(sportime.gr) V-Span to discuss future with Morey today

We need more of a lot of things... if all you do is miss 3-pointers and you won't try anything else, then yes, in a way you need better shooters. You could also try to score in different ways, and as you mentioned, Vasilis is a scorer.

Everyone was also having a fit because McGrady is the only person who can make plays. I think playmaking is extremely important.

 

His situation is different than most. He is trying to adjust from international play to NBA, which requires some time. I don't think he got the necessary time.

 

Excellent points. i think more time with the starters (or at least no only the end of the bench) would cut down on some of his TOs. A lot of guys he played with just couldnt handle his passes. And I really dont mind his shooting percentage because he does not shoot that often, like Rafer. he was taken out of his game last year and forced to play out of his position. He usually only shoots higher percentage shots in the paint, when he drives, that is when he is most effective. If a coach would all ow him to play to his strengths, he could contribute next season.

 

The lineup he played the most time with this year was Head-Battier-Howard-Yao - and they were pretty ineffective.

 

He wasn't just as bad, but he wasn't especially good about not turning it over. 62 TO's and 72 Assists last year in euroleague in just 23 games, avergaing 29 minutes a game. If he's playing limited minutes and turning the ball over at that rate with the Rockets he'd better start shooting a lot better.

 

It's turnovers and ratio - high turnovers are acceptable (a la Nash) if the player creates a lot of points, either for himself or others.

Spanoulis doesn't have that luxury because he hasn't really shown he can do either at this level - and anyway if papaloukas is able to garner a 2-1 assist turnover ratio in euroleague why can't spanoulis?

 

Well you brought up Nash, anyway I'm not holding spanoulis to nash's level. I wish he could be like Nash but Nash is wonderful natural shooter and always has been, someting Spanoulis just does not do. If Spanoulis could even reach Rafer levels he'd deserve playing time but he is far below even that in almost every relevant category.

 

Turnovers have been the Rockets top concern about him.

See this article from 2005 http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2005_3870777 (requires Chronicle archive access):

To pretend like the turnovers weren't an issue and aren't an issue is to be more than a little blindfolded.

 

We've been talking about Vasilis' Greek stats since he hasn't played enough here.

Alston FG% - 37.5%
Spanoulis FG% - 61.7%

Let's spot Rafer 20%...

Alston FG% - 57.5%
Spanoulis FG% - 61.7%

 

I can't find TO stats for Vasilis other than last year. I don't know what they were when that statement was made, and if he improved them or not. I don't know what the goal was for him. I don't know how he would fair if he received some reasonable playing time on the Rockets.

 

That stat has to be skewed.

 

Hell must have Frozen Over! The Great Sam Fisher finally acknowledged once that this particular BS coming out of his mouth is his opinion.

 

I think that its important to consider Vspan's stats in comparison to say someone like Tony Parker before he made the transition.

I mean its well documented he wasn't making stellar figures like Ginobilli or Parker were.