Comments on: Assist Charts 2010-11: Chris Wilcox

By: Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:08:08 +0000

True. It will look better when we get to Rip, Stuckey, T-Mac. I do think that in the half-court we relied far too much on isolation offense. But you’re right 17th is not all that bad considering pace. Also, many of the guys Dan has gone over had such intermittent PT, long stretches of DNP-CDs, etc. that I guess I can’t expect their assist numbers to be that decent.

By: neutes

neutes — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:14:56 +0000

The Pistons were actually 17th in assists, and when you consider they were 28th in pace that’s not too bad. It had nothing to do all that much with not having a pure PG as Rip, Stuckey, Mcgrady, and Bynum were all willing to pass the ball. Dan’s really only went over the bottom rung of the roster so far. Once he gets to the above guys it’ll probably look better.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:03:55 +0000

In these assist charts it’s really surprising to me how few assists guys got. Were the Pistons one of the lower assisting teams in the league? I guess I can see that considering how many possessions it seems ended in an isolation play. I realize that it’s not a fair comparison, but Chris Paul, Steve Nash get as many assists in 5 games as some of our guys got over the whole season. Was this a result of not having a “pure” point guard/good playmaker or was Q’s offense just stagnant and uncreative? That would be depressing since he was supposed to be an offensive coach. Either way guys’ assists seem pretty low.

By: alex

alex — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:26:36 +0000

Hamilton, though used infrequently like this, is a very good passer when he is isolated with the ball. Both big men and guards cutting the basket get good passes from him when he’s isolated on the wing.

By: RyanK

RyanK — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:07:41 +0000

Chris Wilcox is an athletic freak for his size. His hustle changed a lot of games last season even when his stats didn’t reflect a big contribution. There were nights when he put up big numbers, but other nights he didn’t and that doesn’t mean he wasn’t helping the team in a big way. I don’t think the stats reflect his contribution.

In my opinion Wilcox is a contract player. He worked hard out there last season…it was a contract year for him. His impact was great, but it was a result of hustle, strength, and athletic ability…not fundamental basketball skill. If he had a work ethic, he would have develop fundamentals. Instead he’s using his great physical gifts to be an NBA player.

I never watch Wilcox before he came to Detroit. Perhaps Kuester didn’t utilize his fundamentals properly…kind of like Monroe was used as a hustle guy more than a skilled guy. But from what I see, with him taking most of the season off (injuries), and working so hard this year (contract year), I think he’s lazy and has made a fantastic living off natural tools. Too bad…there’s no telling how good he could have been if he would have worked hard enough to reach his potential.

By: neutes

neutes — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:02:27 +0000

Hamilton routinely averages over 4 assists per game for his career. Seems like most of his assists go to big men after he comes off screens and gets the defense to bite after receiving the ball. Also I think it’s safe to say that without Hamilton the Pistons alley-oop quotient would plummet. I have no idea how many the Pistons had but it’s safe to say Hamilton tossed up over half of them.