Chet Holmgren’s rookie year stats are insane. 15.7 pts, 2.6 assists, and 7.5 rebounds (with 2 blocks and 1 steal) per game.
Throw in his shooting splits of 52.7 / 46.3 / 90, a feat achieved only by nine other players in the NBA, and you not only have an argument for rookie of the year but a historic one at that.
For comparison, Wembanyama is averaging 18.6 points, 2.5 assists, and 9.3 rebounds (with 2.4 blocks and 1 steal) per game, but at much less efficient 43.2 / 28.3 / 76.6 shooting splits.
Regardless, excited to witness the dawn of what could be basketball’s next great rivalry.
Who do you guys think deserves ROY?
Dude’s gonna be an absolute monster after a few years in the weight room and all you can eat buffet. Chris Paul stone walled him three times in a row on post back downs.
do we really need a post after every chet game reminding us that he’s shooting 50/40/90
I have to endure Jaquez posts for much less
Wait til GSW start with the Podz threads
Hate that I have to admit that he’s actually better than Wemby this year
As long as Wemby reaches his potential or at least comes close to it, I could care less who wins ROTY.
Soft
No. He isn’t doing enough imo, needs to match Paolo stats or get close
Knew this was going to be a Wemby comparison post lol
Wish OP was at least up front about it
Wasn’t he 50/50/90 lol, it’s dropping
He’d be on GOAT trajectory if he could keep up 50% from 3.
Obviously… lol
ROY goes to whoever can successfully post up on CP3
Whoever scores over CP3 the most this year gets ROY, got it
37-38 from FT over the last 10 games
I expect no less from real-life Anton Ego.
Chet “Wacky Wavy Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man” Holmgren
I think you mean:
Abra-Slam Lincoln
I’m not sure, I’m mostly just excited to see this debate on this sub every day for the next five months.
The “splits” passion is so weird and undying. Like, here’s how they shoot on two-pointers AND three-pointers together… and now I will say about ONLY three-pointers… I will not say anything about only two-pointers, who cares… and now only free-throws, for some reason one category is just normally separate lol.
i refreshed the page because i thought this was the same post of chet’s stats from like two days ago and i had just left a tab open
LeBron vs Melo 2004 vibes?
There’s an old video out there on YouTube showing Hubie Brown calling a game from '78 (I think) that featured Bill Cartwright versus Joe Barry Carroll, and Hubie Brown states, “this is the future of the NBA.”
Maybe closer to that.
I love Wemby v Chet. I’m so glad we have another Jokic v Embiid MVP debate. Such an exciting discussion that’s not at all tedious
Duncan vs KG 2.0
Best rookie in the league easy
wemby owns that fraud
Chet is the better offensive player. Wemby is the better defensive one
I’m just enjoying the fact that a pair of rookies I have followed for years are in the league and playing well (for rookies).
Obviously Chet will be in the running for ROTY, but I don’t put too much weight on who’s ahead after 12 games.
50/40/90 as a rookie would be an insane feat, “easy” shots or no.
But can he post up Chris Paul?