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Situational Statistics: the 2013 Point Guard Crop
June 18, 2013
-This study is not kind to Michael Carter-Williams who ranks as the least efficient scorer in this group at 0.746 points per-possession. His 22.1% overall turnover rate is the second worst among his peers, as is his 0.683 PPP in the half court. Those two stats are representative of the two key areas his scouting report notes he need to make strides in to reach his potential as a pro: his decision-making and perimeter shooting.

Turning the ball over on 28% of his pick and roll possessions, the highest among his peers, ball security was an area of concern for Carter-Williams in the half court last season. Sporting a 3.6 assist to turnover ratio in transition, he's more efficient as a playmaker in the open floor at this point in his career.

Carter-Williams' well documented issues as a shooter cost him here as well, as his 26.2% shooting on pull-up jumpers and 28% shooting off the catch are a major limiting factor on his scoring ability in the half court, resulting in his ranks as the second worst spot-up and 5th worst pick and roll shooter in this group.

Often lauded for his ability to score at the rim, a bit of fishing shows that Carter-Williams shoots a slightly below average 48.8% as a finisher in the half court, though he compensates by shooting nearly 60% at the basket as the ball-handler in transition.

While Carter-Williams doesn't look great here, this doesn't reveal anything teams don't already know about him. Whoever drafts him will be excited about his size, solid one-on-one ability, athleticism in the open floor, and the player he has the opportunity to become as he begins to work on his two very much improvable weaknesses.
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Thoughts?
 
PKM said:
That's true.

I would generally trust Givony over Locke, though... and it's not remotely close.
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I dunno every time I listen to Givony I was not impressed. He made Valuncuinas sound like the next Dwight Howard.
 
homeytennis said:
It seems to me the knock on him is his outside shooting ability. He has the size and quicks to be a good point guard but if the other team zones it up and dare him to shoot and he can't knock it down big trouble.
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Well... And that he turns the ball over. That's what the analysis above brings up. It's not only his shooting that is iffy but his decision making.
 
PKM said:
That's true.

I would generally trust Givony over Locke, though... and it's not remotely close.
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I'm neither a Locke supporter or a Locke hater, although I do think he gets unfairly criticized for a lot of things. However, having said that, I find his pre-draft stuff to be really odd considering how he goes about everything else. He openly admits to not watching college ball (can't blame him there), but then he watches 1-2 games on these guys and all of a sudden considers himself knowledgeable enough to opine on these guys. For someone obsessed with "the numbers" I'm not sure how he can justify opining on these guys with such a small sample size. I just thought it was funny that he was so adamant with Givony on his podcast, when he's seen Cody Zeller play 20 minutes of basketball, as opposed to Givony who was most likely in the delivery room the day Zeller was born.
 
Funny story.

Locke blasted CJ over Twitter a few weeks ago.

CJ then blasts him for nitpicking a few crappy games and analyzing those.

A few days later, Locke apologizes over Twitter and has been praising CJ ever since.

That's Locke for ya!

Why anyone trusts this joke is beyond me.
 
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