I know. I just was reading earlier here from one of the experts how Roy is a ballhog who doesn't get his teammates baskets. Roy's 5 assists/36 vs. Matthews' 2 assists/36. I dunno. 'Splain it to me, peeps!
Eh, a chucker is someone that takes shots out of the flow of the offense(contain your laughing) imo. Wesley doesn't really do that at all. He stays within the offense.
Matthews is not used in the same capacity or situations as Roy. Roy was the primary ball handler in our ISO offense, Matthews almost never is. I've seen him make a fair amount of great passes and I can't remember many times where I actually thought he should have passed. I don't think he is a ballhog.
Gee.....maybe that is why he wasn't drafted out of college - he has holes in his game! Matthews is a nice complimentary player who is being asked to do too much. He is still, however, an upgrade over Webster, and at least as useful as Outlaw.
I don't think Wes is a ballhog. He does take a fair number of bad shots. With Matthews, you have to accept a certain number of bad plays with the good, and he provides both.
Yes, but they didn't bring him in here to pass the rock. Defense and hustle is why he is here. Unfortunately we are depending on him on the offensive end in a way we didnt think we needed to.
That's a good point. I only ask because I've seen it posted that Matthews is a solid long-term replacement for Roy, and I just don't see it unless another player of Roy's caliber is picked up at either PG or SF. Replacing Roy with Matthews, with everything else staying the same, is a net loss IMO.
Roy has basically the same usage rate as Matthews this season, yet he is assisting at nearly 2x the rate as Matthews. That's during a terrible season by Roy, FWIW.
Well better get used to him, he's our SG of the future. Imagine where we would be had we NOT signed 'em!
