Comments on: For The “Pat Bev Trick Ya’ll” Crowd: Patrick Beverley Is Good.

By: osamu

osamu — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:51:28 +0000

I love Pat, but I was firmly in the camp of this team needing more of a true point/ball handler (and still am). This wasn’t a case where I thought Pat was a bad player, but having someone else bring the ball up the court and initiate the offense, allows Pat to do the things he does well, play off ball, make open shots, and play defense.

While it’s good to know Pat has a superb assist to turnover ratio, this statistic alone doesn’t mean you’re a good point guard. It’s true the best point guards probably do have solid ast/TO ratios, but I don’t think the inverse is true. It just means you don’t turn the ball over a whole lot. Take starter/position out of the equation and Pat’s ast/TO ratio is below guys like Al Horford, Ish Smith, Elfrid Payton, Batum, George Hill, and a bunch of other blah basketball players. I don’t think you can use that stat alone to say he’s a capable lead ball handler.

Ast% PatBev is like under 100th in the league. I get playing with Kawhi and PG, a true point is not really a necessity, but I do think it would’ve helped them play more cohesive basketball, especially early in the year when these guys really weren’t that familiar with each other.

By: KMarsh86

KMarsh86 — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:53:38 +0000

I was actually able to stay logged in and comment on this article… that is a nice surprise! The login thing has been very buggy and annoying lately.
I loved CP3 when he was here, but considering the money we are paying Pat… he is a better value and hopefully will stay healthy in the playoffs unlike Chris Paul.

By: AndreyDKS

AndreyDKS — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:36:43 +0000

Reggie has been a pretty good surprise so far.

By: Oodypkt

Oodypkt — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 07:06:28 +0000

Wonderful article, really enjoy reading it.
Keep up the good work!

By: mlslaw1

mlslaw1 — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 04:36:26 +0000

So Joey. Have you been as impressed with Reggie as me?

And do you think Bev is feeling a lil inadequate after scoring 0 pts in the last 2 games and in light of Reggie’s rather remarklable play–on both ends no less?

By: daclipshow32

daclipshow32 — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 14:01:02 +0000

Fantastic read, Joey! Kind of hard to believe we got him, LouWill AND Trez from the Rockets (who knew their impact on the success of the team would be so great?). Digging the new vibe on 213. Keep the solid content coming!