Game Thread GAME# 33: LAKERS @ BLAZERS - DECEMBER 28, 2019 - SATURDAY, 7:00PM, NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Dec 26, 2019.

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  1. wizenheimer

    wizenheimer Well-Known Member

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    who cares.....that argument doesn't make any sense at all, unless of course you prefer Bazemore or Melo chucking up a jump shot rather than Dame shooting 2 ft's. The most efficient possession Portland can have is Dame at the FT line
     
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    Only in years where he shoots better at the line than CJ, which isn't a statistical guarantee.
     
  3. wizenheimer

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    CJ has shot over 84% from the line one time in his career. Dame has never shot below 84% and for 7 straight seasons has been over 86%

    besides that, when Dame has the ball in his hands he's twice as likely to get an assist as CJ.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Amazing to me that his 2017 season has been such a statistical outlier.
     
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    This. All of this.
     
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    Well Lillard should be twice as likely to get an assist than McCollum as that's his job and he handles the ball more than twice as much as anyone else.
     
  8. wizenheimer

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    touches per game:

    Dame 81.7
    CJ 62.1

    (if Dame touched the ball "more than twice" anyone else, he'd have 125 touches instead of 82)

    * so then, Dame gets an assist every 10.7 touches while CJ gets one every 16.8 touches

    * Dame has a FGA every 4.3 touches; CJ has a FGA every 3.2 touches

    * Dame scores a point on a FT every 12.2 touches; CJ scores a point on a FT every 32.7 touches

    yeah, one of Dame's jobs is to run the offense; but at a salary of 31M a year over 5 years, CJ should not be excused for not running offense considering how often he touches the ball
     
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