NBA Offseason Buzz: L.A. Clippers

Hollinger and Bucher on Clips.

Maybe somebody with Insider can describe for us the beauties of this article on the Laughingstocks.

over 2 years ago citizen zhiv 5 comments 0 recs |

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I have Insider. The highlights are...

Prediction for biggest improvement in PER: Gordon.
Prediction for biggest fall in PER: Butler.
Bucher’s key to the team: Baron.

That’s it in the nutshell. I’d say more but I don’t want the ESPN Gestapo to hunt me down…

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted" – Albert Einstein

by Another son of Mike Smith on Aug 28, 2009 11:15 PM PDT reply actions

Really PER fail Butler?

I would think that Ricky would much more likely to fail if he gets any playing to time.

In Gordon we trust

by bestclipfan on Aug 28, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions

According to the geniuses at ESPN...

he will be a backup and not a starter… also, he is “highly unlikely” to match his shooting from a year ago… thus his minutes will decline as well…

Also, they project Gordon’s PER will increase from 14.98 to 16.20. I’m no PER expert, but that sounds less than I would have expected/hoped from Gordon in his second year.

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted" – Albert Einstein

by Another son of Mike Smith on Aug 29, 2009 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions

He’ll have to change his nature a bit if he hopes to increase his PER much… but it’s just one measure, and I don’t think it captures him particularly well. To increase his PER, he’ll need to rebound better (let’s hope) or get more assists (could happen) or shoot a lot more (not likely on this team). But until he becomes a better rebounder, his PER is going to remain lowish. Still, I am a little surprised by 16.2. I would have thought his PER was close to that just as a starter last season.

In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. - Elwood P. Dowd

by Steve Perrin on Aug 29, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions