And yet, data does not tell the whole story. Westbrook could change his stats this season, then all of sudden he becomes a "good" shooter. I just think people are looking a little too much at the analytics.
what does analytics have to do with this? there's 11 years worth of play in the NBA clearly saying westbrook is not a good shooter.
What happen to him having a better supporting cast during those MVP runs between James and him? I would like to think so, but it's been on a decline and it's later in his career. I think not.
That's the wrong question to ask. Doesn't really matter if he improves his fg% or not. What matters is if he improves his TS%. Last year it was at 50%( lowest in 8 seasons) . His career high is .554% Twice. I'd expect his TS% to rise to his career avg of 53% if not higher. A new career high is very possible if he adapts to the offense and changes his shot selection.
Define "good shooter". Most people would look to numbers to define that statement and that is what I am disagreeing with. Numbers can be manipulated by the players, so for myself, I do not trust them to tell me something about a player in general. I maybe wrong about this, but it seems like you are referring more to the "eye" test. In your own eyes, you see Westbrook as a "bad" shooter and that's fine. I just believe he can and will improve his shooting.
what do you mean define good shooter? someone who shoots 30% for a career and less than that in a year is not a good shooter. that's self explanatory. there's no eye test there. that's just common sense
Yes, it’s possible that he can eliminate all of his bad habits after 11 years. I wouldn’t put my $$ on that.
Let's just say, I would not leave Westbrook wide open and let him shoot the ball. He may not be Kyle Korver, but it's not like he's Shaq either. Again, it seems you are referring to the numbers to define your term of a "good shooter" and that's fine. I just do not see it that way, because a player can manipulate the numbers one season and all of a sudden he is a "good shooter". Agree to disagree I suppose.
you wouldn't? the rest of the league has and its certainly worked. 11 years of numbers isn't getting dramatically manipulated. not sure who gave you that idea
OP you know if you had posted this exact same thread with the exact same header in CF about 3 months ago, what kind of reactions you will be getting? LOL
Are wins and losses just numbers? The teams that leave him open and dare him to shoot win, and Westbrooks team loses. I don't know if you consider that one an analytic too.
There are many other factors to it. Leaving Westbrook open to shoot led to loses? What about rebounds, turnovers, broken down defensive plays, etc. Numbers do have a place, I just believe it's being looked into a little too much these days.
He will do well for a very obvious reason to people who are older.... legs His legs will be better rested during games because James Harden will take a load off the offensive side of the game. He can conserve energy more and that translates into more buckets. Westbrook was carrying way too heavy of a load. Harden too. They can relax a bit more, save some legs for the second half now. I expect it to rain in the TC.
