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Assist Charts 2010-11: Ben Gordon
This is the latest installment of a series called “Assist Charts.” For each of the 13 Pistons who played this year, I’m going to show whom they assisted and who assisted them.
Each post will be divided into two sections: Player assists to and Assists from player. Player assists to shows who the featured player assisted. Assists from player shows who assisted the featured player.
Each section will display two pie graphs and corresponding tables. One graph and table will show totals, and the other set will show per 36 minutes.
All the graphs and tables are color-coded with a specific color assigned to each player throughout the series. Point guards are blue. Shooting guards are orange. Small forwards are green. Power forwards are red. Centers are yellow.
Player assists to
Total
| Field goal | Amount |
| McGrady | 6 |
| Stuckey | 12 |
| Bynum | 4 |
| Hamilton | 4 |
| Prince | 19 |
| Daye | 21 |
| Summers | 0 |
| Wilcox | 8 |
| Villanueva | 64 |
| Maxiell | 9 |
| Monroe | 22 |
| Wallace | 2 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Field goal | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 871 | 0.25 |
| Stuckey | 895 | 0.48 |
| Bynum | 687 | 0.21 |
| Hamilton | 218 | 0.66 |
| Prince | 1067 | 0.64 |
| Daye | 852 | 0.89 |
| Summers | 126 | 0.00 |
| Wilcox | 516 | 0.56 |
| Villanueva | 1194 | 1.93 |
| Maxiell | 414 | 0.78 |
| Monroe | 1105 | 0.72 |
| Wallace | 571 | 0.13 |
What we learned
Whoa, Ben Gordon really got Charlie Villanueva involved. Of course, they’ll always be tied because they both signed big contracts in 2009, but Villanueva also played more minutes with Gordon than anyone else did. I’d probably try to keep playing the UConn pair together next season.
Otherwise, Gordon didn’t have many assists. He’s a scoring guard, and if you expected differently, that’s your fault, not his.
Assists to Player
Total
| Assist | Amount |
| McGrady | 34 |
| Stuckey | 35 |
| Bynum | 34 |
| Hamilton | 4 |
| Prince | 27 |
| Daye | 14 |
| Summers | 1 |
| Wilcox | 9 |
| Villanueva | 6 |
| Maxiell | 2 |
| Monroe | 14 |
| Wallace | 7 |
| None | 152 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Assist | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 871 | 1.41 |
| Stuckey | 895 | 1.41 |
| Bynum | 687 | 1.78 |
| Hamilton | 218 | 0.66 |
| Prince | 1067 | 0.91 |
| Daye | 852 | 0.59 |
| Summers | 126 | 0.29 |
| Wilcox | 516 | 0.63 |
| Villanueva | 1194 | 0.18 |
| Maxiell | 414 | 0.17 |
| Monroe | 1105 | 0.46 |
| Wallace | 571 | 0.44 |
| None | 2131 | 2.57 |
What we learned
I wasn’t a big believer that the Pistons’ point guards have caused Gordon’s struggles the last two years, but I might be coming around. By a solid margin, nobody assisted Gordon more per minutes than Detroit’s three point guards – Tracy McGrady, Rodney Stuckey and Will Bynum.
Maybe Gordon is actually point guard dependent.
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Assist Charts 2010-11: Rodney Stuckey
This is the latest installment of a series called “Assist Charts.” For each of the 13 Pistons who played this year, I’m going to show whom they assisted and who assisted them.
Each post will be divided into two sections: Player assists to and Assists from player. Player assists to shows who the featured player assisted. Assists from player shows who assisted the featured player.
Each section will display two pie graphs and corresponding tables. One graph and table will show totals, and the other set will show per 36 minutes.
All the graphs and tables are color-coded with a specific color assigned to each player throughout the series. Point guards are blue. Shooting guards are orange. Small forwards are green. Power forwards are red. Centers are yellow.
Player assists to
Total
| Field goal | Amount |
| McGrady | 17 |
| Bynum | 3 |
| Gordon | 35 |
| Hamilton | 80 |
| Prince | 61 |
| Daye | 28 |
| Summers | 8 |
| Wilcox | 23 |
| Villanueva | 51 |
| Maxiell | 14 |
| Monroe | 35 |
| Wallace | 6 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Field goal | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 627 | 0.98 |
| Bynum | 178 | 0.61 |
| Gordon | 895 | 1.41 |
| Hamilton | 942 | 3.06 |
| Prince | 1537 | 1.43 |
| Daye | 767 | 1.31 |
| Summers | 60 | 4.80 |
| Wilcox | 454 | 1.82 |
| Villanueva | 740 | 2.48 |
| Maxiell | 620 | 0.81 |
| Monroe | 1131 | 1.11 |
| Wallace | 777 | 0.28 |
What we learned
Maybe Rodney Stuckey’s ability to set up Richard Hamilton has been underrated. Aside from the Stuckey-to-DaJuan Summers connection, which is distorted by a small sample size, and Will Bynum-to-Hamilton, which also had a much smaller sample, no Piston assisted another more per minute on the court together than Stuckey assisted Hamilton.
Stuckey also showed a good chemistry with Charlie Villanueva. What are the odds they both start or both back up next season? It might be a blessing in disguise if they’re on the same unit.
Assists to Player
Total
| Assist | Amount |
| McGrady | 23 |
| Bynum | 7 |
| Gordon | 12 |
| Hamilton | 16 |
| Prince | 31 |
| Daye | 10 |
| Summers | 0 |
| Wilcox | 5 |
| Villanueva | 2 |
| Maxiell | 2 |
| Monroe | 14 |
| Wallace | 17 |
| None | 224 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Assist | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 627 | 1.32 |
| Bynum | 178 | 1.42 |
| Gordon | 895 | 0.48 |
| Hamilton | 942 | 0.61 |
| Prince | 1537 | 0.73 |
| Daye | 767 | 0.47 |
| Summers | 60 | 0.00 |
| Wilcox | 454 | 0.40 |
| Villanueva | 740 | 0.10 |
| Maxiell | 620 | 0.12 |
| Monroe | 1131 | 0.45 |
| Wallace | 777 | 0.79 |
| None | 2183 | 3.69 |
What we learned
Rodney Stuckey made good use of his time at off guard, getting a decent number of assists from Tracy McGrady and Will Bynum. That doesn’t mean Stuckey can’t play point guard, but I know I’m comfortable with him at shooting guard. I can’t say the same about him running the point.
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Assist Charts 2010-11: Tracy McGrady
This is the latest installment of a series called “Assist Charts.” For each of the 13 Pistons who played this year, I’m going to show whom they assisted and who assisted them.
Each post will be divided into two sections: Player assists to and Assists from player. Player assists to shows who the featured player assisted. Assists from player shows who assisted the featured player.
Each section will display two pie graphs and corresponding tables. One graph and table will show totals, and the other set will show per 36 minutes.
All the graphs and tables are color-coded with a specific color assigned to each player throughout the series. Point guards are blue. Shooting guards are orange. Small forwards are green. Power forwards are red. Centers are yellow.
Player assists to
Total
| Field goal | Amount |
| Stuckey | 23 |
| Bynum | 9 |
| Gordon | 34 |
| Hamilton | 18 |
| Prince | 49 |
| Daye | 17 |
| Summers | 1 |
| Wilcox | 17 |
| Villanueva | 22 |
| Maxiell | 5 |
| Monroe | 47 |
| Wallace | 9 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Field goal | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| Stuckey | 627 | 1.32 |
| Bynum | 265 | 1.22 |
| Gordon | 871 | 1.41 |
| Hamilton | 440 | 1.47 |
| Prince | 1179 | 1.50 |
| Daye | 356 | 1.72 |
| Summers | 17 | 2.12 |
| Wilcox | 443 | 1.38 |
| Villanueva | 588 | 1.35 |
| Maxiell | 220 | 0.82 |
| Monroe | 1204 | 1.41 |
| Wallace | 527 | 0.61 |
What we learned
That’s excellent balance. It was clear Tracy McGrady assisted Greg Monroe often, but McGrady assisted Rodney Stuckey, Will Bynum, Ben Gordon, Richard Hamilton, Austin Daye, Chris Wilcox and Charlie Villanueva about as much.
I think that’s a big reason the offense appeared to flow better when McGrady played point guard – everyone knew they might get the ball, and therefore, became more engaged.
Assists to Player
Total
| Assist | Amount |
| Stuckey | 17 |
| Bynum | 7 |
| Gordon | 6 |
| Hamilton | 6 |
| Prince | 32 |
| Daye | 5 |
| Summers | 0 |
| Wilcox | 5 |
| Villanueva | 4 |
| Maxiell | 0 |
| Monroe | 7 |
| Wallace | 7 |
| None | 131 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Assist | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| Stuckey | 627 | 0.98 |
| Bynum | 265 | 0.95 |
| Gordon | 871 | 0.25 |
| Hamilton | 440 | 0.49 |
| Prince | 1179 | 0.98 |
| Daye | 356 | 0.51 |
| Summers | 17 | 0.00 |
| Wilcox | 443 | 0.41 |
| Villanueva | 588 | 0.24 |
| Maxiell | 220 | 0.00 |
| Monroe | 1204 | 0.21 |
| Wallace | 527 | 0.48 |
| None | 1686 | 2.80 |
What we learned
Plenty of Tracy McGrady’s baskets were unassisted, mostly because he often kept the ball in his hands to set up other players. He also showed glimpses of his previous NBA life, when he led the league in scoring, and in those situations, he typically went one-on-one.
When McGrady was assisted, Rodney Stuckey, Tayshaun Prince and Will Bynum did it most often. I suspect that’s a product of early and late in the season, when McGrady spent more time playing off the ball.
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Assist Charts 2010-11: Tayshaun Prince
This is the latest installment of a series called “Assist Charts.” For each of the 13 Pistons who played this year, I’m going to show whom they assisted and who assisted them.
Each post will be divided into two sections: Player assists to and Assists from player. Player assists to shows who the featured player assisted. Assists from player shows who assisted the featured player.
Each section will display two pie graphs and corresponding tables. One graph and table will show totals, and the other set will show per 36 minutes.
All the graphs and tables are color-coded with a specific color assigned to each player throughout the series. Point guards are blue. Shooting guards are orange. Small forwards are green. Power forwards are red. Centers are yellow.
Player assists to
Total
| Field goal | Amount |
| McGrady | 32 |
| Stuckey | 31 |
| Bynum | 6 |
| Gordon | 27 |
| Hamilton | 45 |
| Daye | 15 |
| Summers | 1 |
| Wilcox | 12 |
| Villanueva | 16 |
| Maxiell | 9 |
| Monroe | 14 |
| Wallace | 7 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Field goal | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 1179 | 0.98 |
| Stuckey | 1537 | 0.73 |
| Bynum | 344 | 0.63 |
| Gordon | 1067 | 0.91 |
| Hamilton | 1131 | 1.43 |
| Daye | 570 | 0.95 |
| Summers | 30 | 1.20 |
| Wilcox | 598 | 0.72 |
| Villanueva | 729 | 0.79 |
| Maxiell | 497 | 0.65 |
| Monroe | 1488 | 0.34 |
| Wallace | 1070 | 0.24 |
What we learned
Surprise, surprise: Tayshaun Prince assisted Richard Hamilton more often per minute on the court together than he assisted any other teammate. Those two relied on each other throughout the season – both on and off the court. It would be interesting to see how the remaining player reacts if the Pistons shed only one of the two.
Assists to Player
Total
| McGrady | 49 | 1179 |
| Stuckey | 61 | 1537 |
| Bynum | 13 | 344 |
| Gordon | 19 | 1067 |
| Hamilton | 48 | 1131 |
| Daye | 5 | 570 |
| Summers | 1 | 30 |
| Wilcox | 4 | 598 |
| Villanueva | 11 | 729 |
| Maxiell | 1 | 497 |
| Monroe | 21 | 1488 |
| Wallace | 13 | 1070 |
| None | 227 | 2562 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Assist | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 1179 | 1.50 |
| Stuckey | 1537 | 1.43 |
| Bynum | 344 | 1.36 |
| Gordon | 1067 | 0.64 |
| Hamilton | 1131 | 1.53 |
| Daye | 570 | 0.32 |
| Summers | 30 | 1.20 |
| Wilcox | 598 | 0.24 |
| Villanueva | 729 | 0.54 |
| Maxiell | 497 | 0.07 |
| Monroe | 1488 | 0.51 |
| Wallace | 1070 | 0.44 |
| None | 2562 | 3.19 |
What we learned
Of course, Richard Hamilton also assisted Tayshaun Prince more than anyone else did, both in terms of total assists and per minute with each player. The two Piston veterans have clearly established a chemistry during their nine years together. Although we didn’t see as many last season, Hamilton-to-Prince alley-oops have become a Detroit staple.
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Assist Charts 2010-11: Greg Monroe
This is the latest installment of a series called “Assist Charts.” For each of the 13 Pistons who played this year, I’m going to show whom they assisted and who assisted them.
Each post will be divided into two sections: Player assists to and Assists from player. Player assists to shows who the featured player assisted. Assists from player shows who assisted the featured player.
Each section will display two pie graphs and corresponding tables. One graph and table will show totals, and the other set will show per 36 minutes.
All the graphs and tables are color-coded with a specific color assigned to each player throughout the series. Point guards are blue. Shooting guards are orange. Small forwards are green. Power forwards are red. Centers are yellow.
Player assists to
Total
| Field goal | Amount |
| McGrady | 7 |
| Stuckey | 14 |
| Bynum | 5 |
| Gordon | 14 |
| Hamilton | 13 |
| Prince | 21 |
| Daye | 5 |
| Summers | 2 |
| Wilcox | 15 |
| Villanueva | 6 |
| Maxiell | 1 |
| Wallace | 3 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Field goal | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 1204 | 0.21 |
| Stuckey | 1131 | 0.45 |
| Bynum | 582 | 0.31 |
| Gordon | 1105 | 0.46 |
| Hamilton | 778 | 0.60 |
| Prince | 1488 | 0.51 |
| Daye | 673 | 0.27 |
| Summers | 117 | 0.62 |
| Wilcox | 572 | 0.94 |
| Villanueva | 650 | 0.33 |
| Maxiell | 202 | 0.18 |
| Wallace | 378 | 0.29 |
What we learned
Adjusted for time playing with each teammate, Greg Monroe assisted Chris Wilcox most often. Chris Wilcox! Yes, the same Wilcox who plays power forward and doesn’t really create his own shot often.
That’s Monroe’s Princeton-style roots on display. He often found Wilcox on cuts, and I hope that Pistons take advantage of Monroe’s ability to make that pass more often next year – whether it’s to Wilcox or someone else.
Assists to Player
Total
| Assist | Amount |
| McGrady | 47 |
| Stuckey | 35 |
| Bynum | 7 |
| Gordon | 22 |
| Hamilton | 21 |
| Prince | 14 |
| Daye | 6 |
| Summers | 0 |
| Wilcox | 9 |
| Villanueva | 4 |
| Maxiell | 1 |
| Wallace | 5 |
| None | 132 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Assist | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 1204 | 1.41 |
| Stuckey | 1131 | 1.11 |
| Bynum | 582 | 0.43 |
| Gordon | 1105 | 0.72 |
| Hamilton | 778 | 0.97 |
| Prince | 1488 | 0.34 |
| Daye | 673 | 0.32 |
| Summers | 117 | 0.00 |
| Wilcox | 572 | 0.57 |
| Villanueva | 650 | 0.22 |
| Maxiell | 202 | 0.18 |
| Wallace | 378 | 0.48 |
| None | 2222 | 2.14 |
What we learned
To nobody’s surprise, Tracy McGrady assisted Monroe most often. Monroe didn’t become involved in the Pistons’ designed scoring until he became a pick-and-roll partner for McGrady midway through the season. Once he did, that became a staple both players.
But I was a bit surprised to see Rodney Stuckey also assisted Monroe fairly often, too.
By the way, don’t be fooled by that high percentage of unassisted baskets by Monroe. Most of those came on putbacks. He was still heavily reliant on teammates to set him up.
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Assist Charts 2010-11: Austin Daye
This is the latest installment of a series called “Assist Charts.” For each of the 13 Pistons who played this year, I’m going to show whom they assisted and who assisted them.
Each post will be divided into two sections: Player assists to and Assists from player. Player assists to shows who the featured player assisted. Assists from player shows who assisted the featured player.
Each section will display two pie graphs and corresponding tables. One graph and table will show totals, and the other set will show per 36 minutes.
All the graphs and tables are color-coded with a specific color assigned to each player throughout the series. Point guards are blue. Shooting guards are orange. Small forwards are green. Power forwards are red. Centers are yellow.
Player assists to
Total
| Field goal | Amount |
| McGrady | 5 |
| Stuckey | 10 |
| Bynum | 5 |
| Gordon | 14 |
| Hamilton | 13 |
| Prince | 5 |
| Summers | 2 |
| Wilcox | 4 |
| Villanueva | 10 |
| Maxiell | 3 |
| Monroe | 6 |
| Wallace | 1 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Field goal | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 356 | 0.51 |
| Stuckey | 767 | 0.47 |
| Bynum | 532 | 0.34 |
| Gordon | 852 | 0.59 |
| Hamilton | 424 | 1.10 |
| Prince | 570 | 0.32 |
| Summers | 86 | 0.84 |
| Wilcox | 365 | 0.39 |
| Villanueva | 546 | 0.66 |
| Maxiell | 309 | 0.35 |
| Monroe | 673 | 0.32 |
| Wallace | 297 | 0.12 |
What we learned
I think Austin Daye’s best position right now is shooting guard. Until he gets stronger, small forward can be tough for him – and power forwarded, where he started early last season, is nearly impossible for him. His length allows him to guard most twos, and he has a huge matchup advantage over most shooting guards. He can shoot, with a clear sightline to the basket, over nearly all of them.
But am I crazy for believing he could play some point guard? Daye didn’t have a ton of assists, but he assisted Richard Hamilton, a player at his best when coming off screens and being assisted, most often per 36 minutes on the court with each teammate. Plus, the rest of his assists were pretty evenly distributed – which I consider a good sign for a point guard.
Assists to Player
Total
| Assist | Amount |
| McGrady | 17 |
| Stuckey | 28 |
| Bynum | 19 |
| Gordon | 21 |
| Hamilton | 16 |
| Prince | 15 |
| Summers | 0 |
| Wilcox | 3 |
| Villanueva | 4 |
| Maxiell | 2 |
| Monroe | 5 |
| Wallace | 7 |
| None | 56 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Assist | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 356 | 1.72 |
| Stuckey | 767 | 1.31 |
| Bynum | 532 | 1.29 |
| Gordon | 852 | 0.89 |
| Hamilton | 424 | 1.36 |
| Prince | 570 | 0.95 |
| Summers | 86 | 0.00 |
| Wilcox | 365 | 0.30 |
| Villanueva | 546 | 0.26 |
| Maxiell | 309 | 0.23 |
| Monroe | 673 | 0.27 |
| Wallace | 297 | 0.85 |
| None | 1446 | 1.39 |
What we learned
I’d really like to see that number from Greg Monroe go up next year. That would be a great sign that the Pistons’ two best young offensive players are in sync.
Otherwise, nothing really jumps out about who assisted Daye.
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Assist Charts 2010-11: Ben Wallace
This is the latest installment of a series called “Assist Charts.” For each of the 13 Pistons who played this year, I’m going to show whom they assisted and who assisted them.
Each post will be divided into two sections: Player assists to and Assists from player. Player assists to shows who the featured player assisted. Assists from player shows who assisted the featured player.
Each section will display two pie graphs and corresponding tables. One graph and table will show totals, and the other set will show per 36 minutes.
All the graphs and tables are color-coded with a specific color assigned to each player throughout the series. Point guards are blue. Shooting guards are orange. Small forwards are green. Power forwards are red. Centers are yellow.
Player assists to
Total
| Field goal | Amount |
| McGrady | 7 |
| Stuckey | 17 |
| Bynum | 0 |
| Gordon | 7 |
| Hamilton | 9 |
| Prince | 13 |
| Daye | 7 |
| Summers | 1 |
| Wilcox | 1 |
| Villanueva | 5 |
| Maxiell | 0 |
| Monroe | 5 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Field goal | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 527 | 0.48 |
| Stuckey | 777 | 0.79 |
| Bynum | 156 | 0.00 |
| Gordon | 571 | 0.44 |
| Hamilton | 584 | 0.55 |
| Prince | 1070 | 0.44 |
| Daye | 297 | 0.85 |
| Summers | 15 | 2.40 |
| Wilcox | 15 | 2.40 |
| Villanueva | 322 | 0.56 |
| Maxiell | 240 | 0.00 |
| Monroe | 378 | 0.48 |
What we learned
Ben Wallace has a reputation for passing well for his size, and I still think he does, but he didn’t assist any particular player extremely often last season. If anyone stood out as a recipient, it was Austin Daye.
Assists to Player
Total
| Assist | Amount |
| McGrady | 9 |
| Stuckey | 6 |
| Bynum | 0 |
| Gordon | 2 |
| Hamilton | 5 |
| Prince | 7 |
| Daye | 1 |
| Summers | 0 |
| Wilcox | 0 |
| Villanueva | 1 |
| Maxiell | 0 |
| Monroe | 3 |
| None | 33 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Assist | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 527 | 0.61 |
| Stuckey | 777 | 0.28 |
| Bynum | 156 | 0.00 |
| Gordon | 571 | 0.13 |
| Hamilton | 584 | 0.31 |
| Prince | 1070 | 0.24 |
| Daye | 297 | 0.12 |
| Summers | 15 | 0.00 |
| Wilcox | 15 | 0.00 |
| Villanueva | 322 | 0.11 |
| Maxiell | 240 | 0.00 |
| Monroe | 378 | 0.29 |
| None | 1238 | 0.96 |
What we learned
Ben Wallace didn’t make many baskets last season, but Tracy McGrady assisted him most often. I think that speaks to McGrady’s point guard skills – that he could pass even somewhat successfully to such a limited scorer.
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Assist Charts 2010-11: Richard Hamilton
This is the latest installment of a series called “Assist Charts.” For each of the 13 Pistons who played this year, I’m going to show whom they assisted and who assisted them.
Each post will be divided into two sections: Player assists to and Assists from player. Player assists to shows who the featured player assisted. Assists from player shows who assisted the featured player.
Each section will display two pie graphs and corresponding tables. One graph and table will show totals, and the other set will show per 36 minutes.
All the graphs and tables are color-coded with a specific color assigned to each player throughout the series. Point guards are blue. Shooting guards are orange. Small forwards are green. Power forwards are red. Centers are yellow.
Player assists to
Total
| Field goal | Amount |
| McGrady | 6 |
| Stuckey | 16 |
| Bynum | 6 |
| Gordon | 4 |
| Prince | 48 |
| Daye | 16 |
| Summers | 0 |
| Wilcox | 18 |
| Villanueva | 19 |
| Maxiell | 12 |
| Monroe | 21 |
| Wallace | 5 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Field goal | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 440 | 0.49 |
| Stuckey | 942 | 0.61 |
| Bynum | 304 | 0.71 |
| Gordon | 218 | 0.66 |
| Prince | 1131 | 1.53 |
| Daye | 424 | 1.36 |
| Summers | 24 | 0.00 |
| Wilcox | 305 | 2.12 |
| Villanueva | 359 | 1.91 |
| Maxiell | 478 | 0.90 |
| Monroe | 778 | 0.97 |
| Wallace | 584 | 0.31 |
What we learned
Unsurprisingly, Richard Hamilton assisted Tayshaun Prince often. The Hamilton-to-Prince alley oop has been a staple for years, and the trust between those two – on and off the court – especially stood out this year.
But a bit surprisingly, Hamilton assisted Chris Wilcox and Charlie Villanueva more often per minute with each player than he did Prince. And Austin Daye doesn’t trail Prince by much. Maybe Hamilton just works well with all forwards.
Assists to Player
Total
| Assist | Amount |
| McGrady | 18 |
| Stuckey | 80 |
| Bynum | 27 |
| Gordon | 4 |
| Prince | 45 |
| Daye | 13 |
| Summers | 0 |
| Wilcox | 5 |
| Villanueva | 6 |
| Maxiell | 5 |
| Monroe | 13 |
| Wallace | 9 |
| None | 63 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Assist | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 440 | 1.47 |
| Stuckey | 942 | 3.06 |
| Bynum | 304 | 3.20 |
| Gordon | 218 | 0.66 |
| Prince | 1131 | 1.43 |
| Daye | 424 | 1.10 |
| Summers | 24 | 0.00 |
| Wilcox | 305 | 0.59 |
| Villanueva | 359 | 0.60 |
| Maxiell | 478 | 0.38 |
| Monroe | 778 | 0.60 |
| Wallace | 584 | 0.55 |
| None | 1498 | 1.51 |
What we learned
As we all know, Richard Hamilton shoots most efficiently when a point guard is setting him up. That’s likely why Will Bynum, Rodney Stuckey and Tracy McGrady assisted him most often per minute together.
Of course, Tayshaun Prince wasn’t too far behind. Those two really stuck together last year.
Interestingly, Austin Daye didn’t trail Prince by much. If Prince walks in free agency, at least when it comes to working with Hamilton, it appears Daye is ready step in.
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Assist Charts 2010-11: Chris Wilcox
This is the latest installment of a series called “Assist Charts.” For each of the 13 Pistons who played this year, I’m going to show whom they assisted and who assisted them.
Each post will be divided into two sections: Player assists to and Assists from player. Player assists to shows who the featured player assisted. Assists from player shows who assisted the featured player.
Each section will display two pie graphs and corresponding tables. One graph and table will show totals, and the other set will show per 36 minutes.
All the graphs and tables are color-coded with a specific color assigned to each player throughout the series. Point guards are blue. Shooting guards are orange. Small forwards are green. Power forwards are red. Centers are yellow.
Player assists to
Total
| Field goal | Amount |
| McGrady | 5 |
| Stuckey | 5 |
| Bynum | 2 |
| Gordon | 9 |
| Hamilton | 5 |
| Prince | 4 |
| Daye | 3 |
| Summers | 0 |
| Villanueva | 1 |
| Maxiell | 0 |
| Monroe | 9 |
| Wallace | 0 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Field goal | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 443 | 0.41 |
| Stuckey | 454 | 0.40 |
| Bynum | 365 | 0.20 |
| Gordon | 516 | 0.63 |
| Hamilton | 305 | 0.59 |
| Prince | 598 | 0.24 |
| Daye | 365 | 0.30 |
| Summers | 16 | 0.00 |
| Villanueva | 307 | 0.12 |
| Maxiell | 21 | 0.00 |
| Monroe | 572 | 0.57 |
| Wallace | 15 | 0.00 |
What we learned
Chris Wilcox didn’t assist any player more than he did Greg Monroe. Obviously, that’s a tad misleading, because Wilcox played more with Monroe than any Piston besides Tayshaun Prince.
But besides his assists to shooters Richard Hamilton and Ben Gordon, Wilcox assisted Greg Monroe most often per 36 minutes on the court together. That interior-to-interior passing really showed up unexpectedly late in the season.
Assists to Player
Total
| Assist | Amount |
| McGrady | 17 |
| Stuckey | 23 |
| Bynum | 25 |
| Gordon | 8 |
| Hamilton | 18 |
| Prince | 12 |
| Daye | 4 |
| Summers | 0 |
| Villanueva | 5 |
| Maxiell | 0 |
| Monroe | 15 |
| Wallace | 1 |
| None | 59 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Assist | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 443 | 1.38 |
| Stuckey | 454 | 1.82 |
| Bynum | 365 | 2.47 |
| Gordon | 516 | 0.56 |
| Hamilton | 305 | 2.12 |
| Prince | 598 | 0.72 |
| Daye | 365 | 0.39 |
| Summers | 16 | 0.00 |
| Villanueva | 307 | 0.59 |
| Maxiell | 21 | 0.00 |
| Monroe | 572 | 0.94 |
| Wallace | 15 | 2.40 |
| None | 995 | 2.13 |
What we learned
Chris Wilcox played the part of the traditional big man in pick-and-rolls, and that’s why I think point guards Will Bynum and Rodney Stuckey assisted him most. Wilcox was active cutting to the basket, which explains all his assists from Ben Wallace and Greg Monroe.
But I was pretty surprised to see Richard Hamilton assisted Wilcox so often. I don’t recall Hamilton setting up Wilcox often, and similar players Ben Gordon, Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye didn’t assist Wilcox much. Can anyone explain why Hamilton assisted Wilcox so often?
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Assist Charts 2010-11: Will Bynum
This is the latest installment of a series called “Assist Charts.” For each of the 13 Pistons who played this year, I’m going to show whom they assisted and who assisted them.
Each post will be divided into two sections: Player assists to and Assists from player. Player assists to shows who the featured player assisted. Assists from player shows who assisted the featured player.
Each section will display two pie graphs and corresponding tables. One graph and table will show totals, and the other set will show per 36 minutes.
All the graphs and tables are color-coded with a specific color assigned to each player throughout the series. Point guards are blue. Shooting guards are orange. Small forwards are green. Power forwards are red. Centers are yellow.
Player assists to
Total
| Field goal | Amount |
| McGrady | 7 |
| Stuckey | 7 |
| Gordon | 34 |
| Hamilton | 27 |
| Prince | 13 |
| Daye | 19 |
| Summers | 6 |
| Wilcox | 25 |
| Villanueva | 44 |
| Maxiell | 6 |
| Monroe | 7 |
| Wallace | 0 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Field goal | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 265 | 0.95 |
| Stuckey | 178 | 1.42 |
| Gordon | 687 | 1.78 |
| Hamilton | 304 | 3.20 |
| Prince | 344 | 1.36 |
| Daye | 532 | 1.29 |
| Summers | 113 | 1.91 |
| Wilcox | 365 | 2.47 |
| Villanueva | 726 | 2.18 |
| Maxiell | 243 | 0.89 |
| Monroe | 582 | 0.43 |
| Wallace | 156 | 0.00 |
What we learned
Will Bynum assisted Richard Hamilton, Chris Wilcox and Charlie Villanueva fairly often. Depending how everything shakes out, that might be the Pistons’ bench next year.
In fact, besides the vaunted Rodney Stuckey-to-DaJuan Summers connection, nobody connected more often than Bynum to Hamilton.
Assists to Player
Total
| Assist | Amount |
| McGrady | 9 |
| Stuckey | 3 |
| Gordon | 4 |
| Hamilton | 6 |
| Prince | 6 |
| Daye | 5 |
| Summers | 0 |
| Wilcox | 2 |
| Villanueva | 2 |
| Maxiell | 1 |
| Monroe | 5 |
| Wallace | 0 |
| None | 139 |
Per 36 minutes with each player
| Assist | Minutes together | Amount per 36 minutes together |
| McGrady | 265 | 1.22 |
| Stuckey | 178 | 0.61 |
| Gordon | 687 | 0.21 |
| Hamilton | 304 | 0.71 |
| Prince | 344 | 0.63 |
| Daye | 532 | 0.34 |
| Summers | 113 | 0.00 |
| Wilcox | 365 | 0.20 |
| Villanueva | 726 | 0.10 |
| Maxiell | 243 | 0.15 |
| Monroe | 582 | 0.31 |
| Wallace | 156 | 0.00 |
| None | 1125 | 4.45 |
What we learned
Will Bynum had just 23.6 percent of his field goals assisted, by far the lowest on the team. By a wide margin, Tracy McGrady assisted Bynum most often, but Bynum can’t count on playing as many minutes (265) with another point guard again.
When Bynum was in the game, he was going to make the play – for himself or a teammate. But he wasn’t going to have someone else set him up.
