Audi wrote:MagicMatic wrote:The-Stallion70 wrote:
If you could produce some statistics or numbers that support your claims that Fultz was screwing up the offense I'd be more willing to listen to it but the optics does not support it.
First, this is a loaded statement. Nobody is “screwing up” anything. Nobody claimed that. The main statement was that the criticism of Fultz isn’t simply due to him not shooting. It’s nearly everything involved in being a
starting point guard.
For statistics I’ll go with
5.6 assists per game in 2022-23 season where he played 30mpg. That’s below most starting point guards (nearly all) and guys like Pascal Siakam, Giannis, Dejounte Murray, and Kevin Porter Jr.
If you are going to be on the lower end of that list you should probably be one of the more prolific scorers in the league as a starting point guard, which he isn’t if he doesn’t shoot or get to the line. An Impossible task.
I don't disagree he needs to increase his assists - and I believe he will. Even on the sheer improvement of this young team shooting better, we should see a bump.
Giannis .1 assist more while playing 2 mpg more on significantly more usage
KPJr .1 assist more while playing 4 mpg more
Paskal .2 assists more while playing 7 mpg more
Why even include these?
I was using them as an example that players who aren’t even point guards get more assists while being tasked with either doing insurmountably more (Siakam, Giannis) or are widely considered not great (Porter Jr., Killian Hayes) positionally.
Nobody is calling Rondo a bad player if he isn’t shooting the 3 but he’s also getting 11-12 apg and 4x all team defense.
That’s the point people are missing with these Fultz takes. You have to be absolutely elite in other areas to compensate, as one of the 30 best starting point guards, if your game doesn’t include shooting or getting to the line.
The rest of his game is under the microscope because people without Orlando Magic tinted glasses are skeptical of settling on (paying) a point guard, that was here before they had their core, if he isn’t great at doing things starting point guards are paid to do.