I noticed that Josh Smith's number mirror those of last year after Horford was out for the year. any slide there are does the lost of Johnson keep them high?
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 | mbuser (4344 posts) 9/23/2012 4:03 PM |
Yes, a worst-case in the trade-off from JJ to Horford is a wash for Smith. Lou Williams is around to soak up some usage, but he's not going to player starter's minutes, so there aren't many reasons to expect a regression offensively.
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I definately see a case for no decline in points but what about Reb?
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| mbuser (4344 posts) 9/23/2012 5:14 PM |
Horford's career reb% = 16.5
Zaza's reb% last season = 16.4
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I disagree about the potential impact of LouWill. He actually had a higher usage rate than JoeJohn last season
LW - 26.3 MPG / 25.5 USG
JJ - 35.5 MPF / 23.0 USG
I think LouWill will play 30+ MPG this season. His arrival cancels out the positve impact of the JoeJohn departure. Based on this, I think the return of Horford will negatively impact Smith's PTS/REB/AST stats.
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^ I would think Teague is the one player that benefits from Joe Johnson being shipped out. Plus I think Smith maintains the same rebounding numbers as before due to the drop off from Marvin Williams to Kover/Morrow/Stevenson.
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