yosemiteben wrote:Braggins wrote:Al's numbers don't translate to wins. They never have in his entire career, even in 2013-2014 when he had a career year that he almost surely won't be able to replicate again. It wont matter what improvements we've made elsewhere. Alfense is All-encompassing and doesn't accomplish anything.
That's just a silly argument IMO. Let's assume we have a top 5 defense (which we did in 2013014) and we have Al giving close to the same production. You don't think improving the team around him will effect our win total at all? Really?
Alfense doesn't create a good offense. His numbers are almost inconsequential. It slows the game down and he eats so much shot clock and possession time that there aren't many opportunities for other people to score and he is one of the least effective and most unwilling passers in the NBA. Hes played on teams with more offensive talent than we have currently and hes never averaged more than barely over 2 assists a game. Our offense was bad in 2013-2014 with him putting up his best numbers ever. We were only a couple points per 100 possession better on offense with him on the court. We were worse on offense with him on the court last year even though he still actually put up decent numbers. There is a reason every team he has been a centerpiece of was bad. There is a decade of evidence.
Do you really think that our defense is going to improve from the last two years with the roster we have this year?
not good, lin
