(04-22-2021, 08:11 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I heard that yesterday. I'm certainly dubious from an eye-test standpoint.
I don't have access to synergy, but their numbers don't make sense statistically either. KP shoots .404 from 10-16 feet (where his post-ups tend to come from) and gets 16% of his 16.3 shots per game from there. That is 2.6 shots per game and he makes 1.05. He gets 1.7 assists per game. So, that is 2.75 scores or assists per game and doesn't come close to 70% of 5.5 post possessions per game (and that is if 100% of his 10-16 foot shots were post ups...they are not). Even if you added 100% of his 3-10 foot shots and 100% of his 10-16 foot shots, you don't get to 5.5 attempts (let alone 5.5 post attempts). Something feels off.
The numbers they are probably refering to are as explained below based on stats from nba.com. KP has 5.5 post ups per game. He shoots 2.8 attempts and scores on 1.4, which is 50 %. He also gets 0.7 points from FT from those 5.5 post ups. Together this means 3.5 points from 5.5 post ups or 68 %. He has 4.4 % assists from those post up attempts and you get to a little over 70 % by adding it to previously mentioned 68 %. Whatever that 70 % actually means. Certainly not that he scores or assists on 70 % of tries. He is 3rd best in NBA in this category, but there are many more efficient plays for Mavs to do, as posted yesterday.
https://www.nba.com/stats/players/tracki...ST_TOUCHES&dir=1
Edit: Dirkfan already explained, saw it too late