08-10-2023, 06:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-10-2023, 06:45 PM by surfpuckmd.)
(08-10-2023, 02:18 PM)omahen Wrote: DJJ is not close to average shooter, he is a bad shooter. DJJ shot 1.3 3PA per game, which is approximately one third of his total attempts. 1.1 3PA out of 1.3 3PA per game was wide open. I think this describes very nicely what kind of shooter he is and how much defences care for him shooting (which impacts the overall situation on court). That 33 % is not good at all. He did hit 37 % of those wide open looks, while he was below 20 % when he was just "open" (opponent 4-6 feet from him). He basically didn't try shooting if opponent was closer and missed all of those rare attempts. He shoots rarely and not good, which is the sole reason why he was never more than a role player, somewhere around 9th guy on the team.
Reggie Bullock shot primarily wide-open 3-pointers as well. Jones will receive the same treatment when he is not the screener on offense.
DJJ will benefit from playing with Luka and Kyrie.
Jones job on offense will be to screen and roll or to shoot open 3-pointers.
I think it also is illustrative the Jones has improved his 3-point percentage every year for the past 4 seasons. This shows that he is working on that during the off-seasons. There's a reasonable chance that he can improve his 3-point percentage this season as well.
I think will succeed in his role here. He is a good role player who will fit the rest of the roster very well.