Miami Heat: Gabe Vincent More Productive But Kyle Lowry Makes Team Better

Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry (7) talks to guard Gabe Vincent (2) on the bench against the Atlanta Hawks( Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)
Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry (7) talks to guard Gabe Vincent (2) on the bench against the Atlanta Hawks( Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)
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Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent (2) takes a three pointer against Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0)(Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Miami Heat: When It Comes To Vincent Or Lowry, It’s Preference And Need

Speaking of making the team better though, Lowry’s group takes and makes more free throws (speaking to him helping guys get in position for easy twos and subsequently, draw fouls ) than Vincent’s though, while they also, most importantly, turn the ball over about three fewer times than a Vincent led group.

Lastly and like any stat, though it can be interpreted to make any side of any point true or false, there is the “+/-” of it all. Though it can be deceiving, it does say something of note here about the amount of production from one guy to another.

Lowry’s group comes in at 12.9 per 100 possessions to Vincent’s group’s 7.4 per 100. Lowry’s group is almost six points better than Vincent’s group is if most things were equal.

Now, the numbers actually back it up, but you can see it if you are looking with your eyes. This isn’t making a declaration one way or another, however, it is to ask this.

Which do you value more—the team’s overall functionality or Gabe’s individual production? With guys, such as Jimmy Butler, banged up and Bam Adebayo’s hesitancy at times, you can’t be mad if Gabe’s individual potency is the choice.

However, to try and get the most out of everyone else, you can’t be mad at Lowry as the choice either. We shall see who that is in a crucial Game 6 though—won’t we?