bwgood77 wrote:I wasn't so much comparing him to them outside of the fact that they never really reliably shot the 3 (though Kobe did for a season or two I think) but that their spacing in this day and age can/could hurt an offense.
Oops, my fault - thought you were comparing for a second.
Yeah, I mean a player of that level finds success no matter what - though you can see how different it's been for Derozan compared to Kobe because he doesn't have other great players to play with (and has to get through LeBron). Spacing has become so important in todays game that teams want at least 4 if not all 5 guys on the floor to be able to shoot the 3 at all times... so when your wings are below average in that regard, they need to be extremely above average in other regards for it to work.
That's why specialists like Roberson/Allen or great players like Derozan/Wade are what they are - because they excel at other aspects.
Unfortunately, I don't think Warren excels at anything except mid range scoring - he's not even a particularly good off-the-dribble player. That hampers his production and in turn value a ton for me.
