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Message: [QUOTE="billsin01, post: 5066349, member: 837"] So this is an interesting discussion because we clearly view Brown through two very different lenses. I don't really disagree with much of what you point out. The only quibble I have is that he absolutely was a facilitator when our offense was clicking in Feb/early March. He averaged 3.0 assists/game from Feb. on (11 games) and we ran a lot of high-ball screen, short roll action in that stretch. He wasn't a point forward, per se, but that's not an occasional assist. We rarely have 2-guards who average that many assists (JJ would kill for those numbers, for example). The only other point I'd make is that you don't average 10 ppg on dunks/layups unless you are getting to good spots. It's not simply standing there and putting the ball in the basket now and then. That said, I get what you're saying about generating his own offense. The question of whether he is capable of that or not is moot, since he's no longer here, but you are right -- very few jumpers, no low-post scoring, no face-up scoring. But, Brown did so many other things on the floor. His usage rate was miniscule and his fg attempts were paltry, yet he still produced points and assists. He was a really tough defender all year, he was tough on the glass and even if you don't love the advanced metrics, he graded out high on all of them. I also believe he has the ability and work ethic to improve. He had not hit his ceiling as a player. So, I doubt we're going to land in the same place on how we view Brown, but replacing him is going to be difficult. And, important to note here, all those things you say Brown couldn't do, are things players do when the stop the ball. Iso scoring, post-up offense, bigs with face-up games -- those aren't cuts, screens, rim runs, transition, rolls, passing, etc. So you're saying our offense will be great without ball stoppers, but the guy who never stopped the ball but managed to produce anyway is the guy you don't care about losing? Just not sure i see the logic there. [/QUOTE]

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