Comparing and contrasting Kyrie Irving and Mike Conley’s surprisingly similar analytics

Shot Charts

Now, lets take a look at Kyrie Irving and Mike Conley’s shot charts. Keep in mind that Conley is left-handed.

"Player A Mystery Shot Chart"

"Player B Mystery Shot Chart"

The first shot chart is Conley, and at a quick glance, there are a lot of areas that he and Irving were alike. First off, both shot at an extremely high rate on 3s from the left corner and struggled on 3s from the top of the key. Both players were below average when it came to finishing at the rim, though Conley did average 0.8 more trips to the free throw line than Irving. The area where Irving excelled was on mid-range 2-pointers, shooting at an above average rate in all five zones outside the paint.

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