zaymon wrote:Bakomagic wrote:NotACat wrote:Don't need to think if we can look at the numbers.
DJ: https://stats.nba.com/player/201571/passes-dash/?sort=FG3_PCT&dir=1
Fournier: https://stats.nba.com/player/203095/passes-dash/?sort=FG3_PCT&dir=1
What stands out to me:
-Not much to read from DJs stats since most of his passes are to players in the second unit, sample size isn't enough to pull data for the starters IMO
-For Fournier, all of the starters shot worse from 3 when receiving a pass from him:
==Vucevic: 28.8% (32.9% season avg)
==AG: 17.9% (30.1% season avg)
==Fultz: 22.2% (25.4% season avg)
-According to cleaning the glass, Fournier accounts for 16.1% of all of our teams assists when he's on the floor (81st percentile) - that tells me he has way too much on-ball responsibility
I decided to check the passing numbers for AG and Vuc as well
-Evan shoots 51% from 3 when receiving a pass from AG, Vuc is only shooting 20% (less than 1 3pt attempt a game when getting a pass from AG)
-When Vuc is passing, Evan is shooting 34.2%, AG is shooting 39%(!!), Fultz is 28% (above his season average)
All in all, it seems like our Fultz should be our primary facilitator, Vuc 2nd, and AG 3rd. AG is either very good or very fortunate when he's catching passing from Fultz or Vuc. Fournier likely will continue to get the ball more because the PnR with him and Vuc has been effective in the regular season.
Awesome, thank you for doing the leg work ! Seems that the statistics match the”eye test” when it comes to Evan not being the most efficient playmaker on our team.
Send this to coach Cliff !
Its nice to have a different perspective but you guys took those stats way out of context. Did you consider that when Fultz is passing to Gordon, Fournier is the one spacing the floor, and when Fournier is passing to Gordon Fultz is the floor spacer ? its only one of many variables.
Gordon is in 18 percentile as a pnr ball handler and in 49 percentile in transition. In almost every metric he is awful to below average ball handler.
You definitely have a point, but if Fournier is at his best when he's standing aside and spacing the floor, that also means that he shouldn't be handling the ball much. It also means a player like TRoss could easily fill his spot