What happened to dude’s 3P%?

In year 2 he shot 39% over 75 games. It’s decreased every season since then and this year he’s <30%

Somebody said he plays basketball like the guy at the park with AirPods in and that’s always stuck with me

What does building around Kon Knueppel instead of Melo even mean though. Melo, Kon, Miller, Bridges all play different positions. It’s not like Kon is a heliocentric ball handler, you don’t build “around” that

The guard version of Paolo Banchero

That’s actually a wild stat, pretty emblematic of him as a player.

I say the Hornets just say fuck it and trade picks for Ja Morant and pair him with LaMelo. The Hornets have proven they can’t win basketball games, might as well create must see TV

It seems obvious now that he is not the type of guy to build around. I would like to see him as a 6th man on a good team still. Wonder if he would ever be willing to take a Naz Reid type contract.

he is not a player that contributes to winning

Because his team sucks?

He’s undeniably a very good offensive player despite his poor scoring efficiency. Over the past two seasons, the Hornets have a 116 ORTG with him on the floor and 105 without him, one of the best offensive on/offs in the league. He’s also had a positive on/off every year except his rookie season.

Expected EPM (using multiple years of data to project impact going forward) has him as the 9th best offensive player in the league.

He gives a decent amount of that back on defense, but he’s still a good player.

jesus christ lol. i have to see him on another team hes played this way his whole life so nothing would change but id like to see this around some good nba talent for a nice experiment

That’s a crazy stat. That’s like some AI shit but AI was undersized lol

You can’t “build” around Kon Knueppel (who is great), unfortunately

Wasn’t this posted yesterday? Mods really do be deleting shit like crazy damn. Assuming that’s what happened here cause I don’t care enough to actually check

At a certain point, you have to wonder if a player is just what he is and cannot change. Sixers fans for instance were praying for Ben Simmons to just chuck up a random jumper once in a while for years to start to space the floor and open up occasional lanes for drives, and nothing ever made him change his mindset.

That said, I’m not 100% convinced that LaMelo is unchangeable. He really just needs to reign in ~2 wild shots a game to get back to his typical efficiency and 3 dumb shots a game to achieve an NBA normal efficiency. That seems like the kind of thing that might be coachable.

Given that the trade market for him is probably shot until he proves healthy for a significant stretch, the optimal plan might be to at least try and coach it out of him before moving on.

From @tylerbritton_ (Hoop Venue)

“LaMelo Ball is an incredibly valuable offensive player.

It’s rare for an oversized PG to combine elite open-floor playmaking, versatile passing, and outside shooting into one functional skillset.

That’s why, despite lackluster rosters in Charlotte, his impact has been significant.

With LaMelo On The Court: • 115.5 ORTG (≅ 14th) • 27.4 AST/100 (≅ 6th) • 13.6 TOV/100 (≅ 8th) • 14.0 Seconds Per Poss. (≅ 1st) • 12.0% Corner 3 Frequency (≅ 3rd)

With LaMelo Off: • 107.8 ORTG (≅ 30th) • 24.9 AST/100 (≅ 25th) • 14.9 TOV/100 (≅ 24th) • 15.0 Seconds Per Poss. (≅ 26th) • 9.5% Corner 3 Frequency (≅ 25th)

His playstyle enables offenses to play fast and move the ball, while actively adding his own scoring, playmaking, and spacing presence.

The shot selection leaves a bit to be desired at times, but on a team that already has a reliable go-to halfcourt scorer, he could be the ideal complementary star.”

Named these teams as ideal situations for him, Magic and Spurs being his two favs • Boston • Houston • Milwaukee • Minnesota • Orlando • Phoenix • Portland • San Antonio • Toronto

Every year I think the Hornets are gonna turn a corner and every year they…don’t

He’s crazy talented imo, but just doesn’t want to put it together. I largely question how his motivation would be in another organization, sorry Hornets fan but let’s be honest, they been poor as an organization for a good while now

Has it flown under the radar? His inefficiency and chucking is always the main points of criticism against him.

Realistically I don’t know why any team would trade for him at this point. The dude has talent but is not a winner.

No way. A clown with an awful playstyle isn’t playing winning basketball??

Lmao I was with you until you said to built around Kon Knueppel. He’s going to a be a high level roll player but he’s not the one they’ll build around

most guards don’t shoot 50% from the field. The TS% numbers are the real story

This time last year he was being called better than Haliburton because of a slow start. So many people here don’t watch games.

I swear y’all made this same post a week ago what’s up? Can’t clown Zion and Nico anymore lol

He’d be super interesting to watch on the rockets.

I tried to tell everyone before he played his first game. Was met with apathy, disbelief, hater accusations.

Time vindicated.