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Lance Stephenson played surprisingly well for the Pacers last season.
His 13.6 PER last season was the second-highest of his career.Lance Stephenson played surprisingly well for the Pacers last season.
Hmm… I think that’s more of an insult than a compliment.His 13.6 PER last season was the second-highest of his career.
His 13.6 PER last season was the second-highest of his career.
Some of Crowder's value doesn't show up in PER, same with someone like PJ Tucker whose highest PER in his career is 13.3. And PJ hasn't had a PER above Crowder's of last year since the 2014/2015 season.That would put him at #13 for the Suns behind virtually every rotation player except Craig and Crowder.
I didn't realize Jae Crowder had such an awful PER. He was #14 amongst all Suns players last year with an 11.3.
Some of Crowder's value doesn't show up in PER, same with someone like PJ Tucker whose highest PER in his career is 13.3. And PJ hasn't had a PER above Crowder's of last year since the 2014/2015 season.
Yeah unfortunately there is no magic metric that tells us everything we want to know about every player in every situation. PER is flawed but for our purposes it's usually fairly accurate in gauging a player's value. Obviously great team defenders get screwed, players that impact the game beyond the counting stats might get overlooked and players that log limited minutes against lesser opponents get overrated and so on.PER is overrated by some people. I don't place all that much value on it for players like PJ, Jae, or Lance who have different responsibilities that usually aren't reflected by stats.
I was still a little surprised that Jae's was so low considering he gets hot from 3 every so often and will have a huge game but I guess those games don't effect his overall PER very much.
I think PER is a completely useless stat. If you believe it is accurate than you should believe the key to winning is center play, which is obviously not true in today's NBA.That would put him at #13 for the Suns behind virtually every rotation player except Craig and Crowder.
I didn't realize Jae Crowder had such an awful PER. He was #14 amongst all Suns players last year with an 11.3.
As for Lance though, I've never been a fan of his and I wouldn't have thought that he'd fall into the Tucker/Crowder group? That might be my lack of awareness given that I've avoided watching him nor have I paid attention to anything he does beyond his antics. So what does he bring to the table beyond the simple numbers?
Excellent breakdown.He's a really good perimeter defender and team first player. I know he's been a bit of a bonehead in the past but he's grown out of a lot of that. He can do a bit of everything. I'd consider him a guard version of Crowder or Tucker in that he doesn't need the ball or touches to be effective. He can work with the ball but ultimately he works best in the flow of an offense or defense rather than being a centerpiece.
He'd be a good rotation player at this point but you wouldn't want to count on him. As a 4th guard though, he'd be a solid addition. At his peak he was probably a poor man's Marcus Smart. The gap between those two increased a lot last year with Stephenson struggling to get back into the league and Smart being DPOY.
I think both have LOTS of upside. I am hoping that Mikal's progress tracks Kahwi's a bit. Kahwi's breakout year offensively was his fifth year.Candid Cam Johnson discusses future with Phoenix Suns, trade rumors, Game 7 flop and more
Suns wing Cam Johnson sat down with The Republic at his 3-on-3 tournament and talked about trade rumors, Game 7 flop, Deandre Ayton and more.sports.yahoo.com
interview with Cam Johnson. Said him and Mikal working on handles to be better scorers.
Candid Cam Johnson discusses future with Phoenix Suns, trade rumors, Game 7 flop and more
Suns wing Cam Johnson sat down with The Republic at his 3-on-3 tournament and talked about trade rumors, Game 7 flop, Deandre Ayton and more.sports.yahoo.com
interview with Cam Johnson. Said him and Mikal working on handles to be better scorers.
Reading that makes me want to run it back. Johnson and bridges seem driven to improve. That will make a big difference in us keeping it goingI'm hoping the Suns get an extension done with Cam Johnson this off season.
Reading that makes me want to run it back. Johnson and bridges seem driven to improve. That will make a big difference in us keeping it going
If we give him a four-year extension, we can’t then trade him. So we have to wait and see how the KD situation works out before we extend him.I'm hoping the Suns get an extension done with Cam Johnson this off season.
If we give him a four-year extension, we can’t then trade him. So we have to wait and see how the KD situation works out before we extend him.
He's a really good perimeter defender and team first player. I know he's been a bit of a bonehead in the past but he's grown out of a lot of that. He can do a bit of everything. I'd consider him a guard version of Crowder or Tucker in that he doesn't need the ball or touches to be effective. He can work with the ball but ultimately he works best in the flow of an offense or defense rather than being a centerpiece.
He'd be a good rotation player at this point but you wouldn't want to count on him. As a 4th guard though, he'd be a solid addition. At his peak he was probably a poor man's Marcus Smart. The gap between those two increased a lot last year with Stephenson struggling to get back into the league and Smart being DPOY.
Yeah I think it does.I wonder if this has any other meaning.
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Yeah I think it does.
He knows we were shopping him, and has decided he now wants to go somewhere else is my interpretation.
I wonder if this has any other meaning.
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