I downloaded NBA 2K10 Draft Combine, and we're welcomed to a number of changes.
For one, we are now on a 25-99 scale instead of 50-99. This is to allow for greater player depth as well as the implementation of the D-League.
More importantly however, there are new rating categories, including the ability to edit clutch ratings I've been asking for the last 7 years.
2K also threw in descriptions for their ratings, which was about 5 years overdue. We were left guessing what ratings like quickness and offensive awareness really affected. Now we have concrete interpretations.
Bold denotes new ratings categories.
OFFENSE
Shot Inside - Ability to shoot from underneath the basket.
Shot Close - Ability to shoot from close range.
Shot Medium - Ability to shoot from mid-range.
Shot 3PT - Ability to shoot from 3PT.
Free Throw - Ability to shoot free throws.
Shot Low Post - Ability to shoot from the post.
Layup - Ability to make layups, contact layups, and alley layups.
Dunk - Affects dunk success, ability to dunk in traffic, and alley dunks.
Standing Dunk - Ability to perform standing dunks.
Shoot in Traffic - Ability to shoot while in traffic.
Shoot off Dribble - Ability to shoot while coming off a dribble.
Ball Handle - Affects the type of dribble moves the player can perform.
Off Hand Dribbling - Ability to perform dribble moves with the non-dominant hand.
Ball Security - Ability to secure the ball while dribbling.
Pass - Ability to throw accurate passes.
Offensive Low Post - Ability to perform post moves.
Hands - Ability to catch the ball.
Offensive Rebound - Ability to grab offensive rebounds.
DEFENSE
Defensive Low Post - Ability to defend in the post.
Block - Ability to block shots.
Steal - Ability to steal the ball.
Defensive Rebound - Ability to grab defensive rebounds.
On Ball Defense - Ability to guard and react when defending the ballhandler.
PHYSICAL
Hustle - Ability to dive for loose balls.
Speed - Affects how fast the player can run at full sprint.
Stamina - Affects the fatigue level while on the court.
Vertical - Leaping ability on dunks, rebounds, blocks and jump balls.
Durability - Ability to avoid injuries.
Quickness - Affects player agility while moving around the court.
Strength - Determines how successful the player will be when backing down in the post.
MENTAL
Offensive Clutch - Ability to perform on offense during late game situations.
Defensive Clutch - Ability to perform on defense during late game situations.
Emotion - Affects the type of reaction to referee calls.
Defensive Awareness - Help defense ability when picking up the ballhandler.
Offensive Awareness - Ability to react on loose balls and double teams.
Consistency - Ability to keep a shooting streak or get out of a shooting slump.
There are six new rating categories, not including the now editable clutch ratings. Here are my thoughts on each.
Shot Inside: This rating is music to my ears, because it takes away from the grey area of close and mid-range that we see in the NBA's hot zone charting that 2K employs. Inside shots are 6 feet and in. Close shots are 6-15 feet. Mid-range shots are 15 to the 3pt line.
Shot Low post: We now have Low-Post divided into two ratings. The shot rating will determine the success of shots, while the actual low post rating will determine what types of moves the player is capable of performing. We can now give a player like Ron Artest a solid post repetoire yet keep his success rate relatively low.
Off-Hand Dribbling: Honestly I need to see this one in action. In theory, it's nice that players will no longer be ambidextrous on the court. PGs will still be able to use both hands but it will surely penalize centers and other players that shouldn't be handling the ball.
Ball Security: This was another necessity, dividing the ball handling rating in half. Nate Robinson is a flashier dribbler than Chauncey Billups, but there is no question who is better at protecting the ball.
Emotion: I'm assuming players play better/worse if their emotions get the better of them.
Consistency: Hopefully this will fix the broken hot/cold shooting system. Role players shouldn't be lights out just on every shot just because they got two fastbreak layups.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Miami Heat Ratings
MIAMI HEAT
103 – Dwyane Wade (SG/PG)
85 - Jermaine O’Neal (C)
82 – Michael Beasley (PF/SF)
81 – Mario Chalmers (PG)
79 - Udonis Haslem (PF)
77 – Quentin Richardson (SF/SG)
75 – Chris Quinn (PG)
74 – Daequan Cook (SG/SF)
74 - James Jones (SF)
74 - Dorell Wright (SF/PF)
72 - Jamaal Magloire (C)
71 – Joel Anthony (C)
68 - Yakhouba Diawara (SF)
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Inside Scoring: Wade (B)
Outside Scoring: Wade (B+), Quinn (B+), Beasley (B+), Chalmers (B), Jones (B), Cook (B)
Perimeter Defense: Chalmers (A), Wade (A-), Wright (B)
Post Defense: O'Neal (B+), Anthony (B)
Ball Handling: Wade (A+), Chalmers (B+), Quinn (B)
Rebounding: Magloire (A-), Haslem (B)
Basketball IQ: Wade (A), O'Neal (B), Chalmers (B)
Athleticism: Wade (A), Chalmers (B+), Beasley (B), Wright (B)
THE RATINGS
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Dwyane Wade (SG/PG)
Overall 103 (down from 104)
AdjOverall 97 (down from 98)
Close 93
Med 89
3pt 78
FT 77 (up from 76)
Layup 99
Dunk 92
Handle 97
Pass 91 (up from 89)
PostOff 79
PostDef 70 (down from 75)
Block 75 (down from 90)
Steal 92 (down from 95)
RebOff 66 (down from 74)
RebDef 69 (down from 72)
Speed 97
Stam 99
Dur 80 (down from 85)
DefAwr 86
OffAwr 99
Potential 99
Strength 84
Vertical 95
Off Dribble 87
In Traffic 87
Quickness 99
Hustle 99
Hands 99
Ball Defense 82
Standing Dunk 50 (down from 75)
ClutchOff 99 (Hidden Rating)
ClutchDef 99 (Hidden Rating)
Outlook: Wade rates 97 without his ridiculous clutch ratings driving up his overall six points. This doesn't take away from the fact that he had one of the greatest seasons ever for a SG not named Michael Jordan.
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Jermaine O’Neal (C)
Overall 85
Close 79 (down from 82)
Med 83
3pt 52 (up from 50)
FT 79
Layup 71
Dunk 72
Handle 65 (down from 68)
Pass 62
PostOff 82
PostDef 83
Block 90
Steal 58
RebOff 79 (down from 82)
RebDef 80 (up from 70)
Speed 63
Stam 90
Dur 70
DefAwr 83 (down from 87)
OffAwr 78
Potential 90 (down from 92)
Strength 80 (up from 73)
Vertical 64
Off Dribble 67
In Traffic 73
Quickness 61
Hustle 79
Hands 88
Ball Defense 69
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: O'Neal has never been the most efficient scorer, though he is an excellent post defender. Being paired with Wade is probably the best for him going forward.
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Michael Beasley (PF/SF)
Overall 82 (up from 80)
Close 82
Med 86
3pt 80
FT 77
Layup 83
Dunk 81 (down from 86)
Handle 75
Pass 59 (up from 56)
PostOff 80
PostDef 71
Block 67 (down from 69)
Steal 62 (down from 64)
RebOff 76 (down from 81)
RebDef 83 (up from 76)
Speed 79
Stam 90 (down from 95)
Dur 90
DefAwr 64 (up from 58)
OffAwr 84 (up from 80)
Potential 91 (down from 96)
Strength 84
Vertical 82 (down from 89)
Off Dribble 79
In Traffic 78
Quickness 77
Hustle 72
Hands 86
Ball Defense 61
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Beasley is a great offensive player at his young age, but he's also a poor defender and may never become an asset in this department.
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Mario Chalmers (PG)
Overall 81 (down from 82)
Close 79 (down from 80)
Med 81 (up from 78)
3pt 82 (down from 84)
FT 77 (up from 73)
Layup 81
Dunk 65 (down from 67)
Handle 88
Pass 77 (up from 74)
PostOff 57
PostDef 57
Block 53
Steal 93
RebOff 57
RebDef 63
Speed 88
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 79 (down from 88)
OffAwr 77
Potential 75 (down from 80)
Strength 62
Vertical 82
Off Dribble 82
In Traffic 68
Quickness 90
Hustle 86
Hands 89
Ball Defense 87
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Chalmers' perimeter defense and three point shooting made a lot of teams look foolish for letting him fall to the middle of the second round in last year's draft.
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Udonis Haslem (PF/C)
Overall 79 (down from 80)
Close 86 (up from 81)
Med 81
3pt 50
FT 76 (down from 81)
Layup 68
Dunk 74
Handle 65
Pass 56 (down from 59)
PostOff 67
PostDef 77 (up from 75)
Block 55
Steal 62
RebOff 81 (down from 88)
RebDef 86 (up from 85)
Speed 67
Stam 90 (down from 95)
Dur 85
DefAwr 83 (down from 89)
OffAwr 71 (up from 68)
Potential 68
Strength 78
Vertical 67
Off Dribble 68
In Traffic 76
Quickness 66
Hustle 92
Hands 69
Ball Defense 78
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Haslem should continue to lose playing time to Beasley, and with O'Neal around for a full season, he shouldn't be called upon to play center. It's a tossup whether he starts at PF or comes off the bench.
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Quentin Richardson (SF/SG)
Overall 77 (up from 75)
Close 76 (up from 72)
Med 74 (down from 75)
3pt 82 (down from 84)
FT 76 (up from 68)
Layup 77
Dunk 70 (down from 72)
Handle 77 (down from 80)
Pass 62 (down from 64)
PostOff 72 (down from 79)
PostDef 73
Block 54
Steal 63
RebOff 70 (down from 72)
RebDef 75 (up from 70)
Speed 79 (down from 84)
Stam 95
Dur 75 (down from 80)
DefAwr 73 (up from 61)
OffAwr 74 (up from 68)
Potential 73 (down from 78)
Strength 79
Vertical 76
Off Dribble 76
In Traffic 69
Quickness 77 (down from 82)
Hustle 70
Hands 78
Ball Defense 70 (up from 67)
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: That Q-Rich might actually start in Miami tells us all we need to know about their chances. He's decent when healthy, but is a lost cause when his back is acting up.
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Chris Quinn (PG)
Overall 75 (up from 74)
Close 67 (down from 70)
Med 82 (down from 85)
3pt 85 (down from 87)
FT 81 (down from 82)
Layup 79
Dunk 53
Handle 86
Pass 76
PostOff 50
PostDef 51 (up from 50)
Block 52 (down from 54)
Steal 71
RebOff 55 (down from 60)
RebDef 58
Speed 84
Stam 90 (down from 95)
Dur 80
DefAwr 70 (up from 68)
OffAwr 73 (up from 70)
Potential 51
Strength 57
Vertical 71
Off Dribble 84
In Traffic 62
Quickness 86
Hustle 79
Hands 82
Ball Defense 77
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Excellent shooter, but below average at everything else for a point guard. His defense and PG skills are passable, but you can't expect anything relating to interior play from him.
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Daequan Cook (SG/SF)
Overall 74 (down from 76)
Close 69 (down from 74)
Med 78 (down from 84)
3pt 84 (down from 86)
FT 85 (up from 82)
Layup 78
Dunk 81 (down from 83)
Handle 77
Pass 59 (down from 62)
PostOff 58 (up from 51)
PostDef 62
Block 54 (up from 53)
Steal 59 (up from 57)
RebOff 56 (down from 58)
RebDef 66 (down from 69)
Speed 83
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 70 (down from 72)
OffAwr 73 (up from 72)
Potential 70
Strength 65 (up from 62)
Vertical 83
Off Dribble 82
In Traffic 67
Quickness 86
Hustle 71
Hands 79
Ball Defense 78
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: 2009's shootout winner needs to improve his defense if he wants to become more than just a role player.
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James Jones (SF)
Overall 74 (down from 76)
Close 69
Med 79 (down from 87)
3pt 84 (down from 87)
FT 86 (down from 88)
Layup 74
Dunk 72
Handle 73 (down from 75)
Pass 56 (down from 59)
PostOff 58
PostDef 68 (up from 60)
Block 63 (up from 56)
Steal 59
RebOff 68
RebDef 65 (down from 68)
Speed 76 (up from 75)
Stam 90
Dur 75
DefAwr 70 (up from 65)
OffAwr 70 (down from 75)
Potential 68
Strength 61
Vertical 78
Off Dribble 82
In Traffic 63
Quickness 73
Hustle 68
Hands 74
Ball Defense 68
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Jones was injured to start the season in Miami and did not play up to expectations when he did play. He'll need to fight for his spot in the rotation with Q-Rich and Cook also fighting for his minutes.
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Dorell Wright (SF/PF)
Overall 74 (up from 72)
Close 76 (down from 81)
Med 78 (up from 76)
3pt 67 (down from 70)
FT 78 (down from 83)
Layup 78
Dunk 82 (up from 79)
Handle 74
Pass 64
PostOff 65 (down from 70)
PostDef 67 (up from 60)
Block 69
Steal 65
RebOff 70
RebDef 82 (up from 79)
Speed 83
Stam 90
Dur 75
DefAwr 71 (up from 68)
OffAwr 61 (up from 58)
Potential 77
Strength 57
Vertical 91
Off Dribble 80
In Traffic 71
Quickness 85
Hustle 64
Hands 74
Ball Defense 80
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Athletic wing player that has yet to substantially improve since coming out of high school 6 years ago. He was injured for most of last season and he'll need to show he belongs or he could be out of the league shortly.
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Jamaal Magloire (C)
Overall 72 (up from 70)
Close 74
Med 63 (down from 69)
3pt 50
FT 54
Layup 55
Dunk 70
Handle 54 (down from 58)
Pass 52
PostOff 70 (down from 75)
PostDef 78 (up from 73)
Block 70
Steal 54
RebOff 86 (up from 74)
RebDef 88 (up from 78)
Speed 54 (down from 62)
Stam 80 (up from 75)
Dur 80
DefAwr 65 (up from 60)
OffAwr 60 (down from 65)
Potential 67 (down from 77)
Strength 83
Vertical 54
Off Dribble 54
In Traffic 68
Quickness 53
Hustle 64
Hands 57 (down from 62)
Ball Defense 54 (down from 61)
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: This one-time fluke all-star is clinging to his NBA career. He's a good rebounder which is why he continues to stick around.
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Joel Anthony (C)
Overall 71
Close 68
Med 50 (down from 53)
3pt 50
FT 62 (up from 56)
Layup 59
Dunk 68
Handle 53
Pass 53 (up from 50)
PostOff 56
PostDef 78
Block 93 (up from 88)
Steal 60 (down from 63)
RebOff 84 (up from 79)
RebDef 70 (down from 83)
Speed 60
Stam 85
Dur 85
DefAwr 83
OffAwr 50
Potential 54
Strength 84
Vertical 66
Off Dribble 52
In Traffic 65
Quickness 58
Hustle 88
Hands 58
Ball Defense 67
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: His defense and rebounding make him a poor man's Ben Wallace. Maybe more like a homeless man's Ben Wallace...
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Yakhouba Diawara (SF)
Overall 68
Close 74
Med 71 (down from 78)
3pt 76 (down from 78)
FT 65 (down from 71)
Layup 74
Dunk 76
Handle 72
Pass 56 (down from 64)
PostOff 54 (up from 51)
PostDef 73 (up from 68)
Block 55 (up from 53)
Steal 57 (up from 56)
RebOff 64 (up from 62)
RebDef 58 (up from 54)
Speed 79
Stam 90
Dur 75
DefAwr 79
OffAwr 57 (up from 54)
Potential 50
Strength 66
Vertical 83
Off Dribble 71 (down from 77)
In Traffic 67
Quickness 77
Hustle 81
Hands 79
Ball Defense 80
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Diawara has no role on this team if Wright is healthy. The other 3 SFs on the team are injury prone so I suppose there is a point to his existence.
103 – Dwyane Wade (SG/PG)
85 - Jermaine O’Neal (C)
82 – Michael Beasley (PF/SF)
81 – Mario Chalmers (PG)
79 - Udonis Haslem (PF)
77 – Quentin Richardson (SF/SG)
75 – Chris Quinn (PG)
74 – Daequan Cook (SG/SF)
74 - James Jones (SF)
74 - Dorell Wright (SF/PF)
72 - Jamaal Magloire (C)
71 – Joel Anthony (C)
68 - Yakhouba Diawara (SF)
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Inside Scoring: Wade (B)
Outside Scoring: Wade (B+), Quinn (B+), Beasley (B+), Chalmers (B), Jones (B), Cook (B)
Perimeter Defense: Chalmers (A), Wade (A-), Wright (B)
Post Defense: O'Neal (B+), Anthony (B)
Ball Handling: Wade (A+), Chalmers (B+), Quinn (B)
Rebounding: Magloire (A-), Haslem (B)
Basketball IQ: Wade (A), O'Neal (B), Chalmers (B)
Athleticism: Wade (A), Chalmers (B+), Beasley (B), Wright (B)
THE RATINGS
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Dwyane Wade (SG/PG)
Overall 103 (down from 104)
AdjOverall 97 (down from 98)
Close 93
Med 89
3pt 78
FT 77 (up from 76)
Layup 99
Dunk 92
Handle 97
Pass 91 (up from 89)
PostOff 79
PostDef 70 (down from 75)
Block 75 (down from 90)
Steal 92 (down from 95)
RebOff 66 (down from 74)
RebDef 69 (down from 72)
Speed 97
Stam 99
Dur 80 (down from 85)
DefAwr 86
OffAwr 99
Potential 99
Strength 84
Vertical 95
Off Dribble 87
In Traffic 87
Quickness 99
Hustle 99
Hands 99
Ball Defense 82
Standing Dunk 50 (down from 75)
ClutchOff 99 (Hidden Rating)
ClutchDef 99 (Hidden Rating)
Outlook: Wade rates 97 without his ridiculous clutch ratings driving up his overall six points. This doesn't take away from the fact that he had one of the greatest seasons ever for a SG not named Michael Jordan.
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Jermaine O’Neal (C)
Overall 85
Close 79 (down from 82)
Med 83
3pt 52 (up from 50)
FT 79
Layup 71
Dunk 72
Handle 65 (down from 68)
Pass 62
PostOff 82
PostDef 83
Block 90
Steal 58
RebOff 79 (down from 82)
RebDef 80 (up from 70)
Speed 63
Stam 90
Dur 70
DefAwr 83 (down from 87)
OffAwr 78
Potential 90 (down from 92)
Strength 80 (up from 73)
Vertical 64
Off Dribble 67
In Traffic 73
Quickness 61
Hustle 79
Hands 88
Ball Defense 69
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: O'Neal has never been the most efficient scorer, though he is an excellent post defender. Being paired with Wade is probably the best for him going forward.
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Michael Beasley (PF/SF)
Overall 82 (up from 80)
Close 82
Med 86
3pt 80
FT 77
Layup 83
Dunk 81 (down from 86)
Handle 75
Pass 59 (up from 56)
PostOff 80
PostDef 71
Block 67 (down from 69)
Steal 62 (down from 64)
RebOff 76 (down from 81)
RebDef 83 (up from 76)
Speed 79
Stam 90 (down from 95)
Dur 90
DefAwr 64 (up from 58)
OffAwr 84 (up from 80)
Potential 91 (down from 96)
Strength 84
Vertical 82 (down from 89)
Off Dribble 79
In Traffic 78
Quickness 77
Hustle 72
Hands 86
Ball Defense 61
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Beasley is a great offensive player at his young age, but he's also a poor defender and may never become an asset in this department.
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Mario Chalmers (PG)
Overall 81 (down from 82)
Close 79 (down from 80)
Med 81 (up from 78)
3pt 82 (down from 84)
FT 77 (up from 73)
Layup 81
Dunk 65 (down from 67)
Handle 88
Pass 77 (up from 74)
PostOff 57
PostDef 57
Block 53
Steal 93
RebOff 57
RebDef 63
Speed 88
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 79 (down from 88)
OffAwr 77
Potential 75 (down from 80)
Strength 62
Vertical 82
Off Dribble 82
In Traffic 68
Quickness 90
Hustle 86
Hands 89
Ball Defense 87
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Chalmers' perimeter defense and three point shooting made a lot of teams look foolish for letting him fall to the middle of the second round in last year's draft.
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Udonis Haslem (PF/C)
Overall 79 (down from 80)
Close 86 (up from 81)
Med 81
3pt 50
FT 76 (down from 81)
Layup 68
Dunk 74
Handle 65
Pass 56 (down from 59)
PostOff 67
PostDef 77 (up from 75)
Block 55
Steal 62
RebOff 81 (down from 88)
RebDef 86 (up from 85)
Speed 67
Stam 90 (down from 95)
Dur 85
DefAwr 83 (down from 89)
OffAwr 71 (up from 68)
Potential 68
Strength 78
Vertical 67
Off Dribble 68
In Traffic 76
Quickness 66
Hustle 92
Hands 69
Ball Defense 78
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Haslem should continue to lose playing time to Beasley, and with O'Neal around for a full season, he shouldn't be called upon to play center. It's a tossup whether he starts at PF or comes off the bench.
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Quentin Richardson (SF/SG)
Overall 77 (up from 75)
Close 76 (up from 72)
Med 74 (down from 75)
3pt 82 (down from 84)
FT 76 (up from 68)
Layup 77
Dunk 70 (down from 72)
Handle 77 (down from 80)
Pass 62 (down from 64)
PostOff 72 (down from 79)
PostDef 73
Block 54
Steal 63
RebOff 70 (down from 72)
RebDef 75 (up from 70)
Speed 79 (down from 84)
Stam 95
Dur 75 (down from 80)
DefAwr 73 (up from 61)
OffAwr 74 (up from 68)
Potential 73 (down from 78)
Strength 79
Vertical 76
Off Dribble 76
In Traffic 69
Quickness 77 (down from 82)
Hustle 70
Hands 78
Ball Defense 70 (up from 67)
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: That Q-Rich might actually start in Miami tells us all we need to know about their chances. He's decent when healthy, but is a lost cause when his back is acting up.
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Chris Quinn (PG)
Overall 75 (up from 74)
Close 67 (down from 70)
Med 82 (down from 85)
3pt 85 (down from 87)
FT 81 (down from 82)
Layup 79
Dunk 53
Handle 86
Pass 76
PostOff 50
PostDef 51 (up from 50)
Block 52 (down from 54)
Steal 71
RebOff 55 (down from 60)
RebDef 58
Speed 84
Stam 90 (down from 95)
Dur 80
DefAwr 70 (up from 68)
OffAwr 73 (up from 70)
Potential 51
Strength 57
Vertical 71
Off Dribble 84
In Traffic 62
Quickness 86
Hustle 79
Hands 82
Ball Defense 77
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Excellent shooter, but below average at everything else for a point guard. His defense and PG skills are passable, but you can't expect anything relating to interior play from him.
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Daequan Cook (SG/SF)
Overall 74 (down from 76)
Close 69 (down from 74)
Med 78 (down from 84)
3pt 84 (down from 86)
FT 85 (up from 82)
Layup 78
Dunk 81 (down from 83)
Handle 77
Pass 59 (down from 62)
PostOff 58 (up from 51)
PostDef 62
Block 54 (up from 53)
Steal 59 (up from 57)
RebOff 56 (down from 58)
RebDef 66 (down from 69)
Speed 83
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 70 (down from 72)
OffAwr 73 (up from 72)
Potential 70
Strength 65 (up from 62)
Vertical 83
Off Dribble 82
In Traffic 67
Quickness 86
Hustle 71
Hands 79
Ball Defense 78
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: 2009's shootout winner needs to improve his defense if he wants to become more than just a role player.
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James Jones (SF)
Overall 74 (down from 76)
Close 69
Med 79 (down from 87)
3pt 84 (down from 87)
FT 86 (down from 88)
Layup 74
Dunk 72
Handle 73 (down from 75)
Pass 56 (down from 59)
PostOff 58
PostDef 68 (up from 60)
Block 63 (up from 56)
Steal 59
RebOff 68
RebDef 65 (down from 68)
Speed 76 (up from 75)
Stam 90
Dur 75
DefAwr 70 (up from 65)
OffAwr 70 (down from 75)
Potential 68
Strength 61
Vertical 78
Off Dribble 82
In Traffic 63
Quickness 73
Hustle 68
Hands 74
Ball Defense 68
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Jones was injured to start the season in Miami and did not play up to expectations when he did play. He'll need to fight for his spot in the rotation with Q-Rich and Cook also fighting for his minutes.
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Dorell Wright (SF/PF)
Overall 74 (up from 72)
Close 76 (down from 81)
Med 78 (up from 76)
3pt 67 (down from 70)
FT 78 (down from 83)
Layup 78
Dunk 82 (up from 79)
Handle 74
Pass 64
PostOff 65 (down from 70)
PostDef 67 (up from 60)
Block 69
Steal 65
RebOff 70
RebDef 82 (up from 79)
Speed 83
Stam 90
Dur 75
DefAwr 71 (up from 68)
OffAwr 61 (up from 58)
Potential 77
Strength 57
Vertical 91
Off Dribble 80
In Traffic 71
Quickness 85
Hustle 64
Hands 74
Ball Defense 80
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Athletic wing player that has yet to substantially improve since coming out of high school 6 years ago. He was injured for most of last season and he'll need to show he belongs or he could be out of the league shortly.
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Jamaal Magloire (C)
Overall 72 (up from 70)
Close 74
Med 63 (down from 69)
3pt 50
FT 54
Layup 55
Dunk 70
Handle 54 (down from 58)
Pass 52
PostOff 70 (down from 75)
PostDef 78 (up from 73)
Block 70
Steal 54
RebOff 86 (up from 74)
RebDef 88 (up from 78)
Speed 54 (down from 62)
Stam 80 (up from 75)
Dur 80
DefAwr 65 (up from 60)
OffAwr 60 (down from 65)
Potential 67 (down from 77)
Strength 83
Vertical 54
Off Dribble 54
In Traffic 68
Quickness 53
Hustle 64
Hands 57 (down from 62)
Ball Defense 54 (down from 61)
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: This one-time fluke all-star is clinging to his NBA career. He's a good rebounder which is why he continues to stick around.
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Joel Anthony (C)
Overall 71
Close 68
Med 50 (down from 53)
3pt 50
FT 62 (up from 56)
Layup 59
Dunk 68
Handle 53
Pass 53 (up from 50)
PostOff 56
PostDef 78
Block 93 (up from 88)
Steal 60 (down from 63)
RebOff 84 (up from 79)
RebDef 70 (down from 83)
Speed 60
Stam 85
Dur 85
DefAwr 83
OffAwr 50
Potential 54
Strength 84
Vertical 66
Off Dribble 52
In Traffic 65
Quickness 58
Hustle 88
Hands 58
Ball Defense 67
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: His defense and rebounding make him a poor man's Ben Wallace. Maybe more like a homeless man's Ben Wallace...
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Yakhouba Diawara (SF)
Overall 68
Close 74
Med 71 (down from 78)
3pt 76 (down from 78)
FT 65 (down from 71)
Layup 74
Dunk 76
Handle 72
Pass 56 (down from 64)
PostOff 54 (up from 51)
PostDef 73 (up from 68)
Block 55 (up from 53)
Steal 57 (up from 56)
RebOff 64 (up from 62)
RebDef 58 (up from 54)
Speed 79
Stam 90
Dur 75
DefAwr 79
OffAwr 57 (up from 54)
Potential 50
Strength 66
Vertical 83
Off Dribble 71 (down from 77)
In Traffic 67
Quickness 77
Hustle 81
Hands 79
Ball Defense 80
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Diawara has no role on this team if Wright is healthy. The other 3 SFs on the team are injury prone so I suppose there is a point to his existence.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Orlando Magic Ratings
ORLANDO MAGIC
95 – Dwight Howard (C)
89 - Vince Carter (SG/SF)
88 – Jameer Nelson (PG)
86 - Rashard Lewis (SF/PF)
80 - Brandon Bass (PF/C)
80 – Marcin Gortat (C/PF)
78 - Matt Barnes (SF/PF)
77 – Jason Williams (PG)
76 - Mickael Pietrus (SF/SG)
74 – Anthony Johnson (PG)
74 – Ryan Anderson (PF)
71 – J.J. Redick (SG)
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Inside Scoring: Howard (B)
Outside Scoring: Nelson (A), Lewis (B+), Carter (B+)
Perimeter Defense: Nelson (B+), Pietrus (B), Johnson (B), Williams (B)
Post Defense: Howard (A+), Gortat (B+)
Ball Handling: Williams (A-), Nelson (A-), Carter (B+)
Rebounding: Howard (A+), Gortat (A-), Bass (B), Anderson (B)
Basketball IQ: Howard (A), Carter (B+), Nelson (B+), Lewis (B), Pietrus (B)
Athleticism: Howard (A), Carter (A), Nelson (B+), Pietrus (B+), Lewis (B), Bass (B)
THE RATINGS
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Dwight Howard (C)
Overall 95
Close 85 (down from 88)
Med 63
3pt 50
FT 59 (up from 56)
Layup 76 (down from 86)
Dunk 92 (down from 99)
Handle 62 (up from 60)
Pass 59 (up from 56)
PostOff 88
PostDef 96 (up from 94)
Block 91 (down from 99)
Steal 66 (down from 68)
RebOff 96 (down from 99)
RebDef 96 (down from 99)
Speed 71
Stam 99
Dur 99 (up from 95)
DefAwr 97 (up from 91)
OffAwr 86 (up from 84)
Potential 95
Strength 97
Vertical 92
Off Dribble 68
In Traffic 81
Quickness 68
Hustle 84
Hands 88
Ball Defense 67
Standing Dunk 99
Outlook: Howard was the 2009 defensive player of the year, and is the franchise player in Orlando. He needs to improve his offense beyond dunking, as he is not able to dominate the stronger centers in the league (and believe me, the league has taken notice). Learning how to pass out of double teams would help as well. At only 24 years of age, he's got plenty of time.
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Vince Carter (SG/SF)
Overall 89 (down from 92)
Close 82 (down from 85)
Med 83 (down from 86)
3pt 85 (down from 87)
FT 82 (up from 81)
Layup 93 (down from 96)
Dunk 87 (down from 92)
Handle 89 (down from 92)
Pass 76 (down from 82)
PostOff 78
PostDef 66
Block 60 (down from 68)
Steal 68 (down from 75)
RebOff 64 (down from 70)
RebDef 71 (down from 75)
Speed 88
Stam 95
Dur 85 (up from 80)
DefAwr 78
OffAwr 90 (down from 93)
Potential 93 (down from 96)
Strength 71
Vertical 95
Off Dribble 88
In Traffic 84
Quickness 90
Hustle 79
Hands 92
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 75
ClutchOff 75 (Hidden Rating)
Outlook: Not the super athlete he once was), but still a go-to scorer thanks to his shooting and ability to take contact. VC is also one of the best passing SGs in the game and should easily fill the role vacated by Turkoglu. His ability to finish at the rim will only mean more putback chances for Howard. Only dunked 45 times last season, but that was still ELEVEN times more than Turkoglu (4).
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Jameer Nelson (PG)
Overall 88 (up from 87)
Close 85
Med 88
3pt 91 (up from 89)
FT 89 (up from 88)
Layup 88
Dunk 50 (down from 54)
Handle 92 (up from 88)
Pass 84 (up from 82)
PostOff 51
PostDef 53 (down from 55)
Block 51
Steal 78 (down from 80)
RebOff 57
RebDef 65 (down from 68)
Speed 88 (up from 87)
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 78
OffAwr 88 (up from 86)
Potential 83
Strength 70 (down from 80)
Vertical 82
Off Dribble 87
In Traffic 73
Quickness 89 (up from 88)
Hustle 82
Hands 88 (up from 83)
Ball Defense 79 (up from 76)
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Nelson had a break out season before getting injured halfway through the year. It was quite impressive that the Magic were able to make it to the Finals without him (the departed Rafer Alston deserves a great deal of credit and seems to have gotten none of it), and it would have been best had he not tried to gut it out in the Finals as he just wasn't ready to contribute. Here's hoping he picks up where he left off, starting with his lights out shooting.
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Rashard Lewis (SF/PF)
Overall 86 (down from 87)
Close 84
Med 82
3pt 87
FT 84 (up from 83)
Layup 76
Dunk 81
Handle 76
Pass 65 (up from 63)
PostOff 78
PostDef 72
Block 65 (up from 56)
Steal 70 (down from 77)
RebOff 69 (down from 74)
RebDef 73 (down from 78)
Speed 81
Stam 95
Dur 85
DefAwr 80 (up from 77)
OffAwr 83 (down from 86)
Potential 87
Strength 70
Vertical 85
Off Dribble 84
In Traffic 71
Quickness 80
Hustle 71
Hands 89
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Rashard has spent the last two years at PF, and I for one am happy he's (hopefully) back at SF. He only rates an 84 overall as a PF and I tire of the constant baseless criticism that he's rated too low. He's not a good rebounder or post player, so what do you expect? Hopefully he picks up some of Turkoglu's slack and shows a more well-rounded game rather than just providing threes as he has the last two years. Vince and Shard on the wings might be as scary as Ray and Shard were in Seattle... with Dwight Howard in the middle rather than Nick Collison.
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Brandon Bass (PF/C)
Overall 80 (up from 78)
Close 72 (down from 84)
Med 82 (up from 79)
3pt 50
FT 87
Layup 68
Dunk 79
Handle 65 (up from 60)
Pass 56 (down from 59)
PostOff 78
PostDef 73 (up from 67)
Block 71 (up from 65)
Steal 58 (up from 56)
RebOff 85
RebDef 79
Speed 70
Stam 90
Dur 85
DefAwr 73 (up from 68)
OffAwr 77 (up from 72)
Potential 65 (up from 60)
Strength 95
Vertical 71
Off Dribble 66
In Traffic 81
Quickness 70
Hustle 79
Hands 75
Ball Defense 62
Standing Dunk 99
Outlook: One of the more underrated PFs in the game today, Bass has an exellent mid-range touch that he should put to use next to Howard. He won't get as many jamming opportunities, but as long as he can keep hitting that mid-range shot and playing solid defense a starting role should be secure. I don't like him coming off the bench because he won't differ too much from Gortat.
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Marcin Gortat (C/PF)
Overall 80 (up from 70)
Close 80 (up from 64)
Med 61 (up from 56)
3pt 52 (up from 50)
FT 58 (down from 61)
Layup 68
Dunk 71
Handle 58 (up from 56)
Pass 54 (up from 50)
PostOff 70 (up from 58)
PostDef 83 (up from 76)
Block 87
Steal 61
RebOff 90 (up from 78)
RebDef 87 (up from 83)
Speed 71 (up from 69)
Stam 85
Dur 85
DefAwr 80 (up from 76)
OffAwr 60 (up from 50)
Potential 66 (up from 51)
Strength 83
Vertical 70
Off Dribble 56 (up from 50)
In Traffic 68 (up from 58)
Quickness 68 (up from 66)
Hustle 93
Hands 66 (up from 53)
Ball Defense 70 (down from 72)
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Orlando is probably going to try and fit Gortat at PF more frequently this season in an effort to make him worth that contract they matched. Defensively this should work wonders (as Gortat is a bigger Varejao), but offensively it might be a dud as neither player offers a perimeter game. Still, it shouldn't surprise anyone if Gortat is backing up PF and C and getting enough minutes to be considered the team's sixth man. They certainly aren't going to get much bang for their buck if he's only backing up Howard 12 mins a game.
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Matt Barnes (SF/PF)
Overall 78 (up from 76)
Close 80 (up from 78)
Med 77 (down from 78)
3pt 79 (down from 81)
FT 74 (down from 75)
Layup 73
Dunk 72
Handle 72
Pass 67
PostOff 68 (up from 53)
PostDef 72 (down from 78)
Block 59 (down from 63)
Steal 64 (down from 71)
RebOff 71 (down from 73)
RebDef 78 (up from 74)
Speed 74 (down from 78)
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 74 (down from 76)
OffAwr 75 (up from 68)
Potential 67 (up from 52)
Strength 68
Vertical 80
Off Dribble 78
In Traffic 71
Quickness 72 (down from 75)
Hustle 80
Hands 78
Ball Defense 73 (down from 78)
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Please god, do not let him start over Brandon Bass. Barnes isn't bad, he's just not particularly good at anything either. Hopefully he returns to a quality backup as he was in Golden State, as he showed in Phoenix he's a bit stretched as a starter.
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Jason Williams (PG)
Overall 77 (down from 78)
Close 69 (down from 84)
Med 77 (down from 78)
3pt 80 (up from 79)
FT 86 (down from 91)
Layup 85 (down from 99)
Dunk 52 (down from 56)
Handle 95 (down from 96)
Pass 80 (up from 77)
PostOff 50 (down from 55)
PostDef 50 (down from 55)
Block 51
Steal 78 (up from 70)
RebOff 52 (down from 55)
RebDef 56
Speed 88 (down from 91)
Stam 90 (down from 95)
Dur 70
DefAwr 68 (down from 71)
OffAwr 78 (down from 79)
Potential 74 (down from 84)
Strength 53 (down from 58)
Vertical 74
Off Dribble 82
In Traffic 64 (down from 79)
Quickness 89
Hustle 69 (down from 76)
Hands 92
Ball Defense 74 (down from 78)
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Returning from retirement, Williams has himself in a pretty good situation as the backup on a championship contender. He can surely still handle the rock with the best of them, though it remains to be seen just how much offensive pop he has left.
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Mickael Pietrus (SF/SG)
Overall 76
Close 73 (down from 76)
Med 73 (down from 79)
3pt 81 (down from 83)
FT 71
Layup 80
Dunk 89
Handle 73 (down from 75)
Pass 59 (up from 56)
PostOff 59 (up from 54)
PostDef 77 (down from 80)
Block 62 (down from 66)
Steal 68 (down from 77)
RebOff 65 (down from 67)
RebDef 66 (down from 68)
Speed 84
Stam 95
Dur 75
DefAwr 82
OffAwr 74 (up from 72)
Potential 71
Strength 69
Vertical 88
Off Dribble 79
In Traffic 70
Quickness 86
Hustle 75
Hands 82
Ball Defense 81
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Pietrus had a tough time fitting in with Orlando. He dealt with injury problems, and he's really not a SG which is where he saw half his minutes. He should get more SF minutes with Vince Carter in town, but he should also see a decrease in his overall PT because of that.
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Anthony Johnson (PG)
Overall 74 (down from 75)
Close 76 (up from 73)
Med 75 (down from 79)
3pt 84 (up from 83)
FT 75 (down from 81)
Layup 71
Dunk 65 (up from 52)
Handle 83
Pass 74 (down from 81)
PostOff 58 (up from 50)
PostDef 60
Block 53
Steal 69 (down from 71)
RebOff 61 (up from 56)
RebDef 60 (up from 59)
Speed 79
Stam 85
Dur 80
DefAwr 79 (up from 76)
OffAwr 73 (up from 68)
Potential 65 (up from 60)
Strength 65 (up from 61)
Vertical 68
Off Dribble 79
In Traffic 66
Quickness 78
Hustle 70
Hands 81
Ball Defense 82
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Johnson is easily the best 3rd string PG in the league. He is still capable of contributing despite being 35 years old. He even dunked 8 times last year, which is twice as many as Turkoglu in half as many minutes.
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Ryan Anderson (PF)
Overall 74 (up from 73)
Close 72 (down from 78)
Med 75 (down from 84)
3pt 82 (down from 86)
FT 85 (down from 87)
Layup 62
Dunk 68
Handle 68
Pass 58 (up from 54)
PostOff 67 (down from 77)
PostDef 67 (up from 62)
Block 61 (up from 58)
Steal 71 (up from 56)
RebOff 81 (up from 79)
RebDef 81 (up from 71)
Speed 62
Stam 85
Dur 80
DefAwr 62 (up from 52)
OffAwr 73
Potential 61
Strength 68 (down from 73)
Vertical 58
Off Dribble 74
In Traffic 69
Quickness 58
Hustle 71 (up from 68)
Hands 82
Ball Defense 57
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: There are a lot of Magic fans who are high on Ryan Anderson, but I'm not one of them. If Brian Cook didn't work out in Orlando, why would Anderson? He has all the same flaws. He'll need to show he belongs in the first 10 games of the season with Rashard suspended - because there's literally no point to playing Anderson on a team that utilizes Rashard Lewis at PF.
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J.J. Redick (SG)
Overall 71 (up from 69)
Close 70 (down from 73)
Med 76
3pt 83 (down from 87)
FT 87 (down from 89)
Layup 76
Dunk 59
Handle 77 (down from 80)
Pass 62 (up from 58)
PostOff 54
PostDef 54 (up from 50)
Block 50 (down from 51)
Steal 61
RebOff 52 (down from 57)
RebDef 62 (up from 56)
Speed 82 (down from 83)
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 64 (up from 54)
OffAwr 71 (up from 68)
Potential 70
Strength 51
Vertical 73
Off Dribble 84
In Traffic 58
Quickness 79 (down from 82)
Hustle 64
Hands 80
Ball Defense 66
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: If he could barely get time over Courtney Lee, Vince Carter has been sent to crush what is left of Redick's career. He needs a trade badly. Or perhaps a contract with a team in Europe, where he can become the next Arvydas Macijauskas.
95 – Dwight Howard (C)
89 - Vince Carter (SG/SF)
88 – Jameer Nelson (PG)
86 - Rashard Lewis (SF/PF)
80 - Brandon Bass (PF/C)
80 – Marcin Gortat (C/PF)
78 - Matt Barnes (SF/PF)
77 – Jason Williams (PG)
76 - Mickael Pietrus (SF/SG)
74 – Anthony Johnson (PG)
74 – Ryan Anderson (PF)
71 – J.J. Redick (SG)
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Inside Scoring: Howard (B)
Outside Scoring: Nelson (A), Lewis (B+), Carter (B+)
Perimeter Defense: Nelson (B+), Pietrus (B), Johnson (B), Williams (B)
Post Defense: Howard (A+), Gortat (B+)
Ball Handling: Williams (A-), Nelson (A-), Carter (B+)
Rebounding: Howard (A+), Gortat (A-), Bass (B), Anderson (B)
Basketball IQ: Howard (A), Carter (B+), Nelson (B+), Lewis (B), Pietrus (B)
Athleticism: Howard (A), Carter (A), Nelson (B+), Pietrus (B+), Lewis (B), Bass (B)
THE RATINGS
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Dwight Howard (C)
Overall 95
Close 85 (down from 88)
Med 63
3pt 50
FT 59 (up from 56)
Layup 76 (down from 86)
Dunk 92 (down from 99)
Handle 62 (up from 60)
Pass 59 (up from 56)
PostOff 88
PostDef 96 (up from 94)
Block 91 (down from 99)
Steal 66 (down from 68)
RebOff 96 (down from 99)
RebDef 96 (down from 99)
Speed 71
Stam 99
Dur 99 (up from 95)
DefAwr 97 (up from 91)
OffAwr 86 (up from 84)
Potential 95
Strength 97
Vertical 92
Off Dribble 68
In Traffic 81
Quickness 68
Hustle 84
Hands 88
Ball Defense 67
Standing Dunk 99
Outlook: Howard was the 2009 defensive player of the year, and is the franchise player in Orlando. He needs to improve his offense beyond dunking, as he is not able to dominate the stronger centers in the league (and believe me, the league has taken notice). Learning how to pass out of double teams would help as well. At only 24 years of age, he's got plenty of time.
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Vince Carter (SG/SF)
Overall 89 (down from 92)
Close 82 (down from 85)
Med 83 (down from 86)
3pt 85 (down from 87)
FT 82 (up from 81)
Layup 93 (down from 96)
Dunk 87 (down from 92)
Handle 89 (down from 92)
Pass 76 (down from 82)
PostOff 78
PostDef 66
Block 60 (down from 68)
Steal 68 (down from 75)
RebOff 64 (down from 70)
RebDef 71 (down from 75)
Speed 88
Stam 95
Dur 85 (up from 80)
DefAwr 78
OffAwr 90 (down from 93)
Potential 93 (down from 96)
Strength 71
Vertical 95
Off Dribble 88
In Traffic 84
Quickness 90
Hustle 79
Hands 92
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 75
ClutchOff 75 (Hidden Rating)
Outlook: Not the super athlete he once was), but still a go-to scorer thanks to his shooting and ability to take contact. VC is also one of the best passing SGs in the game and should easily fill the role vacated by Turkoglu. His ability to finish at the rim will only mean more putback chances for Howard. Only dunked 45 times last season, but that was still ELEVEN times more than Turkoglu (4).
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Jameer Nelson (PG)
Overall 88 (up from 87)
Close 85
Med 88
3pt 91 (up from 89)
FT 89 (up from 88)
Layup 88
Dunk 50 (down from 54)
Handle 92 (up from 88)
Pass 84 (up from 82)
PostOff 51
PostDef 53 (down from 55)
Block 51
Steal 78 (down from 80)
RebOff 57
RebDef 65 (down from 68)
Speed 88 (up from 87)
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 78
OffAwr 88 (up from 86)
Potential 83
Strength 70 (down from 80)
Vertical 82
Off Dribble 87
In Traffic 73
Quickness 89 (up from 88)
Hustle 82
Hands 88 (up from 83)
Ball Defense 79 (up from 76)
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Nelson had a break out season before getting injured halfway through the year. It was quite impressive that the Magic were able to make it to the Finals without him (the departed Rafer Alston deserves a great deal of credit and seems to have gotten none of it), and it would have been best had he not tried to gut it out in the Finals as he just wasn't ready to contribute. Here's hoping he picks up where he left off, starting with his lights out shooting.
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Rashard Lewis (SF/PF)
Overall 86 (down from 87)
Close 84
Med 82
3pt 87
FT 84 (up from 83)
Layup 76
Dunk 81
Handle 76
Pass 65 (up from 63)
PostOff 78
PostDef 72
Block 65 (up from 56)
Steal 70 (down from 77)
RebOff 69 (down from 74)
RebDef 73 (down from 78)
Speed 81
Stam 95
Dur 85
DefAwr 80 (up from 77)
OffAwr 83 (down from 86)
Potential 87
Strength 70
Vertical 85
Off Dribble 84
In Traffic 71
Quickness 80
Hustle 71
Hands 89
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Rashard has spent the last two years at PF, and I for one am happy he's (hopefully) back at SF. He only rates an 84 overall as a PF and I tire of the constant baseless criticism that he's rated too low. He's not a good rebounder or post player, so what do you expect? Hopefully he picks up some of Turkoglu's slack and shows a more well-rounded game rather than just providing threes as he has the last two years. Vince and Shard on the wings might be as scary as Ray and Shard were in Seattle... with Dwight Howard in the middle rather than Nick Collison.
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Brandon Bass (PF/C)
Overall 80 (up from 78)
Close 72 (down from 84)
Med 82 (up from 79)
3pt 50
FT 87
Layup 68
Dunk 79
Handle 65 (up from 60)
Pass 56 (down from 59)
PostOff 78
PostDef 73 (up from 67)
Block 71 (up from 65)
Steal 58 (up from 56)
RebOff 85
RebDef 79
Speed 70
Stam 90
Dur 85
DefAwr 73 (up from 68)
OffAwr 77 (up from 72)
Potential 65 (up from 60)
Strength 95
Vertical 71
Off Dribble 66
In Traffic 81
Quickness 70
Hustle 79
Hands 75
Ball Defense 62
Standing Dunk 99
Outlook: One of the more underrated PFs in the game today, Bass has an exellent mid-range touch that he should put to use next to Howard. He won't get as many jamming opportunities, but as long as he can keep hitting that mid-range shot and playing solid defense a starting role should be secure. I don't like him coming off the bench because he won't differ too much from Gortat.
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Marcin Gortat (C/PF)
Overall 80 (up from 70)
Close 80 (up from 64)
Med 61 (up from 56)
3pt 52 (up from 50)
FT 58 (down from 61)
Layup 68
Dunk 71
Handle 58 (up from 56)
Pass 54 (up from 50)
PostOff 70 (up from 58)
PostDef 83 (up from 76)
Block 87
Steal 61
RebOff 90 (up from 78)
RebDef 87 (up from 83)
Speed 71 (up from 69)
Stam 85
Dur 85
DefAwr 80 (up from 76)
OffAwr 60 (up from 50)
Potential 66 (up from 51)
Strength 83
Vertical 70
Off Dribble 56 (up from 50)
In Traffic 68 (up from 58)
Quickness 68 (up from 66)
Hustle 93
Hands 66 (up from 53)
Ball Defense 70 (down from 72)
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Orlando is probably going to try and fit Gortat at PF more frequently this season in an effort to make him worth that contract they matched. Defensively this should work wonders (as Gortat is a bigger Varejao), but offensively it might be a dud as neither player offers a perimeter game. Still, it shouldn't surprise anyone if Gortat is backing up PF and C and getting enough minutes to be considered the team's sixth man. They certainly aren't going to get much bang for their buck if he's only backing up Howard 12 mins a game.
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Matt Barnes (SF/PF)
Overall 78 (up from 76)
Close 80 (up from 78)
Med 77 (down from 78)
3pt 79 (down from 81)
FT 74 (down from 75)
Layup 73
Dunk 72
Handle 72
Pass 67
PostOff 68 (up from 53)
PostDef 72 (down from 78)
Block 59 (down from 63)
Steal 64 (down from 71)
RebOff 71 (down from 73)
RebDef 78 (up from 74)
Speed 74 (down from 78)
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 74 (down from 76)
OffAwr 75 (up from 68)
Potential 67 (up from 52)
Strength 68
Vertical 80
Off Dribble 78
In Traffic 71
Quickness 72 (down from 75)
Hustle 80
Hands 78
Ball Defense 73 (down from 78)
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Please god, do not let him start over Brandon Bass. Barnes isn't bad, he's just not particularly good at anything either. Hopefully he returns to a quality backup as he was in Golden State, as he showed in Phoenix he's a bit stretched as a starter.
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Jason Williams (PG)
Overall 77 (down from 78)
Close 69 (down from 84)
Med 77 (down from 78)
3pt 80 (up from 79)
FT 86 (down from 91)
Layup 85 (down from 99)
Dunk 52 (down from 56)
Handle 95 (down from 96)
Pass 80 (up from 77)
PostOff 50 (down from 55)
PostDef 50 (down from 55)
Block 51
Steal 78 (up from 70)
RebOff 52 (down from 55)
RebDef 56
Speed 88 (down from 91)
Stam 90 (down from 95)
Dur 70
DefAwr 68 (down from 71)
OffAwr 78 (down from 79)
Potential 74 (down from 84)
Strength 53 (down from 58)
Vertical 74
Off Dribble 82
In Traffic 64 (down from 79)
Quickness 89
Hustle 69 (down from 76)
Hands 92
Ball Defense 74 (down from 78)
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Returning from retirement, Williams has himself in a pretty good situation as the backup on a championship contender. He can surely still handle the rock with the best of them, though it remains to be seen just how much offensive pop he has left.
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Mickael Pietrus (SF/SG)
Overall 76
Close 73 (down from 76)
Med 73 (down from 79)
3pt 81 (down from 83)
FT 71
Layup 80
Dunk 89
Handle 73 (down from 75)
Pass 59 (up from 56)
PostOff 59 (up from 54)
PostDef 77 (down from 80)
Block 62 (down from 66)
Steal 68 (down from 77)
RebOff 65 (down from 67)
RebDef 66 (down from 68)
Speed 84
Stam 95
Dur 75
DefAwr 82
OffAwr 74 (up from 72)
Potential 71
Strength 69
Vertical 88
Off Dribble 79
In Traffic 70
Quickness 86
Hustle 75
Hands 82
Ball Defense 81
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Pietrus had a tough time fitting in with Orlando. He dealt with injury problems, and he's really not a SG which is where he saw half his minutes. He should get more SF minutes with Vince Carter in town, but he should also see a decrease in his overall PT because of that.
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Anthony Johnson (PG)
Overall 74 (down from 75)
Close 76 (up from 73)
Med 75 (down from 79)
3pt 84 (up from 83)
FT 75 (down from 81)
Layup 71
Dunk 65 (up from 52)
Handle 83
Pass 74 (down from 81)
PostOff 58 (up from 50)
PostDef 60
Block 53
Steal 69 (down from 71)
RebOff 61 (up from 56)
RebDef 60 (up from 59)
Speed 79
Stam 85
Dur 80
DefAwr 79 (up from 76)
OffAwr 73 (up from 68)
Potential 65 (up from 60)
Strength 65 (up from 61)
Vertical 68
Off Dribble 79
In Traffic 66
Quickness 78
Hustle 70
Hands 81
Ball Defense 82
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Johnson is easily the best 3rd string PG in the league. He is still capable of contributing despite being 35 years old. He even dunked 8 times last year, which is twice as many as Turkoglu in half as many minutes.
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Ryan Anderson (PF)
Overall 74 (up from 73)
Close 72 (down from 78)
Med 75 (down from 84)
3pt 82 (down from 86)
FT 85 (down from 87)
Layup 62
Dunk 68
Handle 68
Pass 58 (up from 54)
PostOff 67 (down from 77)
PostDef 67 (up from 62)
Block 61 (up from 58)
Steal 71 (up from 56)
RebOff 81 (up from 79)
RebDef 81 (up from 71)
Speed 62
Stam 85
Dur 80
DefAwr 62 (up from 52)
OffAwr 73
Potential 61
Strength 68 (down from 73)
Vertical 58
Off Dribble 74
In Traffic 69
Quickness 58
Hustle 71 (up from 68)
Hands 82
Ball Defense 57
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: There are a lot of Magic fans who are high on Ryan Anderson, but I'm not one of them. If Brian Cook didn't work out in Orlando, why would Anderson? He has all the same flaws. He'll need to show he belongs in the first 10 games of the season with Rashard suspended - because there's literally no point to playing Anderson on a team that utilizes Rashard Lewis at PF.
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J.J. Redick (SG)
Overall 71 (up from 69)
Close 70 (down from 73)
Med 76
3pt 83 (down from 87)
FT 87 (down from 89)
Layup 76
Dunk 59
Handle 77 (down from 80)
Pass 62 (up from 58)
PostOff 54
PostDef 54 (up from 50)
Block 50 (down from 51)
Steal 61
RebOff 52 (down from 57)
RebDef 62 (up from 56)
Speed 82 (down from 83)
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 64 (up from 54)
OffAwr 71 (up from 68)
Potential 70
Strength 51
Vertical 73
Off Dribble 84
In Traffic 58
Quickness 79 (down from 82)
Hustle 64
Hands 80
Ball Defense 66
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: If he could barely get time over Courtney Lee, Vince Carter has been sent to crush what is left of Redick's career. He needs a trade badly. Or perhaps a contract with a team in Europe, where he can become the next Arvydas Macijauskas.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Los Angeles Lakers Ratings
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
101 – Kobe Bryant (SG)
90 - Pau Gasol (PF/C)
88 – Lamar Odom (PF/SF)
87 - Ron Artest (SF/PF)
83 – Andrew Bynum (C)
78 – Derek Fisher (PG)
78 – Sasha Vujacic (SG/PG)
76 – Jordan Farmar (PG)
75 – Luke Walton (SF)
74 - Josh Powell (PF/C)
73 - Shannon Brown (PG/SG)
72 - Adam Morrison (SF)
71 - DJ Mbenga (C)
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Inside Scoring: Gasol (A-), Bryant (B), Odom (B), Bynum (B)
Outside Scoring: Fisher (A-), Bryant (A-), Vujacic (B), Morison (B), Artest (B), Farmar (B)
Perimeter Defense: Bryant (A), Artest (A-), Vujacic (B+), Fisher (B+), Brown (B+), Farmar (B)
Post Defense: Bynum (B+), Odom (B), Artest (B), Gasol (B)
Ball Handling: Bryant (A), Farmar (B), Fisher (B)
Rebounding: Bynum (B+), Gasol (B+), Powell (B+), Odom (B)
Basketball IQ: Bryant (A+), Gasol (A-), Artest (A-), Odom (B), Fisher (B), Bynum (B)
Athleticism: Bryant (A), Farmar (A), Brown (A-), Artest (A-)
THE RATINGS
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Kobe Bryant (SG)
Overall 101 (down from 102)
AdjOverall 97 (down from 98)
Close 90 (down from 92)
Med 90 (up from 89)
3pt 81 (down from 83)
FT 86 (up from 84)
Layup 99
Dunk 85
Handle 96
Pass 82
PostOff 85
PostDef 74
Block 60 (down from 68)
Steal 82 (down from 88)
RebOff 68 (down from 73)
RebDef 70 (down from 75)
Speed 92
Stam 99
Dur 95
DefAwr 92
OffAwr 99
Potential 99
Strength 75
Vertical 96
Off Dribble 90
In Traffic 90
Quickness 94
Hustle 90
Hands 99
Ball Defense 94
Standing Dunk 50 (down from 75)
ClutchOff 99 (Hidden Rating)
ClutchDef 75 (Hidden Rating)
Outlook: One of the top players in the game, and won his first Finals MVP. Above average in every facet of the game for a SG. Athleticism is on a slow decline, but he makes up for it with ever improving post skills. With the talent currently around him, there's no reason he shouldn't win additional championships. Could still stand to get his teammates more involved on the offensive end (GASOL).
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Pau Gasol (PF/C)
Overall 90 (down from 93)
Close 89
Med 78
3pt 65
FT 78 (down from 79)
Layup 73
Dunk 72
Handle 67 (up from 62)
Pass 67 (down from 70)
PostOff 95
PostDef 83 (down from 88)
Block 70 (down from 80)
Steal 58 (up from 55)
RebOff 86 (down from 95)
RebDef 84
Speed 66
Stam 90
Dur 85 (up from 80)
DefAwr 81 (down from 84)
OffAwr 89 (down from 94)
Potential 88
Strength 71
Vertical 58
Off Dribble 71
In Traffic 86
Quickness 65
Hustle 86
Hands 90
Ball Defense 64
Standing Dunk 75 (down from 99)
Outlook: Basically a second center at the PF position (though he's actually played more center over the last two years due to Bynum's injuries). A great post player whose incredible efficiency tells us he's actually underutilized in LA. A perfect compliment to Kobe, however.
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Lamar Odom (PF/SF)
Overall 88
Close 86 (down from 89)
Med 80 (down from 82)
3pt 76
FT 70
Layup 78
Dunk 74 (down from 76)
Handle 81 (down from 84)
Pass 65 (down from 68)
PostOff 86
PostDef 83
Block 77 (down from 82)
Steal 72 (down from 79)
RebOff 82 (down from 91)
RebDef 85
Speed 71 (up from 70)
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 84
OffAwr 77 (down from 79)
Potential 84 (down from 89)
Strength 67
Vertical 68
Off Dribble 73
In Traffic 75
Quickness 73
Hustle 83
Hands 83
Ball Defense 72
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Literally does everything. Can score inside or outside, in the post or off the dribble, defends multiple positions, handles and passes like a guard, and rebounds like a 6'10" power forward should. Even gave up his starting role in a contract year.
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Ron Artest (SF/PF)
Overall 87
AdjOverall 86
Close 74 (down from 85)
Med 77 (down from 80)
3pt 85 (down from 90)
FT 75 (up from 72)
Layup 78
Dunk 68 (down from 72)
Handle 78 (up from 76)
Pass 67
PostOff 76 (up from 74)
PostDef 89 (down from 91)
Block 58 (down from 59)
Steal 85 (down from 88)
RebOff 66 (down from 68)
RebDef 70 (up from 65)
Speed 76
Stam 99
Dur 80 (down from 95)
DefAwr 93
OffAwr 83 (up from 79)
Potential 85
Strength 94
Vertical 74
Off Dribble 78
In Traffic 79
Quickness 78
Hustle 97
Hands 78
Ball Defense 91 (down from 98)
Standing Dunk 50
ClutchDef 75 (Hidden Rating)
Outlook: One of the best defensive players in the league, capable of guarding most SGs or PFs if necessary. He isn't quite the scorer he thinks he is, and one has to hope that he won't have any shot selection concerns in LA (this is really the only thing that could derail them at this point).
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Andrew Bynum (C)
Overall 83
Close 84 (down from 86)
Med 56 (down from 69)
3pt 50
FT 71
Layup 63
Dunk 70
Handle 56 (down from 58)
Pass 59 (down from 61)
PostOff 84
PostDef 81
Block 88
Steal 54
RebOff 87
RebDef 84 (up from 81)
Speed 55
Stam 85 (down from 90)
Dur 75 (down from 80)
DefAwr 80
OffAwr 78 (up from 72)
Potential 84
Strength 84 (up from 77)
Vertical 54
Off Dribble 62
In Traffic 73
Quickness 58
Hustle 71
Hands 77
Ball Defense 57
Standing Dunk 99
Outlook: An emerging post player despite being only 22 years old. Would have easily been the #1 pick this season had he gone to college for 4 years (assuming of course that he didn't suffer any injuries in college). Should continue to improve, and it wouldn't be shocking if he took the mantle from Kobe in 5 years.
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Derek Fisher (PG)
Overall 78
Close 65 (down from 77)
Med 85 (up from 83)
3pt 87
FT 88
Layup 73 (down from 75)
Dunk 50
Handle 83
Pass 70
PostOff 52 (up from 50)
PostDef 60 (up from 55)
Block 50 (down from 51)
Steal 81
RebOff 55 (up from 53)
RebDef 56
Speed 80
Stam 85 (down from 90)
Dur 90
DefAwr 81 (up from 79)
OffAwr 77
Potential 70
Strength 81
Vertical 72
Off Dribble 83
In Traffic 71
Quickness 83
Hustle 99
Hands 84
Ball Defense 82 (down from 88)
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Great shooter, but his days as a starter are hopefully coming to a close. His defense is also slipping. He's definitely the weak link in the starting lineup on both ends, though still capable of making a contribution when necessary.
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Sasha Vujacic (SG/PG)
Overall 78
Close 69 (down from 75)
Med 82 (down from 84)
3pt 81
FT 88 (up from 84)
Layup 75
Dunk 61
Handle 80
Pass 63 (up from 61)
PostOff 51 (down from 65)
PostDef 55
Block 54 (up from 52)
Steal 87 (up from 67)
RebOff 57 (up from 55)
RebDef 65 (up from 64)
Speed 85
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 80
OffAwr 71
Potential 66
Strength 54
Vertical 79
Off Dribble 78
In Traffic 62
Quickness 84
Hustle 70
Hands 78
Ball Defense 80
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Will Sasha supplant Fisher in the starting lineup? Or will he merely continue to backup Kobe?
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Jordan Farmar (PG)
Overall 76 (down from 77)
Close 73 (down from 79)
Med 81
3pt 80 (down from 83)
FT 65 (down from 68)
Layup 90
Dunk 70 (up from 76)
Handle 86
Pass 71 (down from 75)
PostOff 52
PostDef 52 (up from 50)
Block 56 (up from 51)
Steal 83 (up from 81)
RebOff 60 (up from 58)
RebDef 62 (up from 60)
Speed 90
Stam 99
Dur 90
DefAwr 73 (down from 78)
OffAwr 77 (up from 72)
Potential 67 (up from 64)
Strength 54
Vertical 88
Off Dribble 81
In Traffic 70
Quickness 93
Hustle 92
Hands 81
Ball Defense 73
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Many expected Farmar to take the step that would see him starting over Fisher this season. Instead, he regressed and lost playing time to a player who was nearly out of the league last summer (Shannnon Brown). It'd be in his best interests to show he's more than just a backup, seeing as how this is his contract year.
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Luke Walton (SF)
Overall 75
Close 80 (up from 78)
Med 75
3pt 75
FT 73 (up from 71)
Layup 69
Dunk 65
Handle 70
Pass 74
PostOff 68 (up from 63)
PostDef 70
Block 57 (up from 55)
Steal 66 (down from 72)
RebOff 72 (up from 68)
RebDef 67
Speed 73
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 74
OffAwr 72
Potential 64
Strength 72
Vertical 70
Off Dribble 73
In Traffic 72
Quickness 70
Hustle 90
Hands 76
Ball Defense 75
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Walton is an average player across the board, which makes him a serviceable backup. He's probably due to lose a lot of playing time with Ron Artest on board, and since he doesn't exactly have the most movable contract, he's likely riding the pine for awhile.
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Josh Powell (PF/C)
Overall 74 (down from 73)
Close 72 (down from 82)
Med 76 (down from 77)
3pt 50
FT 75 (up from 74)
Layup 66
Dunk 77
Handle 61
Pass 58
PostOff 76
PostDef 69
Block 65
Steal 55 (up from 53)
RebOff 86 (up from 72)
RebDef 82 (down from 87)
Speed 68
Stam 85
Dur 80
DefAwr 62
OffAwr 68
Potential 55
Strength 81
Vertical 69
Off Dribble 62
In Traffic 73
Quickness 70
Hustle 81
Hands 68
Ball Defense 63
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Powell provides some rebounding off the bench, which isn't particularly exciting, but is always valuable on a championship ballclub.
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Shannon Brown (PG/SG)
Overall 73 (down from 75)
Close 75 (down from 78)
Med 70 (down from 74)
3pt 77
FT 81 (up from 77)
Layup 85 (down from 91)
Dunk 85
Handle 82
Pass 66 (up from 64)
PostOff 59 (down from 62)
PostDef 62 (up from 59)
Block 62 (up from 58)
Steal 85 (up from 75)
RebOff 62
RebDef 60 (up from 58)
Speed 85
Stam 95
Dur 90
DefAwr 74 (up from 70)
OffAwr 78
Potential 67
Strength 78
Vertical 91
Off Dribble 81
In Traffic 71
Quickness 87
Hustle 82
Hands 81
Ball Defense 79
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Brown worked his way into the rotation late in the year when Jordan Farmar was struggling. He rates a 76 as a SG, which is a more natural position for him (he's able to play PG in the Triangle since a true point isn't necessary). As a PG, he should draw some comparisons to Ron Harper on the mid-90s Bulls. A solid defensive player, slasher by nature, and a so-so outside shooter. It wouldn't be surprising to see him start if Fisher continues to decline. The Lakers must think he can do it if they'd give him 2 million a year in an economy where Allen Iverson can't even get a team to pay him that much.
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Adam Morrison (SF)
Overall 72
Close 67 (down from 80)
Med 82
3pt 79
FT 71
Layup 74 (down from 77)
Dunk 64 (down from 67)
Handle 76
Pass 62
PostOff 61 (down from 64)
PostDef 59 (up from 56)
Block 54 (up from 52)
Steal 54
RebOff 65 (up from 63)
RebDef 64 (up from 60)
Speed 72
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 59 (up from 51)
OffAwr 74 (down from 77)
Potential 77 (down from 82)
Strength 59
Vertical 66
Off Dribble 82 (down from 89)
In Traffic 66
Quickness 69
Hustle 63
Hands 88
Ball Defense 60
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Former #3 pick in the Brandon Roy draft is looking like a major bust so far, though his injury has surely played a part in that. He's the same age as Sasha, has a similar build, and is surely just as good a shooter, but just isn't nearly the defensive player Sasha is.
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DJ Mbenga (C)
Overall 71 (up from 66)
Close 59 (down from 66)
Med 70 (up from 58)
3pt 50
FT 62 (up from 50)
Layup 54
Dunk 66
Handle 52 (up from 50)
Pass 55
PostOff 63 (down from 69)
PostDef 74 (up from 68)
Block 93 (up from 83)
Steal 67 (up from 62)
RebOff 82
RebDef 72 (up from 70)
Speed 67 (up from 57)
Stam 85
Dur 85
DefAwr 60 (up from 57)
OffAwr 60 (up from 50)
Potential 57
Strength 94
Vertical 62
Off Dribble 56
In Traffic 70
Quickness 65 (up from 55)
Hustle 72
Hands 51
Ball Defense 57
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Mbenga has actually developed into a servicable 3rd center, something I wouldn't have thought possible a couple years ago.
101 – Kobe Bryant (SG)
90 - Pau Gasol (PF/C)
88 – Lamar Odom (PF/SF)
87 - Ron Artest (SF/PF)
83 – Andrew Bynum (C)
78 – Derek Fisher (PG)
78 – Sasha Vujacic (SG/PG)
76 – Jordan Farmar (PG)
75 – Luke Walton (SF)
74 - Josh Powell (PF/C)
73 - Shannon Brown (PG/SG)
72 - Adam Morrison (SF)
71 - DJ Mbenga (C)
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Inside Scoring: Gasol (A-), Bryant (B), Odom (B), Bynum (B)
Outside Scoring: Fisher (A-), Bryant (A-), Vujacic (B), Morison (B), Artest (B), Farmar (B)
Perimeter Defense: Bryant (A), Artest (A-), Vujacic (B+), Fisher (B+), Brown (B+), Farmar (B)
Post Defense: Bynum (B+), Odom (B), Artest (B), Gasol (B)
Ball Handling: Bryant (A), Farmar (B), Fisher (B)
Rebounding: Bynum (B+), Gasol (B+), Powell (B+), Odom (B)
Basketball IQ: Bryant (A+), Gasol (A-), Artest (A-), Odom (B), Fisher (B), Bynum (B)
Athleticism: Bryant (A), Farmar (A), Brown (A-), Artest (A-)
THE RATINGS
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Kobe Bryant (SG)
Overall 101 (down from 102)
AdjOverall 97 (down from 98)
Close 90 (down from 92)
Med 90 (up from 89)
3pt 81 (down from 83)
FT 86 (up from 84)
Layup 99
Dunk 85
Handle 96
Pass 82
PostOff 85
PostDef 74
Block 60 (down from 68)
Steal 82 (down from 88)
RebOff 68 (down from 73)
RebDef 70 (down from 75)
Speed 92
Stam 99
Dur 95
DefAwr 92
OffAwr 99
Potential 99
Strength 75
Vertical 96
Off Dribble 90
In Traffic 90
Quickness 94
Hustle 90
Hands 99
Ball Defense 94
Standing Dunk 50 (down from 75)
ClutchOff 99 (Hidden Rating)
ClutchDef 75 (Hidden Rating)
Outlook: One of the top players in the game, and won his first Finals MVP. Above average in every facet of the game for a SG. Athleticism is on a slow decline, but he makes up for it with ever improving post skills. With the talent currently around him, there's no reason he shouldn't win additional championships. Could still stand to get his teammates more involved on the offensive end (GASOL).
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Pau Gasol (PF/C)
Overall 90 (down from 93)
Close 89
Med 78
3pt 65
FT 78 (down from 79)
Layup 73
Dunk 72
Handle 67 (up from 62)
Pass 67 (down from 70)
PostOff 95
PostDef 83 (down from 88)
Block 70 (down from 80)
Steal 58 (up from 55)
RebOff 86 (down from 95)
RebDef 84
Speed 66
Stam 90
Dur 85 (up from 80)
DefAwr 81 (down from 84)
OffAwr 89 (down from 94)
Potential 88
Strength 71
Vertical 58
Off Dribble 71
In Traffic 86
Quickness 65
Hustle 86
Hands 90
Ball Defense 64
Standing Dunk 75 (down from 99)
Outlook: Basically a second center at the PF position (though he's actually played more center over the last two years due to Bynum's injuries). A great post player whose incredible efficiency tells us he's actually underutilized in LA. A perfect compliment to Kobe, however.
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Lamar Odom (PF/SF)
Overall 88
Close 86 (down from 89)
Med 80 (down from 82)
3pt 76
FT 70
Layup 78
Dunk 74 (down from 76)
Handle 81 (down from 84)
Pass 65 (down from 68)
PostOff 86
PostDef 83
Block 77 (down from 82)
Steal 72 (down from 79)
RebOff 82 (down from 91)
RebDef 85
Speed 71 (up from 70)
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 84
OffAwr 77 (down from 79)
Potential 84 (down from 89)
Strength 67
Vertical 68
Off Dribble 73
In Traffic 75
Quickness 73
Hustle 83
Hands 83
Ball Defense 72
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Literally does everything. Can score inside or outside, in the post or off the dribble, defends multiple positions, handles and passes like a guard, and rebounds like a 6'10" power forward should. Even gave up his starting role in a contract year.
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Ron Artest (SF/PF)
Overall 87
AdjOverall 86
Close 74 (down from 85)
Med 77 (down from 80)
3pt 85 (down from 90)
FT 75 (up from 72)
Layup 78
Dunk 68 (down from 72)
Handle 78 (up from 76)
Pass 67
PostOff 76 (up from 74)
PostDef 89 (down from 91)
Block 58 (down from 59)
Steal 85 (down from 88)
RebOff 66 (down from 68)
RebDef 70 (up from 65)
Speed 76
Stam 99
Dur 80 (down from 95)
DefAwr 93
OffAwr 83 (up from 79)
Potential 85
Strength 94
Vertical 74
Off Dribble 78
In Traffic 79
Quickness 78
Hustle 97
Hands 78
Ball Defense 91 (down from 98)
Standing Dunk 50
ClutchDef 75 (Hidden Rating)
Outlook: One of the best defensive players in the league, capable of guarding most SGs or PFs if necessary. He isn't quite the scorer he thinks he is, and one has to hope that he won't have any shot selection concerns in LA (this is really the only thing that could derail them at this point).
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Andrew Bynum (C)
Overall 83
Close 84 (down from 86)
Med 56 (down from 69)
3pt 50
FT 71
Layup 63
Dunk 70
Handle 56 (down from 58)
Pass 59 (down from 61)
PostOff 84
PostDef 81
Block 88
Steal 54
RebOff 87
RebDef 84 (up from 81)
Speed 55
Stam 85 (down from 90)
Dur 75 (down from 80)
DefAwr 80
OffAwr 78 (up from 72)
Potential 84
Strength 84 (up from 77)
Vertical 54
Off Dribble 62
In Traffic 73
Quickness 58
Hustle 71
Hands 77
Ball Defense 57
Standing Dunk 99
Outlook: An emerging post player despite being only 22 years old. Would have easily been the #1 pick this season had he gone to college for 4 years (assuming of course that he didn't suffer any injuries in college). Should continue to improve, and it wouldn't be shocking if he took the mantle from Kobe in 5 years.
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Derek Fisher (PG)
Overall 78
Close 65 (down from 77)
Med 85 (up from 83)
3pt 87
FT 88
Layup 73 (down from 75)
Dunk 50
Handle 83
Pass 70
PostOff 52 (up from 50)
PostDef 60 (up from 55)
Block 50 (down from 51)
Steal 81
RebOff 55 (up from 53)
RebDef 56
Speed 80
Stam 85 (down from 90)
Dur 90
DefAwr 81 (up from 79)
OffAwr 77
Potential 70
Strength 81
Vertical 72
Off Dribble 83
In Traffic 71
Quickness 83
Hustle 99
Hands 84
Ball Defense 82 (down from 88)
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Great shooter, but his days as a starter are hopefully coming to a close. His defense is also slipping. He's definitely the weak link in the starting lineup on both ends, though still capable of making a contribution when necessary.
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Sasha Vujacic (SG/PG)
Overall 78
Close 69 (down from 75)
Med 82 (down from 84)
3pt 81
FT 88 (up from 84)
Layup 75
Dunk 61
Handle 80
Pass 63 (up from 61)
PostOff 51 (down from 65)
PostDef 55
Block 54 (up from 52)
Steal 87 (up from 67)
RebOff 57 (up from 55)
RebDef 65 (up from 64)
Speed 85
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 80
OffAwr 71
Potential 66
Strength 54
Vertical 79
Off Dribble 78
In Traffic 62
Quickness 84
Hustle 70
Hands 78
Ball Defense 80
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Will Sasha supplant Fisher in the starting lineup? Or will he merely continue to backup Kobe?
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Jordan Farmar (PG)
Overall 76 (down from 77)
Close 73 (down from 79)
Med 81
3pt 80 (down from 83)
FT 65 (down from 68)
Layup 90
Dunk 70 (up from 76)
Handle 86
Pass 71 (down from 75)
PostOff 52
PostDef 52 (up from 50)
Block 56 (up from 51)
Steal 83 (up from 81)
RebOff 60 (up from 58)
RebDef 62 (up from 60)
Speed 90
Stam 99
Dur 90
DefAwr 73 (down from 78)
OffAwr 77 (up from 72)
Potential 67 (up from 64)
Strength 54
Vertical 88
Off Dribble 81
In Traffic 70
Quickness 93
Hustle 92
Hands 81
Ball Defense 73
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Many expected Farmar to take the step that would see him starting over Fisher this season. Instead, he regressed and lost playing time to a player who was nearly out of the league last summer (Shannnon Brown). It'd be in his best interests to show he's more than just a backup, seeing as how this is his contract year.
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Luke Walton (SF)
Overall 75
Close 80 (up from 78)
Med 75
3pt 75
FT 73 (up from 71)
Layup 69
Dunk 65
Handle 70
Pass 74
PostOff 68 (up from 63)
PostDef 70
Block 57 (up from 55)
Steal 66 (down from 72)
RebOff 72 (up from 68)
RebDef 67
Speed 73
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 74
OffAwr 72
Potential 64
Strength 72
Vertical 70
Off Dribble 73
In Traffic 72
Quickness 70
Hustle 90
Hands 76
Ball Defense 75
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Walton is an average player across the board, which makes him a serviceable backup. He's probably due to lose a lot of playing time with Ron Artest on board, and since he doesn't exactly have the most movable contract, he's likely riding the pine for awhile.
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Josh Powell (PF/C)
Overall 74 (down from 73)
Close 72 (down from 82)
Med 76 (down from 77)
3pt 50
FT 75 (up from 74)
Layup 66
Dunk 77
Handle 61
Pass 58
PostOff 76
PostDef 69
Block 65
Steal 55 (up from 53)
RebOff 86 (up from 72)
RebDef 82 (down from 87)
Speed 68
Stam 85
Dur 80
DefAwr 62
OffAwr 68
Potential 55
Strength 81
Vertical 69
Off Dribble 62
In Traffic 73
Quickness 70
Hustle 81
Hands 68
Ball Defense 63
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Powell provides some rebounding off the bench, which isn't particularly exciting, but is always valuable on a championship ballclub.
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Shannon Brown (PG/SG)
Overall 73 (down from 75)
Close 75 (down from 78)
Med 70 (down from 74)
3pt 77
FT 81 (up from 77)
Layup 85 (down from 91)
Dunk 85
Handle 82
Pass 66 (up from 64)
PostOff 59 (down from 62)
PostDef 62 (up from 59)
Block 62 (up from 58)
Steal 85 (up from 75)
RebOff 62
RebDef 60 (up from 58)
Speed 85
Stam 95
Dur 90
DefAwr 74 (up from 70)
OffAwr 78
Potential 67
Strength 78
Vertical 91
Off Dribble 81
In Traffic 71
Quickness 87
Hustle 82
Hands 81
Ball Defense 79
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Brown worked his way into the rotation late in the year when Jordan Farmar was struggling. He rates a 76 as a SG, which is a more natural position for him (he's able to play PG in the Triangle since a true point isn't necessary). As a PG, he should draw some comparisons to Ron Harper on the mid-90s Bulls. A solid defensive player, slasher by nature, and a so-so outside shooter. It wouldn't be surprising to see him start if Fisher continues to decline. The Lakers must think he can do it if they'd give him 2 million a year in an economy where Allen Iverson can't even get a team to pay him that much.
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Adam Morrison (SF)
Overall 72
Close 67 (down from 80)
Med 82
3pt 79
FT 71
Layup 74 (down from 77)
Dunk 64 (down from 67)
Handle 76
Pass 62
PostOff 61 (down from 64)
PostDef 59 (up from 56)
Block 54 (up from 52)
Steal 54
RebOff 65 (up from 63)
RebDef 64 (up from 60)
Speed 72
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 59 (up from 51)
OffAwr 74 (down from 77)
Potential 77 (down from 82)
Strength 59
Vertical 66
Off Dribble 82 (down from 89)
In Traffic 66
Quickness 69
Hustle 63
Hands 88
Ball Defense 60
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Former #3 pick in the Brandon Roy draft is looking like a major bust so far, though his injury has surely played a part in that. He's the same age as Sasha, has a similar build, and is surely just as good a shooter, but just isn't nearly the defensive player Sasha is.
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DJ Mbenga (C)
Overall 71 (up from 66)
Close 59 (down from 66)
Med 70 (up from 58)
3pt 50
FT 62 (up from 50)
Layup 54
Dunk 66
Handle 52 (up from 50)
Pass 55
PostOff 63 (down from 69)
PostDef 74 (up from 68)
Block 93 (up from 83)
Steal 67 (up from 62)
RebOff 82
RebDef 72 (up from 70)
Speed 67 (up from 57)
Stam 85
Dur 85
DefAwr 60 (up from 57)
OffAwr 60 (up from 50)
Potential 57
Strength 94
Vertical 62
Off Dribble 56
In Traffic 70
Quickness 65 (up from 55)
Hustle 72
Hands 51
Ball Defense 57
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Mbenga has actually developed into a servicable 3rd center, something I wouldn't have thought possible a couple years ago.
Updating my tendencies, part 2
A short day at work allows me to continue sooner than I expected. The stats from the second CPU/CPU sim (10 min qtrs).
PTS-REB-AST-STL-BLK-TO
HAWKS 105
Joe Johnson: 18-2-8-1-1-2 (5-9 FG, 2-4 3pt, 6-7 FT) 34/40 mins
Mike Bibby: 17-1-3-2-1-1 (7-14 FG, 2-7 3pt, 1-2 FT) 30/40 mins
Al Horford: 16-5-1-4-2-2 (8-15 FG, 0-1 FT) 30/40 mins
Jamal Crawford: 14-2-5-2-0-4 (4-7 FG, 0-1 3PT, 6-7 FT) 23/40 mins
Marvin Williams: 13-5-2-2-0-1 (5-7 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-2 FT) 28/40 mins
Josh Smith: 12-4-3-0-1-1 (6-6 FG) 30/40 mins
Zaza Pachulia: 8-1-0-0-1-1 (3-4 FG, 2/2 FT) 11/40 mins
Maurice Evans: 6-2-1-1-0-1 (1-5 FG, 4-4 FT) 10/40 mins
Joe Smith: 1-2-0-1-1-0 (0-3 FG, 1-2 FT) 8/40 mins
Hawk starters had slightly less minutes as the game was a 20 point blowout going into the 4th (the Knicks made a furious comeback in the final period).
Joe Johnson was much more passive in the second game, opting to play the role of facilitator rather than scorer.
Mike Bibby consequently increased his scoring load and only had 3 assists.
Al Horford had a better offensive game against NY's undersized frontline.
Josh Smith was 6-6 which makes him 9-10 over the two games. It seems like the only shots he gets are alley oops. Not entirely unrealistic, and it could be that the addition of trigger-happy Crawford has taken away from Smith's opportunities to display his poor shot selection.
Zaza Pachulia had a huge bounce back game posting 8 pts in 11 mins compared to 2 pts in 14 mins.
Joe Smith it 0-5 from the field but 3-4 from the line in 15 mins over the two games.
KNICKS 104
Al Harrington: 37-8-3-3-1-4 (15-20 FG, 0-1 3pt, 7-7 FT) 33/40 mins
David Lee: 14-8-2-1-1-2 (7-10 FG, 0-0 FT) 27/40 mins
Wilson Chandler: 11-2-1-0-0-0 (4-8 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-4 FT) 32/40 mins
Danilo Gallinari: 10-0-0-0-0-0 (4-5 FG, 2-3 3PT, 0-0 FT) 8/40 mins
Darko Milicic: 8-5-2-1-1-0 (3-5 FG, 2-2 FT) 14/40 mins
Larry Hughes: 8-0-6-3-0-1 (4-9 FG, 0-1 3PT) 24/40 mins
Nate Robinson: 6-1-7-0-0-3 (2-7 FG, 0-4 3PT, 2-3 FT) 21/40 mins
Jared Jeffries: 6-2-3-1-0-0 (3-6 FG) 16/40 mins
Chris Duhon: 4-2-10-1-0-3 (2-4 FG, 0-2 3PT) 29/40 mins
Knick starters all had more minutes than the previous game. The Knicks nearly came back from a 20 point defecit entering the 4th quarter but lost by 1.
Al Harrington was an absolute monster and I'll have to watch his signature highlights to find out why. I'm a little annoyed that he only took one three, but considering the success he had it's tough to argue with the CPU's decision.
David Lee did not get to the FT line, though this is probably due to improved defense from Horford.
Wilson Chandler rebounded from a dismal first game, but I would have liked to see him do more than score on a night where Al Harrington dominated offensively.
Danilo Gallinari was deadly in limited minutes. He played 10 fewer minutes but scored 2 more points compared to game one. Wouldn't surprise me if he were the reaso behind the 4th quarter comeback.
Darko Milicic came back down to earth after his spectacular game one. I would have been worried if he didn't.
Larry Hughes had 6 assists in 24 mins which was fairly surprising.
Nate Robinson struggled with his shot, going 0-4 on threes coming off a 3-3 game.
Chris Duhon outplayed Nate this time, logging double digit assists.
Toney Douglas and Jordan Hill recorded DNPs
Hawks 105
39-70 FG (55%)
5-14 3PT (35%)
22-27 FT (81%)
23 assists
12 turnovers
10 fouls
24 rebounds (7 off)
12 steals
7 blocks
46 points in paint
29 bench points
12 second chance points
12 fast break points
The Hawks bench played did a much better job this game, and the Hawks didn't embarrass themselves on the glass. They forced more steals which got them some easy fast break points to drive up their shooting percentage (9% better than last game), and also got to the line more thanks to the improved interior play.
Knicks 104
34-74 FG (59%)
3-13 3PT (23%)
13-17 FT (78%)
34 assists
13 turnovers
15 fouls
28 rebounds (6 off)
10 steals
3 blocks
62 points in paint
30 bench points
8 second chance points
11 fast break points
Both teams recorded more fast break points to drive up their shooting percentage (up 10%, though their excellent ball movement played a big part in this as well). NY did not have the same 3pt success as game 1, nor did they crash the boards as hard. They did not get to the line as much either which may have cost them in the end.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Joe Johnson (18 pts, 2 reb, 8 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk, 5-19 FG, 2-4 3PT, 6-7 FT, 34 mins)
+/- HEROES AND GOATS
Hawks
Hero: Al Horford (+13)
Goat: Joe Johnson (-18)
Horford was the leader in game 1 as well. Johnson was on the court for the whole Knick comeback it seems. Given his "Player of the Game" status it seems numbers don't tell the whole story.
Knicks
Hero: Danilo Gallinari (+15)
Goat: Larry Hughes (-11)
Looks like I was right, Gallinari did spark the 4th quarter comeback. Al Harrington was +14 so it seems this duo lit things up.
SIGNATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Johnson got all of his points on jumpers (aside from a postup hook on poor Nate Robinson), unlike game one where he got them all driving to the rack or in the post. This is not a surprise given that he was more of a distributor this game.
Williams looked fantastic going to the basket. The top 3 plays were all Marvin drives.
Forget what I said about Josh Smith, as he didn't recieve any lob passes this game and actually showed a mid-range touch. He was open on all his shots (thanks to deft passing) which is the reason for his perfect shooting. That makes me feel a bit better about his 9-10 FG over the two games since a better defensive team could have prevented that.
Al Horford made some incredible defensive plays.
Zaza owned Darko this time around.
Duhon had a sick alley oop to Lee (over Horford and Smith, play of the game IMO), as well as one to Harrington. Many of his assists were to Al Harrington which helps explain Al's dominance.
Jared Jeffries had his way with Joe Smith, and was another reason for the comeback.
Nate connected with Lee on an alley, and his two successful shots were an acrobati layup and a spin-move tear drop.
Harrington did most of his damage on basket cuts, and mid-range jumpers. He did not play with his back to the basket as he did in the first game. It would have been nice to see him post up once or twice, or shoot a couple more threes, but it's clear the CPU decided to keep going with what was working until the defense stopped it (which is what you'd do in real life anyway).
All in all I'm very impressed with the outcomes of both games. Watching the highlights I never really saw a moment where I said ugh, that would never happen in real life. The scores and stats were relatively realistic. I'd like to implement my tendency formulas to a couple other teams and see what happens. I'll keep you guys posted.
PTS-REB-AST-STL-BLK-TO
HAWKS 105
Joe Johnson: 18-2-8-1-1-2 (5-9 FG, 2-4 3pt, 6-7 FT) 34/40 mins
Mike Bibby: 17-1-3-2-1-1 (7-14 FG, 2-7 3pt, 1-2 FT) 30/40 mins
Al Horford: 16-5-1-4-2-2 (8-15 FG, 0-1 FT) 30/40 mins
Jamal Crawford: 14-2-5-2-0-4 (4-7 FG, 0-1 3PT, 6-7 FT) 23/40 mins
Marvin Williams: 13-5-2-2-0-1 (5-7 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-2 FT) 28/40 mins
Josh Smith: 12-4-3-0-1-1 (6-6 FG) 30/40 mins
Zaza Pachulia: 8-1-0-0-1-1 (3-4 FG, 2/2 FT) 11/40 mins
Maurice Evans: 6-2-1-1-0-1 (1-5 FG, 4-4 FT) 10/40 mins
Joe Smith: 1-2-0-1-1-0 (0-3 FG, 1-2 FT) 8/40 mins
Hawk starters had slightly less minutes as the game was a 20 point blowout going into the 4th (the Knicks made a furious comeback in the final period).
Joe Johnson was much more passive in the second game, opting to play the role of facilitator rather than scorer.
Mike Bibby consequently increased his scoring load and only had 3 assists.
Al Horford had a better offensive game against NY's undersized frontline.
Josh Smith was 6-6 which makes him 9-10 over the two games. It seems like the only shots he gets are alley oops. Not entirely unrealistic, and it could be that the addition of trigger-happy Crawford has taken away from Smith's opportunities to display his poor shot selection.
Zaza Pachulia had a huge bounce back game posting 8 pts in 11 mins compared to 2 pts in 14 mins.
Joe Smith it 0-5 from the field but 3-4 from the line in 15 mins over the two games.
KNICKS 104
Al Harrington: 37-8-3-3-1-4 (15-20 FG, 0-1 3pt, 7-7 FT) 33/40 mins
David Lee: 14-8-2-1-1-2 (7-10 FG, 0-0 FT) 27/40 mins
Wilson Chandler: 11-2-1-0-0-0 (4-8 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-4 FT) 32/40 mins
Danilo Gallinari: 10-0-0-0-0-0 (4-5 FG, 2-3 3PT, 0-0 FT) 8/40 mins
Darko Milicic: 8-5-2-1-1-0 (3-5 FG, 2-2 FT) 14/40 mins
Larry Hughes: 8-0-6-3-0-1 (4-9 FG, 0-1 3PT) 24/40 mins
Nate Robinson: 6-1-7-0-0-3 (2-7 FG, 0-4 3PT, 2-3 FT) 21/40 mins
Jared Jeffries: 6-2-3-1-0-0 (3-6 FG) 16/40 mins
Chris Duhon: 4-2-10-1-0-3 (2-4 FG, 0-2 3PT) 29/40 mins
Knick starters all had more minutes than the previous game. The Knicks nearly came back from a 20 point defecit entering the 4th quarter but lost by 1.
Al Harrington was an absolute monster and I'll have to watch his signature highlights to find out why. I'm a little annoyed that he only took one three, but considering the success he had it's tough to argue with the CPU's decision.
David Lee did not get to the FT line, though this is probably due to improved defense from Horford.
Wilson Chandler rebounded from a dismal first game, but I would have liked to see him do more than score on a night where Al Harrington dominated offensively.
Danilo Gallinari was deadly in limited minutes. He played 10 fewer minutes but scored 2 more points compared to game one. Wouldn't surprise me if he were the reaso behind the 4th quarter comeback.
Darko Milicic came back down to earth after his spectacular game one. I would have been worried if he didn't.
Larry Hughes had 6 assists in 24 mins which was fairly surprising.
Nate Robinson struggled with his shot, going 0-4 on threes coming off a 3-3 game.
Chris Duhon outplayed Nate this time, logging double digit assists.
Toney Douglas and Jordan Hill recorded DNPs
Hawks 105
39-70 FG (55%)
5-14 3PT (35%)
22-27 FT (81%)
23 assists
12 turnovers
10 fouls
24 rebounds (7 off)
12 steals
7 blocks
46 points in paint
29 bench points
12 second chance points
12 fast break points
The Hawks bench played did a much better job this game, and the Hawks didn't embarrass themselves on the glass. They forced more steals which got them some easy fast break points to drive up their shooting percentage (9% better than last game), and also got to the line more thanks to the improved interior play.
Knicks 104
34-74 FG (59%)
3-13 3PT (23%)
13-17 FT (78%)
34 assists
13 turnovers
15 fouls
28 rebounds (6 off)
10 steals
3 blocks
62 points in paint
30 bench points
8 second chance points
11 fast break points
Both teams recorded more fast break points to drive up their shooting percentage (up 10%, though their excellent ball movement played a big part in this as well). NY did not have the same 3pt success as game 1, nor did they crash the boards as hard. They did not get to the line as much either which may have cost them in the end.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Joe Johnson (18 pts, 2 reb, 8 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk, 5-19 FG, 2-4 3PT, 6-7 FT, 34 mins)
+/- HEROES AND GOATS
Hawks
Hero: Al Horford (+13)
Goat: Joe Johnson (-18)
Horford was the leader in game 1 as well. Johnson was on the court for the whole Knick comeback it seems. Given his "Player of the Game" status it seems numbers don't tell the whole story.
Knicks
Hero: Danilo Gallinari (+15)
Goat: Larry Hughes (-11)
Looks like I was right, Gallinari did spark the 4th quarter comeback. Al Harrington was +14 so it seems this duo lit things up.
SIGNATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Johnson got all of his points on jumpers (aside from a postup hook on poor Nate Robinson), unlike game one where he got them all driving to the rack or in the post. This is not a surprise given that he was more of a distributor this game.
Williams looked fantastic going to the basket. The top 3 plays were all Marvin drives.
Forget what I said about Josh Smith, as he didn't recieve any lob passes this game and actually showed a mid-range touch. He was open on all his shots (thanks to deft passing) which is the reason for his perfect shooting. That makes me feel a bit better about his 9-10 FG over the two games since a better defensive team could have prevented that.
Al Horford made some incredible defensive plays.
Zaza owned Darko this time around.
Duhon had a sick alley oop to Lee (over Horford and Smith, play of the game IMO), as well as one to Harrington. Many of his assists were to Al Harrington which helps explain Al's dominance.
Jared Jeffries had his way with Joe Smith, and was another reason for the comeback.
Nate connected with Lee on an alley, and his two successful shots were an acrobati layup and a spin-move tear drop.
Harrington did most of his damage on basket cuts, and mid-range jumpers. He did not play with his back to the basket as he did in the first game. It would have been nice to see him post up once or twice, or shoot a couple more threes, but it's clear the CPU decided to keep going with what was working until the defense stopped it (which is what you'd do in real life anyway).
All in all I'm very impressed with the outcomes of both games. Watching the highlights I never really saw a moment where I said ugh, that would never happen in real life. The scores and stats were relatively realistic. I'd like to implement my tendency formulas to a couple other teams and see what happens. I'll keep you guys posted.
Updating my tendencies
So far I have only been posting my ratings, and not my player tendencies. This is partially because they take up a lot of space and not too many people find them interesting. It would think it'd be more beneficial for me to post a roster asap rather than spend time posting the tendencies for every team. However I would like to assure people that I have spent time getting the CPU to play more sim like.
Here are the stats from a CPU vs CPU simulation (10 min qtrs) I just completed.
PTS-REB-AST-STL-BLK-TO
KNICKS 103
Al Harrington: 20-12-0-1-1 (8-16 FG, 0-2 3pt, 4-4 FT) 25/40 mins
David Lee: 18-8-0-3-0-1 (8-11 FG, 2-2 FT) 23/40 mins
Darko Milicic: 16-8-3-3-1-1 (7-10 FG, 2-2 FT) 24/40 mins
Nate Robinson: 16-3-5-0-0-1 (6-11 FG, 3-3 3PT, 1-1 FT) 24/40 mins
Danilo Gallinari: 9-1-0-0-0-0 (2-8 FG, 1-5 3PT, 4-4 FT) 18/40 mins
Larry Hughes: 7-1-2-0-0-0 (3-8 FG, 1-2 3PT) 22/40 mins
Chris Duhon: 6-0-6-0-0-3 (1-1 FG, 4-4 FT) 24/40 mins
Wilson Chandler: 5-4-3-0-0-0 (2-9 FG, 0-1 3PT, 1-3 FT) 25/40 mins
Jared Jeffries: 4-4-1-1-1-2 (2-5 FG) 12/40 mins
Toney Douglas: 2-1-1-1-0-0 (2-2 FT) 7/40 mins
Jordan Hill: 0-1-0-0-0-0 (N/A) 1/40 mins
This game was a blowout by the fourth quarter, so the Knicks bench got some extra run, including their two rookies who I hadn't allotted any rotation minutes. I didn't actually watch the game, but given that Nate and Darko had 16 each it's probably safe to say the 2nd unit actually brought them the blowout victory.
HAWKS 83
Joe Johnson: 23-1-5-1-1-2 (8-15 FG, 0-2 3pt, 7-9 FT) 33/40 mins
Mike Bibby: 18-1-7-2-3-3 (6-12 FG, 3-6 3pt, 3-4 FT) 32/40 mins
Marvin Williams: 10-1-0-0-2-0 (4-8 FG, 2-2 FT) 29/40 mins
Jamal Crawford: 10-0-3-0-1-3 (4-9 FG, 2-4 3PT) 16/40 mins
Al Horford: 8-11-3-0-3-1 (4-11 FG) 30/40 mins
Josh Smith: 8-7-2-2-1-1 (3-4 FG, 2-3 FT) 31/40 mins
Zaza Pachulia: 2-2-0-0-0-1 (1-4 FG) 14/40 mins
Maurice Evans: 2-0-0-1-0-1 (1-2 FG, 0-1 3PT) 12/40 mins
Joe Smith: 2-0-0-1-0-0 (0-2 FG, 2-2 FT) 7/40 mins
Atlanta didn't have a bad game offensively but the Knicks crushed them on the offensive glass. I suppose a team comparison wouldn't hurt.
Knicks 103
39-79 FG (49%)
5-13 3PT (38%)
20-22 FT (90%)
21 assists
8 turnovers
11 fouls
43 rebounds (10 off)
9 steals
3 blocks
56 points in paint
47 bench points
13 second chance points
4 fast break points
Hawks 83
31-67 FG (46%)
5-13 3PT (38%)
16-20 FT (80%)
20 assists
12 turnovers
12 fouls
23 rebounds (2 off)
7 steals
11 blocks
36 points in paint
16 bench points
4 second chance points
4 fast break points
Unfortunately, I don't have complete hotzones as the game only remembers the last 110 shots or so (both teams combined for about 135). But they are definitely balanced. I can watch the Signature Highlights for the game though.
HIGHLIGHTS
Nate Robinson with a halfcourt three
Darko dunk on Zaza
Al Harrington repeatedly man-handling Josh Smith in the post
Josh Smith with two alley-oops
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Darko Milicic (16 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk, 7-10 FG, 2-2 FT, 24 mins)
+/- HEROES AND GOATS
Hawks
Hero: Al Horford (+4)
Goat: Zaza Pachulia (-27... in 14 mins)
Atlanta's defense simply fell apart without Horford. Darko did most of his damage against Little Z.
Knicks
Hero: Nate Robinson (+27)
Goat: Chris Duhon (+0)
Not exactly a question of who the more effective guard was tonight.
All in all, this is a very exciting and realistic outcome! I'm going to run another match while I'm at work and then compare the results. Let's hope the Hawks man up and put together a better showing.
Here are the stats from a CPU vs CPU simulation (10 min qtrs) I just completed.
PTS-REB-AST-STL-BLK-TO
KNICKS 103
Al Harrington: 20-12-0-1-1 (8-16 FG, 0-2 3pt, 4-4 FT) 25/40 mins
David Lee: 18-8-0-3-0-1 (8-11 FG, 2-2 FT) 23/40 mins
Darko Milicic: 16-8-3-3-1-1 (7-10 FG, 2-2 FT) 24/40 mins
Nate Robinson: 16-3-5-0-0-1 (6-11 FG, 3-3 3PT, 1-1 FT) 24/40 mins
Danilo Gallinari: 9-1-0-0-0-0 (2-8 FG, 1-5 3PT, 4-4 FT) 18/40 mins
Larry Hughes: 7-1-2-0-0-0 (3-8 FG, 1-2 3PT) 22/40 mins
Chris Duhon: 6-0-6-0-0-3 (1-1 FG, 4-4 FT) 24/40 mins
Wilson Chandler: 5-4-3-0-0-0 (2-9 FG, 0-1 3PT, 1-3 FT) 25/40 mins
Jared Jeffries: 4-4-1-1-1-2 (2-5 FG) 12/40 mins
Toney Douglas: 2-1-1-1-0-0 (2-2 FT) 7/40 mins
Jordan Hill: 0-1-0-0-0-0 (N/A) 1/40 mins
This game was a blowout by the fourth quarter, so the Knicks bench got some extra run, including their two rookies who I hadn't allotted any rotation minutes. I didn't actually watch the game, but given that Nate and Darko had 16 each it's probably safe to say the 2nd unit actually brought them the blowout victory.
HAWKS 83
Joe Johnson: 23-1-5-1-1-2 (8-15 FG, 0-2 3pt, 7-9 FT) 33/40 mins
Mike Bibby: 18-1-7-2-3-3 (6-12 FG, 3-6 3pt, 3-4 FT) 32/40 mins
Marvin Williams: 10-1-0-0-2-0 (4-8 FG, 2-2 FT) 29/40 mins
Jamal Crawford: 10-0-3-0-1-3 (4-9 FG, 2-4 3PT) 16/40 mins
Al Horford: 8-11-3-0-3-1 (4-11 FG) 30/40 mins
Josh Smith: 8-7-2-2-1-1 (3-4 FG, 2-3 FT) 31/40 mins
Zaza Pachulia: 2-2-0-0-0-1 (1-4 FG) 14/40 mins
Maurice Evans: 2-0-0-1-0-1 (1-2 FG, 0-1 3PT) 12/40 mins
Joe Smith: 2-0-0-1-0-0 (0-2 FG, 2-2 FT) 7/40 mins
Atlanta didn't have a bad game offensively but the Knicks crushed them on the offensive glass. I suppose a team comparison wouldn't hurt.
Knicks 103
39-79 FG (49%)
5-13 3PT (38%)
20-22 FT (90%)
21 assists
8 turnovers
11 fouls
43 rebounds (10 off)
9 steals
3 blocks
56 points in paint
47 bench points
13 second chance points
4 fast break points
Hawks 83
31-67 FG (46%)
5-13 3PT (38%)
16-20 FT (80%)
20 assists
12 turnovers
12 fouls
23 rebounds (2 off)
7 steals
11 blocks
36 points in paint
16 bench points
4 second chance points
4 fast break points
Unfortunately, I don't have complete hotzones as the game only remembers the last 110 shots or so (both teams combined for about 135). But they are definitely balanced. I can watch the Signature Highlights for the game though.
HIGHLIGHTS
Nate Robinson with a halfcourt three
Darko dunk on Zaza
Al Harrington repeatedly man-handling Josh Smith in the post
Josh Smith with two alley-oops
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Darko Milicic (16 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk, 7-10 FG, 2-2 FT, 24 mins)
+/- HEROES AND GOATS
Hawks
Hero: Al Horford (+4)
Goat: Zaza Pachulia (-27... in 14 mins)
Atlanta's defense simply fell apart without Horford. Darko did most of his damage against Little Z.
Knicks
Hero: Nate Robinson (+27)
Goat: Chris Duhon (+0)
Not exactly a question of who the more effective guard was tonight.
All in all, this is a very exciting and realistic outcome! I'm going to run another match while I'm at work and then compare the results. Let's hope the Hawks man up and put together a better showing.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Atlanta Hawks Ratings
ATLANTA HAWKS
90 - Joe Johnson (SG/SF)
86 - Josh Smith (PF)
85 - Al Horford (C/PF)
83 - Mike Bibby (PG)
82 - Jamal Crawford (SG/PG)
81 - Marvin Williams (SF/PF)
78 - Zaza Pachulia (C)
78 – Joe Smith (PF/C)
76 – Maurice Evans (SF)
74 – Jeff Teague (PG)
71 – Mario West (SG)
65 – Randolph Morris (C)
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Inside Scoring: Johnson (B), Horford (B)
Outside Scoring: Bibby (A-), Crawford (B+), Williams (B), Evans (B), Teague (B), Johnson (B)
Perimeter Defense: West (B+), Josh Smith (B+), Johnson (B+), Evans (B), Bibby (B), Teague (B)
Post Defense: Horford (B+), Josh Smith (B)
Ball Handling: Bibby (B+), Crawford (B+), Johnson (B), Teague (B)
Rebounding: Pachulia (A-), Horford (B+), Joe Smith (B)
Basketball IQ: Johnson (A), Josh Smith (A-), Bibby (B)
Athleticism: Josh Smith (A), Johnson (A-), West (B+), Crawford (B+), Evans (B+), Teague (B+)
THE RATINGS
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Joe Johnson (SG/SF)
Overall 90 (down from 93)
AdjOverall 88 (down from 92)
Close 91 (up from 88)
Med 80 (down from 87)
3pt 82
FT 83 (up from 82)
Layup 85
Dunk 71 (down from 76)
Handle 86 (up from 85)
Pass 79 (down from 88)
PostOff 82
PostDef 70
Block 54 (up from 53)
Steal 66 (down from 81)
RebOff 63 (down from 67)
RebDef 66 (down from 71)
Speed 85
Stam 99
Dur 95
DefAwr 85
OffAwr 93 (down from 95)
Potential 88 (up from 83)
Strength 77
Vertical 80
Off Dribble 87
In Traffic 75
Quickness 86
Hustle 84
Hands 87
Ball Defense 85
Standing Dunk 50
ClutchOff 75 (Hidden Rating)
Outlook: I consider Johnson the most likely of all the star free agents to switch teams in 2010. The Hawks are not very likely to ever get past the second round with this team, and Johnson just isn't good enough to invest a max contract into. I would consider him a favorite to land with the Knicks considering he previously played for Mike D'Antoni and all their other FA options (LeBron, Wade) will likely dry up.
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Josh Smith (PF)
Overall 86 (down from 89)
Close 86 (down from 90)
Med 75
3pt 70
FT 68 (up from 55)
Layup 86 (down from 88)
Dunk 99
Handle 74 (down from 76)
Pass 65 (down from 68)
PostOff 76 (down from 81)
PostDef 80 (up from 74)
Block 79 (down from 89)
Steal 84
RebOff 76 (down from 83)
RebDef 79 (down from 85)
Speed 84
Stam 99
Dur 80
DefAwr 92
OffAwr 81
Potential 82 (up from 77)
Strength 75 (up from 72)
Vertical 97
Off Dribble 79
In Traffic 76
Quickness 81
Hustle 89
Hands 73
Ball Defense 80
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: J-Smoove is one of the most athletic defensive players in the game. However, the main reason he's masquerading as a PF (where he's outmatched on the boards) rather than SF is he's been unable to develop a quality perimeter game. That and the Hawks have terrible front-line depth and didn't really have a choice.
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Al Horford (C/PF)
Overall 85 (down from 86)
Close 84
Med 75 (up from 74)
3pt 50
FT 73
Layup 70
Dunk 74
Handle 68
Pass 65 (up from 60)
PostOff 84
PostDef 86
Block 81 (down from 84)
Steal 63 (down from 68)
RebOff 81 (down from 86)
RebDef 90
Speed 69
Stam 90 (down from 95)
Dur 80
DefAwr 82 (up from 79)
OffAwr 70
Potential 85 (down from 90)
Strength 84
Vertical 68 (down from 78)
Off Dribble 69
In Traffic 85
Quickness 71
Hustle 81
Hands 78
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Horford's rebounding, mid-range shot, and post abilities compliment Josh Smith very well. Actually, they'd compliment just about any front court well since he's a capable PF or C.
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Mike Bibby (PG)
Overall 83 (down from 85)
Close 78 (down from 81)
Med 86
3pt 86
FT 80
Layup 82
Dunk 50 (down from 59)
Handle 92
Pass 77 (down from 86)
PostOff 52 (up from 50)
PostDef 55 (down from 60)
Block 51
Steal 80
RebOff 57
RebDef 65
Speed 88
Stam 95
Dur 85 (up from 80)
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 86
Potential 84 (down from 89)
Strength 64
Vertical 72
Off Dribble 88
In Traffic 77
Quickness 87
Hustle 73
Hands 93
Ball Defense 74 (down from 77)
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Bibby is among the better shooting PGs in the league, and while at age 31 he's not exactly the greatest bet going forward, he is the player most responsible for bringing the playoffs back to Atlanta.
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Jamal Crawford (SG/PG)
Overall 82 (down from 85)
Close 82 (up from 80)
Med 86 (up from 85)
3pt 79 (down from 81)
FT 87 (up from 86)
Layup 90
Dunk 64 (down from 84)
Handle 95
Pass 74 (down from 81)
PostOff 58 (down from 61)
PostDef 62 (down from 65)
Block 53
Steal 63 (down from 65)
RebOff 54 (down from 57)
RebDef 57
Speed 88
Stam 99
Dur 80 (up from 75)
DefAwr 65 (down from 70)
OffAwr 85 (down from 89)
Potential 79
Strength 60
Vertical 86
Off Dribble 87
In Traffic 71
Quickness 90
Hustle 67
Hands 83
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: The Jamal Crawford trade didn't make much sense to me, because Flip Murray gave them similar production last season at a fraction of the cost, and could have been re-signed for much less than the 19 million over 2 years Crawford is due to make. That's a lot to pay for a player who is only going to be backing up Johnson and Bibby, and it's not like Atlanta has money to throw around like that. Then it hit me. Crawford's their 2010 starter. He's a volume shooter with good ball-handling skills, just like Johnson. That's the only way the move makes sense.
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Marvin Williams (SF/PF)
Overall 81 (up from 80)
Close 84
Med 83 (up from 77)
3pt 80 (down from 82)
FT 82
Layup 79
Dunk 82
Handle 75 (up from 73)
Pass 59 (down from 61)
PostOff 73 (down from 78)
PostDef 70 (up from 67)
Block 59 (up from 56)
Steal 65 (down from 68)
RebOff 77 (down from 83)
RebDef 75 (up from 73)
Speed 77 (up from 72)
Stam 95 (up from 90)
Dur 80 (down from 85)
DefAwr 75 (up from 72)
OffAwr 77 (down from 79)
Potential 82
Strength 69 (up from 64)
Vertical 78 (up from 73)
Off Dribble 72
In Traffic 75
Quickness 76 (up from 73)
Hustle 69 (up from 64)
Hands 78 (up from 68)
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Williams is one of the most underrated players in the game, mainly because he was drafted before Deron Williams and Chris Paul. He's only 23 years old and averages 15 ppg. He offers consistent production and it's reasonable to expect him to keep improving.
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Zaza Pachulia (C)
Overall 78 (up from 75)
Close 83 (up from 79)
Med 65
3pt 50
FT 74 (up from 71)
Layup 67
Dunk 64 (down from 67)
Handle 60 (up from 58)
Pass 58
PostOff 77 (up from 72)
PostDef 79
Block 60 (up from 57)
Steal 65
RebOff 93 (up from 89)
RebDef 84 (up from 82)
Speed 61
Stam 80
Dur 75 (up from 70)
DefAwr 76
OffAwr 68
Potential 68 (up from 63)
Strength 74
Vertical 56
Off Dribble 62
In Traffic 69
Quickness 59
Hustle 99
Hands 66
Ball Defense 67
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: One of the better offensive rebounders in the league, and consequently one of the more valuable backup centers.
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Joe Smith (PF/C)
Overall 78 (up from 75)
Close 77 (down from 87)
Med 78
3pt 58 (up from 50)
FT 79 (up from 75)
Layup 65
Dunk 68
Handle 56
Pass 59
PostOff 77
PostDef 73 (up from 67)
Block 69 (up from 64)
Steal 60
RebOff 85 (down from 89)
RebDef 79 (up from 75)
Speed 66
Stam 85
Dur 80 (up from 70)
DefAwr 75 (up from 73)
OffAwr 70 (up from 57)
Potential 78
Strength 73
Vertical 57
Off Dribble 64
In Traffic 79
Quickness 66 (up from 58)
Hustle 71 (up from 66)
Hands 60
Ball Defense 64
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Should be a great fit in Atlanta, mainly because his name isn't Solomon Jones. He offers the best mid-range shot of among Atlanta's bigs, and should be one of the team's better rebounders. He's only 34, though the way he's been treated the last few seasons (being waived so he can sign with a contender), you would have thought he'd hit that years ago.
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Maurice Evans (SF)
Overall 76 (down from 77)
Close 69 (down from 79)
Med 78
3pt 85
FT 77 (up from 71)
Layup 77
Dunk 88
Handle 78 (down from 80)
Pass 59 (down from 62)
PostOff 68 (up from 58)
PostDef 68 (up from 54)
Block 53
Steal 66
RebOff 72
RebDef 63 (up from 60)
Speed 85
Stam 95
Dur 80 (up from 75)
DefAwr 80 (down from 85)
OffAwr 68
Potential 63 (up from 60)
Strength 78
Vertical 87
Off Dribble 81
In Traffic 74
Quickness 88
Hustle 79
Hands 73
Ball Defense 83
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Evans brings solid perimeter defense and three point shooting to whatever team he's on. Just don't expect much else out of him.
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Jeff Teague (PG)
Overall 74
Close 74
Med 80
3pt 82
FT 82
Layup 82
Dunk 63
Handle 88
Pass 68
PostOff 52
PostDef 52
Block 54
Steal 79
RebOff 55
RebDef 62
Speed 92
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 67
OffAwr 74
Potential 70
Strength 56
Vertical 85
Off Dribble 79
In Traffic 69
Quickness 90
Hustle 65
Hands 84
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Teague takes Acie Law's place on the roster. The hope is that he'll actually contribute something of value (unlike Law, or Salim Stoudamire) over the next couple years.
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Mario West (SG)
Overall 71 (up from 70)
Close 66
Med 68 (down from 71)
3pt 64 (down from 69)
FT 65 (down from 68)
Layup 76
Dunk 84
Handle 80
Pass 63 (down from 68)
PostOff 55
PostDef 65 (up from 60)
Block 61 (up from 53)
Steal 86 (up from 80)
RebOff 85 (up from 70)
RebDef 68 (up from 57)
Speed 86
Stam 90
Dur 85
DefAwr 79
OffAwr 62 (up from 57)
Potential 51
Strength 64 (up from 54)
Vertical 84 (up from 72)
Off Dribble 71
In Traffic 61 (up from 53)
Quickness 88
Hustle 95
Hands 79
Ball Defense 80
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Probably coming back for another season of spot defensive minutes. Exciting, I know.
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Randolph Morris (C)
Overall 65 (down from 67)
Close 72 (up from 68)
Med 66
3pt 50
FT 50
Layup 58 (up from 50)
Dunk 65 (up from 62)
Handle 54 (up from 50)
Pass 53
PostOff 66
PostDef 67
Block 59 (down from 76)
Steal 63 (up from 56)
RebOff 76
RebDef 79
Speed 60
Stam 80
Dur 80
DefAwr 62
OffAwr 57 (up from 54)
Potential 57
Strength 82 (up from 78)
Vertical 53
Off Dribble 53
In Traffic 68 (up from 55)
Quickness 58
Hustle 58
Hands 58
Ball Defense 50
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Hasn't really improved since entering the league. He'll actually be counted on in Atlanta's thin frontcourt this season, which will make or break his NBA career.
90 - Joe Johnson (SG/SF)
86 - Josh Smith (PF)
85 - Al Horford (C/PF)
83 - Mike Bibby (PG)
82 - Jamal Crawford (SG/PG)
81 - Marvin Williams (SF/PF)
78 - Zaza Pachulia (C)
78 – Joe Smith (PF/C)
76 – Maurice Evans (SF)
74 – Jeff Teague (PG)
71 – Mario West (SG)
65 – Randolph Morris (C)
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Inside Scoring: Johnson (B), Horford (B)
Outside Scoring: Bibby (A-), Crawford (B+), Williams (B), Evans (B), Teague (B), Johnson (B)
Perimeter Defense: West (B+), Josh Smith (B+), Johnson (B+), Evans (B), Bibby (B), Teague (B)
Post Defense: Horford (B+), Josh Smith (B)
Ball Handling: Bibby (B+), Crawford (B+), Johnson (B), Teague (B)
Rebounding: Pachulia (A-), Horford (B+), Joe Smith (B)
Basketball IQ: Johnson (A), Josh Smith (A-), Bibby (B)
Athleticism: Josh Smith (A), Johnson (A-), West (B+), Crawford (B+), Evans (B+), Teague (B+)
THE RATINGS
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Joe Johnson (SG/SF)
Overall 90 (down from 93)
AdjOverall 88 (down from 92)
Close 91 (up from 88)
Med 80 (down from 87)
3pt 82
FT 83 (up from 82)
Layup 85
Dunk 71 (down from 76)
Handle 86 (up from 85)
Pass 79 (down from 88)
PostOff 82
PostDef 70
Block 54 (up from 53)
Steal 66 (down from 81)
RebOff 63 (down from 67)
RebDef 66 (down from 71)
Speed 85
Stam 99
Dur 95
DefAwr 85
OffAwr 93 (down from 95)
Potential 88 (up from 83)
Strength 77
Vertical 80
Off Dribble 87
In Traffic 75
Quickness 86
Hustle 84
Hands 87
Ball Defense 85
Standing Dunk 50
ClutchOff 75 (Hidden Rating)
Outlook: I consider Johnson the most likely of all the star free agents to switch teams in 2010. The Hawks are not very likely to ever get past the second round with this team, and Johnson just isn't good enough to invest a max contract into. I would consider him a favorite to land with the Knicks considering he previously played for Mike D'Antoni and all their other FA options (LeBron, Wade) will likely dry up.
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Josh Smith (PF)
Overall 86 (down from 89)
Close 86 (down from 90)
Med 75
3pt 70
FT 68 (up from 55)
Layup 86 (down from 88)
Dunk 99
Handle 74 (down from 76)
Pass 65 (down from 68)
PostOff 76 (down from 81)
PostDef 80 (up from 74)
Block 79 (down from 89)
Steal 84
RebOff 76 (down from 83)
RebDef 79 (down from 85)
Speed 84
Stam 99
Dur 80
DefAwr 92
OffAwr 81
Potential 82 (up from 77)
Strength 75 (up from 72)
Vertical 97
Off Dribble 79
In Traffic 76
Quickness 81
Hustle 89
Hands 73
Ball Defense 80
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: J-Smoove is one of the most athletic defensive players in the game. However, the main reason he's masquerading as a PF (where he's outmatched on the boards) rather than SF is he's been unable to develop a quality perimeter game. That and the Hawks have terrible front-line depth and didn't really have a choice.
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Al Horford (C/PF)
Overall 85 (down from 86)
Close 84
Med 75 (up from 74)
3pt 50
FT 73
Layup 70
Dunk 74
Handle 68
Pass 65 (up from 60)
PostOff 84
PostDef 86
Block 81 (down from 84)
Steal 63 (down from 68)
RebOff 81 (down from 86)
RebDef 90
Speed 69
Stam 90 (down from 95)
Dur 80
DefAwr 82 (up from 79)
OffAwr 70
Potential 85 (down from 90)
Strength 84
Vertical 68 (down from 78)
Off Dribble 69
In Traffic 85
Quickness 71
Hustle 81
Hands 78
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Horford's rebounding, mid-range shot, and post abilities compliment Josh Smith very well. Actually, they'd compliment just about any front court well since he's a capable PF or C.
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Mike Bibby (PG)
Overall 83 (down from 85)
Close 78 (down from 81)
Med 86
3pt 86
FT 80
Layup 82
Dunk 50 (down from 59)
Handle 92
Pass 77 (down from 86)
PostOff 52 (up from 50)
PostDef 55 (down from 60)
Block 51
Steal 80
RebOff 57
RebDef 65
Speed 88
Stam 95
Dur 85 (up from 80)
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 86
Potential 84 (down from 89)
Strength 64
Vertical 72
Off Dribble 88
In Traffic 77
Quickness 87
Hustle 73
Hands 93
Ball Defense 74 (down from 77)
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Bibby is among the better shooting PGs in the league, and while at age 31 he's not exactly the greatest bet going forward, he is the player most responsible for bringing the playoffs back to Atlanta.
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Jamal Crawford (SG/PG)
Overall 82 (down from 85)
Close 82 (up from 80)
Med 86 (up from 85)
3pt 79 (down from 81)
FT 87 (up from 86)
Layup 90
Dunk 64 (down from 84)
Handle 95
Pass 74 (down from 81)
PostOff 58 (down from 61)
PostDef 62 (down from 65)
Block 53
Steal 63 (down from 65)
RebOff 54 (down from 57)
RebDef 57
Speed 88
Stam 99
Dur 80 (up from 75)
DefAwr 65 (down from 70)
OffAwr 85 (down from 89)
Potential 79
Strength 60
Vertical 86
Off Dribble 87
In Traffic 71
Quickness 90
Hustle 67
Hands 83
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: The Jamal Crawford trade didn't make much sense to me, because Flip Murray gave them similar production last season at a fraction of the cost, and could have been re-signed for much less than the 19 million over 2 years Crawford is due to make. That's a lot to pay for a player who is only going to be backing up Johnson and Bibby, and it's not like Atlanta has money to throw around like that. Then it hit me. Crawford's their 2010 starter. He's a volume shooter with good ball-handling skills, just like Johnson. That's the only way the move makes sense.
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Marvin Williams (SF/PF)
Overall 81 (up from 80)
Close 84
Med 83 (up from 77)
3pt 80 (down from 82)
FT 82
Layup 79
Dunk 82
Handle 75 (up from 73)
Pass 59 (down from 61)
PostOff 73 (down from 78)
PostDef 70 (up from 67)
Block 59 (up from 56)
Steal 65 (down from 68)
RebOff 77 (down from 83)
RebDef 75 (up from 73)
Speed 77 (up from 72)
Stam 95 (up from 90)
Dur 80 (down from 85)
DefAwr 75 (up from 72)
OffAwr 77 (down from 79)
Potential 82
Strength 69 (up from 64)
Vertical 78 (up from 73)
Off Dribble 72
In Traffic 75
Quickness 76 (up from 73)
Hustle 69 (up from 64)
Hands 78 (up from 68)
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Williams is one of the most underrated players in the game, mainly because he was drafted before Deron Williams and Chris Paul. He's only 23 years old and averages 15 ppg. He offers consistent production and it's reasonable to expect him to keep improving.
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Zaza Pachulia (C)
Overall 78 (up from 75)
Close 83 (up from 79)
Med 65
3pt 50
FT 74 (up from 71)
Layup 67
Dunk 64 (down from 67)
Handle 60 (up from 58)
Pass 58
PostOff 77 (up from 72)
PostDef 79
Block 60 (up from 57)
Steal 65
RebOff 93 (up from 89)
RebDef 84 (up from 82)
Speed 61
Stam 80
Dur 75 (up from 70)
DefAwr 76
OffAwr 68
Potential 68 (up from 63)
Strength 74
Vertical 56
Off Dribble 62
In Traffic 69
Quickness 59
Hustle 99
Hands 66
Ball Defense 67
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: One of the better offensive rebounders in the league, and consequently one of the more valuable backup centers.
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Joe Smith (PF/C)
Overall 78 (up from 75)
Close 77 (down from 87)
Med 78
3pt 58 (up from 50)
FT 79 (up from 75)
Layup 65
Dunk 68
Handle 56
Pass 59
PostOff 77
PostDef 73 (up from 67)
Block 69 (up from 64)
Steal 60
RebOff 85 (down from 89)
RebDef 79 (up from 75)
Speed 66
Stam 85
Dur 80 (up from 70)
DefAwr 75 (up from 73)
OffAwr 70 (up from 57)
Potential 78
Strength 73
Vertical 57
Off Dribble 64
In Traffic 79
Quickness 66 (up from 58)
Hustle 71 (up from 66)
Hands 60
Ball Defense 64
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Should be a great fit in Atlanta, mainly because his name isn't Solomon Jones. He offers the best mid-range shot of among Atlanta's bigs, and should be one of the team's better rebounders. He's only 34, though the way he's been treated the last few seasons (being waived so he can sign with a contender), you would have thought he'd hit that years ago.
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Maurice Evans (SF)
Overall 76 (down from 77)
Close 69 (down from 79)
Med 78
3pt 85
FT 77 (up from 71)
Layup 77
Dunk 88
Handle 78 (down from 80)
Pass 59 (down from 62)
PostOff 68 (up from 58)
PostDef 68 (up from 54)
Block 53
Steal 66
RebOff 72
RebDef 63 (up from 60)
Speed 85
Stam 95
Dur 80 (up from 75)
DefAwr 80 (down from 85)
OffAwr 68
Potential 63 (up from 60)
Strength 78
Vertical 87
Off Dribble 81
In Traffic 74
Quickness 88
Hustle 79
Hands 73
Ball Defense 83
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Evans brings solid perimeter defense and three point shooting to whatever team he's on. Just don't expect much else out of him.
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Jeff Teague (PG)
Overall 74
Close 74
Med 80
3pt 82
FT 82
Layup 82
Dunk 63
Handle 88
Pass 68
PostOff 52
PostDef 52
Block 54
Steal 79
RebOff 55
RebDef 62
Speed 92
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 67
OffAwr 74
Potential 70
Strength 56
Vertical 85
Off Dribble 79
In Traffic 69
Quickness 90
Hustle 65
Hands 84
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Teague takes Acie Law's place on the roster. The hope is that he'll actually contribute something of value (unlike Law, or Salim Stoudamire) over the next couple years.
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Mario West (SG)
Overall 71 (up from 70)
Close 66
Med 68 (down from 71)
3pt 64 (down from 69)
FT 65 (down from 68)
Layup 76
Dunk 84
Handle 80
Pass 63 (down from 68)
PostOff 55
PostDef 65 (up from 60)
Block 61 (up from 53)
Steal 86 (up from 80)
RebOff 85 (up from 70)
RebDef 68 (up from 57)
Speed 86
Stam 90
Dur 85
DefAwr 79
OffAwr 62 (up from 57)
Potential 51
Strength 64 (up from 54)
Vertical 84 (up from 72)
Off Dribble 71
In Traffic 61 (up from 53)
Quickness 88
Hustle 95
Hands 79
Ball Defense 80
Standing Dunk 50
Outlook: Probably coming back for another season of spot defensive minutes. Exciting, I know.
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Randolph Morris (C)
Overall 65 (down from 67)
Close 72 (up from 68)
Med 66
3pt 50
FT 50
Layup 58 (up from 50)
Dunk 65 (up from 62)
Handle 54 (up from 50)
Pass 53
PostOff 66
PostDef 67
Block 59 (down from 76)
Steal 63 (up from 56)
RebOff 76
RebDef 79
Speed 60
Stam 80
Dur 80
DefAwr 62
OffAwr 57 (up from 54)
Potential 57
Strength 82 (up from 78)
Vertical 53
Off Dribble 53
In Traffic 68 (up from 55)
Quickness 58
Hustle 58
Hands 58
Ball Defense 50
Standing Dunk 75
Outlook: Hasn't really improved since entering the league. He'll actually be counted on in Atlanta's thin frontcourt this season, which will make or break his NBA career.
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