Your opinion is uninformed. +/- is not a stat for shooting efficiency (there is efg% for that), it's a stat for overall contribution to the team, and although it is very raw, it is a very good indicator of that. If I wanted a more accurate indicator for what Iggy brings to the team, adjusted +/- would work. Either way, Iggy has been shown throughout his career to be at his best when he limits his shooting. If you want a player to 'demand the ball' you want them to be a capable scorer from either inside/midrange or midrange/outside, either of which Iggy is very effective at. No_Hablo_InglesNever said it was for shooting efficiency. You listed his shooting percentages along with his +/- as if the two are supposed to closely correlate, which it doesn't. Trying to make 7-11 shooting sound like a bad thing is preposterous, if anything it's his 7 turnovers that really hurt the Nuggets. We all know the Nuggets game is points in the paint, and Iguodala is capable of finishing at the rim or kicking it out after a drive, he should not be hovering around the 3 point line for most possessions.
Which he is a part of. Him being on the court limits spacing. The Warriors are willing to give him semi-open 3's, as they know over the long run this results in fewer points per possession. 'No_Hablo_InglesSo we agree that +/- is really a team based stat. Maybe three guys on the Nuggets roster are good enough jump shooters to effectively space the floor, and the Nuggets are going to be much less effective in a a half court set with the defense set. Iggy's threes are often bailouts from broken plays, late shot clock, and inability to get to the rim.
Ty Lawson has a minus every game in the series, does that mean he should be taking less shots?' He should be taking less shots from outside, that's for sure, although I don't know if that's possible without reviewing how/if the Warriors are limiting his driving ability. Ty Lawson has always been a decent outside shooter but he has shown to be Westbrook-esque inside the paint. So far this series his decent jumper hasn't really fallen (he's 14/38 outside the paint). So I can't say that he should take less shots, but I can say if when he shoots he should do so from areas of the court where he is more effective (again, may not be possible based off Golden States defense).No_Hablo_InglesSo based on all these assumptions, I guess in the end the Nuggets should be doing the exact same thing on the offensive end and hope their shots fall. Telling me he should shoot from areas where he is more effective is basically saying nothing at all. Once again, I believe Iguodala should demand the ball more and have plays actually run through him, he is a capable and willing passer, driving and kicking would break down the Warriors defense. Besides Lawson who occasionally dumps the ball off to a big, the rest of the Nuggets are ballstoppers in the paint. Which basically comes down to better ball movement. I'm not even gonna bother with Gay if it's not even "debateable."
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