kblo247 wrote:what would jack bauer do? wrote:Ball so hard wrote:[url][/url]
Give it a rest! Caruso is likely 3rd on the depth chart where he belongs. He's neither the best PG defender nor the best 3 point shooting PG on the team. It boggles my mind why people continue to use stats from 1/3 of a season to make the assertions you've made.
And the best defensive pg on the roster in your opinion is who? I never said he was the best 3pt shooting pg on the roster???
The best PG defender by a good margin is KCP. Last year he has some of the best numbers vs PGs on defense. HE can press them full court no problem and has active hands.
Do you mind sharing the link on where you based this, bec per ESPN DRTG, basketballref's DRTG AND DBPM, he ranked very low. I don't necessarily believe all advanced stats and I don't think KCP is that bad...
if you're basis is from Ballsohard's research, here it is from
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1889028 KCP's Weighted Player PTS DIFF by position is as follows:
2018
PG - 293 possessions. PG under performed their their season average by -51 points.
2017
SG - 1097 possessions. SG scored a combined net +18 points more than their season average.
PG - 272 possessions. PG under performed their their season average by -4 points.While for Caruso
Caruso's Weighted Player PTS DIFF by position is as follows:
2018
SG - 193 possessions. SG scored a combined net +39 points more than their season average.
PG - 272 possessions. PG combined under performed their their season average by -141 points.
2017
SG - 129 possessions. SG scored a combined net +53 points more than their season average.
PG - 292 possessions. PG combined under performed their their season average by -81 point.
A few patterns are evident:
- He struggled in both years guarding SGs.
- [u][b]He was very good in both years guarding PGs.- More than double the time he spent guarding SF in 2018 and he became a negative. He did well guarding SFs on a limited basis.
For context, he spent a good amount of time defending some quality players at the PG spot. Some of which includes Bledsoe, Lillard, Kyrie, D'angelo, Dinwiddie, etc.[/b][/u]advanced defensive stats have flaws, whether formulated from the professionals from ESPN and geeks from basketballref and cleaningtheglass etc but for me shooting % are more straightforward.
KCP hit his average from 3pt line at 34.7 last year, that's 10th lowest among SGs in the league.
Caruso has a career 39.8% actually shot 48% last year, with a catch and shoot% of 46% compared to KCP'S 36.7%.
Am I saying Caruso is the most gifted/talented best PG that the Lakers has? absolutely NOT! Yes he hasn't proven to be a great passer, facilitator etc etc but IMO, Lebron is the best facilitator in the team but Lebron needs to be surrounded by shooters who will punish double teams as evidenced by Lebron's past teams, always top 5 in ORTG in Cleveland even when after Kyrie got traded.
Is Caruso the best shooter? nope, I would rather have Cook or Daniels take those shots, but those 2 have not exactly defended well before, I hope I'm wrong and I'm really hoping Cook can defend but he was always been in the doghouse of Kerr the past 3 years, but then again Kerr benched JMG, and look at how he is playing for this team now.
There's been quite a bit of rash reaction from game 5. Cook and Bradley were great....shooting the ball!!!!As a Laker fan I hope they sustain it...