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[QUOTE="Fireball Jr., post: 1268537, member: 404"]
If Dion says it, it must be true. :-)

Of course, Dion's talking out of his tush ... the stats don't support what he claims.

"Interestingly enough, while Waiters clearly seems to feel more freedom in Brooks' offense, the numbers don't necessarily back up his claim. Through 32 games in Cleveland this season, Waiters was averaging 35.6 total touches and 31.6 front-court touches in 23.7 minutes per game, according to the [URL='http://stats.nba.com/tracking/#!/player/possessions/?sort=TCH&dir=1']NBA's SportVU player tracking data[/URL]. Through five games in Oklahoma City, he's seen more court time (27.6 minutes per contest) but a bit [I]less[/I] of the ball, averaging 34 total touches and 30.4 front-court touches a night.

"His total time of possession has dropped slightly (1.8 minutes per game in Cleveland, 1.7 in OKC) despite the extra four minutes of nightly playing time, too. And while he's tended to get the ball closer to the basket a bit more often through a handful of games with the Thunder than he did with the Cavs this season — he's averaging 0.8 "close touches" (defined as opportunities starting within 12 feet of the rim) per game in OKC, up from 0.5 in Cleveland — it's not a [I]massive [/I]difference in terms of the shift in his offensive profile.
 
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