TJ McConnell did not have a good year last year. In particular his defensive on-off statistics were among the worst in the NBA. Those statistics are subject to random flukiness, especially for bench guys whose limited minutes give the regression analysis less data to work with. But the advanced numbers in TJ’s case match what the eye test tells people with working eyes: TJ’s lack of height, wingspan, and athleticism render him ineffective at the defensive end. For a surprisingly long time he was able to make up for this to some extent with steals of inbound passes and other hustle plays, but it appears that the league has caught on to his act and that stuff doesn’t work as often anymore.
The Sixers should re-sign TJ McConnell
