ManBearLion123 said:RedlessWardrobe said:
Fellow posters:
I'm not trying to slam Pippen. What I wrote is just an opinion on what I've seen on the court.
Also, Pippen is playing the point, Stojakovic did not. And using a statistic from a sample size of 3 games is not sufficient. While Pippen may be "8th in the ACC" the truth is teams in the ACC haven't even played each other yet. Justin's numbers have come at home against three teams that are nowhere near ACC level.
Again, I hope I'm wrong, I'm rooting for Justin. And if he plays well against better competition I'll be happy to eat my words.
Andrej didn't have a single game with more than 4 assists last season. Pippen has posted 7, 4 and 6 assists in the 3 games so far.
Pippen is pretty undoubtedly a much better distributor than Andrej. You're the one who compared the two in their supposed unwillingness to pass.
You can criticize the types of shots Pippen settles for, and even believe that he could look to pass slightly more than he does...but to compare his willingness to share the ball with Andrej is pretty clearly ridiculous.
I'll concede that. Using Andrej as comparison was probably the wrong guy to use. Bottom line, as you say I hope Justin looks to pass more than he does. It will make the team even more productive.