Who's the better scorer between Demar Derozan and Klay Thompson?
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This is a bit tricky for me to say. I think they're probably even when it comes to overall scoring impact.
Demar is a better isolation scorer but he's nowhere good enough to run a good offense through. Demar is also a fairly inconsistent scorer and is a type that has to build up a rhythm so he requires the ball in his hands a lot.
Klay is a better shooter, better at off-ball movement, uses screens more effectively, and he's an overall smarter player. He's also a player that can help a team even if he's not shooting particularly well because he's a constant threat to spave the floor.
Neither one of them are good enough scorers to be the first option on a championship squad so I'll take Klay. I like a second option that needs less touches but who's presence can open up the lanes while still being a scoring threat.
Demar is a better isolation scorer but he's nowhere good enough to run a good offense through. Demar is also a fairly inconsistent scorer and is a type that has to build up a rhythm so he requires the ball in his hands a lot.
Klay is a better shooter, better at off-ball movement, uses screens more effectively, and he's an overall smarter player. He's also a player that can help a team even if he's not shooting particularly well because he's a constant threat to spave the floor.
Neither one of them are good enough scorers to be the first option on a championship squad so I'll take Klay. I like a second option that needs less touches but who's presence can open up the lanes while still being a scoring threat.
G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman
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beenz
Rap Guerilla
only thing klay has over derozan is his elite shooting ability.
beenz
Rap Guerilla
I am not sold on klay being able to consistently create his own shot. matter of fact, I rarely see him handling the rock.
G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman
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You talk as if Klay can't create his own shot. All Larry Bird had over Clyde Drexler was his elite shooting ability. Does that make Clyde the better scorer?
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beenz
Rap Guerilla
I just watched that shyt. he's just being set up or running catch and shoots off the screen. I am not seeing him put the ball on the floor at all and getting buckets or jumpers.
G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman
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So you watched the whole thing and didn't see him put the ball on the floor at all?
beenz
Rap Guerilla
I saw him attempt a layup in transition and get fouled.
mostly its him getting set up by steph. when it comes to handles, there's no dispute who's better between him and derozan.
G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman
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So what is he doing at the 1:00 mark, the 1:08 mark, the 1:22 mark, and the 2:25 mark?
Dirty D
Vikes & Raptors 4 Life
DeRozan
It's close and they have different styles, as many posters have noted. Both guys are on the rise and are killing the preseason. Both will have big years, health permitting.
Klay came in the league as strictly a shooter and has become much better driving, in the midrange and working in the post. He could crack 20ppg this season. He's the #2 scorer on his team, but DeRozan would be #2 to Curry as well. His ballhandling and shot creation skills are up to an acceptable level but not outstanding. He's an above average passer playing on a team stocked with elite passers. More an "in the flow" scorer than an "attack" scorer.
DeRozan has gone from literally the worst 3-point shooting guard in the league to a slightly below average one over the last 5 years. He has gotten noticeably better every year except for Dwane Casey's first year in Toronto when he changed his whole game and actually started playing defense. This is DeMar's first training camp coming in as the #1 scoring option.
His midrange game is elite, his driving and post game is well above average if not elite as well. His big challenge now is to speed up his reaction time to double teams and to improve his ball security. He makes excellent use of fakes, feints and pivots to create space for shots and drives, now he needs to extend that to passes. He's an average passer on a team where only the point guards are above average passers and everyone else is OK-to-bad. He makes tough shots, draws fouls at an elite rate and is more of an "attack" scorer than "in the flow" like Klay.
Some numbers to back up DeRozan as the better scorer:
Klay had 7 games last season scoring in single digits while playing over 20 mins
DeMar had 2, one of which was the season finale where he basically sat the 2nd half to rest for the playoffs.
Klay's career high in points is 38, DeMar's is 40. Very close.
In the 2014 playoffs, DeMar scored just under 24ppg on 38% shooting. Klay scored 16ppg on 41% shooting. Klay also had 2 single digit scoring games in that 7-game series. DeMar had 0.
Both guys are still on the upswing so Klay could pass DeRozan if he develops his skills better but as of today he is slightly behind.
It's close and they have different styles, as many posters have noted. Both guys are on the rise and are killing the preseason. Both will have big years, health permitting.
Klay came in the league as strictly a shooter and has become much better driving, in the midrange and working in the post. He could crack 20ppg this season. He's the #2 scorer on his team, but DeRozan would be #2 to Curry as well. His ballhandling and shot creation skills are up to an acceptable level but not outstanding. He's an above average passer playing on a team stocked with elite passers. More an "in the flow" scorer than an "attack" scorer.
DeRozan has gone from literally the worst 3-point shooting guard in the league to a slightly below average one over the last 5 years. He has gotten noticeably better every year except for Dwane Casey's first year in Toronto when he changed his whole game and actually started playing defense. This is DeMar's first training camp coming in as the #1 scoring option.
His midrange game is elite, his driving and post game is well above average if not elite as well. His big challenge now is to speed up his reaction time to double teams and to improve his ball security. He makes excellent use of fakes, feints and pivots to create space for shots and drives, now he needs to extend that to passes. He's an average passer on a team where only the point guards are above average passers and everyone else is OK-to-bad. He makes tough shots, draws fouls at an elite rate and is more of an "attack" scorer than "in the flow" like Klay.
Some numbers to back up DeRozan as the better scorer:
Klay had 7 games last season scoring in single digits while playing over 20 mins
DeMar had 2, one of which was the season finale where he basically sat the 2nd half to rest for the playoffs.
Klay's career high in points is 38, DeMar's is 40. Very close.
In the 2014 playoffs, DeMar scored just under 24ppg on 38% shooting. Klay scored 16ppg on 41% shooting. Klay also had 2 single digit scoring games in that 7-game series. DeMar had 0.
Both guys are still on the upswing so Klay could pass DeRozan if he develops his skills better but as of today he is slightly behind.
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Bay Area
Raiders/Warriors/A's
Only on the Coli is Demar Derozan better than Klay Thompson. Lets put it this way, Klay Thompson would have gotten us Kevin Love. Demar Derozan would not. The Raptors would trade Demar Derozan for Klay Thompson if we offered him.
STAN JONES
Fire John Harbaugh
Derozan is better
Its not even close IMO
Its not even close IMO
