What is Chicago’s record when DeMar DeRozan exceeds 30 points this season? Two wins for six losses. And when it is below this bar? Six wins for five losses…
Of course, this is not to say that the winger must shoot less to make his team win, but for Billy Donovan and his staff, the goal is for the team to rely on more offensive weapons, rather than on the repeated isolations of the former Spurs and Raptors, as well as his exploits in the “money-time”.
“DeMar has taken us as far as he can take us, and we really have to think, ‘OK, how can we take it one step further?’ » details the coach. “If we go back to this situation, where there are only isolations, all the time, it becomes too easy to defend. It’s going to take some time offensively for us to play the way we need to play, because it’s a bit different.”
Billy Donovan has thus modified part of his attack during the off-season, in order to involve more players.
Modifications that have changed habits, sometimes very entrenched, and have disturbed some players, and can explain (in part) the very sluggish start to the season (8 wins – 11 losses) for the franchise.
But Chicago wants to reach the conference semifinals, and Arturas Karnisovas is convinced that it will go through a less predictable attack. So even if you have ignition problems…
“I knew this year was going to be a lot tougher than last year, I knew what was going to happen, and I’m not surprised”had explained Billy Donovan last week. “We have to be able to stay the course and respond. Like I said, it wasn’t going to be easy. »
| DeMar DeRozan | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2009-10 | TOR | 77 | 22 | 49.8 | 25.0 | 76.3 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 8.6 |
| 2010-11 | TOR | 82 | 35 | 46.7 | 9.6 | 81.3 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 17.2 |
| 2011-12 | TOR | 63 | 35 | 42.2 | 26.1 | 81.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 16.7 |
| 2012-13 | TOR | 82 | 37 | 44.5 | 28.3 | 83.1 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 18.1 |
| 2013-14 | TOR | 79 | 38 | 42.9 | 30.5 | 82.4 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 22.7 |
| 2014-15 | TOR | 60 | 35 | 41.3 | 28.4 | 83.2 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 20.1 |
| 2015-16 | TOR | 78 | 36 | 44.6 | 33.8 | 85.0 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 23.5 |
| 2016-17 | TOR | 74 | 35 | 46.7 | 26.6 | 84.2 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 27.3 |
| 2017-18 | TOR | 80 | 34 | 45.6 | 31.0 | 82.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 23.0 |
| 2018-19 | SAN | 77 | 35 | 48.1 | 15.6 | 83.0 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 21.2 |
| 2019-20 | SAN | 68 | 34 | 53.1 | 25.7 | 84.5 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 22.1 |
| 2020-21 | SAN | 61 | 34 | 49.5 | 25.7 | 88.0 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 21.6 |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 76 | 36 | 50.4 | 35.2 | 87.7 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 27.9 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 18 | 34 | 52.4 | 34.5 | 88.7 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 25.9 |
| Total | 974 | 34 | 46.6 | 28.8 | 83.8 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 20.8 | |
