Tom Haberstroh of Hoop Data (our source for advanced stat box scores) breaks down some offensive stats on the two 4s that have taken center stage in the Cavs’ trade talks. The flashing neon points from the article boil down to this: Jamison isn’t nearly the shooter he’s billed to be; comparatively, Amar’e obliterates Jamison from everywhere inside the arc; but we also shouldn’t underestimate how much of Amar’e’s mid-range effectiveness has to do with Steve Nash, whose numbers suggest that he increases his team’s eFG% by twice as much as literally any other player in the league; but that in Haberstroh’s opinion, if you’re going to roll the dice with one of these two guys, the correct answer is Amar’e by a long shot.
Thanks to John Krolik at Cavs: The Blog for the link.
-T
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