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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky
That is really foolish in my opinion.
Brunson is a hell of an all-around player.
Frank has been a guy who often can't find PT on a terrible team desperate for a guard.
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Sorry, but your take is flawed.
You cant trash Franks offense but praise Brunson as "hell of an all-around player" when his defense stats are actually pretty terrible. And with little room for improvement due to his physical limitations.
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He averaged 2.4 rebounds, 0.4 steals, and 0.1 blocks per game this season. The rebounding rate is on par for a point guard, but the steals are well below average. The advanced metrics were not better. Brunson had 0.7 defensive win shares which ranked 246th in the NBA. His negative 0.9 defensive box score plus-minus was 354th. Brunson also finished 289th in ESPN’s defensive real plus-minus.
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And that comes with him not guarding the prime guard opponents, something Frank does.
Brunson also shot 34.8% in his first season and 35.8% in his second. While playing in Ricks system together with Luka. But Frank with his 32.1% in the trashy trash trash Knicks "offense" is a lost cause?
I really dont care about the stats of Knicks Frank. France/Worldcup Frank is much more interesting and he showed his potential there. The guy is pretty much "improving 4% from downtown" away from being a high valued 3&D guard. And thats a must need with Luka on our team.
You always take this gamble. And the Mavs never had a problem to find quality backup guards who knows how to run the offense. Like i said they have allready a Brunson replacement in the pipeline (Burke).
Luka, Seth on his bargain contract for one of the best shooter...the Mavs cant afford more below average guard/perimeter defender. But they could find a perfect backcourt fit for Luka.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXYwkNKDLzs