I discuss the drop vs. better competition in the Queen+Sorber article. But feeling pretty good that he ended up getting picked 15th by a very smart organization.
Hey Nik, awesome write up I've read all of them. In VJ's section you say that "transition offense tends to translate worse to the NBA level compared to halfcourt offense". Was wondering if you could provide a little explanation on why that is (if you think you have an idea)? Are transition opportunities less frequent / top transition players on their college teams become overshadowed and out-volumed in transition by their NBA teammates? Any articles you know on this would be awesome too
Thanks! I think part of it is that NBA transition rates tend to be lower than college transition rates. And part of it is that if there is a big athleticism mismatch between college teams that can result in an overwhelming transition advantage, and that is less frequent at the NBA level where teams are more consistently (but not always) evenly matched athleticism-wise.
Think that's the highest I've seen Sorber. You're not worried about his offensive efficiency drop vs top NCAA competition?
I discuss the drop vs. better competition in the Queen+Sorber article. But feeling pretty good that he ended up getting picked 15th by a very smart organization.
Yup good fit and pick by OKC
Hey Nik, awesome write up I've read all of them. In VJ's section you say that "transition offense tends to translate worse to the NBA level compared to halfcourt offense". Was wondering if you could provide a little explanation on why that is (if you think you have an idea)? Are transition opportunities less frequent / top transition players on their college teams become overshadowed and out-volumed in transition by their NBA teammates? Any articles you know on this would be awesome too
Thanks! I think part of it is that NBA transition rates tend to be lower than college transition rates. And part of it is that if there is a big athleticism mismatch between college teams that can result in an overwhelming transition advantage, and that is less frequent at the NBA level where teams are more consistently (but not always) evenly matched athleticism-wise.