by nba_fantastic on Mon Jan 05, 2004 3:38 pm
hey andrew!
i was looking through the statistics on nba.com and i looked at the key changes in the league's centers. there have been drastic improvements and regression in terms of performance.
Yao Ming (HOU)
This year Last Year
PPG: 16.2 PPG: 13.5
RPG: 9.0 RPG: 8.2
BPG: 1.94 BPG: 1.79
FG%: 52% FG%: 49%
improved on almost all statistics (over-all rating should increase from 75 to around 81 on FG, rebs, ins sco)
Shaq O’neal (LAL)
This year Last Year
PPG: 20.0 PPG: 27.5
RPG: 11.6 RPG: 11.1
BPG: 2.44 BPG: 2.37
FG%: 55% FG%: 57%
lowered offense but higher defense (defense ratings should increase by 3-5 points correspondingly, FG and InsScoring ratings should decrease from 99 to around 95 - 97)
Pau Gasol (MEM)
This year Last Year
PPG: 17.5 PPG: 19.0
RPG: 8.4 RPG: 8.9
BPG: 1.5 BPG: 1.8
FG%: 46% FG%: 51%
lower scoring due to a noticeable decrease in FG%, less defense (over-all rating should be reduced around 3 points)
Eddy Curry (CHI)
This year Last Year
PPG: 13.3 PPG: 10.5
RPG: 6.7 RPG: 4.4
BPG: .96 BPG: .77
FG%: 50% FG%: 58%
scores more this season, higher rebounding, less FG% (curry scores more from the medium range than in the low post now) - over-all rating from 60 to around 64/65
Vin Baker (BOS)
This year Last Year
PPG: 11.9 PPG: 5.2
RPG: 6.1 RPG: 3.8
BPG: .65 BPG: .58
FG%: 50% FG%: 47%
this is a comeback player, improved on all statistics.
over-all rating increase by around 8 points (FG, Rebs, Ins Scoring and Offensive/Defensive awareness)