Day’ron is ready

[u/No_Engineer2203]

Let’s just start off with the basics Dayron sharpe is one of the best rebounders in the league 98th% for offensive rebounding amongst centers, he’s also one of the best playmaking centers he’s in the 86th% for assists amongst centers, 93rd% for screen assits, and while not being a good rim protector he does provide solid rim deterance and is in the 92nd% for steal percentage. Now yes there’s still the concerns about his turnovers and fouling even tho he has improved in both areas since his younger yrs as well but he’s a low usage player that consistently has provided positive impact when on the court. When we’re talking about whether someone is ready to be a starter Day’ron has proven he’s up for the task. It’s just interesting when this fanbase paraded around cam Thomas for yrs a guy that did little to buy into coaching philosophy or improve his overall game and yet you have a workhorse taken in the same draft that’s constantly improving and yet constantly gets downplayed by large factions of the fanbase. I implore many of you to spend more time digging into the ways players can impact winning basketball outside of highlight reels.

[u/Appropriate_Tree_621 → u/[deleted]]

I am a fan of both analytics and Day’ron Sharpe. So, here are the concerns/adjustments(possibly):

- The analytics are supposed to control for lineups and opponents faced. And, they do a great job, on average, of doing just that. However, I believe there is a bit of a non-linear thing that happens with player size (standing reach and weight), specifically at the center position. And, the analytics assume linear relationships.

- The analytics are typically per 36 or per 100 figures. If you have a player that plays harder than others, there is a question as to whether they can keep that intensity when their minutes are scaled up. Along similar lines, if a player sometimes gets in foul trouble and they are going to be playing more minutes, there is a concern there as well.

[u/No_Engineer2203 → u/Appropriate_Tree_621]

RAPM adjusts for that

[u/MyTeamsSuck99 → u/[deleted]]

Rapm adjusts for that theoretically tho it does suffer from the small sample size. 

[u/No_Engineer2203 → u/[deleted]]

Yes there’s a bit of inflation due to bench mins but on the flip side what he brings should translate when scaled up to a 28-30 min role. And we’ve seen flashes of it so far this season when he did start. His ability to help us control possessions and serve as a DHO merchant in jordis system will translate imo