Green Zinger Tea - Kristaps Porziņģis 2023-24
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If I were JJ I'd take him out for a couple beers than slide in a couple more questions to get him to open up about his time in Dallas! OMG if he spoke his mind the potential this interview would have. I take it he wasn't the biggest Carlisle fan.
I mean, he was using analytics to explain why he started employing the Kornet Contest last year.
did he? I heard JJ list a handful of off/def efficiency stats for KP around the rim.
KP seems to have a dry sense of humor. I could see him having fun with the Eclipse while he was having a career year in DC
I'll buy that the Kornet contest results in a slightly lower 3p% than a wide open shot, but it seems like it often results in the defensive player being out of position for the rebound. Never worth the trade off IMO.
Has KP used the Eclipse a bunch of times this season? maybe I have missed his use of it
At this point, the Eclipse has reached the level of Eephus pitch. Kornet used it during garbage time & KP messed around with it during a Wizards wasted regular season. Basically, it occurs after a BIG gets caught in drop coverage, the ball gets rotated, and there is a wide-open 3pt shooter.
Conflating KP and JJ's discussion of pertinent analytics (ie Points/direct post now vs his days in Dallas, TOP10 in Rim protection for 3 years running, etc) with articles about last season's Eclipse, is kind of silly
I believe Kornet justified the move due to angles and visually getting in the sight line of the rim. These guys are mostly really good with hands in their face so I'm wondering if the Eclipse at some point moves from blocking view to more of a distraction - envision a jumping jack or some odder movement like a Townshend windmill. I'm half kidding here.
I do remember in High School one way to distract at the foul line is to ask shooter as he's going thru his routine if he focuses on the ball or the rim after release. I know it shouldn't matter, but it gets the shooter thinking.
I do remember in High School one way to distract at the foul line is to ask shooter as he's going thru his routine if he focuses on the ball or the rim after release. I know it shouldn't matter, but it gets the shooter thinking.
It was more that he's been using analytics for a while, including working with the Wizards' analytics guys about doing the eclipse then.
I remember one time, probably in my early 20's, when I made it to the 18th tee in a dead heat with my Dad, whom I had never beaten. I had the honors and after I took my practice swing, he asked "Do you inhale or exhale on your backswing?" Naturally I put my drive right into the woods and he won going away.
One of Zinger's best games of the season imo. He should have his own campaign headquarters. How many players in the league can play credible defense against Anthony Davis? Has to be countable on one hand.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_B60DNWmBk
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_B60DNWmBk
View: https://twitter.com/ChrisForsberg_/status/1739658864818045265?s=20
Crazy numbers here. KP is shooting .667 from 2 which shouldn't last (he's at exactly .500 for his career), but the Celtics now have a really great option to go to when they get bogged down in the half court.
Crazy numbers here. KP is shooting .667 from 2 which shouldn't last (he's at exactly .500 for his career), but the Celtics now have a really great option to go to when they get bogged down in the half court.
This guy is an absolutely fantastic addition to this team. He can do so many things for them that they've lacked.
He's really mastered that move where he holds his elbows at the level of the other guy's head, and dares you to foul him or give him an uncontested shot from inside FT range. So, so many fouls, and they're all very legit fouls.
Joe's not worried, therefore I'm not worried:
And in such style, too:
(not sure if it's his color, but he makes it look good)
He's had 4 games off so far. Team's gone 4-0, and isn't likely to lose @WAS (Sunday) or vDET (Monday) either. Maybe we'll see him next Weds vs Milwaukee.
“He's progressing well,” Joe Mazzulla said before the clash with the Suns at TD Garden, “He was on the court earlier today, just training with the other players. I don’t have an official timeline, but it’s getting better and better.”
Just how hurt Porzingis is remains unclear. He showed no ill effects of the injury while playing big minutes against the Nuggets last week before he was sidelined. However, the timing could not have been much better for a planned rest for the sharpshooting big man amid Boston’s path to the playoffs.
And in such style, too:
(not sure if it's his color, but he makes it look good)
He's had 4 games off so far. Team's gone 4-0, and isn't likely to lose @WAS (Sunday) or vDET (Monday) either. Maybe we'll see him next Weds vs Milwaukee.
Yeah this feels like a bunch of bullshit. I would be shocked if this were anything more than carefully managing him.
I believe KP got kicked in the groin region on a fast-break dunk during the Nuggets game
Sure, but they were saying it's a hamstring that's keeping him out.
Also, when you're combing Twitter for pictures of Porzingis in a chocolate-brown suit, you learn that the Latvian media (such as it is) covers Porzingis with an interest level just shy of how Japanese media covers Shohei Ohtani. He's "The Guy From Here Who Made It" for them.
But if they hide that it is his groin, it makes it more likely an opponent will attack his hammy, instead of his groin. And that's always a good thing
Lord willing! It would mean:
- We're in the Finals
- Against not-Jokic
- With a chance to avenge 2022, take the championship belt, get all the "changing of the guard" type thought pieces, etc
- vs a team we beat by FIFTY (without KP), whose superstar was remarking sadly afterwards about "that's what WE used to do to teams!"
I'll take a little Draymond roll of the dice, at that point. Just serve it with a side of xanax.
Is that actually for the best? I think the sweet spot is in that 38-40 range in tight games. Anything over that and he seems to tire. They are so deep and talented, I don't think they are better when he is on the court 42-45 minutes.
you're probably right on ultimate Tatum efficiency, but that's been the playoff playbook
the weird thing is he'll come off a 40pt game and barely be sweating
I'd be willing to bet CJM wouldn't take him off the court, in a close G7, for more than 2-3 first-half minutes
It will be interesting to monitor.
It's similar but different to the Bruins with the goalies. Their goalie rotation has worked for the better part of two years; but in the playoffs, they didn't use it - because "that's not what you do in the playoffs".
The Celts seem better when they are playing everyone. I hope that Joe doesn't have to experience a Monty in 2023 situation to realize this.
Porzingis won player of the week (along with Kyrie), making him the 4th different Celtic to win the award this year:
View: https://youtu.be/jkse5PHEImo?si=GTRv6MVG4Cb8l-pQ
View: https://youtu.be/jkse5PHEImo?si=GTRv6MVG4Cb8l-pQ
That was a fun rewatch. Lots of smiles from the big guy. This must be the most fun he has had playing in the NBA. His joy is infectious.
Porziņģis is enjoying a career high .608 2P% this year largely due to his efficiency in pick and roll and post ups. Watching him shoot over smaller opponents on switches will never get old.
Can't wait to see him in the playoffs.
Excellent article, thanks for posting.
Peiners helped Porziņģis strip away about 50 percent of his game and focus on what he objectively did best. Their workouts concentrated on steering him toward the spots and moves that worked for him.
I'd say KP, White, Jrue, Hauser, & Horford have adhered to an efficient shot-selection approach this season
