younggunsmn wrote:I was looking at the stats from the Denver series and wow Ant was amazing.
GP GS MIN PTS OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF AST/TO
5 5 39.8 31.6 0.6 4.4 5.0 5.2 1.8 2.0 1.6 2.6 3.3
FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% 2PM 2PA 2P% SC-EFF SH-EFF
11.0 22.8 48.2 3.0 8.6 34.9 6.6 7.8 84.6 8.0 14.2 56.3 1.386 0.55
The 3 point shooting could be a little better, but those defensive stats, and especially the assist to TO and FT rate are elite.
Only 1.6 turnovers and 2.6 fouls committed per game.
Whatever direction we take this summer, it should be centered around maximizing Ant and what he does well.
Giannis raised his 2 pt FG% from 55 to 64% his first year with Brook Lopez.
I don't expect Ant to get to that level, but if he can get it to 60% and draw a couple more fouls each game he can reach 30 PPG scorer level and flirt with 50% overall shooting.
I think that means primarily opening him up for more space in his rim attacks.
Most people have echoed the second bolded point based on Connelly and Finch echoing the first bolded point at the year-end pressers. However, the stats you gave should actually indicate that running with both Towns and Gobert also seems like it was maximizing Edwards in the playoffs.
