StopitLeo wrote:Ell Curry wrote:StopitLeo wrote:One of my favourite things about Ingram is how he attacks the rim. For a guy with great footwork and finesse he goes in strong and doesn’t shy away from contact.
I think the Raptors’ culture will be a big difference from what he’s experienced in New Orleans and might unlock something more in his game.
He doesn't really get to the rim much, unless I'm looking at the stats wrong?
You need to look at his pre- vs post-Zion stats. Ingram cut his proportion of FGA at the rim in half once Zion was drafted since Zion can’t shoot beyond 10 feet (90%+ of his shots are inside 10 feet!). Ingram started shooting a lot more from the mid-range and long 2s.
It is true that he doesn’t do it a lot, which is why I said how he attacks the rim. If you watch some of BI’s highlights you’ll see how aggressive he is attacking the rim, often looking to dunk the ball (unlike Pascal for example) and inviting contact.
Scottie definitely plays inside a lot but not exclusively like Zion (his 3 pt shooting definitely needs to improve). A notable difference IMO is that Ingram is clearly the best scorer on the Raptors whereas he and Zion were trying a 1A/1B thing with the Pelicans.
With Ingram being the #1 option on offence it takes a lot of pressure off Scottie needing to score and should allow him to lean into his natural playmaking abilities more. At the same time, Ingram is actually a pretty good playmaker himself so it’s not like he’ll be a black hole where Scottie won’t get opportunities to score anymore once he gives up the ball. Will they be successful? Who knows, but there is potential and I think it will be fun to watch.
This is a good take. As we have seen with Darko, he really encourages guys to be aggressive in attacking (Dick, Barnes, RJ, Walter). Even Kelly & Jakob were pretty aggressive considering their capability.
I was actually really impressed with his ability to attack the rim in some of his early highlights with the Lakers & Pels.
The biggest thing with BI is staying healthy. If he does, I think we will see him unlock another level to his game. Sometimes a change of scenery & having new influencess can complately change a career.