sc8581 wrote:rock digger wrote:sc8581 wrote:
He's not a bum or anything, I just think he should play within the offense more for efficiency reasons. Lillard has a low FG% but still scores efficiently because he can hit the 3 and get to the line. Matthews and Batum take shots within the offense and are averaging 16.7 and 14.1ppg respectively on less than 11 shots each and more than half of their shots are 3's. Aldridge takes 4 more shots per game than Lillard and only averages 2 more points, he also takes nearly twice as many shots per game as Matthews and Batum with nowhere near the efficiency, and he's a big man for crying out loud. I understand he takes a good amount of jumpers, I like and respect that about his game, but the guy takes more shots than anybody in the league besides Carmello and they are both right there with Josh Smith and Brandon Jennings as 2 of the most inefficient scorers in the game.
This guy
45.2 afg% which is 28th out of 31 PFs and 1.10 pps is 30th of 31 qualified PFs, nuff said.
This logic is so poor it is unbelievable. If we were going by your logic, then BORIS DIAW would be the most efficient PF in the game and therefore it is a crime that he doesn't get more shots. We all know that isn't true, and you're just cherrypicking numbers arbitrarily to suit your case.
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/playe ... r-forwardsLook at that list.
1. Boris Diaw
2. Channing Frye
13. KHRIS MIDDLETON
This all doesn't even factor into account that most of these players aren't even forced into taking shots because they aren't a big factor in the offense, which leads to them getting prime shots, a la Steve Novak. Your golden boy David Lee isn't even looking all that good according to the list either, being 24th and all. This list also ranks people like Kevin Love, Anthony Davis, Zach Randolph, David West, Tim Duncan, and Thaddeus Young all as worse PF offensive options than the fearsome threats of MARKIEFF MORRIS and the deadly JOHN HENSON. Also this list shows that Dwight Howard is a PF which makes it somewhat lol worthy to be honest.
"Aldridge takes 4 more shots per game than Lillard and only averages 2 more points"
Way to mention the fact that Lillard is shooting less than 40% on the season and the only reason he averages 2 less points per game than Aldridge is because he is a point guard and point guards tend to take more 3s than PFs, especially a PF like Aldridge.
"he also takes nearly twice as many shots per game as Matthews and Batum with nowhere near the efficiency"
This is also ridiculous. For one, if you think that Wesley Matthews can maintain a FG % of 55% throughout the entire season then you're delusional, and Batum also shoots 45%. If I am reading this correctly, you are suggesting that Matthews and Batum should play a larger role in the offense than Aldridge. By your logic, DeAndre Jordan should be the one getting a huge role in the Clippers offense rather than the comparatively inefficient Chris Paul. Now does that sound right to you?
I'm also still laughing at the fact that you said Aldridge was nearly as inefficient as Josh Smith and Brandon Jennings.
