2019-20 Around the NBA: Archived

[dirkfansince1998]

OMG DRIVE AND LAYUP BY RONDO HE'S GOOD AGAIN

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Jokic is literally a better PG than Murray.

To be fair...Jokic is probably a top 5 passer in the league. Already easily the best passing bigman of all time. I think Walton and Sabonis are the only guys that are  even close to him and both lost a lot of their playmaking ability due to injuries.

For sure. 

I think maybe watching Nash/Dirk and JET/Dirk has spoiled me. There are SO many times when the big blitzes Murray on those high pick and rolls where Jokic is standing there wide open for way, way too long without getting the ball. Not tonight, so far, but I've seen Murray make the pass way too late often during these playoffs.

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And then there are the skip passes, which Murray really has trouble with.

Murray clearly is not a natural PG but basically forced to play the position because of his size. I actually think Terry was a similar but slightly worse player. Mediocre defending combined with great shooting and scoring ability but not the best playmaking.
I think Murray greatest strength is his ability to absorb contact in the paint. He jumps into the body of his defender and prevents him from even attempting to block the layup.