2019 Tyreke Locure

CP87 said:
Downright Iversonian. The stats from his MVP season:

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT%
71 42.0 10.7 25.5 .420 1.4 4.3 .320 9.4 21.2 .441 .447 8.2 10.1 .814

ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
0.7 3.1 3.8 4.6 2.5 0.3 3.3 2.1 31.1

Poor efficiency and high usage can still have great value, depending upon what the other options are. Drawing defensive attention and getting shots up on the rim creates offensive rebounding opportunities, and it is certainly far better than a turnover. If there are not other players on the floor that can get the shots up, then you let the low-efficiency guy jack.

If you have other options that ARE more efficient that can be using some of those possessions, then you should probably be more discriminating.

I think Iverson was a fascinating player. Prodigious talent, yet complete inability (or unwillingness) to adapt his game in any way. He would have been constantly skewered had he played in the analytics era, yet he was certainly a player you could not take your eyes off of. Also an incredibly compelling personal story, so many virtues, so many demons/flaws, a constant battle between the two. The more I learned about him, the more I rooted for him.

Although the analytics-era would not have been kind to his late 90s through 00s game, interesting to think about what he would have been like had he grown up in an era where it was more socially acceptable to look up to and emulate players that carried themselves like CEOs (instead of that being seen as "selling out").
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Wouldn't y'all want Allen Iverson to go along with Larry Bird?
 
PCHawk said:
Both guys are pretty good on offense but suck on defense. I wouldn't call them exactly the same because of Locure's piss pour attitude, but they are pretty damn close.
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BlacknGold19 said:
I have no problem with guys playing with an attitude. Just watching Locure’s attitude and demeanor in that last 10 seconds screams a different kind of attitude I’m looking for. Who knows, maybe I’m wrong about it..but he looks like he’s a punk from what I saw there. There’s a certain way of handling yourself, showboating with your mouth guard hanging out, looking for attention, dribbling the ball all cocky directly at an opponent doesn’t do it for me.

I don’t doubt Locure’s skills on offense. He is talented clearly. But from what I’ve heard and seen, he needs to grow up with his attitude. I don’t cheer for super cocky players looking for personal attention. Tyler Cook is one of the best dunkers in College. He has earned the right to stare down a player in a certain way. He’s never got in someone’s face or gone crazy with it. The one against Indiana his Freshman year he was walking away from the guy.
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PCHawk said:
I assume you were talking shit about Connor after that. If you weren't, it would be the first time you didn't talk shit about his attitude. Yet for some reason you don't care about Locure's attitude. Fuckin hypocrite.
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ibahawkeye said:
I still question leadership and attitude and think these 2 factors could make Locure a risk.
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homes said:
Is there some "real" about an attitude issue that makes him a no-fly zone for Iowa?
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ArvadaHawk said:
i've heard stories locure has an attitude problem. is this something you can shed light?
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Knight78 said:
It wasn't clear from my post, but I agree with you. I believe TL will win Iowa's Mr. Basketball.
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Don't be surprised if Upper Iowa snags another Mr. Iowa Basketball again.
He plays in 2A, but Upper Iowa commit Jake Hilmer might just come away with the award... Reminds me of Troy Skinner a lil bit though. o_O

25.5pts
11.45 assists
6.18 Ass/TO ratio
5 steals
4.2 rebounds

 
tksirius said:
Don't be surprised if Upper Iowa snags another Mr. Iowa Basketball again.
He plays in 2A, but Upper Iowa commit Jake Hilmer might just come away with the award... Reminds me of Troy Skinner a lil bit though. o_O

25.5pts
11.45 assists
6.18 Ass/TO ratio
5 steals
4.2 rebounds

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Holy crap! Can that assist # be legit? That is massive for someone also scoring 25 a game (in a 32 min game)!
 
In one of my seasons, I had my point guard average just over 30 points a game, 8 assists per game and 8 rebounds per game and shot over 45% from 3. He pretty much controlled the ball the whole game, had a 2 to 1 assist to turnover ratio and was pretty much the only player I had. None of the other players shot over 40% for the season. Make no mistake that the kid was a player but as a team we were only won 5 games that year - happens when you start two freshmen and two sophs in HS ball.
 
tksirius said:
A lot of people believe that Horner's assist numbers were fudged. Seems like an easy stat to alter.
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Assists are tough. Not everyone tracks it the same. Is an assist only for a pass where the scorer does not dribble, or maybe has one dribble? It can be very subjective. For instance, who gets the assist on this play?

 
BTW, on Wednesday in an 83-53 win over Fort Dodge, Locure passed Jeff Horner for 2nd on 4A's career scoring list. He's now 178 points behind Joe Wieskamp. I imagine he won't pass him, so Locure should finish his career:
1st in 4A career steals
2nd in 4A career points
2nd in 4A career assists
 
Last night, DM North beat the #1 ranked team in Iowa (Waukee) 78-70.

Locure had 29pts, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals

 
Geez, Tyreke couldn't even make that shot. No wonder he wasn't offered by Iowa. Now, for the kid who did, keep your eye on him.
 
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