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Originally Posted by FreshPrince22  The problem with Flip is that he could never put it together off the bench. Start him, and he's a solid offensive player. Bring him off the bench for 15mpg, and he's flat out bad. On top of that, he doesn't have the size to defend the SG spot, so you couldn't consistently start him there. And no team wants to make him their starting PG, because he can't run an offense. You end up with the perfect storm of a theoretically great scoring punch off the bench, who can't play off the bench.
Stuckey solves a number of those issues. He's taller and stronger, so putting him in at the SG spot is no problem. Yet he can also play PG off the bench. I probably wouldn't want him as my starting point guard today, but he has played 5 NBA games in his career, and he's coming off a 2-month injury!!!. So, he still has a great chance at developing the extra nuances of the PG game that Flip never did. And even this early in his career, he looks more consistent than Flip has every been off the bench.
I'm not sure what some people expected from him this early. He's already helping us win games. |
He can also make his free throws at a very high rate which is very important for a guy whose offensive game is dependent on getting to the free throw line.
Murray on the other hand is a career 71% free throw shooter, which is terrible for a guard.
For their careers average free throws
made per 40 minutes.
Stuckey----5.5
Murray ---- 3.0
Stuckey is just getting his feet wet. I expect that his free throws made per 40 minutes will go up from 5.5.
One can not minimize that difference for a number of reasons.
Not only does it mean more points per game at the free throw line which is a good thing
but also by being able to get to the free throw line and make your free throws
it opens up the opponents defense and makes your whole offense better.
It is also more likely to get a key player on the opponents team into foul trouble which is a very good thing.
