Bryan Colangelo's NBA Draft Lottery Luck
by Adam Francis on May 16, 2011 12:30 PM EDT
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PrintOn the day before the NBA Draft Lottery, the HQ takes a look at how Bryan Colangleo has fared during his previous trips to Seacaucus...
Billy Owens, Christian Laettner, Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Jerry Stackhouse, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Chauncey Billups, Raef LaFrentz, Baron Davis, Darius Miles, Pau Gasol, Mike Dunleavy Jr, Carmelo Anthony, Ben Gordon, Deron Williams, Al Horford, OJ Mayo, James Harden, Derrick Favors...and Adam Morrison.
What do all these players have in common?
They were all taken third overall in the NBA draft in the past 20 years.
Outside of poor Adam Morrison, there's not a dud among them.
Now Favors of course has a ways to go, guys like Miles and Laettner didn't have the NBA impact maybe that most expected, and others like LaFrentz and Dunleavy Jr. unfortunately had their careers impacted by strings of injuries, but that's a pretty solid list is it not?
For us Raptors' fans, tomorrow night we find out if Toronto will be adding a name to the list above.
The team finished with the third-worst record last season, and therefore may end up picking in this spot when the NBA draft rolls around in June.
Of course there's a chance they pick higher than third, or drop below, depending on how the ping pong balls fall.
But as we discussed last week, getting anywhere in that top five, and especially top three, historically has paid off quite nicely for lottery teams.
Today, I thought we'd take a quick look at Bryan Colangelo's lottery history.
Apparently Colangelo will be representing the Raptors again this year in Seacaucus, and hopefully he'll strike it rich once more. Remember, five years ago BC hit solid gold, grabbing the first overall pick despite only having the fifth-best chance of doing so.
Before we break down Colangelo's lottery history though, it's interesting to note that BC's teams in Phoenix didn't visit the lottery very often. In fact, only three times during his tenure were the Suns in the lottery. It's his time in Toronto so far that's been a lot more "lottery-bound," with a third trip on the way in only six off-seasons.
Let's take a look at his choices to date:
1. Shawn Marion - F, UNLV - 9th Overall Pick in 1999 Draft.
BC had some solid picks previously during his time as Phoenix GM, but none up until this selection were via the lottery. Players like Michael Finley, Steve Nash and Stephen Jackson were all taken outside of lottery-land, so Shawn Marion was his first "lottery at-bat" so to speak, and boy did he ever hit a home run.
Marion became an integral part of the Suns' blitzing offense that dominated the Western Conference for over half a decade, and was a player who helped redefine the small forward position. Now every team wants an athletic 3 who can guard multiple positions and get out in transition. "The Matrix" went on to play in four All-Star Games and was a member of the All-NBA Third Team on two occasions.
Looking back at the 1999 draft, Marion would no doubt be a top five pick if there was a redo, bested only by Manu Ginobili and perhaps Lamar Odom, Elton Brand and Ron Artest.
2. Amar'e Stoudemire - F, Cypress Creek High School - 9th Overall Pick in 2002 Draft.
When Colangelo took to the lottery plate again three years after drafting Shawn Marion, he again struck lottery gold, this time with a young forward straight out of high school. While Shawn Marion's impact was more subtle in games, Amar'e Stoudemire immediately dominated and was the NBA's rookie of the year in the 2002-03 season.
He's since gone on to make six All-Star appearances, receive an all-NBA first team honour in 2007, and four all-NBA second team nods.
Looking back at the 2002 draft, the selection of Amar'e was an even bigger coup than Marion. A redo would certainly have him being taken with the top overall pick considering Yao Ming's injury issues, and the less-than stellar careers of other lottery picks like Dajuan Wagner and Nikoloz Tskitishvili.
3. Luol Deng - G/F, DUKE - 7th Overall Pick in 2004 Draft.
Does this one even count? The Suns traded their lottery pick in 2004 to the Chicago Bulls in order to save loot and therefore Deng was never a member of the Suns. Deng was taken by Phoenix for Chicago, but you have to wonder if the Suns hadn't moved this pick, if Deng still wouldn't have been the selection here. At the time, Deng was slated to fall no further than 7th and while I can maybe see Colangelo taking a close look at Andre Iguodala, who else would this pick have been?
Hoffa?
4. Andrea Bargnani - F/C, Benetton Treviso - 1st Overall Pick in 2006 Draft.
As mentioned, the Toronto Raptors had the fifth best odds at landing the top pick this year, but overcame them to grab Bargs.
Was he the best choice?
That's been one of the most-discussed topics ever on this site, as players like Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Rudy Gay and Rajon Rondo have gone on to All-Star or near All-Star careers while Bargs has been a great scorer...but that's about it.
However it's important to remember that in reality, the consensus five players everyone mentioned as options for that top spot didn't include Roy or Rondo, and instead, featured names like Adam Morrison and Tyrus Thomas.
If you redid the 2006 draft now, Bargs would still be taken in the lottery, definitely in the top 10, and most likely in the top 7 considering how weak this draft class turned out to be.
5. DeMar DeRozan - G, USC - 9th Overall Pick in the 2009 Draft.
Unlike Colangelo's two previous picks at number nine, you can't say yet that DeMar has been a home run. A solid double? Definitely. But we probably need at least another year before being able to properly assess how this choice turned out.
Safe to say though that he was a much better selection than Hasheem Thabeet, and probably Jordan Hill and Jonny Flynn, players selected above him.
Unfortunately players like Brandon Jennings, Jrue Holiday, Ty Lawson, and various others look to have as good or better NBA careers in front of them so for now, the jury is out. But barring a sudden precipitous drop in play, DeMar at least looks like a solid lottery selection.
6. Ed Davis - F, UNC - 13th Overall Pick in the 2010 Draft.
The jury's still out on Eddy too however based on year one, it's hard not to think that this pick by Colangelo could end up being one of the biggest draft steals when all is said and done. Davis started slow due to injury but finished as one of the top rookies in terms of rebounding, shot-blocking and PER, and has an extremely bright future ahead.
Bottom line then?
While I've been quite critical of Bryan Colangelo's draft history, really, his main struggles have been with finding value later on in the draft.
When he's been in or right around lottery land, he's been pretty on target, something that bodes extremely well for the upcoming draft.
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Colangelo's Lottery Record
Outside of last year’s Ed Davis selection, we’re almost a decade removed from Colangelo’s lottery successes Marion and Stoudemire. The Deng pick is hard to categorize as a success since it WAS made for Chicago (but let’s assume Colangelo wouldn’t have gone all Babcock and selected Hoffa for a run and gun Suns squad).
If Colangelo adds a solid pick to play alongside Davis and divests himself of Bargnani, perhaps we can assume he’s back on track?
Geoff Rahal
Author, RaptorsHQ.com
by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on May 16, 2011 12:47 PM EDT reply actions
Since you broght him up...
I wish we would discontinue refering to Bargnani as a “great scorer” Franchise. He’s a player that shoots under 45% from the field, takes a lot of shots and gets a high usage. Not a “great scorer”. It just gives fuel to the Bargnani appologists to keep the Bargnani appologist arguments alive…
Solid point – “large volume scorer” is more appropriate as yes, he’s hardly an efficient one.
Adam Francis - Publisher - RaptorsHQ.com
by Adam Francis on May 16, 2011 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll apologize
for Bargnani’s numbers.
Clutch scoring (Last 5 minutes Reg or Overtime – Max 5 point spread):
- 2008-09 – Andrea was 2nd behind Jose with a .462 average.
- 2009-10 – Andrea was 1st (.490 average)
- 2010-11 – Bargs dropped to 5th (behind Bayless, Derozan, Davis & Johnson), although Bayless was an adjusted -63 (plus/minus) in clutch time, Derozan -30, Davis -40, and Johnson -20, while Bargs was -10. Maybe a useless stat, but interesting never-the-less.
Suffice to say, his numbers went down this season, when he was the primary focus – his FIRST year in that regard – and because of this drop, he’s now a LOUSY to MEDIOCRE offensive player. And yes, he took too many shots this year. We get that.
No one (including real fans) would ever say AB had a stellar year. But to change the dynamics of the arguments and define his ability (based on this past season), just strikes me as atypical hate. We get that you don’t like him, so I guess I can understand.
He’s a player that shoots under 45% from the field,
Actually, his efg% is .480, but you don’t count that … right? Davis & Amir were the only ones who shot better (for players 15+ minutes), and I don’t recall either one seeing many double teams. Ed could be a decent scorer, but Amir will always be an 8 shot, 10-12 points a game player (who forte is defense).
By the way, Bargs efg% was higher than Dirk’s in the previous 2 regular seasons (08-09 & 09-10). Funny how that stat never comes up. Except of course, from the Apologists. Which invariably leads to the mindless “you think he’s comparable” retorts. No I don’t, and stop suggesting as such.
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by RapthoseLeafs on May 16, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL, told ya Franchise ; )
Ok first, so you’re seriously going to compare Andrea Bargnani’s “clutch scoring” to only his team members on a team that hasn’t reached the playoffs in the last 2 years. Then, you suggest his clutch scoring went down because his role changed? I thought last year Bosh was holding him back? Hilarious…
Then you point to his .480 efg% and suggest this is a good thing? I couldn’t find it immediately, but I would hazard a guess that this is not such a great thing when you compare to the rest of the NBA and by no means suggests he’s a “great scorer”. Furthermore his TS% is.53% TIED FOR 217TH IN THE LEAGUE. Alongside the likes of Acie Law and Brendan Haywood http://www.nbastuffer.com/2010-2011_NBA_Regular_Season_Player_Stats.html .
So no, I DON"T think he’s a “great scorer” and I DO think he’s pretty mediocre. He’s a mediocre scorer who has been shoveled shots and oportunity by his GM/Coach and it had become so embarrassing even Colangelo had to hint at the end of year presser that it was probably time to trade him. If Colangelo can come to terms with reality, why can’t you Rapthoseleafs?
While this wasn’t mean to be another “discuss Andrea” post, really, the overriding point here is that the Amare’s and Marion’s that BC drafted took their team to playoff contention.
Andrea Bargnani hasn’t come close, and neither has DeMar OR Ed so far.
Adam Francis - Publisher - RaptorsHQ.com
by Adam Francis on May 16, 2011 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice catch Franchise
For a moment there, I thought we were going to be treated to another four day long back and forth about how much Bargs does ro does not suck.
You missed this gem...
* No-Defense Coach of the Year: Toronto’s Jay Triano. Opponents shot 48.2% from the field vs. the porous Raps, and that’s after the Raptors shed
last year’s NDPOY, Hedo Turkoglu. Something is wrong here.
'....as a child, I dreamt of being a baseball.'
Hey...
…maybe he meant great as in size. Bargs is over seven feet tall, after all. It all makes sense now. He wasn’t saying Andrea is a proficient scorer, he was saying he’s a scorer who happens to be greater in size than most.
No? Not so much? Screw it, I tried.
How Many Game Winning Baskets or Stops Did Bargnani Make in 2010-11
As I recall zero.
I’ll try to dig up the link, but I think it’s already been established statistically that Bargnani is a terrible clutch scorer when you consider his extremely high usage rate in the clutch. He produces less points per possession, points per shot, etc than any other player with a similar high usage rate. It’s one of those cases where the numbers speak for themselves and back up what we’re seeing both anecdotally and in terms of the win/loss record.
Geoff Rahal
Author, RaptorsHQ.com
by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on May 17, 2011 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Davis vs DeRozan
Way to early to say who will have the better NBA career.
It Could Be
that BC drafts Kanter even with first or second pick.
I was thinking the same thing here. I think bc loves jj at the 3 and believes bayless can become a starting pg in the league if given minutes. He knows he needs a center so this could very well happen.
I think we’d see a trade down if this were the case. Everyone wants into that top 2. Could get a future first or a young player in the deal.
by dhackett1565 on May 16, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Another point
After I posted this, I got thinking about how BC’s draft history also paints a picture of just how important solid drafting is. With those two home-run picks in Marion and Stoudemire, along with the free-agent addition of Steven Nash, it enabled BC to have a very solid core for the next 5 – 7 years.
Yet at the other end, his draft history with the Raptors hasn’t produced anything more than a double as of yet I’d argue, and as a result, the team still finds itself floundering for star power and an identity.
Adam Francis - Publisher - RaptorsHQ.com
out side of the number 1 pick in Bargs
BC has done a great job drafting solid players for the raptors. There weren’t many “stars” picked after DD&ED, solid players yes, but no super stars were missed in those drafts. Bargs was not a good pick at #1 but that was a very difficult draft because there was no clear cut star. I guess what I’m trying to say is that line abt BC draft history with the Raps has resulted in us still floundering for star power and identity is totally unfair.He’s drafted DD & ED who are 2 solid pieces but it’s not like he passed on a clear cut superstar in favour of those 2; basically he took the best talent available at the positions we were picking from.
I’d argue with that a little. The advanced stats guys were touting Ty Lawson and DeJuan Blair as the top players in DeRozan’s draft class. Blair slipped into the second round because of knee issues – fair enough. But Lawson is clearly miles ahead of DeRozan (actually, quite a few players selected at 10 and beyond in that draft are miles ahead of DeRozan).
The Ed Davis pick looks like a homerun based on where he was selected.
Geoff Rahal
Author, RaptorsHQ.com
by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on May 16, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
They Are Not Miles Ahead of DeRozan
DeRozan has never been a Raptors blogger universe favorite any more than Amir has been.
DeRozan’s offense is progressing nicely. His defense still needs a lot of work however at only 21 and just 3 seasons of post high school play he is coming along.
I still think he has all-star potential.
His problem when compared to players like Blair and Lawson is that they were on good teams and played as role players until Billups was traded, whereas DeRozan was given the responsibility in his second season of being the Raptors #2 go to guy on offense and he started for a lousy team. No doubt his lack of adequate defense contributed to that but there have guys like Melo whose defense was no better in their first few seasons. Even now Melo’s defense is inconsistent and depends to a great extent on what side of the bed he wakes up on on game day.
"actually, quite a few players selected at 10 and beyond in that draft are miles ahead of DeRozan"
I’m calling foul on this one D-Stance. What is your definition of “quite a few”, because I can find two maybe three that I would say are slightly ahead of Derozan. There are several that I would say are maybe on the same level.
I wouldn’t say miles ahead, but the list of “same or at least slightly ahead” is quite long, hence the need to see what year 3 brings.
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by Adam Francis on May 16, 2011 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
That I can agree with
But again, there are only really two or three players who we can definitively say are ahead of Demar in regards to player development. I wasn’t a fan of the Derozan pick originally (I wanted Patrick Patterson), but I’m OK with it now. I think Derozan is on the right track. Way too soon to be saying there are quite a few players picked 10 and after who are miles ahead of Derozan.
Guys (of note) drafted after Derozan
Brandon Jennings
Gerald Henderson
Tyler Hansbrough
Jrue Holiday
Ty Lawson
Jeff Teague
Darren Collison
Omri Casspi
Taj Gibson
Sam Young
Dejuan Blair
Marcus Thornton
Chase Budinger
now I’m not saying all these guys are better than (or even equal to) Derozan. But I can say I’d take Lawson, Jennings, Holiday and Blair in a second over Demar. Thornton, Gibson, Collison and Henderson are atleast on par with Demar. Guys like Teague and Hansbrough have shown, once given the opportunity to play, they may end up being better players.
Thats not exactly a short list.
by Not so Friendly Stranger on May 16, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Got to disagree on Blair (but agree on Lawson and Jennings). While Blair has decent statistics (especially rebounding), he is undersized and is a career back-up (even if a good one). DeRozan at least has the chance to be a boarderline All-Star or at the least a contributing starter. I would still take DeRozan today over Blair almost purely on the strength of his potential and Blairs bad knees.
+1
Agree with you mas..blair is a good player but under size just look at the memphis series. Gasol and randolph ate up the spurs front line and blair barly played against them cause he just doesn’t have the size for it. I too would take derozan.
by sherwin316 on May 16, 2011 5:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Let’s base the argument on both Marginal Win Score and Hollinger’s PER:
DeMar DeRozan had a Marginal Win Score of 0.2 and a PER of 14.52 (which is below average).
At the point guard position alone, you have Lawson (9.4 Wins, 17.99 PER), Holiday (4.8, 15.49), Collison (4.7, 15.67), Jennings (4.2, 15.66), Teague (1.5, 14.62 – but let’s consider the 2nd round of the playoffs his coming out party), and Toney Douglas (6.7, 15.23).
I’d throw Gerald Henderson (3.4 Wins) into the mix as well (turning into an elite defender at the wing); Taj Gibson (6.1 Wins); and the aforementioned DeJuan Blair (3.3 Wins, 17.20 PER).
How about Marcus Thornton (3.0 Combined Wins in New Orleans and Sactown, 16.52 PER) and Chase Budinger (5.8 Wins, 14.25 PER) in the 2nd round?
Geoff Rahal
Author, RaptorsHQ.com
by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on May 16, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Blair, Lawson and Thornton, I'll give you. (Like I said earlier, 2 or 3)
But the rest? Being SLIGHTLY ahead in PER equates to bein MILES ahead? Come on.
Well, PER should always be taken with a grain of salt. I’m not a huge fan – but thought I would include it anyway. I’d say players producing 4-6 wins vs. a player like DeRozan producing next to nothing counts as “miles ahead”.
The issue with DeRozan – much like Bargnani – is the high usage artificially inflating his scoring average. 17 ppg is impressive for a second-year player… until you consider the fact that he’s pretty much given free reign to chuck on a brutal team. I’d much rather have a productive young guy like Lawson, Holiday, Collison, Teague or Douglas running the show on a playoff club.
Geoff Rahal
Author, RaptorsHQ.com
by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on May 16, 2011 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Everybody knew before the draft that based strictly on numbers, LAWSON was a shoe-in....
It wasn’t even close…..
'....as a child, I dreamt of being a baseball.'
I don’t agree with all that considering the fact that it also depends on the pieces around the player would have something to say bout the players development. Lawson only started getting better once billups was traded, teague was getting no playing time this year til the playoffs cause of kirks injury, douglas is ok but if you have seen the knicks play he’s as much a chucker as derozan is. Collison didn’t really have even as close of a season as he did last year, even holiday was good but not light years ahead of derozan imo. Your right PER should be taken with a grain of salt and some of those players are better than derozan now but the good thing bout him is he’s a gym rat and I can see him only getting better as time goes on.
by sherwin316 on May 16, 2011 5:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Advance stats don’t take into consideration level of competition. Demar has been starting pretty much his entire career, playing against higher caliber competition. The majority of the players we are comparing him to have spent most of (if not all of) their short career coming off the bench playing against other bench players. Had Demar come off the bench (like he should have) early in his career, his numbers might be better.
Derozan is not without his faults. He’s a shooting guard who can’t knock down a three to save his life and his defense leaves a lot to be desired. But, it’s unfair, not to mention too soon to be claiming so many players in his draft are already miles ahead of him.
I don't disagree, but Lawson's stats stood out markedly prior to the draft. How he has been used after that is another story. In a few years we'll see how he pans out?! I'm curious....
'....as a child, I dreamt of being a baseball.'
actually I was agreeing with you too.... I was just reaffirming my curiousity about the future of Lawson (in particular because his pre-draft stats were through the roof)
Sorry about the bold font…. i was typing it all into the title area….
I hope you will still support my flash-mob idea should CB win the championship…lol
'....as a child, I dreamt of being a baseball.'
Ah! I see.
Of course. Flash mobs are the way of the futur. Soon everyone will communicate solely through group dance. Plus I think CB1 would appreciate the splashiness of it all.
Projection
I think it comes down to how Bullish or Bearish you are on DeRozan’s potential. Where you project him to be in 2 or 3 years.Obviously if you compare the list of players based soley on statistics, DeRozan does not fair to well. However, if you beleive that DeRozan, based on his inate physical attributes and athleticism has the potential to surpass those players offered as examples above in terms of development, it mitigates the value of measuring this young group based on PER and Win Score to date. As Franchise said earlier, next year will be a big year for young Demar. And as I’ve said before… I’m bullish on Derozan (guardedly bullish) however, after season five, if he hasn’t improved significantly, and he’s still a volume scorer that doesn’t contribute much else to the game and I’m still sugesting he will get better…. shoot me down off my unicorn and bury me in the magic desert…
well bury me in the magic desert too
Cause I’ve been with you all season about derozan too..I’m bullish on what I see he can do, I think he’s gonna be a good one.
by sherwin316 on May 16, 2011 5:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
All about potential
Was I a huge DeRozan fan when he was picked? Nope – he just didn’t stand out in any one area and I worried he’d simply a role player when all was said and done.
BUT
I was extremely impressed this year with his jump shot, something I didn’t think he’d be able to develop to that extend for another few seasons, if at all.
It’s easy to slam him for his lack of a 3 or his D, but to me, it’s year 3 that makes my mind up. I gave Bargs nearly four years on the strength of big men taking longer, but 95% of the time in the NBA, wings who get decent playing time show their true colours by the end of their third season.
Adam Francis - Publisher - RaptorsHQ.com
by Adam Francis on May 16, 2011 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I have to agree – while I definitely think there were a number of better selections than DeRozan (Lawson standing head and shoulders above most), I’ll give him the benefit of a third season to show more. I’m just not bullish on DeRozan.
Geoff Rahal
Author, RaptorsHQ.com
by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on May 16, 2011 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Davis Needs to Improve A Whole Lot To Become A Starter
Looking at the Raptors regular rotation players
Based on net Raptors points per 100 possessions (scored vs being scored upon) last season the Raptors as a team were outscored by more points with Davis on the court than anyone else except for Weems.
BC Rode The CB4 Horse For A Long Time
It seems to me that almost all of BCs moves during the Bosh era were based upon building around him.
With CB4 gone BC is using a different approach of building a team of talented young athletic players and for sure is not building around Mr. GQ.
Is it just me
or is BC’s draft selections like his FA/trade selections.
Good at finding a diamond in the rough….. terrible when given the opportunity get whatever he wants?
by Not so Friendly Stranger on May 16, 2011 3:46 PM EDT reply actions
BC is a better coal miner and card shark - than a 'spender'?
…if the shoe fits….
'....as a child, I dreamt of being a baseball.'
look at his suit collection....
I’m sure that he could get ‘better deals’ for them….
'....as a child, I dreamt of being a baseball.'
So basically good at the less important, bad at the very important?
Coal mining and card sharking is very important …..
'....as a child, I dreamt of being a baseball.'
and he's lousy with 2nd round picks....
…but then again who isn’t?
'....as a child, I dreamt of being a baseball.'
Touche
“Coal mining and card sharking is very important …..”
Fair point Jenge. don’t want to insult the working class brothers and sisters out there. ; )
This back and forth cracked me up ha ha.
Maybe we start calling him “the Coal Miner” instead of the Legomaster?
Adam Francis - Publisher - RaptorsHQ.com
by Adam Francis on May 16, 2011 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Off Topic Question
With which Raptors regular rotation on the court did the Raptors average the most points per 100 possessions?
I doubt anyone would guess the answer to this.
Most would say either
1. Bargnani
2. DeRozan
3. Calderon
Believe it or not Including all the regular rotation players the Raptors scored more points per 100 possessions when Amir was on the court then when any other regular rotation player was on the court. Ed Davis was last.
The numbers: Raptors points scored per 100 possessions when on the court
Amir 108.43
Ed 103.72
All the other regular rotation players were in between those two.
You will probably have to sort the data to get it in the proper order.
Defensively among all Raptors regular rotation players the Raptors gave up the fewest points per 100 possessions when James Johnson was on the court and the most when Weems was on the court.
Top two
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James Johnson 109.92
Amir 111.45 (Kleiza was actually slightly better than Amir but he didn’t play very much)
Worst three
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Weems 115.23
Bargnani 115.17
Evans 114.86
The Raptors did not any regular rotation players who when on the court the Raptors outscored their opponents per 100 possessions.
Amir was the best of the worst with the Raptors only being outscored by 3.03 points when he was on the court. When he was off the court the Raptors were outscored by 9.85 points per 100 possessions. So the Raptors were better by close to a net 7 points per 100 possessions when he was on the court vs off the court. No other Raptors regular rotation player came close. Jose was next best with the Raptors being a net of 3 points better per 100 possessions with him on the court than off the court.
The two worst were Weems and Davis. The Raptors were a net 8 points worse per 100 possessions with Weems on the court then they were with him off the court. With Davis on the court the Raptors were a net 5 points worse then with him off the court. Of course with Ed being a rookie it is kind of understandable.
Those Amir Johnson numbers probably explain why the Raptors kept sending him out on the court instead of shipping him off to surgery/rehab for his ankle. Btw, any idea how he is doing health-wise?
Thought this was relevant to your post above...
“The Raptors were a horrendous defensive team again, they were at their worst with Bargnani on the floor again (116.3 points per 100 possessions, the highest total I could find among regulars, including Warriors and Cavalier players), and this is just who he is.”
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2011/05/15/my-4th-annual-nba-no-defense-team-al-jefferson-monta-ellis-kobe-bryant-and-more/
The Wizard of Awe
BC looks so slick and polished and tall and impressive that people are intimidated by him. But behind the image is a clever man who has made a few mistakes in a business that is unforgiving. He feels the pressure. He is not performing well and he knows it.
He’s like the little Wizard of Oz hiding behind some makeup, pretending to be all powerful, when in truth he is simply human. I don’t care how nice your suit looks, 22 wins and we should call for your head…or at the very least, pay less for your next contract…
Maybe pay him enough to dress well, but not enough for him to know Mr. Armani personally. And if you are paid because you are a winner and you don’t produce, don’t you have to take less money next time around? Wouldn"t BC get less on the open market than he would when we originally signed him has a hot commodity? Shouldn’t we pay him less? If we resign him, which is very debatable. But I have no one in mind to replace him so I can’t really argue to that point.
For $225, Colangelo's shirts had better fit
The question marks that loom over Raptorland are many and profound. Who’ll start at small forward? Can they win a playoff series? And more to the crux of the intrigue, where, in the name of Giorgio Armani, does Bryan Colangelo, the general manager, get those high-collared, high-style shirts?
The answer to the latter is here, in the shadow of this northern Italian city’s 14th-century clock tower, behind the glass door of a tiny storefront in a cobblestoned square. Signor Colangelo, as he’s known at Manifatture all’Orologio, is one of the shirtmaker’s best customers. He buys his custom-cut, French-cuffed duds in batches of 12 or 15, usually a couple of times a year when he’s in town on scouting trips. The shirts are made off the premises, in a nearby village by a 60-something grandmother named Luisa. She can cut and sew approximately one shirt a day, and there is no quickening the pace of production. Though the shop employs several shirtmakers, Luisa alone fills all of Colangelo’s orders in the interest of continuity.
I would hate to be responsible for doing his laundry..... I would need insurance in case I lost a button...or shrunk one of them...
'....as a child, I dreamt of being a baseball.'
2 more years
Well, we got two more years of dapper don and his shiny whites. Hope we get a top two pick today.
BC, no matter what you do, do not take Walker. He may be a great guy and a great athlete but we all know what high volume shooting PGs who are under 6’0 and excelled in college tend to do in the pros. And they may even put up good stats but are rarely part of a winning team.
Irving, Irving, Irving….or Williams, or Kanter…..
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