Is Murray Ready?

[r0drig0lac]

[Seventyniner]

Murray, while not as fast as young Tony, has a stride to compensate. He already shows court vision that exceeds the young TP, and his overall athleticism allows him to rebound and play defense at a higher level. Let us not forget a 3-ball that Murray is developing at a much faster pace.

One thing to keep in mind: the league-wide 3PAr (3 point rate, or percentage of FG attempts that are 3s) was 0.181 in 2001-2002 (Tony's rookie year) and is 0.314 right now. It is more common now to have at least two of your three non-bigs be three-point threats, and preferably at least one of your bigs.

[Seventyniner]

Two things I'd like to see Dejounte change: keep the dribble lower because getting your pocket picked is really bad, much worse than a bad shot attempt, and don't try floaters on the basline. It's much harder to make those, while those attempted in front of the rim can get lucky bounces off the backboard.