The Man

6y

Look how scared you are

Emotion

6y

I’m just trolling I got clippers out the west and the heat in the East

ThisAuburnNigga

6y

TESLA gave me a stimulus check today lol

Elon goated RT me bon

rojo

6y

You implying a beautiful colored woman would do this?

Creasy

6y

I experienced it first hand lmao

Creasy

6y

I experienced it first hand lmao

AKFresh

6y

That's who you want in the finals, now who do you actually see getting to the finals?

Lakers and who?

fmvp yzy vert

6y

Hopefully someone remembers I posted ittt that Atalanta would win

Emotion

6y

Lakers gonna choke I can already tell They’re not gonna get passed the blazers

The west is stacked

Nuggets, rockets, thunder and luka nothing to ignore either r

Unity

6y

They're the popular pick lol I didn't see anyone pick PSG

Synopsis

6y

So yes, booker is a better offensive player (not anywhere the degree to which some numbers would suggest). He shoots better off the dribble in the mid range and draws more fouls and finishes better (Tatum couldn't finish for s*** to start the season, this was more the result of some weird cold streak than an indication of ability, so its not as much as a gap as numbers indicate). Booker is a better passer, but also worth noting that tatum plays for a team in a system that historically has not had any players rack up big assist numbers because the emphasis has always been on team play rather than any one player dominating possessions. also, tatum has just recently been commanding double teams, and he sees the floor well. he's younger than booker + less experienced, so its not as though he can't become a playmaker like booker.

However, Tatum is a better 3 point shooter, other than Booker getting hot and hitting threes from ungodly distances, there is nothing that would suggest booker is better beyond the arc.

Booker - 392 threes, 36%
Tatum - 469 threes, 40.3%

Booker - 161 catch and shoot 3s, 39.8%
Tatum - 158 catch and shoot 3s, 39.9%

Booker - 225 pull up 3s, 34.2%
Tatum - 307 pull up 3s, 40.7%

Booker - 68 tightly contested or very tightly contested 3s, 27.9%
Tatum - 139 of those shots, 35.2%

Open wide/wide open 3s - Booker 37.5%, Tatum 42.4%

Of all players with at least 200 pull up 3s, Tatum actually leads the league in FG% on those shots too lol (should not Hardens volume on this shot would be off the chart if someone made up, but tatum is 8th in total pull 3 fga)

Tatum also outscores Booker in PPP in isolation, 1.00 to 0.95 on a higher frequency. beats him in transition 1.23 to 1.19 (booker has more volume)

Pick and roll ball handler tatum has the edge 1.02 to .93, and is nearly in the 90th percentile for scoring in this play type. Booker is ahead in post ups, .94 to .87

Booker gets 1.05 ppp on spot ups vs tatums 1.07

a big discrepancy in bookers favor is on hand-offs, .98 to .82 for tatum. and he gets a lot more on cuts (look at his PG vs ours). Tatum is better setting picks, but the volume is negligible (he's in the 94th percentile popping out tho)

Looking at that data, Booker would still get the edge offensively due to playmaking, but its not all cut and dry lol. As evidence for tatums potential as a playmaker, he is actually in the 95th percentile for passing out of traps, the volume is just not there yet.

to be continued due to character limit

Unity

6y

Ilicic considering quitting soccer because his wife cheated on him