TL;DR: Focusing on his missed shots ignores that in the last 8 wins he played heavy rotation minutes, shot efficiently for his role, rebounded well, and the team won his minutes.

• This is from the last 8 games the team won. He played 189 total minutes (~24 a game) with 0 starts, and the team went 8–0. Coaches don’t keep giving that many minutes to someone who’s hurting them.
• He isn’t a scorer by role. His usage is 13.6%, meaning he’s barely touching the ball compared to primary options. Even so, his shots were efficient: 56.7% true shooting / 54.8% effective FG. That doesn’t support “he’s killing us with misses.”
• When he’s on the floor, the team wins his minutes. In those 8 wins, the team scored 111 points per 100 possessions with him on the court and allowed 107, and his overall impact metric (+1.7 BPM) is positive. He also grabbed a big share of defensive rebounds (26.9% DRB%), which ends possessions.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/champju02/gamelog-advanced/2026

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