Pick any advanced stat, your favorite one, your least favorite one, just pick. I guarantee you that the statistic you chose painted 2017-18 Darren Collison in a favorable light.
That’s because 2017-18 DC made a ton of positive plays and not a lot of negative ones. His 3-point percentage led the league. His assist-to-turnover ratio was tops in the association. His defense was fine. Collectively. he made a lot of high-impact positive plays while avoiding the largely negative ones.
This season has been a little worse, but not as much as you’re probably thinking…
For example, did you know that Darren Collison is back up to 41.