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amcoolio wrote:Wasn't this guy the one that beasted it up in the playoffs last season?

amcoolio wrote:Wasn't this guy the one that beasted it up in the playoffs last season?

yosemiteben wrote:Not to start off negative, but does anybody see this guy hanging around long? We've got enough wings and we don't need his salary to make the deal work. What's the logic for us including him. Did Minny really want him gone or something?

yosemiteben wrote:Not to start off negative, but does anybody see this guy hanging around long? We've got enough wings and we don't need his salary to make the deal work. What's the logic for us including him. Did Minny really want him gone or something?

mrknowitall215 wrote:

yosemiteben wrote:Not to start off negative, but does anybody see this guy hanging around long? We've got enough wings and we don't need his salary to make the deal work. What's the logic for us including him. Did Minny really want him gone or something?

Troy Daniels is a project 3-point shooter that Cho was fond of as a undrafted rookie out of VCU that had a spot on our roster until injuries made us reluctantly release him. The Houston Rockets signed him not too long after and he was a force for them with his perimeter shooting at the end of their season into the playoffs, having a few memorable games

From D-League curiosity to playoff hero, Troy Daniels enjoyed quite an eventful year during his debut campaign in the NBA. There’s no need for nuance when describing what Daniels’ game is all about. Simply put, the 22-year-old guard is a gunner through and through, pairing a lightning quick release with uncanny accuracy and confidence, allowing him the ability to rain in 3s from just about anywhere on the court.

The 6-4, 204-pound guard first raised eyebrows at the NBA level on April 9 when his remarkable fourth quarter sharpshooting managed to help transform a blowout at the hands of the Denver Nuggets into a startlingly competitive affair down the stretch. Daniels then made the most of the opportunity presented to him in the Rockets’ regular season finale when he parlayed 44 minutes of playing time into a 22-point, five-assist performance against the New Orleans Pelicans (a showing that included six made 3-pointers, natch).

2013-14 SEASON HIGHLIGHT

As if you don’t already know. In Daniels’ first ever playoff appearance, the rookie coolly splashed in a triple with 11 seconds remaining in overtime of Game 3 against the Portland Trail Blazers to rescue a broken possession and break the deadlock on the scoreboard, helping to lift Houston to a heart stopping 121-116 victory.

Two nights later, Daniels again made his presence felt, scoring 17 points in 21 minutes of action while shooting 5-of-7 from the field and 4-of-5 from beyond the arc.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVKcyeeQePg[/youtube]

http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/year-re ... oy-daniels

--Daniels was scoring 23.3 points per game, ranking sixth in the league, while taking 78.2% of his shots from three-point range (see season shot chart below). That made his lackluster field-goal percentage (42.4%) essentially irrelevant, because his effective field-goal percentage -- accounting for the increased value of three-pointers -- was 58.4%, seventh among starting perimeter players.



--He broke the NBA D-League record for threes made in a season (previously 152) with 2013-14 barely more than halfway complete. He averaged 5.4 makes on 13.3 attempts in his 32 games (both tops in the league), making at least seven in a game nine times.

--He took the most inefficient shot in basketball, the mid-range jumper, just 38 times all season -- compared to 424 three-point attempts; he got to the free-throw line and converted at a high rate (4.2 attempts per game, 83.5% shooting); and he rarely turned the ball over (8.2 times per 100 possessions, fourth among starters) because all he typically had to do was catch and shoot.

yosemiteben wrote:Didn't realize he was sent to the D league so I checked out his dleague stats...

He attempted 12.5 threes per game over the course of 48 D league games He was 40% from three.

Here is a little write up about him from when he got called up by Houston. Interesting tidbits:

--Daniels was scoring 23.3 points per game, ranking sixth in the league, while taking 78.2% of his shots from three-point range (see season shot chart below). That made his lackluster field-goal percentage (42.4%) essentially irrelevant, because his effective field-goal percentage -- accounting for the increased value of three-pointers -- was 58.4%, seventh among starting perimeter players.



--He broke the NBA D-League record for threes made in a season (previously 152) with 2013-14 barely more than halfway complete. He averaged 5.4 makes on 13.3 attempts in his 32 games (both tops in the league), making at least seven in a game nine times.

--He took the most inefficient shot in basketball, the mid-range jumper, just 38 times all season -- compared to 424 three-point attempts; he got to the free-throw line and converted at a high rate (4.2 attempts per game, 83.5% shooting); and he rarely turned the ball over (8.2 times per 100 possessions, fourth among starters) because all he typically had to do was catch and shoot.

Pretty much the anti-Hendo when it comes to shot selection.

Color me intrigued.

BlackOutBuzz wrote:Another benefit of running your own D-League team, Morey put together a roster full of shooters and bigs. Basically experimenting the idea of eliminating the mid-range.

BizGilwalker wrote:Daniels > PJ right now quite honestly