Ricky Rubio’s been terrific

No, not really.

My point was more against guys who put up shots because they’ve been labelled “scorers” and feel they have to crank out X number of shots to get theirs when there are viable secondary scoring options.

like a Gilbert Arenas from a few years ago? I can agree with that.

When it comes to these numbers, you don’t need an opinion. You suggested that Rose is like AI in terms of shot selection and style, only worse. I showed that he actually takes less shots, uses less possessions, shoots a better percentage, and gets more assits. Not really a need to add anything to that.

I said he plays like AI except he isn’t as good. You attempt to show me that he is as good, if not better by posting his field goal percentage? Talk sports man, and stop hiding behind the numbers. You saw them play, tell me how Rose is better than Iverson.

Iverson absolutely made guys around him much better than they really were.

He made his team better. Nothing AI did made Tyrone Hill not suck ass at offensive basketball.

Though, I agree that your approach is much easier. Just make something up, regardless of truth, and support it with: My Opinion

You forgot to add: reference something that happened 30 years ago.

Sometimes its necessary to go 10 for 25 depending on the makeup of your team even if that falls under the statistician holy grail of 50%.

I agree with that point. I saw the Allen Iverson era in Philly. Who was he going to pass to? George Lynch? They tried to find a secondary scoring to work with Allen and they just couldn’t do it (not always all Allen’s fault….the corpse of Toni Kukoc wasn’t going to get it done either).

My point was more against guys who put up shots because they’ve been labelled “scorers” and feel they have to crank out X number of shots to get theirs when there are viable secondary scoring options.

The laughable thing is you think that posting numbers without an opinion makes a point.

When it comes to these numbers, you don’t need an opinion. You suggested that Rose is like AI in terms of shot selection and style, only worse. I showed that he actually takes less shots, uses less possessions, shoots a better percentage, and gets more assits. Not really a need to add anything to that.

Sometimes its necessary to go 10 for 25 depending on the makeup of your team even if that falls under the statistician holy grail of 50%.

/Flab Melo

ie That disproves my point

The laughable thing is you think that posting numbers without an opinion makes a point.

That’s Basketball 101 too, actually. It’s really not too different from anything I wrote, but if it made you feel better to get that off your chest, I’m happy for you.

Of course it is. Its just that you guys get lost on the prudent part. Sometimes its necessary to go 10 for 25 depending on the makeup of your team even if that falls under the statistician holy grail of 50%.

just “lucky” I guess

/tear

Agreed.

Thats great

ie That disproves my point

Usage rate would probably be the more apt statistic to look at here.

Rose: 27
Iverson: 32

You’re much less of the oracle than you think you are,

just “lucky” I guess

/tear

In grown up basketball, you see the shot, take the shot. you see the pass, make the pass. if you see both, make the prudent play.

That’s Basketball 101 too, actually. It’s really not too different from anything I wrote, but if it made you feel better to get that off your chest, I’m happy for you.

Rose career eFG%:49%
Iverson career eFG%: 45%

Rose career ast%: 33%
Iverson career ast% 29%

Rose FGA/game: 17
Iverson FGA/game: 22

Thats great

Rose FGA/game: 17
Iverson FGA/game: 22

Usage rate would probably be the more apt statistic to look at here.

So, he’s limited in that he can score outside, inside, and at the line?

Rip Hamilton shoots midrange jumpers because he can’t get to the rim and is a weak 3 point shooter, not because he chooses to do that. That’s all that’s left for him.