Gar Paxdorf wrote:Proven_Winner wrote:Its as if your reading my brain. What you just said is what I've been saying.DJ is a system guy. When you take him out a system that uses his skills then he's not all that useful. The freaking Toronto fan said himself said DJ was not good there and that's because Toronto does not really need his skill of playmaking or scoring because they have multiple guys who can do it without dj's help.
DJ Augustin effectively never played for the Raptors. 10 games, including only 5 with more than one FGA and only three with more than 2. Played over 6:39 in only 4 games, two of which were wins over non playoff teams, and two of which were losses to playoff teams.
If Rose didn't play this year, as I've seen written a thousand times on here, DJ certainly didn't play for Toronto.
If he's "this good" why didn't he show it in practices to get the time on the court? It's the system and how your skills can be utilized in that system. Look at Deng this year and his rate of play since being traded, his scoring has dropped off by 3 PER36, rebounds are down more then 1 PER36 and his assists are down 1 PER36 even his FG% has dropped dramatically from 45% to 42%. It's all about the system and how a player's skillset fits into that system. The system has so much to say about how good you look on the court. The system has been changed in Chicago to better utilize Noah as a passer and his assists have gone up to show that. He's not all of a sudden become a better passer, he's just being utilized more towards that strength of his.