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Some props for DL from SI - NBA free agency: Winners and losers

colton said:
In Sloan's defense, the analytics to break things down (what fraction of missed 3s result in fast break points, etc) didn't exist back then. It was all just kind of done via gut feelings, and looking at more general trends such as "How successful are the teams that shoot a lot of 3s?" By the end of his career that second question was starting to be answered, but for much of his career even that wasn't very clear.

But yeah, what if Sloan had had Stockton and Hornacek and Russell pepper the Bulls with 3s? Oh well.
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The issue I have is HOW wrong he was and what it meant. Yeah, the analytics weren't as advanced, but dead last and with those players? Just insane. And if you're that worried about the long bounce, send three guys back as the ball is in the air every time. Furthermore, Sloan was more focused on the importance of spacing than most, so, what the hell?

Anyway. Okay, I'm done.
 
silesian said:
Not. Even. Close.
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Why not? Physically, they are carbon copies of each other. Their bodies are the same. So, if Karl grew up jacking up threes and leading fast breaks, like LeBron did, they wouldn't be similar?

We know Karl had the ability to shoot. Look at him at the end of his career. Look at his FT #'s. If you put LeBron back in Karl's day and age, he's probably Malone. A huge, athletic guy that can outrun everyone down he floor and posts up and is incredible off the pick and roll.
 
SCS said:
Lol... You can have this Summer League W.
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I'm at summer league right now watching Jazz Vs Pellies. Have not seen anything from Hield that makes me think he could eventually be even a tier 3 star. You know who looks awesome though? Kris Dunn looks like he's gonna be a stud! I was absolutely impressed by Dunn today.
 
King Cy said:
Yeah, that is why I think a guy like Russell would have been really good in this current era of role players who are allowed to jack up 3's. Imagine how valuable Russell would be if he shot 6 3's a game instead of 3. Same with Hornaceck. The funny thing is we had a team that could support a high volume of 3pt shots, at least in the starting lineup.
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Those NBA Finals Jazz teams actually had a lot of good/decent 3 point shooters (3P% combined for the '97 & '98 seasons):
Stockton 42%
Hornacek 40%
Anderson 39%
Eisley 36%
Russell 38%
Greg Foster 33%
Chris Morris 29% (not very good percentage wise but he was like a JR Smith - very streaky)
 
colton said:
Wow, I didn't realize Anderson's percentage was so high.
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He took an extreme liberty presenting those stats.

Anderson shot 51% his rookie year from 3 on .7 attempts per game, then 21% the following year on .4 attempts, and 34% from 3 on .8 attempts in his final Utah year. In other words, he was probably a really bad 3pt shooter.
 
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