BK_2020 wrote:Skybox wrote:BK_2020 wrote:Banchero is very young so things can change but but so far he's been a losing player and it's not certain the Magic should build around him over Franz Wagner. Banchero might get you buckets but he doesn't profile as sufficiently efficient due to poor outside shooting and also he doesn't get to the rim a whole lot. Also he draws fouls at a decent rate but he's a really bad free throw shooter. A guy who chucks a lot of difficult two-pointers, doesn't pass well, commits a lot of dribbling turnovers, and is lazy on the boards and on defense.
I'm guessing you've seen maybe two ORL games this year? Paolo is an excellent passer-he led the team in assists and should have had a LOT more if ORL had guys that could knock down open 3's. For all of ORL's team-wide 3pt woes, they actually generate a very high number of open looks...that's all Paolo and Franz driving to the hoop and drawing fouls at a lot more than a 'decent rate'.
The team improved significantly in both years (including runaway ROY season) of Paolo. Not sure how that's not a winning player.
Orlando absolutely did not generate a very high number of open looks from three. This is a thing that can be quantified so don't go by your "eye-test."
There are many advanced stat-heavy posts all season on the ORL pages. ORL was among the league leaders in generating "good 3pt shots"...it's not post-CLE news...if you know anything about ORL's backcourt -this isn't a revelation.