01-24-2021, 07:36 PM
(01-24-2021, 07:16 PM)burekemde Wrote: The effect of importance of having Maxi/DFS/Jrich is well documented experimentally now, by their absence. Need to have these guys back, we are nothing without them. Our defense and shooting are both horrible without them.
Of course it is, no agument there. They are way better than Iwundu, Green or Johnson. But the discussion we had was about THJ and Kleber shooting.
(01-24-2021, 07:16 PM)burekemde Wrote: Luka is finding Maxi almost every time he is open. 45% is really great rate offensively. This is why he is not left more open than he is. I dont have the numbers, but I am convinced he is covered on most plays, especially this season.
According to your logic opponents are leaving THJ wide open, allowing him to shoot 8 three pointers per game, but they guard Kleber much tighter reducing him to 4 shots per game. That of course is simply not true. Kleber, as accurate as he is, is very limited in his shooting ability.
First of all Kleber is extremely one dimensional offensively. Over 80 % of his shots are three pointers and he shoots just 4 per game. Which is already a proof defense doesn't really have a hard time guarding him. 70 % of his shots are wide open. On the other hand THJ is shooting only 20 % wide open shots (so less than 2 per game), while over 40 % of his shots are tightly guarded by the opponent. I guess there is way more data to prove how THJ provides much bigger scoring threat and much more spacing than Kleber. Or DFS for that matter.