It's long, so be patient.
It looks like Shaq is UP to 40% this year from three. He's making good decisions at worst (if he is a bad shooter). Maybe he should shoot more??
Maybe your facts that you used in the past need to be checked as well. Shaq is up to 36% based on what I see. Where do you get 40%?
33% has always been viewed as a good % for a three point shooter, essentially equivalent to being a 50% shooter from two.
By who? 33% is not good. It's not horrible, but it's not good.
Also his passing...he's 3rd on the team compared to the point guards in assists. That's right...next to PG's he's the best in assists.
He's also second in turnovers. So he is 3rd in assists and 2nd in turnovers. See how you like to manipulate stats to make an argument? Funny how you didn't mention this.
Subpar defender is inaccurate...he gets subbed all the time for D only. Horrible passer is also inaccurate (assists are up). Looks like he's about to have a spasm is actually accurate. Turnovers could be better but not worse than last year. Rebounding is not bad up from last year. Shooting is MUCH better than last year!
Do you have stats to defend your substitution and passer argument or are you just going off of the eye test? And assists (even if you try to say 1.4/game is great) doesn't definitively tell whether someone is a good passer or not. His passing is not good at all. I'm astonished that you or anyone else for that matter can think he is a good passer. A great example is when he just threw the ball out of bounds when trying to get it into Ellis. I can't think of one example where I've said to myself "great pass Shaq" but I watch him struggle constantly to find the open man or to make a good entry pass.
EVERY WAY POSSIBLE...WORSE??? What "eye test" are we using?
Where did I say he was worse in every way possible? I said he has been a disappointment in every way possible. Who here thought this is what we'd get from a 5th year Shaq when he committed out of high school? If you say he is what you expected than you are flat out lying.
Technically, if Shaq is 2-2, and takes a third shot, he is no more likely to miss the third because of the result of the first two. Each shot is its own independent event. Statistics, folks.
Why do you say "technically"? ps - you don't need to answer, I already know why. And I know how stats work.
I'm not sure the best question is what does someone do well but what can others do better. He plays D...he rebounds ok...he shoots ok this year...he's assisting well this year.
I'm not saying he's the answer but he's not the biggest problem by far.
So who is in your opinion?
what do your stats say about his spacing on offense, how often his man dribbles by him on defense or he doesn't close out quick enough on the corner 3? What do the stats say about his pounding the ball into the ground when he gets it instead of moving the ball? Serious question that I'd like you to answer.
