Is Wesley Matthews a Ballhog?

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    It's called a joke.
     
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    Sounds like a pejorative. :) I think he does what the team wants him to do (within his limitations...I'm sure they'd love him to distribute like Deron Is Deron but that's not his skillset). So, you could call him a ballhog or you could call him a shooting guard asked to score by the team.
     
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    Please tell me that you are able to recognize that Wesley is about 3x the player Bayless is.
     
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    Papa you should marry PER already, it's clear you are in love.
     
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    I don't even know what posts like this mean. What are the rules for being 3x the player?
     
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    I've said I prefer LMA over Kevin Love or Zach Randolph, in spite of the PER of those players.

    Plus, I am already married.

    Try again?
     
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    So basically what your saying is you beat the PER horse to death unless it goes against your argument?
     
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    What's the point, you are pretty thick hehe
     
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    Exactly. Comparing usage is useless when Roy holds the ball far more time per use than Matthews does. Roy gets more assists because he holds the ball more time, and because he thinks he's the playmaker, while Matthews submits to leadership by the PG, and spends far more time than Roy moving without the ball.
     
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    agreed
     
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    Most of Roy's assists came on kicking it to a 3 pt shooter. We ran the ball offense through Roy, but we don't run it through Matthews. Matthews gets more shots on fast breaks, and by cutting to the rim. He's playing a completely different role. But aside from the game in Utah, he's really played within the offense, not forcing it 1 on 1 like Brandon.
     
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    Was *Deleted* typed by Carden, or by a moderator who leaves his work unsigned, like a great painter or philanthropist?
     
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