Yikes! Guess who has the lowest 2PT FG% in the NBA?

[KSF-ERIC]

He plays for us. Wow.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tiny.fcgi?id=Oxf3d

 

[GDiama]

6-11 255lb Marc Gasol, his 2pt fg% is incredibly bad lmao

 

[Sarni]

Are Barrett and Reddish the most inefficient pair of rookies ever?

Barrett: 31.0% 3PT, 39.3% FG, 57.2% FT
Reddish: 26.4% 3PT, 31.9% FG, 78.5% FT but attempting just 2 per game

 

[SheedSoNasty]

I’ve seen him miss a ton of layups. Not surprised.

 

[GDiama]

Are Barrett and Reddish the most inefficient pair of rookies ever?

Barrett: 31.0% 3PT, 39.3% FG, 57.2% FT
Reddish: 26.4% 3PT, 31.9% FG, 78.5% FT but attempting just 2 per game

cmon, don't do Culver like that.

Culver: 25.4% 3PT, 37.8% FG, 43.8% FT

"shooting" guards

 

[wizenheimer]

a 750 minute cut-off is a lot of minutes at this point in the year....that's more than 20 minutes a game. That would then not show a lot of players that have missed several games for one reason or the other....like Melo

for instance, look at 2ptFG% ranking for Portland:

Anthony Tolliver .333
Kent Bazemore .362
Gary Trent .382 (would rank 5th on that list)
Mario Hezonja .429 (would rank 13th on that list)
Carmelo Anthony .444 (would rank 21st on that list)
Anfernee Simons .477 (he's on the list at 46)

(and yeah, I know if you lowered the minute floor to include other Blazers, everything changes)

Bazemore sucks at this, in no small part because he's been crappy at the rim.

different system could be a reason. His career mark is 45.7%; last season he was at 46.4%. That drop to 36.2% is crazy, and it shows he hasn't found a fit in this offense (such as it is), and likely won't

 

[B-Roy]

Entirely unsurprised.

 

[tester551]

a 750 minute cut-off is a lot of minutes at this point in the year....that's more than 20 minutes a game. That would then not show a lot of players that have missed several games for one reason or the other....like Melo

for instance, look at 2ptFG% ranking for Portland:

Anthony Tolliver .333
Kent Bazemore .362
Gary Trent .382 (would rank 5th on that list)
Mario Hezonja .429 (would rank 13th on that list)
Carmelo Anthony .444 (would rank 21st on that list)
Anfernee Simons .477 (he's on the list at 46)

(and yeah, I know if you lowered the minute floor to include other Blazers, everything changes)

Bazemore sucks at this, in no small part because he's been crappy at the rim.

different system could be a reason. His career mark is 45.7%; last season he was at 46.4%. That drop to 36.2% is crazy, and it shows he hasn't found a fit in this offense (such as it is), and likely won't

This shows how much of a brick fest we see every game.... Sheesh. this is BAD!

 

[wizenheimer]

This shows how much of a brick fest we see every game.... Sheesh. this is BAD!

yep...and compare that list above to last season:

Jake Layman .646
Meyers Leonard .626
Maurice Harkless .582
Al-Farouq Aminu .514
Nik Stauskas .510
Evan Turner .494
Seth Curry .463

I mean, Stauskas had a better 2ptFG% than all but 4 of the current Blazers, and one of the 4 is Hood. With him out, Aminu would rank 4th on the current team

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Not surprising at all. I keep thinking that I've never seen someone so bad at just making simple shots in the NBA. Layups, super short jumpers, he's just absolutely terrible at finishing.

 

[tester551]

yep...and compare that list above to last season:

Jake Layman .646
Meyers Leonard .626
Maurice Harkless .582
Al-Farouq Aminu .514
Nik Stauskas .510
Evan Turner .494
Seth Curry .463

I mean, Stauskas had a better 2ptFG% than all but 4 of the current Blazers, and one of the 4 is Hood. With him out, Aminu would rank 4th on the current team

...but Olshey promised that he upgraded the roster with better offensive talent.

 

[TBpup]

^^^Baze can't hold Jake's jock.

 

[wizenheimer]

^^^Baze can't hold Jake's jock.

why would he want to?....

 

[oldmangrouch]

Here's a crazy idea: is it possible that the bad shooting % are somehow linked to the offense not producing good shots?

 

[illmatic99]

Here's a crazy idea: is it possible that the bad shooting % are somehow linked to the offense not producing good shots?

Especially when you look at his numbers historically.



His FGA distribution is nearly identical to the rest of his career, but the drastic drop has been his efficiency around the rim (0-3 ft).

 

[B-Roy]

Especially when you look at his numbers historically.

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His FGA distribution is nearly identical to the rest of his career, but the drastic drop has been his efficiency around the rim (0-3 ft).

My guess is he's getting less transition opportunities (Which are mostly gimmies) and probably less backdoor cuts, shots off movement. Most of his shots at the rim this season seem to come from him creating his own shot. He's not actually bad at getting there, he's just awful at finishing contested shots.

 

[jlprk]

He plays for us. Wow.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tiny.fcgi?id=Oxf3d

Which players shoot a lot of 2s to get a lot of 3s and make them? Which players are age 20 or less, and which are age 30 or more?

Here's the database sorted the same way, but displaying 2PA/36min, 3PA/36min, and 3P% for the reader to manually compare.

http://bkref.com/tiny/PmvgL

 

[jlprk]

Here's a crazy idea: is it possible that the bad shooting % are somehow linked to the offense not producing good shots?

Other coaches' systems got Bazemore fouled. His FTA/36min is by far his career lowest.

http://bkref.com/pi/shareit/P35gL