TS% is the advance stat I always seek out. The NBA's beloved MVP was 156th in True Shooting Percentage and second in TOs per 36 minutes this past year. Inefficiency at its finest.
Just for comparison sake, Harden was 29th and Isaiah Thomas was 21 in TS%.
run2death wrote:TS% is the advance stat I always seek out. The NBA's beloved MVP was 156th in True Shooting Percentage and second in TOs per 36 minutes this past year. Inefficiency at its finest.
Just for comparison sake, Harden was 29th and Isaiah Thomas was 21 in TS%.
While a good metric, it doesn't really measure how much the offense depends on that person to get points, nor does it consider the ability of teammates on the floor to make shots or contribute.
Russ has been in the mid-100s in TS% for years. Even when OKC made their only deep run in the playoffs. In my mind, a player's efficiency isn't something that generally changes. He would have poor shot selection and get caught in the air with no one to pass to regardless of who he has around him.
KD's run in the playoffs pretty much proved what I had been saying for years. I hated Russ at OKC because the league's most inefficient player was taking shots from one of the league's most effective players. Put KD on a team that's even moderately efficient and watch out. Put him on a team like the Dubs and he can become the best player on the planet.
To be fair, my other complaint with Russ has always been crunch-time and he was generally MUCH better in that regard this season.
run2death wrote:Russ has been in the mid-100s in TS% for years. Even when OKC made their only deep run in the playoffs. In my mind, a player's efficiency isn't something that generally changes. He would have poor shot selection and get caught in the air with no one to pass to regardless of who he has around him.
KD's run in the playoffs pretty much proved what I had been saying for years. I hated Russ at OKC because the league's most inefficient player was taking shots from one of the league's most effective players. Put KD on a team that's even moderately efficient and watch out. Put him on a team like the Dubs and he can become the best player on the planet.
To be fair, my other complaint with Russ has always been crunch-time and he was generally MUCH better in that regard this season.
I just couldn't get over how much Russ' teammates were sacrificing to get him those triple doubles. It was something.
Aha, he was a bad to terrible defender, but certainly not the worst in the league. It didn't help that his coach put absolutely no emphasis on defense.
The media has gotten much better at recognizing good defensive play, but it is still difficult to properly measure.
