jw_bskball wrote:http://slamonline.com/online/2008/06/drextra/Our games are similar in the fact that we're very talented and make it look easy. But there are certain aspects of our games that I think are completely different. Because I was more of a passer, a penetrator, making my teammates better. I really worked on efficiency, making the game easier so we could rest and get ready for the next game. So those are my thoughts, and Tracy is more of a scorer, he's gonna score in bunches. I coulda done that, but I was really focused on making my teammates better and making the game easier.
BTW, Drexler has a career PER of 21.1. McGrady is a couple of notches better, at 23.4. Drexler averaged 5.9 assists per 36 minutes, McGrady is at 4.8.
I think Drexler is using efficiency in the wrong context. McGrady's criticized because of his abysmal shooting rather than not having an all-around game. T-Mac will be considered an efficient player if his true shooting % , a stat influenced by FG% and FT%, is as good as Drexler's.
BTW, just like other players who came out of high school, McGrady's career numbers don't give a correct representation of his skills. It took McGrady more than 2 years to establish himself as one of the best players in this league, whereas for Clyde, who came out of college, took him only a year to get himself going in the NBA. If you look some of the more relevant stats, there are definitely certain aspects that McGrady does better than Drexler.
Passing (AST%) - While McGrady's career APG is lower than Drexler's (I also know that Clyde averaged 8 APG at one point in his career their career), yearly AST% indicates that McGrady is a slightly better passer. Slight edge to McGrady.
Rebounding (TRB%) - Their career rebounding rates show that they are comparable rebounders. McGrady, who demonstrated an all-around game early in his career, notched 14.6% at one point. Meanwhile Clyde never came close to this number. Push / slight edge to McGrady.
Other numbers also indicate that McGrady has better handles (TOV%) and a better shotblocker (BLK%). I think aside from scoring efficiency and stealing, McGrady does everything else slightly better.