zaymon wrote:fendilim wrote:zaymon wrote:
Ok he defends point guards and we list him as point guard but what does he do on offense ? Brogdon, Russell and Jones perform p&r on 35%+ possesions. Suggs on 15% and he is in 25 percentile efficiency. Is that a point guard ?
So you’d prefer someone who’d take away usage from Paolo and Franz?
The Celtics have the same setup too, and the rest of the NBA. lol Jrue/White brings down the ball, get to the half court, pass it to Brown/Tatum. Also the same with players that don’t have point guards as their best player.
Boston is a good example. They have more of a two point guard setup than two shooting guard. Jrue had multiple seasons at 30%+ frequency and around 70 percentile pick and roll, White is at 27% and 80 percentile efficiency this year.
I am not saying Suggs cant get there, he was good running pick and roll in college, but we need someone better than him next to him, just as in your example imo.
That’s also true about Jrue, but your example with Jrue wasn’t about his time in Boston. He isn’t being used similarly.
And none of Tatum and Brown play like Paolo. Paolo needs the ball to be effective, he is the engine of our first unit. That’s his true strength. His passing and playmaking is of a point guard.
Same goes with Franz. Franz and Paolo are big playmakers out there.
Its funny because this is the first year Boston ran the 2 point guard system. Previously they ran it with Marcus Smart (similar to how we run Suggs now), and yet, at the same point to Tatum and Jaylen’s career (at two or three years in the league), Franz and Paolo (even at least double apg) already average better assist numbers to them, and is already winning. It just shows that they are better playmakers (than Tatum and Brown) and you don’t really need a ball dominant guard to play with them.
Can we get better at that? Yes. But still doesn’t change the fact that Suggs is better at point guard.
