I hear a bunch of analysts saying Tyrese needs to up his points.
I as a fan would prefer we focus on his strength. Adding more assist makes the offensive more dynamic and less predictable if Tyrese makes the jump Stockton did.
I don’t see many instances where tyrese makes a bad pass and I think “oh, he should have shot that!” Very often.
Do you guys think we will see a bigger jump in points or assists this season?
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This will depend on the guys around him tbf
Now all he needs is a top 20 player all time to pass to and he can jump up to 15 lol
Tyrese is better than Stockton confirmed
Damn near 15 assists per game is just insane.
I am curious how this compares when taking the different eras into account. Was Stockton a lot higher than everyone else or did other teams also have double-digit assist PG’s?
It’s interesting to see how things have changed a little over the years.
[League leaders](https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/ast_per_g_top_10.html)
[APG league-wide by year](https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_stats_per_game.html)
Was this play style or just a golden era for PG’s? In the late 1980’s, there were 4-5 guys racking up 10+ APG. Stockton, Magic, Isaiah, Mark Jackson, Kevin Johnson. Teams as a whole averaged 25-26 APG. That slowly declined and bottomed out at 20.6 APG in 2005-06. It’s risen back up to 24-25 APG for the past 5 consecutive seasons. Again, is this a game play change or just the current era of PG’s and their style of play?
Definitely noticeable in the league by year stats is the 3-pt. In 1987-88, the year Stockton jumped from 8APG to 13 APG, whole teams were attempting just 5 3-pters per game. Now we think a shooter is having an off night if he doesn’t even attempt 5/night. Myles Turner himself averages 4 3pt attempts per game.