08-05-2022, 06:58 AM
(08-04-2022, 10:09 AM)mvossman Wrote: I don't really understand the Dragic fumble. He seems like the perfect fit on this team. At this point I hope they sign Bledsoe.
Bledsoe came up on the Hardwood Knocks Podcast yesterday. .64 points per possession as a PnR initiator is terrible. However, the host pointed out that he hit 38.6% on catch and shoot 3’s (which means he was terrible on self-created 3’s). He also said Bledsoe was a hair over 51% on drives to the rim with an assist rate on drives of over 10%. Bledsoe (and Luka) are two of only seven guys in the NBA who shot over 51% on drives and had an assist rate on those drives of over 10%.
He’s looked pretty washed since leaving Milwaukee, but he’s been on pretty bad teams at both stops. I don’t think you can count out anyone who has any kind of history with Kidd. If we did something like this, Bledsoe is probably on the floor with one of Luka and SD (so he isn’t the primary initiator), surrounded by Maxi, Wood, Hardaway or Wood/Hardaway Maxi/Hardaway and one of the wings. That is a lot of space, which is what Bledsoe would need to make his drive/dish game effective.
The question is why isn’t this done already. I suspect some free agents are waiting for the inevitable 3 for 1 or 4 for 1 deal for Mitchell or Durant or Westbrook to see if there is more PT/Money waiting for them elsewhere.