The Miami Heat imploded at the end of last season, so a better approach than simply trying harder is needed to get back onto the winning track.
Josh Richardson shows a promising trend over his four seasons in Miami that may be exploited: improving number of assists per 100 possessions:
- 2016 – 4.4 ast vs 2.0 tov = 2.2 ast/tov
- 2017 – 4.3 ast vs 2.6 tov = 1.7 ast/tov
- 2018 – 5.7 ast vs 2.2 tov = 2.6 ast/tov
Last season Richardson displayed such an improved court awareness that he ranked sixth in ast/to ratio among qualifying rivals (min 40 games, 24 min, 20% usage), and beating out Eric Bledsoe, Damian Lillard, Russell Westbrook, Kemba Walker, Ben Simmons.