Yeah, but he shoots about 30% and causes most of the shot clock violations.
Plus he walks the ball up court and gets the offense started much too late.
Patterson and Odukale are the worst on the team in terms of overall point production per shot. Both are in the range of .9 points per shot. Good is in the range of 1.25 pts per shot. Odukale is a great defender so just limit his shots to really good ones and he is good to go. Patterson shoots mostly contested shots because he has difficulty getting separation.
Patterson shoots contested shots because he kills ball movement and dribbles the ball flat before tossing up a prayer at the buzzer.
No shortage of buzzer shots with our no-motion offense.
I would like to see stats on points allowed versus points scored. My guess it would be a negative for Patterson. I think Rigsby plays better D and is a better athlete.
Your instincts on Patterson are pretty good. On Evan Miya he ranks as the poorest defender on the team and his adjusted team efficiency is second lowest on the team. Rigsby is the lowest, likely because he has shot so poorly up until last game.
Yep
It's crazy. Asuma is far, far from a finished player but he is the only guy with the skill set to move the team at a decent pace. Why he didn't just cut him loose day one, let him make mistakes and learn, is beyond me. Now what we have is an increasingly cautious player, as the games get bigger and he hasn't learned when to turn on the gas and when not to. He was Ben's only shot at bringing this team to a higher level and Ben spit the bit.