Bol Bol Was Worth the Hype—and the Wait (article link)
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 4:07 am
Go ahead and hate me for posting a new thread but this article is good. Loaded with stats you can’t refute. It’s worthy of its own post versus a stupid debate about if he is a starter or reserve.
“Now, some corners of NBA Twitter are arguing he’s the real Victor Wembanyama. Judging by true shooting percentage, 3-point rate, and block average no one besides Bol and Myles Turner this season has ever shot the ball and defended the rim so well at the same time since those numbers were first collected in 1982-83.”
“Among players with at least 50 shot attempts at the rim, no one scores more points per possession than Bol, per Synergy”
https://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/nba/2022/11/29/23482975/bol-bol-orlando-magic
“Now, some corners of NBA Twitter are arguing he’s the real Victor Wembanyama. Judging by true shooting percentage, 3-point rate, and block average no one besides Bol and Myles Turner this season has ever shot the ball and defended the rim so well at the same time since those numbers were first collected in 1982-83.”
“Among players with at least 50 shot attempts at the rim, no one scores more points per possession than Bol, per Synergy”
https://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/nba/2022/11/29/23482975/bol-bol-orlando-magic