Allan Houston
New York Knicks
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Post by Allan Houston on Dec 17, 2017 20:28:29 GMT -5
Current Rating: 79 He's obviously good, but 79 is super high; too high of 17-18 Russ. If you're putting up triple double everyday and winning the MVP, then 79 might be justified. But we're seeing a different, more human player this season. His team is below .500 after losing to a KP and THJ-less Knicks. His PER has dropped to 20.6 from 30.7 last season. BPM 6.2 from 15.6. His RPM 4.41 from 6.27. Straight up bad TS% of .479. And he's got over 1000 minutes under his belt; this ain't really a small sample. Maybe with another 1000 minutes he'll start getting chemistry with Melo and PG, but it looks unlikely he'll be in the MVP conversation this season.
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Steve Jobs
Oklahoma City Thunder
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Post by Steve Jobs on Dec 18, 2017 11:24:47 GMT -5
Aside from the percentages, which could very well be some kind of injury that he's playing through, every drop in counting and advanced stats can be attributed to playing with two extra all-stars and a re-emerging Steven Adams. Doesn't have to do as much = doesn't get mondo advanced stats anymore.
Again, besides shooting bad, are you willing to say you think Russ couldn't return to last season's form if PG and Melo got traded tomorrow? I'm not.
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Theodore Duncan
Portland Trail Blazers
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Post by Theodore Duncan on Dec 18, 2017 15:31:04 GMT -5
With all the additional support and less need to take all he shots, his efficiency should really go rather up.. not down.
79 is really high rating, rest of the top 5 ranked guys have stayed close to what they were last year, but Russ has been clearly worse. And even with a significant decrease he would be still be ranked in all NBA 1st team level.
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billy
Miami Heat
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Post by billy on Dec 19, 2017 10:21:08 GMT -5
Yeah, I don't think RW has gotten much worse per-se but the sim ratings have changed, he needs a little kick in the shins.
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