Lance Stephenson is terrible on offense

[navy]

More to do with team chemistry building than his scoring ability. Could be wrong, but lance has shown offensive ability before this.

I wouldn't judge his performances til half way through the year when he gels with new teammates.

He will certainly improve. No way he stays at 8 and 32%, but he will still be a poor scorer.

[Koop1]

Im more impressed with his rebound numbers too be honest
... his impact on the court goes beyond his scoring numbers imo tho

[bdreason]

Was he ever touted as a great scorer?

I always looked at him as a utility player, a glue-guy. I think starting him with MKG, another utility-type player, may be an issue. They're great defensively, but it puts a lot of pressure on Big Al and Kemba to score a lot.

[Magic731]

I haven't watched any of their games, is he getting exposed?

He always reminded of a better version of JR Smith and damn do I hate JR on the Knicks.

The only similarities between Lance and Smith is that they both have arguments being headcases. The way they play basketball is totally different.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Hes JR Smith w/ playmaking and better rebounding
both streaky scorers and shooters but well rounded there and both underrated and capable defenders specially man to man

[kurple]

thats kind of harsh on Lance

yeah, lance isnt a terrible defender, passer and rebound

[HylianNightmare]

he should bump it up as the year goes on. I doubt he'll average over 20 though as he's good at looking to get others involved.

[iamgine]

He averaged 14 ppg on 56 TS% last season.

Not great, but definitely not terrible.

[UK2K]

More to do with team chemistry building than his scoring ability. Could be wrong, but lance has shown offensive ability before this.

I wouldn't judge his performances til half way through the year when he gels with new teammates.

Rockets were middle of the road until March last year when they started winning 4 and 5 in a row. Pretty sure at one point then won like 16 of 20ish.

It takes time to gel. It took Dwight that long to gel with his teammates, imagine how long it'll take Lance.

But he will eventually. Or he wont. 5 games is nothing.

[Legends66NBA7]

He averaged 14 ppg on 56 TS% last season.

Not great, but definitely not terrible.

Better system for Lance.

[chips93]

Was he ever touted as a great scorer?

I always looked at him as a utility player, a glue-guy. I think starting him with MKG, another utility-type player, may be an issue. They're great defensively, but it puts a lot of pressure on Big Al and Kemba to score a lot.

i think its the opposite.

having to take a backseat to big al, and slow it down and post up, rather than just running, hurts lance's game.

he needs to adjust to playing off of jefferson and kemba.

lance knows how to cut off the ball, and jefferson seems like a more unselfish passer as of late, so they should be able to figure it out, and get lance more easy looks.

[Dro]

He'd definitely benefit from playing on an uptempo team.....

[DonDadda59]

He's not lacking in confidence doe, dude is still launching

Utah matching CHA's offer to Hayward really set them back offensively.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

yeah, lance isnt a terrible defender, passer and rebound

JR isnt a terrible defender or rebounder

[Eric Cartman]

thats kind of harsh on Lance

Call me when lance wins 6th man of the year or puts the stats jr put up that year.