Great article comparing VC to Hedo (in the clutch)
If Hedo walks and VC is tasked to take over his role, what would we be missing? will we miss Hedo's clutch shots in the 4th? Apparently not.
This is what SVG said in the press conference:
Quote:
"[W]e really didn't have a guy who you could give him the ball up top, on the wing, at the elbow, one-on-one and go get a shot or draw a second defender. We had out of pick-and-rolls or out of post-ups, I think with Vince, you can give him the ball anywhere on the floor and he can isolate and create a shot either for himself or for a teammate on his own.
"Plus, if you look at the numbers like we do all the time and I don't think that he's got enough credit for this, Vince has been throughout his career, one of the best fourth quarter and end-of-game guys in this league, in terms of production. He's been a guy that has always come through down the stretch in games. I think that's huge."
Now comparing their clutch stats (where clutch is defined as the last 5minutes of the 4th and/or Overtime)
Per 48 minutes
Carter - 34.3ppg, 5.5rpg, 4.3apg, 50% FG. 50% 3P-FG
Hedo - 26.6ppg, 9.3rpg, 3.6apg, 35.7% FG, 20% 3P-FG
the only advantage of hedo over vc in the clutch is his rebounding. but that's a given considering his size.
the article also mentions something about ryan anderson. here is svg's take on him for those who didnt watch the press conference:
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"I think another part of this deal with Ryan Anderson was crucial. I think what we had, and you guys watched it this year, was when Rashard [Lewis] came out of the game and we went to the bench, we really had to play a different way because we then could not spread the floor out. And when we tried to move Rashard back to the three, you couldn't stretch the floor with your four, so he couldn't get any room and now you get another guy that can really stretch the floor, and I think it gives us even more flexibility to both swing Rashard back to the three or when Rashard is back on the bench getting a rest, which he didn't get much of, we can play the same way. So I think that's crucial as well."
Anderson basically replaces battie's role. anderson grabs 14.1% of available rebounds when he's on the floor compared to battie's 13.0%. and as most of us know, he has a good outside shot. his effective FG% on jumpers is 50.6%, a vast improvement over battie's 41.0% and just slightly below rashard's 52.6%. his downside? it seems he can't finish that well around the rim. he only converted 39.3% of his shots from around the basket.
[ Edited by jrg on Jun 27, 2009 at 14:09:19 ]