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Message: [QUOTE="husky429, post: 3981082, member: 6696"] Looking at just FG% doesn't tell much of a story at all. TS% and EFG% are going to give you a better indicator of offensive value than just FG%... Tyler took 72% of his shots from 3 compared to Tyrese's 26%. Of course his shooting % is going to be lower. Steph Curry's career FG% is only 47% because he takes so many 3s, but his EFG% and TS% for his career are 58% and 63%... elite. Tyler is not nearly the shooter or finisher, but the same effect is at play. EFG% Tyler: 49% Rese: 48% TS% Tyler: 52% Rese: 51% We're basically talking about the same % here when it comes down to it. And this was an off-year for Tyler, whereas Rese was shooting about his career average. But Tyler provides WAY WAY WAY more spacing at this point in his career--that makes the whole team better. The reality is that Tyler may not be the best offensive player on our team, and he is not as complete a player as Rese on offense, but his stats look really good because he can shoot the rock (a skill we severely lack), and provides spacing for everyone else to operate. Shooting is so important that Tyrese being better at essentially every other offensive skill doesn't mitigate Tyler's shooting advantage. I'm sure [USER=5842]@UConnStats[/USER] could go on for days about this. [/QUOTE]