re: final 2023-24 NBA season net ratings, by team

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And a lot of people get caught up with not understanding you have to have a guy that can get any shot off in the clutch

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We can still be a bottom 5 clutch team without Zion


Also, CJ was better in the clutch than BI this season, I see no reason CJ can't replace what BI did in the clutch, which wasn't much. It's a low bar.

Plus Zion's emergence, that Zion can cover some of that as well and I imagine Zion is part of the reason our clutch net rating improved at the same time he improved and became the clearcut #1.

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Tomorrow night we are down 1 with 10 seconds left. Lebron will guard whoever gets the ball one on one. Who on our team can get a good shot off on him in that situation?

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In that scenario, I'm doing the same thing every single time. Zion and shooters. It almost doesn't matter who is guarding Zion, if they let him go 1 on 1 he's getting a layup. They will build the wall, so you can't have Dyson and Nance and those type of dudes out there. You make it all shooters, trust Zion to either get a layup or pass out for a wide open either shot or attacking the close out. I would live with those results if the process is done similarly.

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The only shot CJ is getting off is a step back 3 with a super quick release.

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WHy do you have all this confidence in BI in the clutch but not CJ? Any time BI goes out and CJ becomes the #2, he plays better than BI when BI is the #2 or even the #1. The only time BI scores more is when CJ is relegated to #3. CJ has the same or better efficiency scoring than BI this season. CJ Is better in the clutch than BI this season.

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Say what you want, but BI would get a mid range shot off that he can make on Lebron, doesn’t matter how much he contest it BI will get a good look b/c of his natural release point and height.

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We've seen this for 5 years, it almost always ends poorly. I'm happy to see through other options at this point.