McGrady has had about 4 really bad shooting games (under 40 percent), but his percentage at home is 50 percent and, with the exception of last night, the last five games have him right around 45 percent. His numbers will improve as he gets more comfortable with the team.
Francis had his career low % last season, so that's not a surprise. But as long as the Rockets can hold the other team down, win more games, it's not an issue.
Doesn't even matter to me. The key to winning is getting points. And shooting percentage has little to do with that. You've got to have players who get points. T-Mac is a point getter. As was Drexler. Yao, he needs to go get him some points even if he is shooting for 4-25. That is the key to the nba. It's about making the other team believe you can score. M.J. was a terrible shooter his last season, but he got points, and he put fear into his opponents. T-Mac will be fine, but he needs to get 23 a night.
Just a comment, MJ shot a 44.5% the last season with the Wizards, which was below his career % (.497), but still better than average in the league.
I can't agree with you. 4-25 means you wasted 21 posessions, that is just bad, no matter how you spin it. Each team gets about 85-100 shots per game, therefore, FG percentage is very important. Better shot selection is always the key to win games. BTW, for your information, MJ's shooting percentage in his last season is lower than his career average, but still not bad comparing to the league. He is NOT a terrible shooter.
Yao used to be a good jumpshooter. Look at the video posted above. I think the JVG meat grinder basically drove Steve into the ground. Look at Charlie Ward. The guy is supposed to be JVG's boy, and he's even suffering from serious nervousness out there on the court. Charlie Ward did not look like garbage with the Knicks, but he's getting killed on defense, getting picked, and bricking shots all over the place. The guy is playing as if he has two JVGs looking over his shoulder.
Charlie Ward is the only guy whose lack of production can't be blamed on JVG because he has produced under JVG in the past. He's just old and broken down. Has nothing to do with the system.
Your sample isn't statistically viable. You are comparing a percentage over 8 games to percentages over whole seasons. If it was his worst 8-consecutive-game-run in his career, then it might be worth notice.
I know what you are saying. But that is an acceptable loss for me. 4-25 is fine in my book. It means you didn't quit on yourself and it means you are willing to take the responsibility. Even if you lose that night. Everybody has bad nights. But you don't quit. Not when you are team leader. You shoot yourself out of it.
Answer: Assists per game 97-98 1.5 98-99 2.3 99-00 3.3 00-01 4.6 01-02 5.3 02-03 5.5 03-04 5.5 04-05 5.7
Getting annoyed at T-Mac's FG% after 10 games is like panicking after an all-star baseball hitter hits .260 for the month of April. You're getting worked up for nothing. The difference between T-Mac's shooting % right now and his average for his career is SIX field goals. That is, if six more field goals hasn't rimmed out, there wouldn't be such a discussions. As for T-Mac settling for too many jumpers, that argument just doesn't float. Here are T-Mac's FG attempted/FT attempted the past 4+ years, when he became a star. 00-01 22.4/7.6 01-02 20.9/7.3 02-03 24.2/9.7 03-04 23.4/7.5 04-05 17.4/7.1 Ignoring his incredibly 02-03 season, when he scored 32 ppg, T-Mac's been pretty steady in regards to his trips to the line per game. If anything, T-Mac's been drawing MORE fouls on his shots. He's taking a lot less shots, yet still has been going to the line at a good pace.
It's OBVIOUSLY a JVG problem. Let's fire him. There are high's and low's to everything. You people act like a b****ing child that is crying for more ice cream from mommy, even though she's still scooping it in the bowl for you.
-TMac is scoring more points than Francis did last year on a higher percentage, and is scoring more points than him this year. -TMac's AST/TO ratio this year is greater than Francis' BEST year. Meanwhile, Francis is averaging a career high in turnovers, and a career worst AST/TO ratio. alley-oop: We've gone over this before. Allan Houston has averaged 20 ppg twice since JVG left. It didn't get the Knicks anywhere. It's also splitting hairs- he averaged 19.7 ppg under JVG twice. Sprewell averaged just under 19 as the #2 option. Grandmama and Ewing were shells of their former selves under JVG- and Ewing did average 20+ a game, it just wasn't a full season.
HHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMM....Bad Offensive Coaching...Maybe? Oh, nevermind...Its bad coaching certainly...It's not like his defense blows teams out the water like the Spurs.
