DCZards wrote:Hey Nivek, just read your blog. Always interesting stuff. You show that both Webster and Beal are shooting about the same percentage with or without Wall on the court. But didn't I also see where both of them, especially Webster, have gotten considerably more shot opportunities (and probably open shots) since Wall has been back?
If that's true, wouldn't that say that Wall's presence creates more scoring opportunities for those teammates and enables them to become more significant contributors.
You have to ask that right after I junk the spreadsheet I was using?!

Looked it up again, and nope, that's not happening. Webster's usage rate with Wall is 15.7% (of team's possessions); without Wall it's 16.0%. Beal's usage goes down -- from 22.5% without Wall to 20.0% with Wall.
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