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Not everyone on here will need this article, seeing as how a number of people have touched on the topic, but I still think this is a good read to share, especially the part that used mysynergysports.com to break down STAT's possessions and where they are on the court.
http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2012/03/understanding-advanced-stats-amare-stoudemires-declining-fg/
Amar'e without Tyson on the court: Sorry for the poor camera work, but be sure to keep your eyes on STAT in all 5 vids.
Amar'e with Tyson on the court:
Now, the overall success of the plays is not my point. Look at STAT's action with Tyson on the bench vs Tyson on the court. If he's not running the PnR, he's really not doing much. So while he looked sluggish and less explosive earlier on, I wasn't so much worried about him getting blocked at the rim, as much as it seemed like he was only getting to the rim when Tyson was on the pine.
In the playoffs (this year and in the future) we're going to need both our 4 AND 5 produce on the court, together. We can't wait for Tyson to sit down and have STAT actually involved in the play.
The question is...can STAT produce last year's numbers with Tyson as a front court mate. Whether or not it's MDA's "system" is irrelevant. What will the Knicks get from Amar'e Stoudemire if he's not running the high PnR?
This is not meant to hate on him, diss him, or anything like that. It's an honest question. Because he primarily ran the high PnR with Nash in Phoenix, ran it for us last year once he and Felton got comfortable, and he runs it now when Tyson isn't on the court. But Tyson will be on the court more often than not in the playoffs, so....what then?
To me, this is bigger issue than Melo's shot selection.
http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2012/03/understanding-advanced-stats-amare-stoudemires-declining-fg/
The top box here is Amar’e's Synergy breakdown from the 2010-11 season and the bottom box is this season. Take a look at his play type distribution. Plays that would get him shots closer to the basket, like Post-ups and plays where he is the P&R Roll Man have taken a steep decline. Post-ups constituted 12 percent 0f his possessions last season and that number has dropped down to 8.4 percent this year. Similarly, P&R Roll Man possessions accounted for 9.6 percent of his total possessions last season and that number has dropped to 8.6 percent this year. By contrast, Spot-ups, which accounted for only 10.1 percent of STAT’s possessions last season, have shot all the way up to 18.1 percent, and Off Screen plays have risen from 4.9 percent of his offense to 7.3 percent.
Spot-ups and Off Screen shots generally tend to come farther away from the basket than Post-Ups and P&R Roll Man shots, which explains why his FGA from the shorter locations (At-Rim, 3-9 feet, 10-15 feet) are declining but his Long 2′s (16-23 feet) have stayed pretty steady.
As you can also see, in each season Amar’e has shot a worse percentage on both Spot-ups and Off Screen plays than he has as a P&R Roll Man. His effectiveness on Post-ups has also taken a dip this year (down 18.5 percent from 53.4% to 34.9%), which can help explain the 17.7 percent drop in his FG% on shot attempts from 3-9 feet from the HoopData graphic above.
The presence of Tyson Chandler as the Knicks’ primary screener in the pick-and-roll has led to Stoudemire being used much differently this year than in years past. More often, he’s an outlet man coming in behind the primary action to stretch the defense or is spotted up in the corner for the same reason. This has led to him taking a higher percentage of outside shots than he normally does, shots that he is also hitting at a lower than normal percentage, and explains the decline in his overall FG%.
Amar'e without Tyson on the court: Sorry for the poor camera work, but be sure to keep your eyes on STAT in all 5 vids.
Amar'e with Tyson on the court:
Now, the overall success of the plays is not my point. Look at STAT's action with Tyson on the bench vs Tyson on the court. If he's not running the PnR, he's really not doing much. So while he looked sluggish and less explosive earlier on, I wasn't so much worried about him getting blocked at the rim, as much as it seemed like he was only getting to the rim when Tyson was on the pine.
In the playoffs (this year and in the future) we're going to need both our 4 AND 5 produce on the court, together. We can't wait for Tyson to sit down and have STAT actually involved in the play.
The question is...can STAT produce last year's numbers with Tyson as a front court mate. Whether or not it's MDA's "system" is irrelevant. What will the Knicks get from Amar'e Stoudemire if he's not running the high PnR?
This is not meant to hate on him, diss him, or anything like that. It's an honest question. Because he primarily ran the high PnR with Nash in Phoenix, ran it for us last year once he and Felton got comfortable, and he runs it now when Tyson isn't on the court. But Tyson will be on the court more often than not in the playoffs, so....what then?
To me, this is bigger issue than Melo's shot selection.
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