I don't know what to say. We have Bogdanovic and Willie who where made for pick and roll. Fox who could eventually thrive in it also. Yet here we are still running high post sets with Zbo and Kosta Koufos. Sacramento media is too softball to point it out also. Sometimes you wonder if this franchise will ever get out of its own way.
Here's what a poster on STR figured out:
The high post has been garbage
The Kings average a little over 23 elbow touches per game. That is the most by a very wide margin. The Knicks are second with 19 per game. The problem is they are the also sooo inefficient with their touches. When passing out of the high post, they’re tied with Memphis for 28th in AST%. When an elbow touch ends with a shot, the Kings rank 28th in FG% at 48.7.
The high post has been garbage
The Kings average a little over 23 elbow touches per game. That is the most by a very wide margin. The Knicks are second with 19 per game. The problem is they are the also sooo inefficient with their touches. When passing out of the high post, they’re tied with Memphis for 28th in AST%. When an elbow touch ends with a shot, the Kings rank 28th in FG% at 48.7.
agreed to part ways, my ass!
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RORDOG on
Jan 12, 2018 | 4:10 PM
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If you dig a little deeper, you can really see what kind of shots the players are taking in Joerger’s systems. And its not good. Here’s the things that stand out the most:
Limiting catch and shoot opportunities: The Kings rank 25th in total catch and shoot attempts per game. They’re 11th in catch and shoot eFG%. When you look at all players with at least 2 catch and shoot FGA per game, Buddy Hield has the highest eFG% of any player in the NBA (76.9%, or 1.54 points per attempt). The problem is that he only gets 3.4 catch and shoot opportunities per game. For reference, the Warriors offense generates 9.2 catch and shoot FGA for Klay Thompson per game.
Too few 3PA: This one has been discussed enough, but it is still amazing that Hill and Hield are 5th and 6th in the NBA in 3FG% for players that have shot over 100 3’s, but aren’t even in the top 100 in 3PAs. And just to make sure I include everything the Kings are 29th in the NBA in 3PA, and 4th in 3P%.
Encouraging pull-up jumpers: The Kings are 8th in the NBA in pull-up FGA per game. Pull-ups are a really inefficient way to generate points. The Kings average .848 points per pull up attempt (42.4 eFG%). The best team at shooting pull-ups, the Rockets, barely average higher than 50% eFG%. If you drill down even deeper, you see that the Kings take over 25% of their 2-point attempts after 1-2 dribbles. They have an eFG% of 47.7 after 1 dribble, and 45.2 after 2 dribbles; both are last in the league. Obviously, you can pull-up after any number of dribbles, but the Kings seem to make really poor decisions about when to shoot. I think the eye test can confirm the Kings players passed up way too many wide open catch and shoot opportunities so they can dribble a couple of times, then take an ill-advised pull-up jumper. Maybe this isn’t a scheme thing, but the players in the scheme still choose to take bad shots over good shots.
Late FG attempts: The quicker you shoot your shot, the better the chance you make your shot. Here’s the eFG% leader for each category of shot by time left:
Very Early (22-18 sec.): 69%
Early (18-15 sec.): 61.9%
Average (15-7 sec.): 58.6%
Late (7-4 sec.): 59.1%
Very Late (4-0 sec.): 47.7%
The Kings take the most late FGA attempts per game with a eFG% of 49.7 (#23). The Kings take the 5th most very late FGA per game with a eFG% of 43.1 (#19). So they take a ton of late or very late shots, and are way below average at converting those shots to points.
Too many Post-ups: contrary to popular belief, posting up isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Its just that the results are mostly bad when the Kings post up. The Kings are 5th it post-ups per game, but they’re 22nd in post-up FG%. They are average (14th) at generating assist from post-ups though.
Taking the wrong shots in the paint: The Kings are 4th in the NBA in FGA in the paint, but they’re 27th in FG% in the paint. This is because they don’t take a lot of shots close to the rim. There are only 3 teams that have less FGA within 5 feet of the rim. However, the Kings take the most shots 5-9 feet away from the hoop. To compound that, the Kings have the worst FG% on shots 5-9 feet from the hoop (37.1%). This is probably the stat that stands out the most. So they take very few high percentage paint shots, and a ton of low percentage paint shots.
In summation, the Kings take a ton of bad shots, and suck at making them. The Kings take very few good shots, but are great at making them. This can’t all be blamed on scheme. But, the job of the coach is to put his players in the best position to succeed. So far this season, he’s failed miserably.
agreed to part ways, my ass!
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actually I was wrong
(BUDDY)He’s actually 64th in 3PA. I thought I clicked to the 3rd page at nba.com, but it was actually the second page.
(but I still think the point remains that one of the best 3PT shooters in the league shouldn’t be on the second page of 3PA in the league)
agreed to part ways, my ass