07-07-2021, 09:42 PM
(07-06-2021, 11:16 PM)F Gump Wrote: While I tend to generally agree with your thinking that KP is very underrated in this forum, I am certain you are failing to properly recognize the value of DDR. I suspect you overlook the fact that he has a crucial skill that is hard to find (because you fail to mention it at all, in your analysis), yet he has it to a significant degree, and it can make a big difference.
That hard-to-find skill? He is able to create offense. A lot of it. For himself, and for others. (And if you want to compare, KP creates very little.) He doesn't need some player to set him up to get off a good shot, and instead is the one who can do that for himself and others.
In addition, while DDR isn't an elite shooter from 3, he is nevertheless a very efficient scorer. His TS% is 59% which is very good for any non-big player.
He has issues on D, that's true. But he sure does have an impact on the other end. If you don't see that, you're missing the picture.
He does have secondary playmaking skills...He averaged like 7 assists this year. But in Toronto it was closer to 3 when he played with a legit pg. He's been able to dominate the ball in SA. We know that he's going to be used much more like his Toronto offensive role here because Luka dominates the ball here. Luka will always dominate the ball to an extent and he should. He's the pg and the top scorer.
He gets off a ton of mid range shots for himself. and he's efficient in the shorter mid range areas. He's terrible 16-24 feet tho. His eFG has not been good his entire career at 47%.
Derozan is the definition of empty stats.