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RT5 - Question 2 - Stats
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: August 15, 2016, 10:34 pm
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Given several key rule and style of play differences between NBA
and Olympic basketball, how much value should be placed on
Matthew Dellavedova's strong performances and statistics from
the group stage?
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Re: RT5 - Question 2 - Stats
DIR By: adamcoffman
Date: August 16, 2016, 1:41 pm
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What's stood out to me the most about Delly's performance so far
is 1) his playmaking, as evidenced in his gaudy assist totals
and particularly compared with his low turnover output and
alley-oop passes, and 2) his defense, as evidenced in his
terrific plus-minus output. These do have to be taken with a
grain of salt, as the overall athleticism and skill on the
international court is not up to par with what you see in the
NBA. Even if these outputs do not completely translate, Bucks
fans should still be happy seeing what Delly has done, as he has
maintained his defensive acumen and shooting stroke, and a
newfound appetite for alley-oops will fit in well with the likes
of Jabari Parker and Miles Plumlee.
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Re: RT5 - Question 2 - Stats
DIR By: JordanTreske
Date: August 16, 2016, 2:43 pm
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There's certainly aspects of Dellavedeova's play that holds
value when it comes to thinking of how he can positively impact
the Bucks next year and beyond. Things we've come to expect
from him, such as efficient shooting and solid playmaking, have
all been there, at least in his play throughout the group stage.
That being said, I would say that due to his role and getting a
high amount of minutes in Australia's competitive games,
Dellavedova's assist numbers have certainly been inflated and
it's hard seeing him reaching those levels once the season gets
underway.
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Re: RT5 - Question 2 - Stats
DIR By: adammcgee
Date: August 16, 2016, 5:30 pm
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As I alluded to in my previous answer, I don't feel like there's
a reason to discredit it. If he had padded his stats against the
likes of Venezuela or China that would be a different issue, but
they were actually his worst games.
There's clearly a special chemistry with this Australian team
and that's something which will take time for him to build in
Milwaukee. Will he be able to throw alley-oops like these in a
Bucks jersey though? Of course. Will he cope in playing off the
ball and allowing others to create who aren't LeBron James? It's
worked with Patty Mills and Andrew Bogut, so why won't it look
even better with Giannis.
His Olympic play can't be taken in isolation, but his play and
stats are entirely valid and should be taken to consideration
with the rest of his NBA body of work.
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Re: RT5 - Question 2 - Stats
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: August 16, 2016, 11:22 pm
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I think Matthew Dellavedova's international statistics should be
kept entirely within a FIBA/Olympic context, because it's a
different style of basketball and he is playing a more ball
dominant role to what we will be expecting to see him do with
the Bucks next season. That being said, the quality of his
performances should not be discredited at all. Delly's best
games of the tournament so far have come against teams with
NBA-caliber talent in their starting five and/or match-up at his
position. In particular, against Team USA, Delly certainly held
his own, if not, outplayed Kyrie Irving for most of the tightly
contested game. Rather than specifically focus on the numbers,
there's plenty more to take away from Delly's quality of play in
the Olympic tournament so far, specifically his super-efficient
play-making, willingness to throw alley-oops and high-quality
shot selection, all things which should be valuable assets to
the Bucks next season.
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