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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 128667, member: 837"]
Waiters' development from an inconsistent scorer and occasionally disruptive team presence last season into a positive presence and dynamic scorer (12 ppg doesn't stand out until you realize he's doing that in 21 mpg and on 52.3% shooting) has allowed Scoop to reprise his role from 2009-10. As opposed to essentially being the go-to guy (by default) last season, Scoop has settled back into the role of simply being an integral cog in a pretty well-oiled offensive machine (probably still a bit jumper heavy and not quite at the level of 09-10, IMO, but still pretty good). And, if you remember, no one was complaining about Scoop in 09-10.

Take a look at the numbers (aside from free throw shooting, which is a strange anomaly, and FG percentage this season, which is unlikely to remain quite that high):

[B]09-10 Scoop[/B]
22.2 mpg
9.1 ppg
4.3 assists/game
1.9 TO/game
1.2 steals/game
.489/.389/.750

[B]11-12 Scoop[/B]
21.8 mpg
9.3 ppg
4.1 assist/game
2.1 TO/game
2 steals/game
.553/.345.450

And, just for kicks since I don't imagine this stretch will continue throughout the season, Scoop in his last 7 games:
12.3 ppg
4.1 assist/g
3.0 rpg
2.4 steals/g
3.0 TO/g
.617/.500/.454

Anyway, the takeaway, IMO, is that Scoop is really nice complementary player who looked ugly at times last season due to the fact that he was really the go-to guy, particularly at crunch time. Yes, turnovers are a part of his game, which is frustrating. No, there's no real answer for the FTs. But Scoop is a really valuable part of this basketball team and for those that wanted him gone prior to the season, I hope you realize how misguided you were (are).
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