How bout that AB!

[eyriq]

We need AB to play the Hornets injury reserves 82 games a year apparently.

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[JoshuaPotter]

We need AB to play the Hornets injury reserves 82 games a year apparently.

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He seems to be giving us stretches of decent minutes / performance. He still for whatever reason responds better off the bench and no idea why because he ends up playing besides Franz and Paolo by the end of the game?

Could be a motor thing, feels he has to move more freely.

Disgusting thought. TDS + AB average almost 50MPG collectively. That is just how injury prone we have been. Before this season if you would have asked me that, I would have said 35-40 between the two of them. More then half the game is being played by a rookie and sophmore.

[basketballRob]

AB shoots better from 3 in his career than Suggs, Franz, and Paolo.

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[eyriq]

AB shoots better from 3 in his career than Suggs, Franz, and Paolo.

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Preach

[CarraT]

AB shoots better from 3 in his career than Suggs, Franz, and Paolo.

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He may have a better career % (for now), but that doesn’t make him a better shooter.

First, volume matters. AB is taking far fewer shots than the others.
Second, how you’re defended matters. Franz and Paolo are our best offensive players, so they face the toughest defenders. Suggs gets matched up with the opponent’s best perimeter defender. Most importantly, AB is being left wide open because defenses want him to shoot, he’s been that bad. There’s a huge difference between shooting 35% on uncontested threes and shooting 35% on heavily contested ones.

[eyriq]

AB shoots better from 3 in his career than Suggs, Franz, and Paolo.

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He may have a better career % (for now), but that doesn’t make him a better shooter.

First, volume matters. AB is taking far fewer shots than the others.
Second, how you’re defended matters. Franz and Paolo are our best offensive players, so they face the toughest defenders. Suggs gets matched up with the opponent’s best perimeter defender. Most importantly, AB is being left wide open because defenses want him to shoot, he’s been that bad. There’s a huge difference between shooting 35% on uncontested threes and shooting 35% on heavily contested ones.

It's an indication that he's a better shooter. Certainly doesn't support him being a worse shooter.

[Knightro]

According to game score, Black's 2nd best and 4th best games of the season have come in the last week.

[Bensational]

We need AB to play the Hornets injury reserves 82 games a year apparently.

He had a better game against the Spurs with Wemby, Fox, Vassell, Castle and Paul.

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[basketballRob]

According to game score, Black's 2nd best and 4th best games of the season have come in the last week.

The trade deadline could've been weighing on him. It also looks like Mosely keeps whispering in his ear to be aggressive.

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[CarraT]

AB shoots better from 3 in his career than Suggs, Franz, and Paolo.

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He may have a better career % (for now), but that doesn’t make him a better shooter.

First, volume matters. AB is taking far fewer shots than the others.
Second, how you’re defended matters. Franz and Paolo are our best offensive players, so they face the toughest defenders. Suggs gets matched up with the opponent’s best perimeter defender. Most importantly, AB is being left wide open because defenses want him to shoot, he’s been that bad. There’s a huge difference between shooting 35% on uncontested threes and shooting 35% on heavily contested ones.

It's an indication that he's a better shooter. Certainly doesn't support him being a worse shooter.

It’s not. Percentage alone is worthless. Is Dwight Howard a better 3P shooter than Steph Curry? Because according to you, he was in 2014-15, as Dwight shot 50% 3P and Curry shot 44% 3P

[eyriq]

He may have a better career % (for now), but that doesn’t make him a better shooter.

First, volume matters. AB is taking far fewer shots than the others.
Second, how you’re defended matters. Franz and Paolo are our best offensive players, so they face the toughest defenders. Suggs gets matched up with the opponent’s best perimeter defender. Most importantly, AB is being left wide open because defenses want him to shoot, he’s been that bad. There’s a huge difference between shooting 35% on uncontested threes and shooting 35% on heavily contested ones.

It's an indication that he's a better shooter. Certainly doesn't support him being a worse shooter.

It’s not. Percentage alone is worthless. Is Dwight Howard a better 3P shooter than Steph Curry? Because according to you, he was in 2014-15, as Dwight shot 50% 3P and Curry shot 44% 3P

"according to you" lol

[byeganyo]

AB is career 33,0% shooter from 3pt. Yesterday he was 32,7%
Franz is 32,9% career shooter.
Sugggs is 32,9 career shooter.

So, yes, today he has a better percentage, a tenth of percentage actually, but lets wait for a day and this statement may turn out wrong again. I'm sorry but you are not serious posters.

[basketballRob]

AB is career 33,0% shooter from 3pt. Yesterday he was 32,7%
Franz is 32,9% career shooter.
Sugggs is 32,9 career shooter.

So, yes, today he has a better percentage, a tenth of percentage actually, but lets wait for a day and this statement may turn out wrong again. I'm sorry but you are not serious posters.

AB is coming for Cole's 34% next. After that, KCPs 36.5%.

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[BadMofoPimp]

I like AB's development. A bit slower than most but shows potential to be solid possible starter in this league. Already great on defense while his shooting will improve in the next 2 years like Suggs.

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Baby SGA?

[jonbob17]

Been really encouraged by Black's FT improvement this year, both the percentage and the volume(rate). He's almost double last years attempts in a similar amount of minutes and 75% shows some touch. No one believed he was a 39% distance shooter last year, and we shouldn't believe this awful percentage. If Black can get to 35% on 6 attempts a game, he's going to be a really valuable player...at some point, he still needs a lot of improvement all over

[Skybox]

Black is on track to replace KCP, maybe even Suggs if Suggs doesn't get his shooting from last year back...but I still don't see him topping 15 ppg (and that's a lofty projection). All 3 are valuable to varying extents and one or two might have to be involved in getting some backcourt firepower.

Obviously, Suggs is integral to this team and would only be in the discussion for a real difference maker...perhaps Jamal Murray.

[eyriq]

Black is on track to replace KCP, maybe even Suggs if Suggs doesn't get his shooting from last year back...but I still don't see him topping 15 ppg (and that's a lofty projection). All 3 are valuable to varying extents and one or two might have to be involved in getting some backcourt firepower.

Obviously, Suggs is integral to this team and would only be in the discussion for a real difference maker...perhaps Jamal Murray.

I think the plan should be to
1. develop AB to be the second guard, paying him 10-12% of the cap
2. Develop Suggs into a 1st guard and 3rd option, which is equal to his compensation, or trade him for one.

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Many hints suggest that teams wanted AB in any trade at the deadline.

It wasn’t as simple as picks + Cole or WCJ as often projected here.

Unless it was DFox, I’m not including AB in a deal for any of the names commonly discussed. More opportunities for a trade will come.