Last week, ESPN social networks pointed to the cumulative statistics of Jaylen Brown on the two matches against Philadelphia then Indiana: 43 shots attempted for no assists.
Obviously, this did not please the person concerned, who had asked in comments to “ watch the matches ”, while dealing with “ cheesy » the author of this illustration, intended to emphasize the individualism of the player of the Celtics.
Potential assists more relevant?
A few days later, Jaylen Brown was in any case able to receive support from Joe Mazzullaon the sidelines of Tuesday's victory against Cleveland.
“ This is one of the most misleading statistics in history “, reacted the coach of Boston. “ You know why ? Do you know what it takes to get an assist? For me, it is one of the most wrong things to say that a player did not provide an assist, because that does not mean that he did not pass or that he did not Didn't get the reading right. This just means that, in potential assist situations, the shot did not fall into it. »
Clearly, rather than talking about his players' assists, Joe Mazzulla prefers to talk about their potential assists.
“ For this team, it's important that success is not defined by things like that, because it's misleading and because it's not fair to the players “, he added on this subject.
More clean than last season
In the figures, if Jaylen Brown delivers as many assists this season (3.5) as last season in a playing time reported at 36 minutes, we also notice that he is at 6.7 potential assists per game this season, compared to 6.6 last season.
In addition, “JB” loses a little less balls this season, with 2.6 ball losses in a playing time reported at 36 minutes, compared to 2.9 last season.
Considering that he “ play the best basketball [sa] career », Jaylen Brown had just looked back on his progress with ball in hand, during last week.
“ I had to deserve it. I had to deserve it all », he indicated, concerning the freedom he has in attack, to launch systems. “ I think that [les entraîneurs] noticed the fact that I make an effort to give the ball to others and they also noticed the reduction in my turnovers and my ball waste in hand. I had to deserve [ces opportunités]. Even in my eighth season, it's great to be able to come to work and you have to earn all the privileges you receive. »
| Jaylen Brown | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | BOS | 78 | 17 | 45.4 | 34.1 | 68.5 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 70 | 31 | 46.5 | 39.5 | 64.4 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 14.5 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 74 | 26 | 46.5 | 34.4 | 65.8 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 13.0 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 57 | 34 | 48.1 | 38.2 | 72.4 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 20.3 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 58 | 35 | 48.4 | 39.7 | 76.4 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 24.7 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 66 | 34 | 47.3 | 35.8 | 75.8 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 23.6 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 67 | 36 | 49.1 | 33.5 | 76.5 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 26.6 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 21 | 34 | 46.8 | 33.6 | 71.8 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 22.1 |
| Total | 491 | 30 | 47.6 | 36.4 | 72.3 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 18.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
