Judging by the conversation on social media and my inbox, a swath of Washington Wizards fans believe Tyus Jones is a significant upgrade from Monte Morris at PG. One Twxtter (typo is intentional) user asserted that Jones is “vastly better than Morris.” Leaving aside the statistical doppelgänger article I wrote while killing time in July, is there a case to be made that Morris is an upgrade?
Last season (and throughout their careers), Morris shot better from everywhere (twos, threes, and free throws). Jones tends to take more threes (last season it was 8.0 per 100 team possessions to Morris’ 5.