03-10-2022, 03:10 PM
(03-10-2022, 03:22 AM)Mapka Wrote: How did he become a "inefficient chucker" in your eyes?
He was pretty good on the Nets and lead them to the POs.
I also think I've read he was kinda ok on C&S 3s.
Advanced Stats are as useless as traditional Stats in measureing impact an a bad team vs a good team.
Uh... by watching him play and looking at his stats. How was he anything other than that in your eyes? The guy has barely shot 40% from the field and just over 30% from 3 for most of his career. He was a poor man's Russell Westbrick without elite athleticism. One thing I've always appreciated about him was his ability to draw fouls, which he does well for a non-star player. But he wasn't a plus defender, and was an inefficient shooter. Why would I have wanted him as Luka's running mate? Why would anyone?
Again, the player he has been in his short time here has been a massive shift from the player he has always been, in terms of efficiency. Good for him... and for the Mavs. If he continues like this, he is an all-star caliber player. I just think that it is not realistic that ANYONE could have thought that Din would come here and turn in prime Steph Curry level efficiency shooting the ball. If he is turning in his normal 40/31 %'s, no one is excited to see more of him shooting, even with his creation skills. And opposing teams aren't closing out on him as hard at the 3pt line for him to get into the paint as easily. So let's celebrate his success, and hope that the Mavs effect on him lasts!