Village Idiot wrote:Great write-up. Fultz was more effective than my infrequent observations lead me to believe.NotACat wrote:I finally got around to writing up a season recap of the Orlando Magic, you can check it out here: https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2020/7/15/21325517/orlando-magic-season-recap-so-far
When receiving a pass from Fultz, all the starters (excluding Jonathan Isaac due to sample size), have shot much better from deep:
3pt % when receiving a pass from Fultz
Aaron Gordon
30.1 -> 42.3
+12.2
These numbers are a great sign for the team and the change in Aaron Gordon’s shooting is remarkable. Its clear that Fultz has been able to break down defenses and set up his teammates for great shots. Evan Fournier and Aaron Gordon have been taking some ball handling duties away from Fultz, it will be interesting to see how Coach Clifford balances facilitator duties in the restart.
As a Blazer fan with a strong interest in Gordon those percentages are encouraging considering the looks he'd receive from Lillard (and McCollum depending on the specific deal). They also show that letting Gordon handle the ball so much for the Magic is detrimental. BTW, where did you get those passing -> percentage statistics?
Thank you! I got the numbers from here: https://stats.nba.com/player/1628365/passes-dash/?sort=FG3_PCT&dir=1
The volume of shots from Gordon isn't high, but he's also shooting 32% from 3 in catch-and-shoot scenarios. If he was focused into those scenarios more and worked on catch-and-shoot 3s in practice, I see no reason why can't be at least 35% from 3