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    Okafor Theory

    i will say though, on the night that shots aren't falling and we need Okafor, I do worry about the opposing team fouling him. That's probably the best way to neutralize us if we have an offnight.
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    Okafor Theory

    I agree wholeheartedly with your second paragraph. Because of the lose and you're out format, having a reliable low post scorer can help if for one game you are off. I don't think the Mercer game is a great example because last year's teams faced similar problems like that all of last year...
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    Okafor Theory

    Me too! That's not really the point, maybe the tagline of the article is offputting so people don't read the rest of it. We need Okafor, absolutely he's a stud, but to your second part of the sentence, we can find ways to utilize him more efficiently for the team to perform to it's maximum...
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    Okafor Theory

    Thanks LastWaltz for taking the time to thoughtfully engage. I messaged the author to ask about junk time, he didn't do anything around that, but he did look at times when the other team is intentionally fouling and he's off the court b/c of Free Throw shooting, the offensive efficiency numbers...
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    Okafor Theory

    I edited per your request, though I don't think it was inflammatory. I just said I wasn't able to have a conversation with him about it. Apologies if you and Brian if you all took it as a shot.
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    Okafor Theory

    why can't folks read the article before making these comments. This is a direct quote from it: "Is Marshall Plumlee Better at Basketball than Jahlil Okafor? No. Nobody is saying that. Nobody who has ever seen these two players play basketball would ever say that. What these numbers imply is...
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    Okafor Theory

    Ryan - I think you are missing the point. K did the same with Austin and Jabari. It's nothing to do with position, it has a lot to do with how he is showing a pattern of over utilizing his top talent. What was great about 2010 and seth/Ryan/Mason is that we were balanced in our attack. You are...
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    Okafor Theory

    Yeah aah going to have to really disagree with you on Miami the more I think about it. They ran the same high PnRs all day on us
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    Okafor Theory

    That's a good point aah. The problem is we aren't exactly cruising against most teams in ACC play where K decides to leave him off the floor. His substitution patterns have been very distinct and he hasn't let him rest in the second half. There was no reason he should have played the entire...
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    Okafor Theory

    Chov - everything you wrote is moot as this study looks at how the team does without him on the floor. Did you read it before commenting? Hint our players score more efficiently when he's not out there Also 750 possessions worth of data isn't a small window
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    Okafor Theory

    stats are just numbers. There's nothing crazy about them, just numbers. That's a good point on free throws, if he hit them maybe all of this would be moot because he'd be so offensively efficient it wouldn't matter how bad his defense is. But the fact is he doesn't, so he has trouble offsetting...
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    Okafor Theory

    I don't follow your argument, against weaker squads we should dominate even more when he is in then when he isn't. Also since we tend to play to the level of our comp, he plays heavy minutes against the backups and subs as well. Clemson is better than their record on Kenpom and the fact we...
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    Okafor Theory

    Clemson per Kenpom is better than their record. The fact we dominated without him is relevant and shouldn't be dismissed. When Okafor is in against weaker squads, we should dominate even more than when he's not in, so not really understanding your argument there... Regardless he plays so many...
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    Okafor Theory

    Bllediteveryday - the numbers show offensively we are more productive without him on the floor though, even if he is providing additional spacing, Tyus and Quinn have been so elite that it doesn't matter if he is on the floor or not. One could argue he takes away from their touches as they are...
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    Okafor Theory

    Maybe so on the offensive end, but it shouldn't keep K holding guys like Jah or Jabari liable for how bad they are on defense. It is surprising he lets that go
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