Payton Pritchard is having the most efficient season scoring on ISOs in the last decade
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Most Points Per Possession On ISOs In Each NBA Regular Season From 2016-2026 (Min. 100 Total ISO Possessions):
The real Caitlin Clark.
The PP of CC’s
This was his entire offense at Oregon. He masked a lot of deficiencies the teams had over the years.
Oregon basketball has platooned the second he left
It’s become a small fighting unit?
Lmao something like that. They suck ass is what I meant
r/boneappletea
did you mean “plateaued”?
Watching Pritchard take on entire teams at the NIT his last year at Oregon is when I realized he’d be making noise in the NBA
James Harden averaged 10 isolation possessions per game in 17-18…so 720 total. Payton Pritchard is at 2.1 per game, big difference. Kyrie Irving averaged 4.8 per game in 22-23
Yea, that’s what I was getting at. What he has done is still very impressive, but you do have to factor in total possessions (or possessions per game) when comparing him to the other guys on that list
James Harden and Kyrie are gods
It’s also a fallacy to assume Prichard’s success rate could only go down if he had more usage. Harden is untouchable but anyone else on that list could be free game especially kyrie who is amazing but not necessarily a cut throat game ending world beater
Seeing as he’s shooting 60+% and a record breaking 1.3 PPP on his iso possessions i’m thinking his PPP would probably go (significantly) down with higher volume. There’s no room to go up lol.
That’s just your opinion. Quit your job and bet on sports full time since your megamind got this all figured out lol
If I could quit my job and just bet on Pritchard averaging less than 1.3 PPP on 5-10 iso possessions per game I definitely would lol.
Be somebody thenz quit your job
If it’s his opinion to think that Payton Pritchard isn’t a better isolation scorer than Harden, Irving, Leonard, and DeRozan, then I would say his opinion is correct.
Everyone wasn’t until they were. Harden kawaii all them followed a similar trajectory to what pritch is doing now
Opposing teams would expect the iso and get ready for it more if pritchard do it more than 2 times a game
No wonder Reggie Miller said that Caitlyn Clark is like Payton Pritchard !
/s
Impressive, but Pritchard has 103 isolation possessions over 50 games this season. To put it that in context, Harden has 419 iso possessions over just 41 games this season. The only way this is a real comparison is if you look at every 50-game sample size over the last decade.
Also, the above list isn’t even correct. Just picking random seasons…in 2023, I see SGA there with 1.11 points per isolation (461 possessions), which if all the other stats in the above list are correct (they aren’t), would put him at #10. In 2025 I see Lavine at 1.15 points per iso (150 possessions) This season I see SGA at 1.17 points per iso (302 posessions). 2021 I see Jokic, Irving, and Lillard at 1.11 (all above 100 possessions). 2020, Dinwiddie had 1.20…
This stat is like a low volume shooter leading the league in 3 point percentage. He doesn’t get enough iso’s to compare to these other players. Cool stat though.
wow that’s insane company
Pritchard has mastered bodying players to create space at the rim or the short midrange. He knows he doesn’t have elite size or athleticism so he has to create space in other ways. He has great strength for his size, but really knows when to use it to create space.
It really started last year where he went from mostly a 3 point shooter to a full offensive threat. The years prior to that he would get to the rim so often but then pass it out because he couldn’t get a clean shot up. Now he has a combination of some TJ McConnell and Jalen Brunson-like skill in his craftiness to create space near the rim. Some of the times it borders on offensive foul, but nearly no ref is going to call an offensive foul on a 6 foot guard who is under 200 pounds.
It would be good to know how many total possessions he has had in comparison to the other guys on that list roughly halfway through their respective seasons
Show total possessions. I’m assuming pp has about 100. And the others are 10x that
Will Prichard be the next nationality hated and underrated Boston player? Seems like as soon as one goes off in Boston it’s time for everyone to say he’s not actually good or “corny”
Why do you assume I am hating
Oh I get it.. let me try: why do you assume that I assumed that you are hating?
Cool. ✌️
Because you are.
How is comparing his iso possessions to the others hate? He didn’t say he was ass. He said he doesn’t have that many iso possessions, which is a fact
How is a fanbase with so much success this insecure?
Why would they do that? That wouldn’t help their case!
People are going to call this ‘gimmick offense’ because of how Boston spaces the floor, but you still have to hit the shots. PP is averaging nearly 20 PPG off the bench lately with unreal shooting splits. At what point do we stop calling it a ‘hot streak’ and admit he’s just a lethal 1-on-1 player now?
He’s a lethal iso scorer on 2 possession per game
He averages 2.6 points per game in isolation.
Not surprised. He looks like MJ any time he faces one of our guys in an ISO situation.
What’s crazy is the volume and the ease in which he scores in iso
It’s actually insane how strong and crafty he is with the ball from 3-10 feet from the basket
Like if he’s not making his defender trip over themselves with his elite footwork/ball handling he’s straight up shoulder checking whoever is guarding him and shooting a layup, it’s actually unreal
Volume? You mean 49th most iso possessions per game?
I’m just basing it on the games I don’t have the stats in front of me, he does it a ton idk what to tell you
WNBA superstar.
I’m a C’s fan but I’m worried at some point they’re gonna start calling him for offensive fouls cuz he elbows guys out of the way on most of his ISOs.
so you’re saying we need to let the white boy cook
I am sure this stat will bother some people and get them all up in arms. I am sure his ISO usage is not as high as others, but it is still an impressive stat that shows that Payton Pritchard has some value in iso situations, offensively it shows he is more than a one dimensional spot up shooter,
imagine pritchard and nuv having to guard mitchell and harden in the playoffs lmfao. cute stat tho
Wait, which of those three players have won a championship? Im trying to remember….
lmfao i’m sorry you’re hyping up a backup bench player? getting a ring?
You are very clearly a moron arguing in bad faith
Flair up, fool!