Until then ... he's contributing to our team ....and I'll take his 3 clangers out of 23 possessions vs the 430 metres he gains. But that's just me ... and we don't have to agree.
Here's something else for you to ponder, CQSaint ... Savage, whom you rate ahead of Newnes (and I have him slightly ahead, too, at the moment - I hope he continues his form).
Based on the 2017 season, Savage has more inside 50's (3.8 inside 50's vs 3.4 inside 50's) but less Goal Assists (0.2 vs 0.3).
Newnes also has more Score Involvements 5.1 vs 3.8
So if Newnes's disposal is so woeful and his possessions are so ineffective, how should we view Savage, if we are to be fair about it? Shouldn't we be "savaging" him?
I rate them both - by the way. But fair is fair! Should we keep singling out Newnes (and hold the wrong/false perception about him)?
We don't expect Savage to be a superstar, but for some reason Newnes's good is not good enough for us (even if it's better than most); and we want to look for his faults (or make some up/imagine some). Yes, Savage has one less clanger per game - if that's the only measuring stick.
Even the fact Newnes' is durable is yet another reason to like him - knowing you're going to get continuity and reliability from him; meaning there's one less position you need to worry about. He'd be one of the first 10 players you'd want to re-sign (given his durability).
No response is a tacit agreement (you've finally seen my point - that we need to be fair). I'm not trying to prove anyone wrong, I'm just asking that they'd be fair; for fairness sake (and maybe Newnes's sake) - not for my sake.
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Newnes vs Savage ................. Newnes has:
3.4 Inside 50s Per Game 3.8 .... less inside 50's per game
0.3 Goal Assists Per Game 0.2 .. yet more goal assists per game!
6.5 Contested Possessions Per Game 4.8 ...1.7 more contested possessions per game!
1.4 Clearances Per Game 0.4 ... 1 more clearance per game
3.4 Rebound 50s Per Game 2.8 ... 0.6 more rebounds per game!
5.1 Score Involvements Per Game 3.8 ... 1.3 more score involvements per game. Interesting!
431.2 Metres Gained Per Game 432.0 .. equally good!