44.8% of Baldwin's shots in 2016-2017 were taken within 10 feet of the hoop. 57.2% of his shots were attempted after at least 3 dribbles. Finally, only 17.1% were taken with a defender closer than 2 feet. This all points to his ability to penetrate and shot create
Last year, 24.1% of Baldwin's possessions were isolations. The next highest was Lillard at 15.8%. Baldwin scored on 57.1% of these isolations. Portland's next two best were Lillard (49.3%) and McCollum (46.3%)
This dude makes our summer league team look like an actual NBA team when he's on the court. When he's off, it looks like shitty summer league ratball. That speaks volumes about his control of the game and his playmaking. This dude needs to be extended.
We've been over this in this thread and in others. First of all, he doesn't have an option. If he is still on the team on the 19th his contract is guaranteed so no action is needed. Second of all, we don't have his full bird rights so we can't extend/re-sign him until he becomes a free agent next summer.
Me too. I had the same feeling when I first saw Aldridge, Lillard and CJ play. Sometimes, the gut is correct.
But how many really bad shots have you seen him take? IMHO, Crabbe failed because he wasn't aggressive enough. I really don't recall seeing many bad shots by Trent. And I loved that block he had last night. Not bad for a guy who isn't athletic.
He seems more confident than Crabbe, for sure. That was one thing I never really liked about Crabbe. He never looked confident, which doesn't make sense to me. Shooting guards should be one of the most confident players on the floor. He always looked like he was unsure if he belonged. How does a guy get PAC12 Player of the Year and not have confidence? I think Trent also hasn't gotten as many chances to play with Baldwin, so he has had to create his own shot.
