Player Dereck Lively

[Slap the Floor]

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

 

[deepdarkblue]

B tier

 

[rome8180]

I believe he still has the highest block percentage in Duke history.

That's if the older numbers can be trusted. Shelden Williams only having a block percentage of 7.5% as a senior while averaging almost 4 blocks per game seems wrong. Per 40 minutes, he averages 4.6 blocks while Lively averages 4.8. So basically identical. However, Lively is at 13% block percentage to Shelden's 7.5%. Obviously, the pace/number of defensive possessions matters. But even factoring that in, it seems like the percentages should be more similar. By comparison, Mark Williams is at 11.4%, which seems right.

 

[Slap the Floor]

 

[aiw]

Twice now

 

[krsmith16]

If he starts hitting these 3s, he might become top 3 pick.
Forealz

 

[bluedevilruss]

Happy to be wrong about his ability to dominate a game. One of the more impressive rivalry game performances I’ve seen. Totally owned Bacot and Love in the lane.

 

[aiw]

To qualify on kenpom, you need to play 40% of the minutes. Lively is at 39.8% right now, so almost there. He would place 4th in the country in block % at 14.1%.

 

[rome8180]

Amazing that that would be the best block percentage in Duke history and yet still only 4th in the country.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Past 3 games, estimated weighted averages:

145 offensive rating, 20% offensive rebound, 22% defensive rebound, 20% block

If this is who he is, and if Whitehead adds a high volume 40% 3pt shooter to the lineup, Duke fans should be extremely disappointed if Scheyer doesn’t contend for a national title in his first season.

 

[physicsfactor]

Past 3 games, estimated weighted averages:

145 offensive rating, 20% offensive rebound, 22% defensive rebound, 20% block

If this is who he is, and if Whitehead adds a high volume 40% 3pt shooter to the lineup, Duke fans should be extremely disappointed if Scheyer doesn’t contend for a national title in his first season.

Joke’s on you. My whole life is an extreme disappointment.

 

[Pantone287]

Now that we know Flip is okay, this is just the best porn. What a punch:

 

[Pantone287]

He's a pretty unorthodox shotblocker in some ways. I've criticized his tendency to keep his weight too far forward (which he's gotten better with), and he doesn't quite have that innate timing Wendell and Mark had that let them high-point so many weakside blocks. However, he is excellent at:

1. Keeping his long arms straight up at all times, even with contact; and
2. Moving his feet very quickly while doing so

Which results in him being giant, moving wall around the rim. I give the coaches a lot of credit for #1, as he was bringing his arms down early on every shot attempt early in the year. He gets away with it on the second play here, but the rest of them are textbook. Major progress in being disciplined.

 

[rhfarmer]

The footage is impressive and I give the refs a lot of credit for having some restraint and letting Bacot and Lively play. I suspect all of Hubert's whining will have the desired result in Chapel Hill.

 

[bdotling]

Yes same as last year. Mark dominated and since then foul trouble

 

[aiw]

 

[rome8180]

What point in the game was this? I somehow missed it. It must have been either early or late.

 

[bdotling]

Late

 

[bdotling]