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Aug 30Liked by Iztok Franko

In the highlight video of his drives, i noticed he attacks going left and finishes with his right hand. Unusual combo. Its also an awkward combo to bring the ball back (closer to the defender) to shoot it.

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Aug 29Liked by Iztok Franko

His ability to assist should not be overlooked, as he will likely play most with Luka/Kyrie and Gafford.

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Agree. I think passing is another underestimated part of his game.

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Oct 4Liked by Iztok Franko

Very familiar with his college game. Asked to do much on Offense, but always a dog and hit clutch threes. A quirk i found interesting, he would frequently finish wide open and contested dunks with his left hand.

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Thanks for this interesting comment Ben. Will watch out for this quirk

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Sep 20Liked by Iztok Franko

Excellent presentation. You really put in a lot of effort here. 10/10.

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Thanks, and really appreciate the feedback!

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Sep 4Liked by Iztok Franko

Mavs will probably have to through OKC to win a title. I’ve heard Naji has been great on D vs Shai. Do you have any numbers on that matchup?

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Matchup numbers are such small sample size, so not reliable. But I did watch his playoffs defensive possessions vs SGA and he had some success. I wrote in the article he is better than DJJ in absorbing the bump, or push off

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Aug 28Liked by Iztok Franko

Really good analysis here that paints a picture of how Naji might fit into the picture. While I was a huge fan of the DJJ dunks (and the Followill exclamations!) Naji may fit in better in the long run that DJJ did. On the whole, I like what we got for what we gave up (or gladly relinquished) to get to this current roster. Thanks again. These are fun during these dog days of summer

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Thanks as always for your feedback & support Terry. And I started to love doing these more and more with each next one...

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great shout about jj. completely forgotten by now that mma could really play in his heyday.

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