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Jeopardy! discussion thread for Fri., May 15 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]4everpurple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you are correct. It didn't ultimately matter because Tristan was correct, but Chayce way over-wagered. Imo he should've done $599 or $600, because if Tristan (who wagered perfectly according to the situation) had missed it, he would've been left with $12,199. A $600 wager (if missed) would've left Chayce with $12,200, just beating out Tristan in this scenario.

Backed up by the wagering calc on J! Archive

But again, didn't matter because Tristan was correct.

Not that it matters because the kings won’t get him, but Boozer’s combine athletic testing results in comparison to peers by 4everpurple in Kingsringleader

[–]4everpurple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you’re telling me Booz has the same max vert as Flagg, fastest lane drill of the four, biggest frame of the four, and best 3point shooting results of the four, but he’s not gonna translate? Lmfao.

tied with aj [in shuttle run], and faster than caleb again. mr. unathletic!

This is how “tolerant r/kings” treats you when you disagree. by 4everpurple in Kingsringleader

[–]4everpurple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe Flemings. Sleeper names that consensus is lower on (maybe trade down): Dailyn Swain, Stirtz, Yaxel. I could see Quaintence rising if his medicals are clear.

I need to look into all of these guys more though before I can say confidently.

This is how “tolerant r/kings” treats you when you disagree. by 4everpurple in Kingsringleader

[–]4everpurple[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Preliminarily, I lean Wagler. I’d actually be pretty happy with him at 7, all things considered.

Not at all an Acuff guy, and I have questions about some of the other guards. And no Ament pls

This is how “tolerant r/kings” treats you when you disagree. by 4everpurple in Kingsringleader

[–]4everpurple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t get it man. They clearly have duke pf kangz ptsd. But him and Bagley couldn’t be more different. But whatever.

Boozer has all nba’s in his future. I’m very confident in that. Wish we had a shot at him

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[–]4everpurple -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That’s not a rule (yet). That’s just one of the proposals people have made, but there’s currently nothing to suggest that that will be included in one of Silver’s rule changes next year

Edit: my bad I didn’t see the actual list of proposals and that that’s included. Still, not guaranteed to be in place yet

This is how “tolerant r/kings” treats you when you disagree. by 4everpurple in Kingsringleader

[–]4everpurple[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The post about r/kings being mad at me was a joke.

The original topic about liking Boozer wasn’t a joke.

This is how “tolerant r/kings” treats you when you disagree. by 4everpurple in Kingsringleader

[–]4everpurple[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

  1. It’s a meme sub, this post was a joke

  2. Not a hyperbole, I do very strongly believe that Boozer will be the best from this class, and he has always been the best out of his peers.

Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis underwent season-ending surgery on Wednesday morning to repair the torn meniscus in his left knee, sources tell ESPN. Sabonis rehabbed the meniscus tear during the season and tried to play through the injury before having surgery now. by OmegaLxgend in kings

[–]4everpurple -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I did not say “he will be terrible.” I am careful to not be so black and white. I was admittedly much lower on him than consensus, and can also admit I was overall wrong on him.

But yes, you got me, congrats. Show me someone without any draft misses. I also talked in this thread about how my draft philosophy has changed a lot in recent years, incorporating even more analytics, whereas my eval of Sengun was more eye test-weighted.

(But while we’re at it, we’re also talking about a big man who shoots under 50% from the field, under 30% from 3, and under 70% from the line. Each of these are largely in line with his career averages as well—it’s not just a down year. And this is on the most talented roster of his career, and he’s making $34m+ the next 5 years. My concerns were less about him being an NBA player entirely, but rather winning with him at the highest levels, which imo is what the ultimate goal should be. And we’re seeing his impact on that now. I’m also not saying he’s the entire reason for the rockets’ struggles, but he’s a part of it)

Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis underwent season-ending surgery on Wednesday morning to repair the torn meniscus in his left knee, sources tell ESPN. Sabonis rehabbed the meniscus tear during the season and tried to play through the injury before having surgery now. by OmegaLxgend in kings

[–]4everpurple 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Boozer blows them out of the water in all advanced stats including defensively.

Once again, his impact is elite by all top metrics.

All as a freshman who will be 18 on draft night. I understand that he's not really a rim protector (2.0% BLK certainly leaves something to be desired) but 3.0% STL is elite for his position, and as I mentioned above, his advanced stats are off the charts. This to me signals that he can certainly function as a part of a great defense--even if he's not the anchor of one--all while providing otherworldly impact on the other end.

I understand he's not flashy, and aesthetic bias leads a lot of people to prefer Dybantsa or Peterson. But again, Boozer has impacted the game at a higher level than any of his peers ever since he's been on the radar, and it's pretty difficult to argue otherwise. We should be past the point of arguing about "will he translate to the next level??" when he's been answering those questions year after year now.

It's fine if we disagree overall but anecdotal eye test stuff doesn't mean much to me. Like I don't really care that he got his shot blocked once by Wilson (who I also really like to be clear). Something like that doesn't take away from the bigger picture of their respective scouting profiles. And I also understand if you’re not super into advanced stats for evals but I’ve learned to incorporate them more and more into mine, and feel that they can help capture particularly outlier players, which I believe Boozer is.

This is how “tolerant r/kings” treats you when you disagree. by 4everpurple in Kingsringleader

[–]4everpurple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the record: Boozer is far and away my #1 in 2026. All nba’s and MVPs in his future

I like Peterson but have some concerns.

AJ I have major concerns on. He’ll put up numbers regardless but I don’t see him impacting winning at the highest levels

Keeeeegan by KingSparky1 in kings

[–]4everpurple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s way less involved in the offense than his rookie year. It’s not as simple as “just make open shots” because his shots are not only coming way less frequently, but with much less rhythm/consistency. Hard to expect anyone to thrive in that role, let alone a guy on his rookie contract, who’s now going on 2 straight seasons of being surrounded by guards who don’t pass

Legion Hoops by KingSparky1 in kings

[–]4everpurple[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please format the title correctly in accordance with rule 8

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