Is T Ross underappreciated by the Raptors fan base?
Ross was thought to be the 3&D wing fixture of our future. After last season, most seemed to complete write Ross off. Pre-season has changed some perspectives, but was last season really as bad as many felt?
Facts:
Ross shot 37.2% from 3 last season
Ross is still young and learning
Ross is a more natural SG than SF due to lack of bulk
Looking at per36 numbers last year, Ross had a line of
Some comparable 3rd year lines I found were (Batum, Danny Green, Parsons)
Of these comparable lines, Batum was age 24, while Green and Parsons were 26 – so all older than Ross. Batum's age 23 season was
So from age 23 (Yr 2) to age 24 (Yr 3), we see the production change from
Point 16.4 down to 13.4
FG% 45% down to 42%
3P% 39% down to 37%
TRB 5.4 to 5.3
AST 1.7 jumps to 4.6
The only jump is with assists, but based on his role and our offensive scheme, fair to say getting assists wasn’t a priority for Ross.
Ross number are worse than those players, no doubt. He doesn't rebound as well and his assists are lower, but with more ball movement, Ross should see more assists and it is possible based on Batum's career. With another year of getting stronger, Ross could increase his rebounding figures if he continues to log time at the SF spot. Defensively, I do have faith in Ross. He has shown it in the past, but needs to be more consistent (which can be said about nearly every young player).
He will still lag behind these guys, but the gap is not nearly as big as some have made it sound.
Ross was thought to be the 3&D wing fixture of our future. After last season, most seemed to complete write Ross off. Pre-season has changed some perspectives, but was last season really as bad as many felt?
Facts:
Ross shot 37.2% from 3 last season
Ross is still young and learning
Ross is a more natural SG than SF due to lack of bulk
Looking at per36 numbers last year, Ross had a line of
Points | FG% | 3P% | TRB | AST |
13.9 | 41 | 37.2 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
Points | FG% | 3P% | TRB | AST |
13.4 | 42 | 37.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
13.5 | 43 | 41.8 | 5.0 | 2.3 |
17.1 | 41 | 38 | 5.3 | 2.7 |
Points | FG% | 3P% | TRB | AST |
16.4 | 45 | 39 | 5.4 | 1.7 |
Point 16.4 down to 13.4
FG% 45% down to 42%
3P% 39% down to 37%
TRB 5.4 to 5.3
AST 1.7 jumps to 4.6
The only jump is with assists, but based on his role and our offensive scheme, fair to say getting assists wasn’t a priority for Ross.
Ross number are worse than those players, no doubt. He doesn't rebound as well and his assists are lower, but with more ball movement, Ross should see more assists and it is possible based on Batum's career. With another year of getting stronger, Ross could increase his rebounding figures if he continues to log time at the SF spot. Defensively, I do have faith in Ross. He has shown it in the past, but needs to be more consistent (which can be said about nearly every young player).
He will still lag behind these guys, but the gap is not nearly as big as some have made it sound.
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