PharmD wrote:Jedzz wrote:Klomp wrote:
Taj takes 45% of his shots from more than 3 feet away from the basket and makes just 42% of those shots.
Just?
Hmm. Let's compare that to all the players on this team that can't sniff .42 from beyond 3 feet away. We even have players that can't reach .42 from within 3 feet.
I'm not sure how anyone can spin the following data, but I see you putting effort into it.
Saric .450 FG%
Taj, .566 FG%
Oh Jeddz. Taj provides ~0 spacing. Not everyone needs to space the floor but it is a very helpful thing to do. Back to my original point, if you're not spacing the floor, protecting the rim, creating for your teammates, or even being an above-average rebounder then you aren't all that helpful to your team (and not worth nearly $14M no matter how 'solid' you are).
Using your criteria: Who is a better shooter?
Gobert: .666 FG%
Durant: .512 FG%
Good example with Gobert vs Durant. At least to prove a player taking shots up close should hit them more. That doesn't mean Gobert is a poor shooter though. To say Taj can't shoot, which is what you posted, now that is what I disagree with. Spacing, now if that's what you originally meant then I get it. Taj doesn't shoot threes much at all. But you would have to check Klomp's numbers where he said Taj shoots 45% of his shots from more than 3 feet away, and those at 42% are just fine if those numbers are correct.
The rebounds. Klomp already mentioned it but when a vet is playing with KAT, they are probably letting KAT get those. Taj knows better. But if you watch Diop or Okogie, these guys are smashing into their own players trying to get those boards. You know, rookies, got to love it.
If you check the March 10th game where Towns was out, Taj gets 8 boards. That's more than say Saric or Diop are hauling in most games. The games before on the 9th and the 3rd both were against Washington and Taj had 13 and 10 rebounds. Those games Taj was playing off the bench. When he had 13 rebounds on March 9th, Diop had 5 and Saric had 6. When he had 10 boards on March 3, Diop had 5 and Saric had 5. Those two each were getting more minutes than Taj and yet he's getting more boards. Karl Towns had 15 and 10 in those games. Taj gets 13 and 10. Why would you claim he's bad at it? Oh yeah, March 10th when Towns and Wiggins were out, Taj got 25 pts as well. The most on the team in a Win. Diop(18 pts, 6 boards) and Saric(11pts and 4 boards). Did you see anyone doing much better with assists, steals, blocks, turnovers that game?
So from your original statement I THINK we can cross out
shooting and add spacing, and we could cross out
rebounds completely. I also don't know what big on the team is better at assists, steals, blocks, turnovers to replace him. Diop might get there from what he's already shown. Or maybe you are voting to bring someone new in. Saric, now this guy needs to hurry up and step up if he can.