Mo shot a little over 41% on catch-and-shoot 3 pointers last year, basically identical to JR Smith and Delly but worse than Kyrie (46%). You have to think he'll be a little more open on the Cavs then he was on Minny/Charlotte though.
I do think that his creative abilities, beyond just shooting, will be very big for us on our bench squad though. Less important if we can turn Kevin Love into more of a facilitator from the elbow, but still a very big change in what we can do when two or three of the big 3 are sitting.
In order for Love to be effective as a facilitator from the elbow someone has to get him the ball.
Mo.
Once the team sees the Mo/Love combo working Lebron and Irving will be more comfortable getting him the ball there just like with AV.
plus Love will be more adapt at when to stay out and when to cut in as he gets used to his offensive role.
Thats why Mo and lebron worked out so well the first time. Mo could get Lebron the ball in spacing around the paint and it was harder for teams to shut it down. If nothing was there Lebron could kick it out and reset the play and run leiso.
In the playoffs teams could key in on mo and stagante the offense by forcing leiso and shutting down the passing lanes. similiar to what GS ended up doing. This team has more options though.
to sum it up. Mo doesnt become less important with Love as a facilitator. as that would be a secondary function for Love with his primary function to score.
I think we will see that "showtime" offense that people were expecting last season
If you goto NBAwowy you can see where Irving , lebron and Love Helped everyone else play efficient basketball. Mo is a guy who helps others play more effcient. Just look at the guy at Hornets.
Mo Willaims Off
Pace 91.7
Points per play 1.001
Points per shot .983
TS 49.2
Assist 56.4%
Mo Williams on
Pace 93.7
Points per Play 1.044
Points per Shot 1.024
TS 51.2
Assist 58%
Thats a clear improvement in efficiency for the Hornets when Mo was on the court. Having a guy who can create efficient opportunities for your three best scorers is huge
Lebron Complained all season about not being able to play efficient basketball( at least to lebron standards) The addition of Mo helps both Lebron and Love look for theirs instead of looking for others and forcing up shots they dont necessarily want to take.