deadhead
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A weird thing with JVR is that a lot of the shooting percentage is driven by deflections and rebounds at the net, which are mega high quality. And he has the skill to do that nonsense nonstop. Always has.
The big difference is that he's been pretty dominant around the net. He's in position to use that skill more than usual. One of his biggest limitations in the past was being held to the perimeter, where that skill in close is neutralized.
Also encouraging is strong playmaking; he is overall more assertive and less passive.
So yeah I don't assume this is fully sustainable, but at the same time...it might be, and the basement for him this year might not be terrible low
He's in better shape this year, and he's going to the blue paint, instead of parking himself 5' away, using his size to establish position.
I think AV got his message to JVR, that he was out of shape in the bubble and he had little future here if it happened again.
At this point, JVR will be protected over Voracek in the ED, Farabee is a better player than Voracek right now with a lot more upside.
So Voracek has to beat out TK just to stay in the top six.
It's no so much that Voracek has slipped, but JVR and Farabee have pushed ahead.