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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 300318, member: 1423"]
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True, the chart is interesting. But is "clutch" the last 3 minutes (2:00 to 2:59) or 4? Or I'd be interested to see the game note PDF stats for first half of the seaons versus the rest (he got better) and conference/NCAA games, etc). Either way, I think you get the point -- which was that Scoop (a woeful 55% FT shooter) had his failings along with Brandon. He couldn't hit a clutch shot at end-game, and BT couldn't get on the court (except to shoot FT's). To his credit, Scoop earned these minutes by playing within himself -- controlling the ball and running the offense. And he seemed to get better hitting eog FT's towards the end of the year (note: I havn't looked at the stats on this).
 
But back to the thread, this year, I think we see an improved BT, not only mathematically with expanded "minutes" (as Knicks predicts), but also with the quality of his game. Even if he takes modest strides, his (already respectable) 3p shooting percentage of 35% should improve (assuming we have other shooters to keep the pressure off him), and I expect to see a better finisher and playmaker. Brandon's no longer one guy in the guard rotation -- he's the ONLY guard with any significant game experience. So he'll be in the bright lights and hopefully he'll shine.
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