Knightro wrote:JF5 wrote:You use that sample size but don't include how Franz, Paolo, Suggs, and Carter were all shooting under 40% during those 4 games.
It's not good to preface Fultz struggling to shoot during that time when we had Banchero threads saying he wasn't a star player during that time either.
How much of those players struggling in those early games should be attributed to the fact that all of them (Carter the least so since he doesn't dribble much) all had the basketball in their hands a lot less than they do now because Fultz is a heavy dribble guy?
Are you chalking it up to pure coincidence that three of Paolo, Franz and Suggs all took off when Fultz left the lineup? The sample size is probably small enough to say that, but I'm skeptical given Fultz's style of play and individual shortcomings.
Well it's hard to tell because it's a sample size. A lot of players in the league in general shoot like crap at the beginning of the year and usually work their way back to what they are by the end of the first month of the season.
It's more of a wait and see situation. But it's obvious with how the starters more recently are struggling with scoring because they don't more scoring and a 3rd guy that can create their own offense. You see it consistently with it being essentially 3 on 5 basketball because Goga and Black don't create any sort of offense on their own and lack much offensive inclination.
Teams pack the paint even more now, ironically since the the 2nd Washington game. Teams are more aware of just guarding the paint when it comes to cuts and drives to the basket. Which limits the offense even more with those 5 guys. At least with Fultz and Carter you have superior offensive options who expand the offense a little more with the shooting and creativity. The defense obviously won't drop off.
