Felton in NY

[dnbman]

Still love this guy. Glad to see him really blossoming, especially after last year's playoffs.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/bal...urn=nba-292390

[110oldeast]

Love the dude. They are loving him in NYC. Glad to see him taking the things he picked up in slower game and getting back to uptempo ball and flourishing in a winning situation while being appreciated.

Still love this guy. Glad to see him really blossoming, especially after last year's playoffs.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/bal...urn=nba-292390

[Chef]

not an insider so i can't read but this headline just goes to show media bias. he is playing no better or worse than he did here last year. he was good here last year (sans playoff series). now he is getting love because it is in NY

Pelton: Felton playing the best ball of career

[spectre]

not an insider so i can't read but this headline just goes to show media bias. he is playing no better or worse than he did here last year. he was good here last year (sans playoff series). now he is getting love because it is in NY

Pelton: Felton playing the best ball of career

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...feltora01.html

Look at the "Advanced" section and compare last year to this one. Going by that it certainly appears he's playing better...most likely because as most everyone has said he's now in an offense that suits his skillset better.

[Chef]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...feltora01.html

Look at the "Advanced" section and compare last year to this one. Going by that it certainly appears he's playing better...most likely because as most everyone has said he's now in an offense that suits his skillset better.

damn you and your stupid statistics. i guess this is the part where i argue sample size. i watched a few of his extended highlights on nbatv gamtime and to the eye he is doing the same things he was before but with a better spaced team and for once a good big man.

[spectre]

damn you and your stupid statistics. i guess this is the part where i argue sample size. i watched a few of his extended highlights on nbatv gamtime and to the eye he is doing the same things he was before but with a better spaced team and for once a good big man.

Oh absolutely all this should be preceeded with "so far". He had started out seasons looking really great with us too...and then he'd fall back to earth.

He really did fall into the perfect situation for him tho.

[BlockParty]

not an insider

Pelton: Felton playing the best ball of career

Here is the article

The Knicks' winning streak, which reached eight games on Sunday against the Denver Nuggets, has focused positive attention on newcomers Felton and Amare Stoudemire. In Felton's case, the storyline goes like this: After struggling initially in Mike D'Antoni's offense, he has gotten comfortable just in time to lead New York's surge. The numbers bear that out, but only to a point. While Felton is playing some of the best basketball of his career over the past 14 games, during which the Knicks have gone 13-1, his numbers were already sound during the first 11 games of the season.


Comparison: Raymond Felton's start, streak and last season in Charlotte

Split 2P% 3P% TS% Usg Ast% TO%
2009-10 .475 .385 .525 .193 .079 .154
First 11 .471 .383 .569 .165 .093 .186
Next 13 .533 .366 .583 .208 .105 .186
* Does not include Sunday's game


The impact of playing under point guard-friendly D'Antoni can be seen throughout Felton's stat line, including one category not shown here: 3-point attempts. Felton is shooting beyond the arc nearly twice as frequently, which explains why his true shooting percentage was so strong early in the season when his shooting percentages were basically the same as they were during his final season with the Charlotte Bobcats. Felton also has the ball in his hands far more often, which has led to increased turnovers but also to the best assist rate of his career.



The big differences in Felton's recent performance might be attributable to improved execution on the pick-and-roll. First, Felton has become a greater scoring threat after being more of a pass-first point guard early in his tenure in New York. But that's nothing new for Felton, who used at least 21 percent of Charlotte's plays during his first four NBA seasons. At the same time, Felton has been more efficient as a scorer than ever because of his fine 2-point shooting. He has extended last season's improvement beyond the arc to become dangerous on long 2s, hitting 49.0 percent of his attempts from 16 to 23 feet, according to Hoopdata.com. That gives Felton the ability to pull up when teams go under screens and make them pay.

[Chef]

Here is the article

thanks bp. this is a perfect illustration of judging a book by its cover. the article is fair and thorough. i feel i owe an apology to the espn writer. on second thought...suck it.

[spectre]

LOL!

ESPN seems to bend over backwards to diss us, so one time from the other direction only helps to even it up!

I was looking thru Hoopdata on an unrelated note and it occurred to me that last year we were pretty high up in the league in regards to steals.

Last year Felton was 11th, Jax was 13th & Crash was 15th.

This year Jax is 30th & Crash is 35th. Felton is now 5th with the Knicks.

That's one helluva drop in "extra" possessions for us.

[110oldeast]

Felton not only got steals for himself, but pressured the ball in a way that made it easier for the wings to deny and get steals. That's what made it so crazy when he was hung out to dry for not being able to defend a pick and roll by himself with no hedge from the man defending the screener.

Felton was a damn fine player here and he is a damn fine one in NY, getting the chance to shine because when he kicks it out to the wings, they don't hesitate and knock down shots. He is in a situation where he can flourish, but I have preached on this board for several years that a large part of successful pg distribution is transition opportunities and having guys in the halfcourt who can just knock down jumpers when created.

The game that they didn't include was the Nuggets game where he had 19 pts and 17 assists to 2 TOs while making 4 of 5 FTs down the stretch and driving and setting up Chandler for a wide open go ahead 3. He's tied with Rondo and Nash for 3rd amongst PGs in double doubles only behind Russell Westbrook and Deron Williams. He's averaging 19 and 10 in his last 20 games (that's 1/4 of the season).

As to the defense, I saw that last year we were #1 in defensive efficiency and this year we are #12.

LOL!

ESPN seems to bend over backwards to diss us, so one time from the other direction only helps to even it up!

I was looking thru Hoopdata on an unrelated note and it occurred to me that last year we were pretty high up in the league in regards to steals.

Last year Felton was 11th, Jax was 13th & Crash was 15th.

This year Jax is 30th & Crash is 35th. Felton is now 5th with the Knicks.

That's one helluva drop in "extra" possessions for us.