PP has had a down year so far in the shooting category, which has started to come around the past 2 games. Even with this being his best trait (most likely) he has still found a way to impact each and every game in a positive way. He has a great AST/TO ratio and the Celtics are +99 with him on the court this season, in about 20 min/gm that he plays. Which equates to…
AN NBA LEADING NET RATING OF +16.5!!!
i was shocked when i looked this up. i know it isnt a perfect stats, but still quite impressive, especially considering his shooting woes to begin this season.
he is by no means a perfect player, but he is showing he can positively impact winning without shooting remotely close to his baseline.
great post. could not agree more on many of your points. i think he also functions as a pace driver, which at times is needed.
when someone says “played well” it really means they shot well, and when they “played poorly” they just didnt hit many shots. this is a bad way to evaluate as with small sample sizes the shot numbers are going to have alot of randomness from game to game. players can play great without shooting well, or play poorly while shooting a high percentage from the field.