jazanetti wrote:benchmobbin02 wrote:jazanetti wrote:I'm absolutely serious. Just look at numbers:
49,4 FG% (reducing every year), 60,6 FT%
His most frequently used shot types are (except dunks and alley-oops):
Type | FGM | FGA | FG%
Hook Shot | 33 | 83 | 39,8
Jump Shot | 59 | 170 | 34,7
Layup | 99 | 212 | 46,7
By Area:
Restricted Area | 192 | 296 | 64,9
In The Paint (Non-RA) | 46 | 160 | 28,8
Mid-Range | 45 | 112 | 40,2
While seeing him defending against solid big men like Towns makes me cry.
I'd be curious to compare those numbers with other big men and exclude dunks and layups. Not saying his #s are good.
It was not about comparison. Willie tries to do post moves, hooks and jump shots, but numbers show that he is awful in these areas. He is very limited offensively and doesn't show progress. We can deal with it in theory, using him in similar way as Jordan or Capella. The problem is - he can't rebound and defend the paint, so we need to pair him with another defensive minded big man. But this kills stretching the floor and provide problems for shooters... So, I don't think the pros of using Willie outweigh the cons. That's what I'm trying to say.
I think more than anyone else they are giving Willie a chance to be the player his trainers said would redefine the position. Now they are starting to accumulate enough information to hopefully deduce that defining his role moving on is the better option. Cut the fat as they say. Create more set opportunities for him rather than having him create those opportunities.
I think if anything the better option with Willie could be changing up the gameplan on defense. It needs to anyway. You can't survive dictating your defense around the paint like this. Willie came in as a big who could switch and while they've done more of that, I'd like to see even more.
