl 2 blk 1 to 20pts +5 (hit the game winner)
Mo 30 min 4 reb 5 ast 8pts -5
L 110-108

Jack 28 min 5 reb 4 ast 1 stl 12 pts +9
Mo 23 min 2 reb 6 ast 1 blk 2 to 9 pts +2
W 119-116

Collison 24 min 1 reb 2 ast 6pts -2 (back to back for LAC)
Mo 24 min 1 reb 8 ast 2 to 12 pts +13
W 116-112 OT

Record: 9-1

What we’ve learned:

● To suggest that Mo did not play a positive role in that 9-1 record, or that the other players listed would have been better is simply bush league, Kevin Pelton, Ben Golliver, "journalism".

● If you go out of your way to disparage a player or team, people will pay attention to you for better or for worse. Mission accomplished? I guess if looking like a jackass isn’t important.

It’s too bad this wouldn’t fit into a tweet. I think I’d have to settle on “GFY Jaynes” #WashedUp #MoYourRole

 

[riverman]

My wife says the same thing about me in bed.

Mine waits till we're out of bed and on the second cup of coffee before saying anything...what's your secret?

 

[riverman]

A repost, but this info seemed like a good spot for this thread as well:

Well said! +1

 

[Blazer Fanatic]

I love it when he just dribbles to the baseline to lose his defender, really disrupts the defense.

This is exactly one of the things I really like about Mo. Maybe if we keep repeating it, it will catch on. And when he has LA in the game, it's works like oxyclean on sweat stains - magic.

 

[Blazer Fanatic]

Mo always posts cool pics of he and the team, and his family, that we'd never get to see otherwise. Although, I could do without the weird sock fetish pics.

 

[BBert]

He does what the coach told him his role is. There's that.

 

[Blazer Fanatic]

The Thunder have a better +/- with Durant off the court, so he is a below average SF?

You can find advanced stats to argue for or against any player.

This is the basis for a majority of my counter arguments. People find an advanced stat (or more) and assert it as a comprehensive fact that explains the entire context.

So we are quoting Dwight Jaynes now? Really?

It is frowned upon. I think it's posted just to clear the air with some soft ball fodder to poke fun at.

One of funniest things about all this, and it's been posted already is "Dwight Jaynes" using "Advanced Stats." Like either, someone finally explained to him what they are this year, or more than likely, he just read what someone else wrote and regurgitated the anti-mo mantra because he is starved for relevance.