07-11-2022, 03:54 PM
(07-11-2022, 01:53 PM)Fuerza1 Wrote: Highly misleading when you are lumping in Dinwiddie's primary ball handler role in WAS vs Brunson's role as a secondary ball handler. Dinwiddie had a lower Assist % than Brunson when he joined the Mavs despite his role being mainly a distributor vs Brunson's scorer role.
In the 7 games he started for the Mavs (small sample size), he had an assist % of 20%. Compare that to Brunson's 24% when he started 61 games.
When you compare Brunson's assist numbers to other "secondary ball handlers," he's elite, especially when you factor in his low turnover numbers.
It's not easy playing next to Luka, arguably the most ball dominant player in the league. Can Dinwiddie do that at a high level for a full season with great success?
Even if the passing is similar (I think Brunson's better), Brunson is better than Dinwiddie at every other facet of offense. Isn't that the more important part, playing off-ball to Luka?
FWIW, I think THJ/Bullock play their way to starter and Dinwiddie settles on the bench.
Great post. Brunson is just significantly better than the less efficient Dinwiddie. Dinwiddie is very officiating dependent. Sometimes he’s throwing up off balanced shots through contact and getting calls, sometimes it’s just a missed shot and play on. And that’s how his nights seem to go. He’s taller than JB, but still a bad defender. JB is pretty much better at everything, and he’s younger and healthier. Dinwiddie is no replacement for Brunson. He’ll have to do for now, but hopefully the Mavs can upgrade to a better player or Hardy emerges as a quality secondary ball handler and efficient scorer (I’m not joking, it could happen). I’m not negative towards Widdie. He’s better than THJ for example, will mix in a big game here and there, and can be a good bench piece. But if you’re expecting JB’s level of efficient, winning production, you’re going to be disappointed.