Nilanka wrote:
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Why are we comparing Derozan to Wade right now?
Look, Devlin's comment was idiotic for a number of reasons:
1. It was a skewed stat to make put him in the same breath as other top players in the league
2. he thinks fans are dumb enough to place any relevance on this ranking
3. It was DD's first decent game in a while and it was blowing his game out of proportion
4. He went out of his way to say that "we know that metrics weigh the 3 pt line, FT line and layups, but if you want a guy that can score in mid-range, he is one of the best"...there's a reason why metrics put emphasis on these types of points
5. He's not ranked this High on the mid range list because every guard in the league is competing to be the most effective mid range player, he is ranked that high because top players are trying NOT TO. They are being told to take 3's instead of long 2's, or to drive to the basket.
Overall, the most irritating thing about it is that he (like the rest of the raps broadcast crew) likes to try to make us believe that Derozan is even in the same realm as a guy like Wade, and then we sit here like suckers actually debating it!
If you look at the numbers (ANY numbers), it is fairly clear. Derozan is not the worst shooting guard in the league but hes also not even close to the best.
He is like JJ Reddick, Vince Carter (today, not old VC) a little bit better than T-Ross and about the same as Alan Anderson
Will he get better? probably, but we have no reason to think that he will ever be anything more than a 3rd option on a playoff team (at his absolute peak)
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