Nate Silver does the math: SGA is playing like MJ

[msgkings322]

@thunderc please wipe off the screen when you are finished...although this post might present some difficulty for you considering your worship of MJ.

Have we found the new Michael Jordan?

Nikola Jokic is incomparable. And Anthony Edwards looks like MJ. But another player just had a season eerily similar to His Airness.

www.natesilver.net

This is a good article, good evaluations of the MVP race and past MVPs that had stats like MJ and so on.

 

[thunderc]

@thunderc please wipe off the screen when you are finished...although this post might present some difficulty for you considering your worship of MJ.

Have we found the new Michael Jordan?

Nikola Jokic is incomparable. And Anthony Edwards looks like MJ. But another player just had a season eerily similar to His Airness.

www.natesilver.net

This is a good article, good evaluations of the MVP race and past MVPs that had stats like MJ and so on.

I worship no man and only a few women, well maybe more than a few. I saw what I saw and I see what I see. It’s that simple.

 

[ducky]

I like the fact that Ant is getting mentioned sure....

And I havent caught all of OKC's games......

But the two really arent all that comparable at this point. Ant is good at those stats. So is Shai. But what Shai does OUTSIDE of those stats is SO MUCH more than what Ant does right now.

Shai gets more straight up assists. But I bet you he triples Ant in hockey assists.

Not exactly sure how to say it but Shai creates a gravity that Ant just doesnt. A big center when he rolls to the basketball creates gravity even if he never touches the basketball. Shai has gravity like that.

 

[msgkings322]

I worship no man and only a few women, well maybe more than a few. I saw what I saw and I see what I see. It’s that simple.

OK? So any comment on Silver's article? Do you see SGA as comparable to MJ like Silver does?

 

[msgkings322]

I like the fact that Ant is getting mentioned sure....

And I havent caught all of OKC's games......

But the two really arent all that comparable at this point. Ant is good at those stats. So is Shai. But what Shai does OUTSIDE of those stats is SO MUCH more than what Ant does right now.

Shai gets more straight up assists. But I bet you he triples Ant in hockey assists.

Not exactly sure how to say it but Shai creates a gravity that Ant just doesnt. A big center when he rolls to the basketball creates gravity even if he never touches the basketball. Shai has gravity like that.

Indeed and that 'gravity' is part of what Silver is saying I think, MJ of course had that, as does Steph and LeBron and all the other all time greats.

 

[thunderc]

OK? So any comment on Silver's article? Do you see SGA as comparable to MJ like Silver does?

I will read it but there are only 2 players in the league with MJ type moves to get his shot and Shai is one. Antman the other.

 

[msgkings322]

I will read it but there are only 2 players in the league with MJ type moves to get his shot and Shai is one. Antman the other.

I’m genuinely curious what you think

 

[thunderc]

Good article, lot of numbers to back up what we are seeing. He is definitely having a historic season and therefore so is his team. The on court discrepancy is unreal but honestly part of that is being on such a young team. As Jdub continues to develop that won’t hold and that is ok.

 

[msgkings322]

Good article, lot of numbers to back up what we are seeing. He is definitely having a historic season and therefore so is his team. The on court discrepancy is unreal but honestly part of that is being on such a young team. As Jdub continues to develop that won’t hold and that is ok.

I was fascinated by the side by side comparisons of them and the other 'bigger' guards (Kobe, Wade, etc) and by the numbers SGA really does look like he's pretty close to MJ