The Lauri Markkanen Thread

[nuraman00]

Does that height make him an easier target, or give him good gun shooting abilities?

 

[MHSL82]

I know one can slip in the shower. I know that one can get injured trying to avoid injury. And I get that one would want to represent their country. But I don’t like these friendly games where there’s more wear and tear on the body for a game that doesn’t count for qualification for the Olympics and risks injury. But I know he also was serving in the military and so he would not have had his normal off-season routine. Yes, a lot of conditioning, but less basketball.

 

[nuraman00]

I know one can slip in the shower.

A little over a month ago, I was at a hotel. I got out of the shower, then had my tablet in my hand, and slipped.

Luckily nothing broke. Not on my body, nor my electronic device.

Maybe you should mention slipping on the bathroom floor.

 

[MHSL82]

https://x.com/utahjazz/status/1721734845573828992?s=20

 

[nuraman00]

It's kind of cool, but hard to appreciate when the Jazz have lost 5 out of 7 games; with 3 losses being by at least 17 points, and 4 losses being by at least 8 points.

Markkanen has shot 59/123 in that span, 47.98%.

He has shot 32/72, 44.444%, in 3-point %.

Markkanen is 23/26 on FTs in that span, 88.46%.

 

[MHSL82]

It's kind of cool, but hard to appreciate when the Jazz have lost 5 out of 7 games; with 3 losses being by at least 17 points, and 4 losses being by at least 8 points.

Markkanen has shot 59/123 in that span, 47.98%.

He has shot 32/72, 44.444%, in 3-point %.

Markkanen is 23/26 on FTs in that span, 88.46%.

So far we have switched 2022 and 2023. We were supposed to do poorly last year and do better this year. I feel that if we did what we’re doing now last year and then did what we did last year this year, there would be no resting players at the end of the season and so we would maybe get to .500. Last year, we did not get to .500 in part because we weren’t good enough but also because we decided to no longer try to get there. And still no Wemby.

 

[nuraman00]

Progress is usually not linear.

This season could still be non linear progress, or it could be regress.

 

[MHSL82]

Lauri Markkanen named Finland’s Athlete of the Year

www.slcdunk.com

 

[nuraman00]

I was just thinking that Markkanen has finally been playing like The Finnisher, and that he should earn player of the week.

After I thought that, I typed his name and found he actually just won!

"Help the Team" — Markkanen Named NBA's Western Conference Player of the Week for First Time in Career

www.nba.com

 

[MHSL82]

 

[nuraman00]

Markkanen will get zero players of the week this year.

He's only had 3 good games all year. Good is 51% FG, 8 rebounds.

Lauri Markkanen 2024-25 Game Log | Basketball-Reference.com

Get Lauri Markkanen's 2024-25 game by game stats along with wins and losses stats on Basketball-Reference.com

www.basketball-reference.com

Waive him, if that's how he plays.

Last year he had 12 good games.

The year before he had 16.