DCZards wrote:...Problem is that with Sato as his running mate Beal has to be both a playmaker (thus the higher assist #s) and a shooter. With Wall next to him Beal can focus on playing shooting guard...and know that WallStar will find him when he's open.
So Beal having to average 6.3 assists to make up for the loss of Wall's assists is not necessarily a good thing for the team's overall success.
Another invention.... Once again, assists have gone up not down, so there's nothing to "make up for," & anyway that's not how it works.
Nor has Beal had to "carry more of the scoring load" -- another made-up narrative. Have Beal's FG attempts gone up this year over last? Not really. He's taking .45 more shots per 36 minutes. Has his shooting % gone down since John Wall went out? No. This entire season, his 2 pt. shooting, 3 pt. shooting & FT% have all been a little down from last year. Other things have been the same or a little up.
He's not having as good a season this year as last -- but he's having a way better season than any before last year!
