vini_vidi_vici wrote:Its weird to me that people are stuck on his NYK tenure as his median. First hes 23, but okay.
His transition numbers buoyed him as a NYK, and now its hurting him as a Rap. His SpotUp numbers were trash, he comes here and lights it up. But most importantly, hes not a good PnR guy, and instead of forcing 18% of his finishes as the Knicks did, hes doing more triple threat attacks, and less PnR here (7.9%). Hes more an ISO finisher/creator here, even if it is not alot of volume.
Hes shooting a career high % of FGAs within 3 ft. He shot 13.2% of his FGAs from 10ft to the 3PT line with the Knicks, with the Raps its 3.4%. Its not just finishes and spots on the floor that has changed with RJ either. Hes getting ~12 more touches per game with the Raps, but avging less seconds per touch, and less dribbles per touch.
Will he regress, probably, but I dont think anyone can argue thus far, hes a) being very productive/efficient, b) hes doing different things/roles.
Edit:Spoiler:
VVV sighting sends the haters into shambles.
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