Sorry can't fire Marlin

[Turbine]

According to YouGov's ratings of active sports personalities, 91 percent of Americans have heard of LeBron James and 88 percent have heard of Tom Brady, but only 43 percent have heard of Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, baseball's best player.

You are not wrong but longevity is partially responsible.

Rookie:
Brady 2000
James 2003*
Trout 2009

* His national hype show began in high school.

[CrazyCajun]

You are not wrong but longevity is partially responsible.

Rookie:
Brady 2000
James 2003*
Trout 2009

* His national hype show began in high school.

James has played in 3 major cities spanning west coast southern Florida and Midwest.

[CajunJeaux]

According to YouGov’s ratings of active sports personalities, 91 percent of Americans have heard of LeBron James and 88 percent have heard of Tom Brady, but only 43 percent have heard of Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, baseball’s best player.

I have never heard of YouGov, so I just checked it out...according to them, Robin Williams is the most popular person of all-time. You believe that?

[cajun_lannister]

I have never heard of YouGov, so I just checked it out...according to them, Robin Williams is the most popular person of all-time. You believe that?

Ummm yeah pretty easily actually

[CajunEXPRESS]

Not a chance that’s correct

[CajunJeaux]

Ummm yeah pretty easily actually

Really? Over Michael Jackson, Adolf Hitler, Nelson Mandella?....i don’t see how Robin Williams would even sniff a top 50 list...again, most popular person in the world of all-time and you think it’s Mrs. Doubtfire?? Haha

[CajunJeaux]

Not a chance that's correct

I'm with you, but here's a snapshot.

[CajunVic]

He was huge on likability.

[Cajunsmike]

People are already starting to defend the 3 first and hoop second. It all depends on the personnel they are defending. Mike, you keep saying the mid range is dead....It's not. The top players in the NBA are all excellent in mid range and use it consistently. There are specialists now in the NBA that make their living at the 3 point line but there are a lot of players that are using the mid range now because of the defense at the arc.

You mentioned GSW. Those players you mentioned are also heavy mid range users as well. Durant was one of the leaders in mid range attempts in his time there and Klay shoots from the elbow often. It was not dead, it was just underutilized but like you said, you have to have the personnel to be shooting all the outside shots, especially when you are passing up open mid range shots for them.

I guess stating mid range is dead is an oversimplification. I know the NBA guys still use it but that is somewhat because of the line being further out. Maybe my point is teams don't utilize it enough, especially in college. In fact, that is one philosophical difference I have with this coaching staff. I think they use the three too much when some mid range shots are open. Jalen Johnson has a nice mid range game for the Cajuns for example. Tonight he was 8 for 17 but 0 for 5 from three. Good example of a guy who should shoot less threes and take the mid range more frequently. Some of the fouls Cedric Russell drew tonight were actually on mid range shots. I think Zephyr and I are in agreement in that the mid range shot should be utilized more.

[cajun_lannister]

Really? Over Michael Jackson, Adolf Hitler, Nelson Mandella?....i don’t see how Robin Williams would even sniff a top 50 list...again, most popular person in the world of all-time and you think it’s Mrs. Doubtfire?? Haha

You think Hitler was the most popular of all time or a pedo ??? Think you are confusing popularity and being famous / infamous

Plus this is a data collection company not like the just picked him out of thin air

[zephyr]

I guess stating mid range is dead is an oversimplification. I know the NBA guys still use it but that is somewhat because of the line being further out. Maybe my point is teams don't utilize it enough, especially in college. In fact, that is one philosophical difference I have with this coaching staff. I think they use the three too much when some mid range shots are open. Jalen Johnson has a nice mid range game for the Cajuns for example. Tonight he was 8 for 17 but 0 for 5 from three. Good example of a guy who should shoot less threes and take the mid range more frequently. Some of the fouls Cedric Russell drew tonight were actually on mid range shots. I think Zephyr and I are in agreement in that the mid range shot should be utilized more.

I will always believe that the best shot is an open shot. If its an 18 footer so be it. Your chances are always higher of hitting the shot that is open. This is why analytics are unlike the mid range shot as they are overused. The Pelicans are a prime example. Gentry comes over after being an assistant for GSW and we want to go fast tempo and a 3 or inside offense. The problem is that we had and still have guys who are 30% shooters attempting 6 or 7 3's per game. I feel that a lot of coaches just employ this style blindly and do it at times at the sake of their personnel. Our team is NOT a team that can live at the 3 point line. We aren't. We don't have the best shooting team out there and we need to take our shots when we can get open looks. Honestly, this has been one of my biggest gripes with Marlin.

[zephyr]

Estimate is actually closer to 200 million

Umm, no. This was never an estimate. If you are going to enter this debate, come with some facts please.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...tions-revealed

[cajuns80]

Umm, no. This was never an estimate. If you are going to enter this debate, come with some facts please.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...tions-revealed

Did you read the article you posted? "On Wednesday, Wojnarowski and Bobby Marks reported the backlash from China has cost the NBA around $150-200 million."

[Turbine]

Umm, no. This was never an estimate. If you are going to enter this debate, come with some facts please.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...tions-revealed

You used the word estimate 4 times in your post. The article uses the word projection. The definition of projection is prediction. That's all an estimate is.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Bottom line fact not in debate. People, people from every background worry way more about their own income than the future of anybody.

Must be built into our DNA. Little ape gotta go get some food on the savanna in spite of the hungry lions.