Chet Holmgren in the playoffs this season: 19⁄9.1 with 2 blocks on 59.3⁄41.4⁄86.4 splits
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/chet-holmgren-in-the-playoffs-this-season
19 points
9.1 rebounds
1.4 assists
1.4 steals, 2 blocks, 70% TS
Chet has had an excellent series against LA and it kind of seems like he’s flown under the radar because of how well some of our role players have played and some other drama surrounding the series
It’s an underrated storyline that with JDub out of commission for much of this season Chet is proving that he can be the clear second best player on a championship caliber team
well we just need to see it against a real opponent before we definitely declare that
oso ighadoro and de’andre ayton aren’t defensive stalwarts nor are their respective teams
The Suns were a pretty gritty defensive team all reg season they just couldn’t stand up to OKC under the playoff pressure.
Mark Willaims didn’t play in the series. Their best defenders were Brooks or o’neale or so. Heck they were guarding Shai with Gillespie. There was no resistance because the Suns were not the same team as what they were in the reg season.
I’m very interested to see what a paint presence and actual size the Spurs or Minny offers in resistance to OKC. Either team idc as long as they’re relatively healthy and we get a great series to actually test this great OKC group.
OKC have faced no pressure in the paint through crowding or rim protection so far this playoffs. This is what getting the #1 seed sometimes offers you.
Suns finished 17th in DRTG for the season and play a ton of small ball so I’m not counting them as a true test for Chet
They were top 10 in defense according to the NBA website. The small ball argument is fair though but I think Chet for me has proved himself by being a great second option throughout a season for a 1 seeded team
chet hasn’t been a second option against a real team lmao. u can slot in fucking dennis shroeder for chet and they’d sweep the suns and lakers without luka
Chet is your team’s 2nd most important player by far. His skillset is so unique – a guy who can protect the rim and provide spacing on offense is an insane archetype to have. He’s so good and only getting better.
Chet is a real unicorn esp with his shot improving. Hes been a key to our success since he got here.
He will be what Draymond was to the Warriors. Arguably the defensively fulcrum except he has an even higher ceiling offensively.
A healthier Porzingis with greater winning intangibles or literally a Wemby-light.
Call me crazy but Chet and Ajay Mitchell have been our two best players this series.
Chet is not Wemby. Chet is a dude who just wants to do his job to the max in a team fashion. He will never be an individual baller but he is the ultimate team big
This. I understand the comps, but man they’re not fair. Chet is a great baller. Wemby is on a whole different level.
Basically bill russell vs wilt chamberlain style of matchup
I’m sorry who
My bad
Don’t insult Bill Russell like that
wow I know who you meant but now I really need to see the podfather getting dunked on by wilt lmao
If Wemby didn’t exist imagine the praise Chet would be getting! That’s a fair statement in my opinion to show the greatness of both.
Chet is what any NBA team today or historically aspires to have as their 2nd best player.
Defensive fulcrum, patrols the paint.
Offensively, quintessential modern big with stretch range. Top tier efficiency.
Intangibles through the roof. Total team player that raises a team’s floor and ceiling. Simply contributes to winning.
The comparison is never fair but i get why the media does it. The have the same body composition and similar playstyles - stretch big, defensive anchor, can handle the ball. It’s just that wemby does all of these better and is on another level.
Yeah man im trying not to root for wemby but you’re making this wemby guy sound awesome
people doubted his max contract even after the defence he played last year leading to the championship
He’s really stepped it up this post season so far but my biggest worry is the next round if he goes against his kryptonite wemby. Something happens to Chet mentally when he faces the spurs. Hope he breaks that next round.
Could be his chance to break free from those shackles
Confirmation bias
Lakers just have no answer to his size or athleticism.
Hes been good. Wemby has owned him though so will be interesting to see that matchup if it happens
lets just put dort and caruso on wemby and see how that goes
Dort will 100% injury him, thats my biggest fear of the series.
Wemby more likely to injure himself
Wemby’s bouta have 2 torn acls and another concussion
Wemby is coming for him
I never doubted you Chet don’t look at my comment history
He’s been so good. Not looking forward to him shitting his pants against Wemby again if it happens.
Time to face wemby
The rebounding has been so refreshing
I dare say. Chet is the ultimate number 2 on a championship side.
Put the Havliceks, Worthys, McHales, Pippens, Dumars, Pau Gasols, TPs/Ginobilis, Klays, Kyries, ADs of the world.
In the modern NBA, Chet is that final, secondary piece. Would probably only take a healthy AD over Chet but AD is technically a Batman not a Robin. Pippen also clears until Chet wins at least 4-5 championships.
He’s been amazing
Cannot take this dude seriously because I just saw him on Starting 5 say, “Let’s go smack some butts so we can go smack some butts.” (Meaning let’s beat ass here so we can go get some girls at the club or whatever) 🙄
He was like 22 there bro relax
He was 23 up until last week lol
i hate him and his blaccent.
He’s not as far behind wemby as haters like to pretend
Chets my guy but Wemby is on another level.
You’re underrating Chet. If dub was in and Chet was out this wouldn’t be going as smooth.
That’s cause they play different positions. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No. Chet is miles apart from Wemby. And that’s ok to admit. Chet does fantastic at what he’s asked to do by this team. But he’s a fringe 3rd team all-nba guy. Wemby is one of the top 3-5 players in the league, and honestly will likely be #1 sooner rather than later.
No one is denying chet is good among okc fans but there isn’t one thing he does that wemby isn’t better at. Wemby is just that good
I think he’s probably a better 3 point shooter? It’s hard to tell because Wemby takes some awful 3s whereas Chet doesn’t really do the heat checks or chucking 8 while ice cold.
More efficient I could see it, but wemby can score a wide variety of 3’s and deeper than chet
Wemby is in best player in the league conversations. Chet is fringe 3rd team all NBA. The gap is massive.
Their roles on their teams and what they are asked to do are so different it feels hard to compare them
😂after that ROTY race it’s been miles apart. Let Chet do his own thing, but we are over putting them together in the same conversation
Delusional
WEMBY will feast 👀