Comments on: Where did Derrick Rose’s passes go?

By: Not Qualified To Comment » Qualified Links

Not Qualified To Comment » Qualified Links — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:25:13 +0000

[…] A very interesting look at where Rose’s passes are all ending up. Are they creating 3-pointers or layups? Dunks? Take a look. [By The Horns] […]

By: Jeff Johnson

Jeff Johnson — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:15:06 +0000

Too much emphasis is being placed too soon on Rose’s playmaking abilities. He will be an outstanding player regardless of whether he’s ever a 10 asst/gm guy. Look for big improvement this year, just give him the ball and get out of the way, Vinnie.

By: Anthony Mitchell

Anthony Mitchell — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:27:03 +0000

What is the percentage of sports writers who REALLY played for an ORGANIZED sports team. What makes these guys EVEN think they know diddley about sports in the 1st place. I would not beleive in stock broker who actually majored in journalism. Why do we look at these fools as the last word on sports.

By: Where were the Bulls shooting? » By The Horns

Where were the Bulls shooting? » By The Horns — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:41:29 +0000

[…] post about Derrick Rose’s assists got me thinking about where the Bulls were shooting the ball from last season. Fortunately, […]

By: felipe garcia

felipe garcia — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:41:26 +0000

let just hope he can put up even more better numbers.

By: AcidFiend

AcidFiend — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:07:59 +0000

I too was wondering how many assists DR gave to BG.

Also its as much a reflection on the state of the Bulls talls that his inside assist numbers are down. You can’t make an assist when theres no-one capable of putting it in.

I’m expecting Roses assists to drop this year, as he’ll need to make more shots in BG’s absence.

By: B Colbert

B Colbert — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:26:39 +0000

id like to know how many of those jump shots are ben gordons. itll be interesting to see his numbers this year and see what happens when you have more than a one pass and shoot offense.

By: beesneezy3

beesneezy3 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:40:06 +0000

Really?

It was his ROOKIE year. Of course he’s only going to get better. Let us not get too caught up in his first year numbers. Which are actually very good all around. Yeah, could have been better, but I don’t think people were expecting a flawless transition from a one year college stint to the NBA. Especially on a team that is growing like the Bulls.

Cannot wait for the new season, cannot wait for D. Rose to put up some big numbers, which no doubt is going to happen.

By: Brad S.

Brad S. — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:54:41 +0000

Now that is a great post that brings up some interesting questions. Could some of our critism of the Bull’s Big men for their lack of interior production be unfounded? (in this case I am talking offensively, there still is no excuse for the bad interior D). How much responsability for that is on the center or power-forward versus how much blame does the point guard have to own up to.

The above stats point to the fact that the Bulls basically run a “drive and kick” offense. It is a very effective tool to get open shots. However, it usually leads to long range jumpers which are always a lower percentage shot than a dunk. Also, it becomes defenable when used too often: the defense just refuses to collape on the driving player. That makes it necissary for the “driver” to either finish at the hoop, or curl back out and set up again. However, there is a 4th option: Get all the way to the hoop, and pass to your center when the defense rotates. A truly great point guard will make the correct decision and then execute any of these plays with equal skill.

Given that I fully expect DRose to get even better in the coming years, then it would follow that our interior players should see their stats rise as well. I wonder if it will also be accompanied with a slight decrease in stats from our SG and SF?