Sam

aggieguy13 · Post by **aggieguy13** » January 23rd, 2024, 10:37 am

Aggie in Boise wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 10:18 am

aggieguy13 wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 10:06 am
For those who care about such things, Sam now has the same number of career win shares as Jimmer in 174 fewer games played.
Who is Jimmer?

Come on now, no need to disrespect your local DoorDash driver like that.

Aggie84025 · Post by **Aggie84025** » January 23rd, 2024, 10:48 am

Below is a running chat on the Cavs board about Sam. It is currently 26 pages and was started last season. They certainly love Sam. Some of the posts are pure gold and completely in left field and not at all related to basketball.

https://realcavsfans.com/index.php?forums/cavs-talk.7/

Dkdavis · Post by **Dkdavis** » January 23rd, 2024, 10:57 am

justinmorrey · Post by **justinmorrey** » January 23rd, 2024, 11:09 am

He’s kind of like Mitchell’s new Joe Ingles

EngineeringAggie · Post by **EngineeringAggie** » January 23rd, 2024, 12:54 pm

Aggie84025 wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 10:48 am
Below is a running chat on the Cavs board about Sam. It is currently 26 pages and was started last season. They certainly love Sam. Some of the posts are pure gold and completely in left field and not at all related to basketball.

https://realcavsfans.com/index.php?forums/cavs-talk.7/

I love how that board turned from yeah he won’t make the team this fall to yeah he demands minutes, and we should have played him in the playoffs last season.

nswaggie · Post by **nswaggie** » January 23rd, 2024, 1:13 pm

My favorite quote from the ESPN article

“He’s doing it consistently,” said Jarrett Allen, who set a franchise record with his 12th straight double-double. “We feel like we can give him the ball every single time and he’s going to make the shot. In my mind he hasn’t missed yet.”

flying_scotsman2.0 · Post by **flying_scotsman2.0** » January 23rd, 2024, 1:20 pm

justinmorrey wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 11:09 am
He’s kind of like Mitchell’s new Joe Ingles

Exactly what I was thinking

FloridaAggie13 · Post by **FloridaAggie13** » January 23rd, 2024, 2:07 pm

Aggie in Boise wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 10:18 am

aggieguy13 wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 10:06 am
For those who care about such things, Sam now has the same number of career win shares as Jimmer in 174 fewer games played.
Who is Jimmer?

Correction: what is Jimmer?

tetonaggie · Post by **tetonaggie** » January 23rd, 2024, 2:26 pm

Coloraggie wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 10:28 am

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 10:26 am
In those highlights it's awesome see Donovan Mitchell deliberately looking for Sam to get him 3-point looks.
I noticed that too. Mitchell is getting a lot of assists by drawing defenders and then kicking out to Sam. Mitchell has full confidence and is probably very happy to have Sam. If Sam keeps hitting at this rate then Mitchell will see a lot fewer double teams and it will open his game and increase his shooting percentage as well.

Donovan had 13 assists that game.

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » January 23rd, 2024, 2:54 pm

AGGIEinIOWA wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 10:29 am
https://www.fearthesword.com/2024/1/23/ ... -cavaliers

Informative article on how Sam has impacted the Cavs.

Loved this article! I like how they have clip compilations of the different ways in which he's helping the team. Really cool.

tysteve20 · Post by **tysteve20** » January 23rd, 2024, 3:19 pm

Post by **treesap32** » January 23rd, 2024, 3:22 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 3:19 pm

I'm guessing the 3PA is 3-Pointers attempted per 48 minutes or something like that?

SectionBAggie · Post by **SectionBAggie** » January 23rd, 2024, 3:24 pm

treesap32 wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 3:22 pm
I'm guessing the 3PA is 3-Pointers attempted per 48 minutes or something like that?

Looks like it is per 100 possessions.

andytheaggie · Post by **andytheaggie** » January 23rd, 2024, 6:27 pm

tysteve20 wrote:

I'm confused what these stats are. They look like season leaders for 3pt %. However, Sam's not even currently top 10 in the league this year (yet). Grayson Allen currently leads the league with an absurd 49%.

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Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » January 23rd, 2024, 7:32 pm

Lots of good quotes, but I liked this one:

https://realcavsfans.com/index.php?thre ... st-4217961

Post by **AGinNEIowa** » January 23rd, 2024, 8:06 pm

Real Life Aggie wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 7:32 pm
Lots of good quotes, but I liked this one:

https://realcavsfans.com/index.php?thre ... st-4217961

the one about being an (I can't express myself without swearing) if you can't see that he'll win a conference finals game by making a corner jumper on the road with 0.8 seconds left?
or the one about Mormons and Mennonites not being the same?

USU78 · Post by **USU78** » January 23rd, 2024, 11:01 pm

Aggie in Boise wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 10:18 am

aggieguy13 wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 10:06 am
For those who care about such things, Sam now has the same number of career win shares as Jimmer in 174 fewer games played.
Who is Jimmer?

Why is Jimmer?

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » January 23rd, 2024, 11:19 pm

AGinNEIowa wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 8:06 pm

Real Life Aggie wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 7:32 pm
Lots of good quotes, but I liked this one:

https://realcavsfans.com/index.php?thre ... st-4217961
the one about being an (I can't express myself without swearing) if you can't see that he'll win a conference finals game by making a corner jumper on the road with 0.8 seconds left?
or the one about Mormons and Mennonites not being the same?

The link goes to the corner jumper.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » January 24th, 2024, 1:55 pm

Just for fun:

A Sam Merrill - Malachi Flynn comparison

https://stathead.com//basketball/versus ... =merrisa01

EngineeringAggie · Post by **EngineeringAggie** » January 24th, 2024, 2:21 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
January 24th, 2024, 1:55 pm
Just for fun:

A Sam Merrill - Malachi Flynn comparison

https://stathead.com//basketball/versus ... =merrisa01

Sam Merrill__________________________ Malachi Flynn
____2 ______MWC Tournament Champ________0_____
____1__________NBA Finals Champ___________0_____
____1___________Made “The Shot” __________0_____

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » January 24th, 2024, 6:30 pm

OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑
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FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑
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StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
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Elkaggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 12:29 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
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Real Life Aggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:31 am
Sam's greatest friend in his NBA career: a wide open ceiling for incredible 3-pt shooters.

Sam's greatest enemy in his NBA career: the hardwood floor.
Jaycee was born about 5 or 6 years too early.
Jaycee is too short to play effectively in today’s NBA.
He might have been able to collect a paycheck for a few years as a "instant offense/lights out shooter the defense needs to respect guy" toward the bottom of some team's bench, but that was probably his absolute ceiling. I think he was smart to be content with a fat paycheck on a championship team in Europe. I seem to recall a BYU player with a similar game who washed out of the NBA very quickly after realizing he could have a more lucrative career playing in a lower-tier league. I can't remember his name, though.
If I recall correctly, Jaycee played in three summer leagues in the NBA - he had no problems scoring when given the opportunity. Unfortunately, he was always handed the ball and told to play PG because of his size; obviously, this was not his skillset. In fact, I also recall him saying NBA teams would tell him they wanted to run him at SG but then as soon as he showed up, boom, now he's a PG. After three years of the bs he decided to solidify his legend as Jaycee 'boom boom' Carroll in Italy and stopped taking the calls from the NBA.
He had a multitude offers from NBA teams but he decided he'd rather be a star in Europe then an end of bench guy in the NBA.

I spoke with him after his sophomore year, NBA scouts were telling him then he needed to learn the point but Stew refused to play him there. Same thing happened to Steph Curry and he evolved his game. JC could have easily done the same.

I always like to throw this out there when talking about Jaycee. The guy from byu that everyone went goo-goo over is conspicuously not on this list. Carroll could shoot the ball. He just came along a little too soon for the NBA.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-me ... rs-century

Cuchelain · Post by **Cuchelain** » January 24th, 2024, 6:48 pm

Sam is in and he's as hot as a pistol (that has just been fired repeatedly). He hit three threes in a row to kick off the second quarter.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » January 24th, 2024, 8:37 pm

Cuchelain wrote: ↑
January 24th, 2024, 6:48 pm
Sam is in and he's as hot as a pistol (that has just been fired repeatedly). He hit three threes in a row to kick off the second quarter.

It looks like he cooled off and went 1-6 the rest of the way.

NVAggie · Post by **NVAggie** » January 24th, 2024, 10:59 pm

I’m sure the Cavs will take 4-9 from three.

SectionBAggie · Post by **SectionBAggie** » January 26th, 2024, 9:22 am

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/1/26 ... t-shooting

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » January 26th, 2024, 9:37 am

SectionBAggie wrote: ↑
January 26th, 2024, 9:22 am
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/1/26 ... t-shooting

The recognition of Sam Merrill is the blood pumping through my veins.

ToastedFlakes52 · Post by **ToastedFlakes52** » January 26th, 2024, 10:34 am

SectionBAggie wrote: ↑
January 26th, 2024, 9:22 am
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/1/26 ... t-shooting

This is awesome. The Ringer is a well-known popular site, and he's the featured/front cover article today.

Also a great article, love the breakdown and analysis. What Sam has been doing this last month is remarkable.

MrBiggle · Post by **MrBiggle** » January 26th, 2024, 10:56 am

SectionBAggie wrote: ↑
January 26th, 2024, 9:22 am
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/1/26 ... t-shooting

Pretty cool breakdown. That one three point shot just past half court reminded me of the distance of "the Shot".

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » January 26th, 2024, 1:07 pm

MrBiggle wrote: ↑
January 26th, 2024, 10:56 am

SectionBAggie wrote: ↑
January 26th, 2024, 9:22 am
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/1/26 ... t-shooting
Pretty cool breakdown. That one three point shot just past half court reminded me of the distance of "the Shot".

It is a great article, but a better and more thorough breakdown was already shared in this thread if you want to check that one out.

AGGIEinIOWA wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 10:29 am
https://www.fearthesword.com/2024/1/23/ ... -cavaliers

Informative article on how Sam has impacted the Cavs.

StlAggie · Post by **StlAggie** » January 29th, 2024, 8:08 pm

I hadn't seen this posted, so sorry if it was and I missed it, but here is a fun write up on Sam's last month or so.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/1/26 ... t-shooting

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » January 30th, 2024, 12:42 am

StlAggie wrote: ↑
January 29th, 2024, 8:08 pm
I hadn't seen this posted, so sorry if it was and I missed it, but here is a fun write up on Sam's last month or so.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/1/26 ... t-shooting

It's earlier in this thread, just 5 comments above. And each of the comments after that one have it quoted.

dogie · Post by **dogie** » January 30th, 2024, 6:35 am

MrBiggle wrote: ↑
January 26th, 2024, 10:56 am

SectionBAggie wrote: ↑
January 26th, 2024, 9:22 am
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/1/26 ... t-shooting
Pretty cool breakdown. That one three point shot just past half court reminded me of the distance of "the Shot".

The Aggies could have used that against San Francisco. They were struggling from that distance in the Delta Center.

Merrill’s 17.7 three-point shots per 100 possessions is approaching even what Zahar Vedischev accomplished for the Aggies in the abbreviated 2020-2021 season.

Elkaggie · Post by **Elkaggie** » January 30th, 2024, 8:18 am

Only played 7 mins no stats and -9 in last nights game. Strange! Hopefully he didn’t get hurt or something.

columbusaggie · Post by **columbusaggie** » January 30th, 2024, 10:46 am

Elkaggie wrote: ↑
January 30th, 2024, 8:18 am
Only played 7 mins no stats and -9 in last nights game. Strange! Hopefully he didn’t get hurt or something.

I am hoping with the return of players he is not going to get screwed over. I was following the game and couldn’t believe he only had one shot and 7 minutes. If they end up leaving him on the bench like this I’m done with the NBA.

OrangeCountyAggie · Post by **OrangeCountyAggie** » January 30th, 2024, 10:50 am

Elkaggie wrote: ↑
January 30th, 2024, 8:18 am
Only played 7 mins no stats and -9 in last nights game. Strange! Hopefully he didn’t get hurt or something.

I didn’t watch that one but wonder if it had anything to do with Mobley coming back off injury. They have Garland returning for tomorrow nights game as well. So it'll probably mean fewer minutes for Sam for a few weeks.

It'll be interesting to see what they do at the trade deadline, they have an abundance of good wing players and I wouldn’t be surprised if they either consolidate a few of them for a bigger piece or for some future draft capital.

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