Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] Mark Berry Dissects Banks

[Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx]

Careful with statistics, Fabio, because a lot of variables go into those 
stats. First, Banks assists would go up significantly if he had the almost double 
playing time like Billups. Also, Billups started so therefore was more likely 
to benefit from fellow starters being able to make baskets versus the backups. 
Third, most of Bank's turnovers are not of the passing variety. They are more 
of the charging, palming, traveling or kicking the ball into the stands style 
that aren't involving passing.  I wouldn't say that Billups was a better 
passes at all. But that is the thing about stats. You can use them to spin 
your own story. That is why I rely on what I see, or can remember <g>....

DJessen33


> Beg to differ on Banks being a better passer than Billups was. Here's 
> the breakup between the two in their rookie year:
> 
> Banks   16.8 mpg .370 FG% .283 3FG% 1.8 reb 2.2 ast 1.6 TO
> Billups 25.4 mpg .390 FG% .339 3FG% 2.2 reb 4.3 ast 2.3 TO
> 
> So, you see, the assists/turnovers ratio says it all. I liked 
> Chauncey, and it killed me to see him go for Kenny Anderson and his 
> fat contract. Still, I think we have to allow a couple of years more 
> to Marcus. PG is a very difficult job in the NBA, and we shouldn't 
> have drafted him if we wanted to get rid of him just because he is 
> not Lebron James.
> 
> Fabio