TJ McConnell

Post #81 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:08 pm

In January, as a back up, McConnell has had the fourth highest assist percentage in the NBA (50.4), 4th highest steal percentage (5.1), and a 22.3 PER which ranks 38th.

Lou_23 · Post #82 » by **Lou_23** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:21 pm

Be a bench player is very good for him

PhilasFinest · Post #83 » by **PhilasFinest** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:38 pm

He's definitely been a surprise this year. Could be a glue guy and backup PG for a long time.

roma258 · Post #84 » by **roma258** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:39 pm

CoreyGallagher wrote:In January, as a back up, McConnell has had the fourth highest assist percentage in the NBA (50.4), 4th highest steal percentage (5.1), and a 22.3 PER which ranks 38th.

He's been fantastic in his back-up role, upper tier back-up NBA point guard, no question.

Kirk Van Houten · Post #85 » by **Kirk Van Houten** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:59 pm

I see a lot of delly in him. Not just the skin colour....

HotelVitale · Post #86 » by **HotelVitale** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 3:36 am

Kirk Van Houten wrote:I see a lot of delly in him. Not just the skin colour....

Delly's pretty lights out from 3, wouldn't be much use as a player if he wasn't.

Post #87 » by **Foshan** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:05 am

HotelVitale wrote:
Kirk Van Houten wrote:I see a lot of delly in him. Not just the skin colour....

Delly's pretty lights out from 3, wouldn't be much use as a player if he wasn't.

TJ's a hard worker, imagine if he comes back next year as a knock down 3pt shooter as well? would be a very nice back up pg.

Post #88 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:52 pm

View Delly as more of a 3 and D PG, whereas TJ McConnell is a pure PG.

Agnostifarian · Post #89 » by **Agnostifarian** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:52 pm

http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/01/20/2015-16-rookie-ladder-week-13/index.html

TJ - 7th on Rookie Ladder

Post #90 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 1:01 pm

Agnostifarian wrote:http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/01/20/2015-16-rookie-ladder-week-13/index.html

TJ - 7th on Rookie Ladder

The undrafted point guard has already recorded seven assists in 15 minutes or less three times, while no one else has been as efficient more than once.

Is he referring in the entire NBA?

Post #91 » by **dbodner** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 1:25 pm

CoreyGallagher wrote:
Agnostifarian wrote:http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/01/20/2015-16-rookie-ladder-week-13/index.html

TJ - 7th on Rookie Ladder

The undrafted point guard has already recorded seven assists in 15 minutes or less three times, while no one else has been as efficient more than once.

Is he referring in the entire NBA?

Entire NBA. It's only happened 5 times where a play has 7+ assists in 15 or less minutes of play, and TJ has 3 of them.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=game&year_min=2016&year_max=2016&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&round_id=&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_day=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=mp&c1comp=lt&c1val=15&c2stat=ast&c2comp=gt&c2val=7&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=pts

Post #92 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 1:50 pm

dbodner wrote:
CoreyGallagher wrote:
Agnostifarian wrote:http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/01/20/2015-16-rookie-ladder-week-13/index.html

TJ - 7th on Rookie Ladder

The undrafted point guard has already recorded seven assists in 15 minutes or less three times, while no one else has been as efficient more than once.

Is he referring in the entire NBA?

Entire NBA. It's only happened 5 times where a play has 7+ assists in 15 or less minutes of play, and TJ has 3 of them.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=game&year_min=2016&year_max=2016&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&round_id=&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_day=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=mp&c1comp=lt&c1val=15&c2stat=ast&c2comp=gt&c2val=7&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=pts

It is (obviously) a testament to the Sixers overabundance of pg depth and talent, that they can minute constrain someone doing that.

Winejk · Post #93 » by **Winejk** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:20 pm

HartfordWhalers wrote:
dbodner wrote:
CoreyGallagher wrote:
Is he referring in the entire NBA?

Entire NBA. It's only happened 5 times where a play has 7+ assists in 15 or less minutes of play, and TJ has 3 of them.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=game&year_min=2016&year_max=2016&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&round_id=&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_day=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=mp&c1comp=lt&c1val=15&c2stat=ast&c2comp=gt&c2val=7&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=pts

It is (obviously) a testament to the Sixers overabundance of pg depth and talent, that they can minute constrain someone doing that.

There are reasons for it:

1) Ish has been great. He's singlehandedly changed the whole team outlook and dynamic. So it is kind of hard to argue that TJ should be taking major minutes away from Ish.

2) Overexposure. Just because TJ can put up some nice performances in short stretches against mostly backups doesn't mean he should be getting starter minutes or that we can extrapolate those numbers over 30 minutes.

3) TJ doesn't have the maturity or experience to finish the game off. We saw that the first 18 games of the year. Nobody could create a good shot in the last few minutes including TJ. That's why while the Sixers were close in a lot of games, they could never get the win.

I really love TJ and what he's doing for the team in the backup role, but let's not kid ourselves by looking at some stats per 15 minutes and think TJ is ready for a much bigger role at this point. For now I'm comfortable with TJ learning from Ish, and from my observation TJ has learned a lot from Ish. It is better to put TJ in a role that he can succeed, which right now is backup PG. Keep his confidence up and build gradually from there. He was by default thrust into the lead PG role earlier in the season and proved that he was not ready.

Agnostifarian · Post #94 » by **Agnostifarian** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 3:48 pm

Prior to Summer League, I heard TJ described as a good point guard if you needed someone to come in to organize the team and run an offense. I don't think anyone expected that he was ready to come in and play at the NBA level. People thought he was too short and not a good enough athlete despite is high basketball IQ.

Great kid! Hopefully, he will be a character leader on the team for many years to come.

dorkestra · Post #95 » by **dorkestra** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:39 pm

TJ is fun to root for and I like him, but I think ideally he is a third string point guard.

roma258 · Post #96 » by **roma258** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 8:13 pm

dorkestra wrote:TJ is fun to root for and I like him, but I think ideally he is a third string point guard.

I would actually be curious to see a comparison of NBA back-up point guards. My feeling is that he'd be at or near the top in a lot of categories.

Kobblehead · Post #97 » by **Kobblehead** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:56 pm

dorkestra wrote:TJ is fun to root for and I like him, but I think ideally he is a third string point guard.

When is the last time you took a scan around the league at the average 2nd string PG?

dorkestra · Post #98 » by **dorkestra** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:08 pm

Kobblehead wrote:
dorkestra wrote:TJ is fun to root for and I like him, but I think ideally he is a third string point guard.

When is the last time you took a scan around the league at the average 2nd string PG?

The following guys would have a good argument for being better: Dennis Schroeder, Jeremy Lin, Marcus Smart, Matthew Dellavedova, Brandon Jennings, Darren Collison, Cory Joseph, Patty Mills, Lou Williams, Ty Lawson, Joseph Young, Shaun Livingston, etc.

ankle420breaker · Post #99 » by **ankle420breaker** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:22 pm

You can make the case that he's a middle of the pack backup PG, but he still fits the backup job description as well as the next guy. Excellent passer, takes care of the ball, hard nosed defender, adequate handle, good shot selection, true leader, never takes a possession off.

The guys Dorkestra listed may be better individual players, but in many cases you can argue that they don't fuel their 2nd units and dictate the pace the way TJ does. He's found his niche in this role.

dorkestra · Post #100 » by **dorkestra** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:16 pm

Like I said I like the guy and he's definitely easy to root for. I just think that compared to backup point guards on some of the top teams, he is definitely a bit outmatched. it can be overcome, but it's certainly not a strength on the court, despite his intangible contributions. That's why I said "ideally" he is your third string point guard.

TJ McConnell...Do You Want Him Making This Team