pepe1991 wrote:Magic don't have shot creators nor shot spacers so i don't get what difference it makes?
Terrence Ross is painted as "good "shooter but in last 2 years he isn't even average one in terms of efficiency.
Ross, in season when he was efficienct, took 346 out of 566 threes either open or wide open (61%).
After injuries, clogging paint and adding more non-shooters this year, only 126 out of 264 (47%) of his shots were open or wide open. Needless to say, his efficiency got worst by almost 5%.
It really doesn't matter how you set up and run offense if you don't have players to finish plays.
Warriors are prime example how much talent matter. Same coach, same system, from Durant, Curry, Klay and one of greatest offense ever ended up having 15-65 record and dead last offense without them.
Same team, with Curry, Wiggins instad of Durant, no Klay- 10th worst nba offense.
And yes, one Joe Harris would not make us significantly better, but Joe Harris AND another 40% shooter would open space for everybody else. Simply having 2 guys who keep defense on high alter allows others to slip into pockets and break down defense.
Orlando can execue perfcet play and if ends up being Wendell or Fultz shooting threes, probability of miss of "perfect" play is 75%.
There was a recent comment about the lack of talent in the 2013 roster, so I looked it all up. Arron Afflalo was the "star" that season. But, actually, if Gary Harris has numbers like Afflalo's 20213/14 season, the Magic might be OK: eFG of 52% and a nice 42% three-ball.
Do I think Harris will offer that this season? Nope.
But that all Orlando needs this season is "
Arron Afflalo" really reveals the scoring problems this team will have. I am not expecting a 110 ppg average, a high probably means I expect the Magic to be amongst the 5 worst scoring teams. Bluntly, I would not be surprised if the Magic fail to get 100 ppg on average. The last time that happened was 2017-18, and the game was played a bit slower then (about 3 FG attempts per game less on average, I believe).