All4One1ForAll
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His defensive metrics aren’t “off the charts” lol. Show me these metrics you speak of.I am not as high on him as some, but his defensive metrics are off the charts. He is playing a bit less minutes and shooting better, .515 to .555. His 2 point shooting is up 3.3, and 3 point is up 1.6 and hasnt even finished his first year playing a new position...SG instead of SF.
His per 36 rebounding is up, assists are only up slightly.
You said 4 years, then you said college should count, but didnt address including college its 2.5 years, so you must be including high school.
I am being realistic about his total shooting not being horrible. Overall shooting is 45.3 which is average for a SG while 40% of his shots come from 3, and shooting a very respectable 54% from 2.
He is never going to be a high assist guy, which is fine, we dont want the ball in his hands, and i think he can improve his shooting to maybe 35% from 3, 60% overall which with defense is fine. His is a perfect player next to our other 3 all stars, I am fine with his development so far.
And I disagree that Okoro not being a high assist guy doesn’t matter. How low is the bar for this dude that people are willing to accept having our supposed starting SG of the future solely be a good defender of 2 positions while offering no creation ability on offense, very little playmaking, and below average shooting in your ideal scenario assuming he improves?
If you’re a starting SG, you have to be able to either create your own shot and playmake for others or you have to be able to shoot the 3 at a good clip and be an off ball threat. You can’t be poor at both, even if your defense is all-worldly which Okoro’s is not, especially considering he’s not very switchable and he’s not a force on the boards at all. Come playoff time, being an offensive liability only becomes worse because smart teams game plan to force that guy to do more than he’s capable of as often as possible.