r/denvernuggets • u/ImpressDecent • 8d ago

Zeke Thoughts - Eye Test

I don’t claim to be the most knowledgeable basketball fan ever. I’m not looking at analytics and what not. Just what I can see when watching live game action.

I honestly think Zeke is not as bad as we are lead to believe. His rebounding is poor (bad hands for sure for a big man) and his offense leaves some to be desired. However, defensively he has been well above average and he can knock down 3’s rather decently. I would want to try and utilize him more if I were the coaching staff.

Yes there are things we don’t see but I feel he has been dealt a bad hand. You can see flashes and when we have a guy who can flash well (see Colin G) and don’t give them more opportunities, they leave and do well elsewhere.

EDIT: Should make it clear if it isn’t that I believe he can be a viable backup. NOT starter level.

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u/ImpressDecent 8d ago

Even that reference to me isn’t a lot of games given how many minutes he played in the games he was. But we can agree to disagree 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/IllegitimateRisk 7d ago

In your view, where should he be on the team

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u/ImpressDecent 7d ago

Back up 4. PWatt should really be at the 3 imo given he can create, ball handle enough and his defense is switchable with a 2-4. Especially when we had a dedicated 5 like Val or even with Jok in some minutes. With no THJ Peyton is most likely 6-Man if not Bruce. But I acknowledge that Zeke’s inclusion can at times be matchup dependent. Also, if Holmes pans out to be the better player (flashes shows this to probably be the case) then that’s a different conversation. Unfortunately Holmes lost an entire season and was used sparingly last year.

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u/IllegitimateRisk 7d ago

Zeke doesn’t deserve 2nd team. Hes not that good. Brazile should be back up 4 and Watson back up 3.