Ever since the Rudy trade, I've felt like Jonas is getting fewer opportunities instead of more, so I decided to see what the numbers said.
8.7 fga/g after the Rudy trade 70/130= 53.8%, not to mention 58.7%TS
8.2 fga/g before the trade 70/147= 47.6%
So not a marked difference. I guess it felt that way because a couple others are getting more shot attempts
Demar 17.7-->18.0 no change
Lowry 11.3-->12.9 small change
Ross 5.6-->11.1 big change
Amir 7.4--> 9.1 small change
Not to mention Vasquez, Patterson, and Salmons are combining for over 20 shots a game, when there's a chance that none of them is on this squad next year.
Among rooks and sophomores Val is 14th in field goal attempts per game, but is a shot lower than Drummond, who has a less developed offensive game, and 3.5 fewer than Sullinger and 5.5 fewer than Anthony Davis.
Going back to the 1954-55, according to bbref.com, among sophomore Cs/C-Fs/F-Cs, he'd be roughly 150th in FGA/g among those that ended up playing 1500 minutes, although his TS% would place him 70th (25th post-trade!) and his rebounding percentage 35th.
My question is.... Are we going to end up hampering Jonas's long-term development by not giving him more opportunities to work on his game?
If he has the highest ceiling on the team, which I believe he does, we should really be investing in his growth now, so it will pay dividends later.
8.7 fga/g after the Rudy trade 70/130= 53.8%, not to mention 58.7%TS
8.2 fga/g before the trade 70/147= 47.6%
So not a marked difference. I guess it felt that way because a couple others are getting more shot attempts
Demar 17.7-->18.0 no change
Lowry 11.3-->12.9 small change
Ross 5.6-->11.1 big change
Amir 7.4--> 9.1 small change
Not to mention Vasquez, Patterson, and Salmons are combining for over 20 shots a game, when there's a chance that none of them is on this squad next year.
Among rooks and sophomores Val is 14th in field goal attempts per game, but is a shot lower than Drummond, who has a less developed offensive game, and 3.5 fewer than Sullinger and 5.5 fewer than Anthony Davis.
Going back to the 1954-55, according to bbref.com, among sophomore Cs/C-Fs/F-Cs, he'd be roughly 150th in FGA/g among those that ended up playing 1500 minutes, although his TS% would place him 70th (25th post-trade!) and his rebounding percentage 35th.
My question is.... Are we going to end up hampering Jonas's long-term development by not giving him more opportunities to work on his game?
If he has the highest ceiling on the team, which I believe he does, we should really be investing in his growth now, so it will pay dividends later.
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