re: Would the Pelicans have been better off with Nerlens Noel?

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but I thnk he will have a higher FG% than Lillard has... Which is 42.7%. Lillard is a better shooter than Payton, but he also settles for the 3 way more than he should. Lillard averaged 15.9 shot attempts per game, and 6.8 were from 3. That's a bunch

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Are you really arguing that Lillard is a poor shooter because his FG% is 42? Can you tell me what Ryan Anderson's career FG% is?

And how in the world is he settling for too many 3s when he hits them at 39%? Jrue Holiday would be much better than a mediocre offensive player if he took even half the number of 3s Lillard takes.

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Lillard has Aldridge, Batum, and Wes Matthews on the floor with his most of every game, and he averages the same amount assists as Joakim Noah. If Lillard would shoot a couple times fewer per game and get his assists to around 7-8 per game

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This is a fundamental misunderstanding of what Portland does and the danger in labeling guys by position. The offense isn't designed to run through his table setting. They have 4 guys that all share in creating shots for each other. Lillard isn't "traditional pg,: but he doesn't have to be.