monchief wrote:zelenooq wrote:monchief wrote:
First of all, it should be pretty clear to you that Evan is being asked to play out of position. That's not his fault. He's an SG. I'm not arguing that Evan is better for this "make the playoffs" agenda. That ship has sailed and we should be playing Mario as well. That's not my point. My point is, Evan is the better player right now, not that he should bump Mario out of PT.
Evan has improved in both his volume and efficiency ever year he's been in the league. I don't really see how that's being a "contract warrior". Do we really care that our guards are not rebounding or blocking shots? Other than Oladipo, Vucevic, and Smith, who should Evan be passing to who can get a better shot? He has the highest TS% on the team, why would you not want him to get shots up? His TOV% is the lowest of any guard on our team, so he's more careful with the ball than anyone else.
Because basketball is team sport
That means
Open teammates has better percentage than you not wide open even you are better shooter
With ballmovement and with wide open shot everyone is involved and with working temperature, not gettingcold
It is easier for opposite team to defender selfish player than player willing to pass
Same with passing to only one guy everyone knows
You realize some of the guys like Dedmon, Elfrid, and Smith are wide open because the defense wants them to shoot, right? And just saying "ball movement is good" sounds great, but there are VERY few teams who are really capable of what you are talking about. Do you know why the Warriors have good ball movement? Because Curry and Thompson's
shooting ability makes it absolutely imperative that they are guarded very tightly, or even double teamed. That opens up passing lanes. If you don't have shooters, you don't have to guard as tightly.
I'm not saying Fournier should take 25 shots per game. But to say that he's "selfish" because he has an average assist rate for his position is ridiculous. It's in the team's best interest for him to shoot, considering he's one of the few good shooters we have. Certain guys have certain roles on the team. Dedmon's job is to be a defender and grab rebounds. Evan's primary job is to get good shots, which he has been very successful at. It is not "selfish" to shoot as much as he does when he is making them at that high of a percentage.
Show me stats that show Evan as being any more selfish than other guys at his position. Not just an anecdote or play from the last couple of games you remember.
Elf is good wide open,better than fournier covered
Smith too
Hezonja too
Name it too
About ballmovement, orlando shows that they can but, guess what, fournier was injured few games and oladipo play basketball, not shotball
Nowadays everything called assist and good ball doesn't count as assist if it is missed
You can't read it right just from statistic, you only can see how ball moves
With fournier it is awful, be honest
Good ball movement doesn't counts,there is no statistic for that
Assist is just last pass, after none or more passes
Good team has more passes than one
He has skills but he is not team player
Him and vooch are not team, just two of five there
If he wouldn't be so selfish he will be 30% better for his team
Basketball is not golf or tennis
