Tatum wasn’t just picking on those guys though. There’s a 25 pound weight difference there. Twice in the second quarter Tatum drove directly on Caruso when he was on him. The Lakers kept switching on screens, which forced not only Caldwell-Pope onto him, but Alex Caruso as well. Tatum took advantage when Caldwell-Pope was either assigned to him, or when he switched onto him when a screen was set. He’s a great defender that does a great job defending guards, but it’s not fair to ask a player of his size to defend someone as big as Tatum or Leonard. Now, that’s not Caldwell-Pope’s fault by any means. The Lakers have put him on some big wings like Tatum and Kawhi Leonard this year, and the results haven’t been great. In fact, no Laker defended Tatum more that game than Caldwell-Pope. The Lakers primarily had Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on Tatum. With that being said, Jayson Tatum was giving the Los Angeles Lakers all sorts of problems in yesterday’s game against the Boston Celtics. GET THAT CELTIC ASS! Shoutout to James Worthy. Johnson (once) and Robertson (twice) also led the league in free throw percentage.Before I start this, I just want to say one thing. James is a lifetime 74 % free throw shooter, while Johnson posted 85 % and Robertson posted 84 % in their careers. Here are the October/November PER 36-minute shooting stats for the thirteen rookies, (with the top two stats in each category highlighted):įG%, field goal percentage: Simmons is second in field goal percentage (50.7) to John Collins (59.2), but neither player shoots many three-pointers.ģP%, three-point percentage: Jayson Tatum 48.6 %, Kyle Kuzma 37.9 %, Ben Simmons 0.0 %.įT%, free throw percentage: Jayson Tatum 82.8 %, Donovan Mitchell 82.0 %, Ben Simmons 56.0 % (11 th).Ĭomparisons between Ben Simmons and Lebron James or Magic Johnson or Oscar Robertson are premature, because Ben is a poor mid-range shooter, especially from the free throw line (56.0 %). PTS, points: Kyle Kuzma 19.2, Donovan Mitchell 19.2, Ben Simmons 18.8 (3 rd) Per 36-minute Shooting Stats PF, personal fouls: Lauri Markkanen 1.9, Lonzo Ball 2.3, Ben Simmons 2.5 (7 th) TOV, turnovers: Lauri Markkanen 1.6, Jayson Tatum 1.6, Ben Simmons 3.7 (12 th) STL, steals: Ben Simmons 2.3, Josh Jackson 2.2, Donovan Mitchell 1.7īLK, blocks: John Collins 1.3, Jayson Tatum 1.0, Ben Simmons 0.8 (4 th) TRB, total rebounds: John Collins 11.1, Lauri Markkanen 9.6, Ben Simmons 9.5 (3 rd)ĪST, assists: Lonzo Ball 7.8, Ben Simmons 7.3, Mike James 6.6Ī/TO, assist-to-turnover ratio: Lonzo Ball 2.79, Mike James 2.44, Ben Simmons 1.97 (5 th) Here’s how he stacks up against the top rookies and overall in each category: Although Ben only leads in one PER 36-minute stat (steals) his overall production is phenomenal. With one-quarter of the season completed, it is a crowded field of rookies that are vying for rookie-of-the-month. One quarter down, and 2017-2018 has great rookie play so far Here are the final October/November PER 36-minute stats for thirteen rookies, arranged by minutes per game (with the top two stats in each category highlighted): Let’s compare Simmons to the rookie field. Related Story: Should Ben Simmons actually change his free throw hand? How about some stats? I pulled my stats from. To substantiate my claim to greatness, you’ll need proof, right? Well proof you will get. In separate games, he scored highs of 31 points and 18 rebounds against the Washington Wizards, 12 assists against the Golden State Warriors, three blocks against the Utah Jazz and five steals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Simmons peaks are high, and getting higher And as a six-foot-ten point guard, he is both an offensive and defensive nightmare. In 20 games, the 21-year-old has twelve double-doubles, two of which were triple-doubles. In fact, he’s playing in the realm where an NBA seasoned vet would be downright giddy.īen Simmons averages 18.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 2.3 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. Philadelphia 76ers rookie point guard Ben Simmons has dominated the race for rookie-of-the-year so far, and should easily win the rookie-of-the-month award for October/November. By Darryl Bishop 5 years ago The Philadelphia 76ers have been winning more than their fare share of games this season, and a major reason for that is the jaw-dropping performance of 6-foot-10 rookie point guard Ben Simmons
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