Daryl Macon, Kyle Alexander impressing midway through Skyforce season

1 of 5

CEDAR PARK, TX – DECEMBER 6: Daryl Macon #3 of the Sioux Falls Skyforce leaps to the basket against Luka Samanic #19 of the Austin Spurs during a NBA G-League game on December 6, 2019 at the H-E-B Center At Cedar Park in Cedar Park, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Chris Covatta/NBAE via Getty Images) /

The Sioux Falls Skyforce, the G-League affiliate of the Miami Heat, is about a third of the way through with its season, how has the team performed thus far?

Through 15 games of the 50 game NBA G-League season, the Sioux Falls Skyforce sit at 6-9, a mediocre, but nice, marking. With what on the surface appears to be a deep roster, the Skyforce has struggled immensely on the road, with just two wins, both at Iowa. Adversely, the Skyforce has a 4-2 record at home, with only two losses to the 9-6 Texas Legends and 8-5 Stockton Kings. Let’s take a deeper look at what certain players on the Skyforce are doing, and what lies ahead for the club.

The team continues to be elite at developing point guards

The Force has six players capable of playing the point guard position, and this is where the majority of the point production is coming from. Two-way contract guard Daryl Macon leads the team in scoring, averaging 21.9 points, 6.1 assists, 4.9 rebounds and .8 steals per game for the Force. Macon ranks twelfth in the G-League in points per game. Macon’s ability to be an efficient scorer, at 50% field goal percentage and 34.3% from deep, and his ability to flirt with triple doubles on a nightly basis has led the guard to be called up a handful of times for the Heat, with the parent club knowing it can rely on Macon when Goran Dragic and Justise Winslow miss games.

For the Force to improve, Macon will need to tone down his turnovers though, with Macon averaging a poor four turnovers per game. This is partially due to his ridiculously high 28.7 percent usage rating, meaning that he is constantly in control of the ball when he plays for the Force, but if Macon wants to make a lasting impact in the league, he will need to improve ball security.

Macon, as well as the three other point guards that will be discussed up next, join a touted crew of point guards that have found success because of the Force, including Bubu Palo, who is now on the roster, Briante Weber and Larry Drew II who had limited stints in the NBA, and Derrick Walton Jr., Tyler Johnson and even Josh Richardson, who are all housed currently on NBA rosters.

Home/Heat News