"You know he don't pass"

The Triangle Offense has its issues in the modern NBA, especially when there isn't the presence of a great passer in the high post or great shooters to space the floor. But for the Knicks this season, it has shown, at times, to be very effective in getting open shots. And we’re seeing ball movement, passing and assists at much higher rates than in recent Knicks seasons.

In fact, here’s a stunning collection of analytics for you: According to NBA.com’s SportVu statistics, the most effective passer on the team is Carmelo Anthony.

It’s true, 73.3 percent of his passes go for assists, which is the highest rate on the team among the rotation players. Teammates are shooting 47.6 percent off his passes.

Right behind him is J.R. Smith, who boasts a 70.7 assist percentage, with teammates shooting 54.1 percent from the field off his passes.

Perhaps it isn’t the passing, or the willingness, that’s the issue. Perhaps it’s the lack of effective perimeter shooters and, even more importantly, slashers and drivers and the notable lack of rim-finishers. The Knicks are last in the NBA in Drives Per Game, according to SportVu, with just 12.4 per game. They’re scoring a league-low 13.9 points per game on drives to the basket.

And then there’s the open shots the system creates for Iman Shumpert, J.R. Smith and Tim Hardaway Jr. The “shooting guard” trio collectively attempt 26.4 shots per game and are shooting 40.7 percent from the field.

CrushAlot wrote:

The Triangle Offense has its issues in the modern NBA, especially when there isn't the presence of a great passer in the high post or great shooters to space the floor. But for the Knicks this season, it has shown, at times, to be very effective in getting open shots. And we’re seeing ball movement, passing and assists at much higher rates than in recent Knicks seasons.

In fact, here’s a stunning collection of analytics for you: According to NBA.com’s SportVu statistics, the most effective passer on the team is Carmelo Anthony.

It’s true, 73.3 percent of his passes go for assists, which is the highest rate on the team among the rotation players. Teammates are shooting 47.6 percent off his passes.

Right behind him is J.R. Smith, who boasts a 70.7 assist percentage, with teammates shooting 54.1 percent from the field off his passes.

Perhaps it isn’t the passing, or the willingness, that’s the issue. Perhaps it’s the lack of effective perimeter shooters and, even more importantly, slashers and drivers and the notable lack of rim-finishers. The Knicks are last in the NBA in Drives Per Game, according to SportVu, with just 12.4 per game. They’re scoring a league-low 13.9 points per game on drives to the basket.

And then there’s the open shots the system creates for Iman Shumpert, J.R. Smith and Tim Hardaway Jr. The “shooting guard” trio collectively attempt 26.4 shots per game and are shooting 40.7 percent from the field.

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Of course they are scoring the most off Melo passes. He is the only one who gets double teamed. So of those passes are made because there is no other choice but to pass.

Also, just like last year, Melo gets all of his assists in the first half (or most of them at least). Why is that? The guy could get 2 assists in the first few minutes and then zilch the rest of the way. I have been following this pattern for a while.

If you believe that you see the game well, how do you feel about the way that Melo passes out of the post especially when the doubler starts to commit?

Bonn1997 wrote:

It’s true, 73.3 percent of his passes go for assists, which is the highest rate on the team among the rotation players. Teammates are shooting 47.6 percent off his passes.

Yeah, he's a reasonably good passer when he does pass. The problem is that happens too rarely.

So does that mean Melo averages 0.73 assists per game?

Bonn1997 wrote:

It’s true, 73.3 percent of his passes go for assists, which is the highest rate on the team among the rotation players. Teammates are shooting 47.6 percent off his passes.

Yeah, he's a reasonably good passer when he does pass. The problem is that happens too rarely.

Who shall he pass the ball to? We have no one who can be considered a good shooter on this roster. Pablo is the only who can knock down shots, but he is hesitant.

Knicks1969 wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

It’s true, 73.3 percent of his passes go for assists, which is the highest rate on the team among the rotation players. Teammates are shooting 47.6 percent off his passes.

Yeah, he's a reasonably good passer when he does pass. The problem is that happens too rarely.

Who shall he pass the ball to? We have no one who can be considered a good shooter on this roster. Pablo is the only who can knock down shots, but he is hesitant.

mreinman wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

It’s true, 73.3 percent of his passes go for assists, which is the highest rate on the team among the rotation players. Teammates are shooting 47.6 percent off his passes.

Yeah, he's a reasonably good passer when he does pass. The problem is that happens too rarely.

Who shall he pass the ball to? We have no one who can be considered a good shooter on this roster. Pablo is the only who can knock down shots, but he is hesitant.

Whoever he's passing it to is hitting 47.6% of the time, which is reasonably good. So he should be passing to them.

it would be an even higher pct if he passed earlier

Enough with the basketball talk.

Will somebody please ask Melo to pass the damn salt?

CrushAlot wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

It’s true, 73.3 percent of his passes go for assists, which is the highest rate on the team among the rotation players. Teammates are shooting 47.6 percent off his passes.

Yeah, he's a reasonably good passer when he does pass. The problem is that happens too rarely.

Who shall he pass the ball to? We have no one who can be considered a good shooter on this roster. Pablo is the only who can knock down shots, but he is hesitant.

From the same article:

And then there’s the open shots the system creates for Iman Shumpert, J.R. Smith and Tim Hardaway Jr. The “shooting guard” trio collectively attempt 26.4 shots per game and are shooting 40.7 percent from the field.

yellowboy90 wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

It’s true, 73.3 percent of his passes go for assists, which is the highest rate on the team among the rotation players. Teammates are shooting 47.6 percent off his passes.

Yeah, he's a reasonably good passer when he does pass. The problem is that happens too rarely.

Who shall he pass the ball to? We have no one who can be considered a good shooter on this roster. Pablo is the only who can knock down shots, but he is hesitant.

From the same article:

And then there’s the open shots the system creates for Iman Shumpert, J.R. Smith and Tim Hardaway Jr. The “shooting guard” trio collectively attempt 26.4 shots per game and are shooting 40.7 percent from the field.

Right. No one said *every* player on the team is shooting a high percentage. Melo's teammates are shooting a higher percentage off his passes than he's shooting though. Or, basically, if the ball is in his hands, we're more likely to score if he passes (47.6% of the time) than if he shoots (45.6%). Let that sink in! It's really amazing.

so he needs to pass to himself?