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Someone is going to offer Nurk a larger contract than we think.
 
Nurk, Ant, Hart, Winslow, and Watford have all been consistently good since the trades.
You take one away and I am not sure you win any of them. And yes Nurk is right there at the top of
that list.
 
He’s definitely winning me back.

He wasn’t there mentally for such a long time. He looks like pre-injury Nurk all of a sudden.

Heavy ISO ball is gone - and he looks like he’s genuinely enjoying Billupsball.
 
Props to Nurk for putting up more significant numbers. Unfortunately, they are not very efficient numbers. He ranks #42 in eFG% where the top 8 in that category all play Center. He is the 16th ranked Center on that list. eFG% can be picked apart, and likely someone will, but he still doesn't convert at a very high rate no matter how it is spun. If he would just finish stronger at the rim, instead of being so finesse oriented.
 
Phatguysrule said:
We can pay him.
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I know, but will we want too? With Dames extension and Ant getting paid with hopes of bringing in another star front court player? There are teams that would like a center that can board, pass and play some D. In both conferences there are big centers on some of the contenders and some w/o. He's bet on himself and you know who his agent is, he's going to get wooed.
 
What bwould be a realistic pay ceiling for the guy? 15 a year?
 
Wade Garrett said:
When Nurkic is engaged and happy, he is a different type of player. Borderline unstoppable.
Nurk seems engaged and happy now.
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Very engaged and happy. My concern is, players seem to get very engaged in contract years. We've seen it over and over again. What happens after he gets more money, and then Dame/Ant are taking 35-40 shots a game and he is back to getting 6-8 shots?
 
TBpup said:
Very engaged and happy. My concern is, players seem to get very engaged in contract years. We've seen it over and over again. What happens after he gets more money, and then Dame/Ant are taking 35-40 shots a game and he is back to getting 6-8 shots?
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nurk's best season came AFTER he signed his last contract (right before he broke his leg).
 
TBpup said:
Very engaged and happy. My concern is, players seem to get very engaged in contract years. We've seen it over and over again. What happens after he gets more money, and then Dame/Ant are taking 35-40 shots a game and he is back to getting 6-8 shots?
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This is gonna be tangential, but one of the things we are gonna learn is if dame lowers his usage coming back, being a more up tempo team.

He's still gonna take the most shots in the team, but will it reduce? That's one of the things I'm intrigued by with him coming back.
 
between his agent rich paul, his prime, his fit in chauncey billups system on both ends of the floor, his fit with other players, a really good two way center is not getting less than 4/70, no way at all

they already made it clear about the intention to re-sign nurk

 
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Strenuus said:
This is gonna be tangential, but one of the things we are gonna learn is if dame lowers his usage coming back, being a more up tempo team.

He's still gonna take the most shots in the team, but will it reduce? That's one of the things I'm intrigued by with him coming back.
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well, if Dame gets back to that 62-63% TS mark, his usage remaining about the same would be a good thing.
 
I really think Dame will take on a Chris Paul approach being the navigator and getting others involved. Its not like he hasn't done that in the past. As CP3 does, he will score when needed but he allows Booker & others to fill the hoop.
No short cuts, Dame will get fewer shots but more assist.
 
In his post game interview Brooke asked Nurk about his play. Nurk said: "My teammates are finally trusting me." Meaning they are feeding him the ball. That wording says a lot about Nurk. I think he's kind of a big egotistical baby. If he isn't a featured player on offense, he just checks out. Feed his ego and feed him the rock, and he balls out. He can be a dominant force on both ends of the court when he's fully engaged. And Billups 'finally' has him fully engaged.
 
Wade Garrett said:
When Nurkic is engaged and happy, he is a different type of player. Borderline unstoppable.
Nurk seems engaged and happy now.
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Dammit if I weren't such a slow one finger texter I would have beaten you to this post!!

:cheers:
 
Strenuus said:
This is gonna be tangential, but one of the things we are gonna learn is if dame lowers his usage coming back, being a more up tempo team.

He's still gonna take the most shots in the team, but will it reduce? That's one of the things I'm intrigued by with him coming back.
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he should give it a chance, these players have shown they can score and handle the ball too and that dame shouldnt carry this team, but rather be a difference maker
 
Mr. Robot said:
he should give it a chance, these players have shown they can score and handle the ball too and that dame shouldnt carry this team, but rather be a difference maker
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Now that Dame is the team's patriarch, and with a good young team around him, I think he may be just fine not having to carry the team on his back every night.

:cheers:
 
BBert said:
In his post game interview Brooke asked Nurk about his play. Nurk said: "My teammates are finally trusting me." Meaning they are feeding him the ball. That wording says a lot about Nurk. I think he's kind of a big egotistical baby. If he isn't a featured player on offense, he just checks out. Feed his ego and feed him the rock, and he balls out. He can be a dominant force on both ends of the court when he's fully engaged. And Billups 'finally' has him fully engaged.
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over the decades it's been real common for a C to be unhappy with a small role in the offense. They like engagement. When Dame has been on, and healthy, he always made a point to keep Nurk involved, mainly thru PnR. The heavy iso offense of Stotts would sometimes freeze Nurk out of the offense, and we heard enough from Nurkic to know he wasn't a fan of Stotts. And the first half of this season was unsettled what with new offense, new rules and the uneven officiating, imbalanced roster, and buckets of injuries. So there was no consistency for Nurk. Now, there is

one thing though, with Dame, Simons, and maybe a player like Grant on the team, I'd think Nurkic's touches may drop this season from what he's had the last few weeks. We'll see how he reacts if that happens
 
Mr. Robot said:
between his agent rich paul, his prime, his fit in chauncey billups system on both ends of the floor, his fit with other players, a really good two way center is not getting less than 4/70, no way at all

they already made it clear about the intention to re-sign nurk

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they played a portion of this interview on a recent broadcast. Anyone know where to find the whole thing? i think she had some insight that we don't get in other places/interviews.

TB Courtside is like impossible to find on the site. They don't have any recordings from this year.
 
TBpup said:
Props to Nurk for putting up more significant numbers. Unfortunately, they are not very efficient numbers. He ranks #42 in eFG% where the top 8 in that category all play Center. He is the 16th ranked Center on that list.
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Yeah I sure wish we had Mitchell Robinson, Robert Williams, or Dwight Powell instead! :nerd:
 
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