10-20-2024, 05:35 PM
(10-20-2024, 04:39 PM)mvossman Wrote: His 39% overall is partially due to the fact that so many of his shots are 3s. If you want to look at his efficiency, his true shooting was a little over 54%, which is not great (still better than PJ and Hardy) and well below his career average. There is no question that even in New York he had a down year last year. But his offensive value is more than his efficiency. He takes 3s at a high volume, which blunts his efficiency numbers, but makes him a much better floor spacer. I would argue that the NY Grimes last season would have been more valuable that Josh Green because he is a better defender and a better floor spacer due to volume (willingness to pull the trigger). He is also a young player and young players growth curves are generally not linear. He had a huge jump his second year and then fell back some his third. Its possible he never plays like he did in his second year, but I think its more likely that it eventually becomes the norm as he moves into his prime.
I just know he was exactly the type of player I hoped we would trade for. Point of attack defender who is in the final year of a rookie deal.
I'm just shocked it ended up being so cheap to get him
Hopefully we can keep churning thru guys in a similar contract situation without giving up much