Zach Lowe, in his weekly “Ten NBA things I like and don’t like,” gently ribs Dzanan Musa for his “ambition-to-talent ratio,” as evidenced by his willingness to fire up three’s despite a percentage under 20 percent...
Hypothesis: Musa has the largest ambition-to-talent ratio of any current player. One of the unexpected pleasures in Brooklyn’s wave of injuries has been watching Musa, thrust into duty, attempting acts of brazen individualism usually reserved for superstars. My man will go 1-on-3 in transition even if all three defenders are taller and more athletic than he is.