Good point; usually, you look for if a player's O/D rating is better than the team's average to determine if they're helpful in the system or not. In this case, Charlotte's was 100 / 103.5 So Hendo is better than average on offense (+2.0), but more than makes up for it on defense (-2.5)
i think there is some fudge room to compensate for coaching and defensive philosophy. the important thing is his highlight real gives me a stiffy so we are definitely championship bound.
2014-15 Shot chart for Henderson http://vorped.com/1-nba/2014-2015/player/1008/gerald-henderson/shotchart/
If we can keep him slashing and drawing defenders away from Lillard, we might have something. His best spot at the angle for three is the same one Batum liked most. His favorite baseline three is similar to where Wes shot best.
Yeah, I like the way he attacks the hoop. Also, the talent is there to shoot the three. He's shown he can hit the corner shot on either side of the hoop. He made 37% of his 3-pointers on the right wing and about 19% on the left wing. I would like to see him work on left wing accuracy. That'll enable him to work both sides of the hoop and make it a little more unpredictable for opposing defenses to zero in on him (similar to Matthews shot chart from last season).
Then I'm failing to grasp his point (which apparently is a common failing of mine). It seemed to me like BGD was suggesting that since Clyde was extremely effective as a shooting guard who was below average from behind the arc, we shouldn't assume that Henderson's sub-par distance shooting would be a hindrance to his ability to contribute to our team. If that wasn't the intimation, perhaps you can suss his actual point out for me?
Well why not put the best player in basketball as an example then? Michael Jordan was even less efficient as Drexler
Exactly what I thought you were saying. That gross oversimplification completely ignores the other vast differences between the two that made one a hall-of-famer and the other a below-average starter (to date). And no, before you ask, I'm not going to waste my time enumerating them for you.
I'm not arguing, I am asking genuinely. Is that true in this NBA? Who is the top SG that is a poor 3 pt shooter? I mean where would that player rank? Is it Wade? Is he still a top SG?
It's a great question and I am surprised that the answer is "not really" . http://www.nba.com/magic/gallery/cohen-8ball-ranking-todays-best-nba-shooting-guards-2014-15-season Not impressed by this list of SG's. Some are great 3 pt shooters and nothing else, and others are not good 3 pt shooters but great scorers. Harden probably being the best at both. (But no D)
That's what I've been saying for several years now. After Kobe/Wade there haven't been any great SGs. Finding the next great SG (or SF) should be our primary objective. I like that we're mining cheap/undrafted players with big upside, but so far it seems like we're focusing on PFs. I'm excited about them, but even if they pan out none of them will be the primary player on a championship team. But if you can find a SG who can become a star, THAT'S the sort of player that would make us a contender one day. The race is on to find the next great SG!
There should never be a focus on any position. Positionless basketball is the future. I mean the reason you can name a great shooting guard is because every elite guard is a combo guard now.
