Ryan Anderson the starter and the reserve
I feel like at some point this has to be brought up, and I guess while it's a small sample size it is still a little alarming.
Ryan Anderson has been blistering as a starter, scoring 18.6 points per game while shooting 43.5% from three and 46.1% from the field. He also grabbed 7.8 rebounds and got to the free throw line 1.4 times per game. All in 35.2 minutes of action.
But as a reserve, Anderson is scoring 16.2 points per game, still a healthy number for a guy not starting the game, but his percentages drop to 34.1% from three and 40.8% from the field. He's grabbing 5.3 rebounds and interestingly enough gets to the free throw line more at 1.9 attempts per game. This is in 29.4 minutes of action.
So as you can see, he's been far more efficient as a starter than a backup. Why is this? I'm sure some people will say "well he's coming off the bench with the likes of Brian Roberts and Roger Mason but as a starter gets to play with Greivis Vasquez and Austin Rivers." While all that may be true, I ask, does it really matter?
So like previously stated it's a small sample size of just 11 games, but at what point does this kind of stand out?
Ryan Anderson the starter and the reserve
That's crazy talk. Anderson has proven to be just as equally effective coming off the bench as he is starting. One of the hardest things to do in the NBA is to be effective coming off the bench. Ideally, we want Ryan Anderson to be our 6th man.
Ryan Anderson the starter and the reserve
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AD23forMVP
I feel like at some point this has to be brought up, and I guess while it's a small sample size it is still a little alarming.
Ryan Anderson has been blistering as a starter, scoring 18.6 points per game while shooting 43.5% from three and 46.1% from the field. He also grabbed 7.8 rebounds and got to the free throw line 1.4 times per game. All in 35.2 minutes of action.
But as a reserve, Anderson is scoring 16.2 points per game, still a healthy number for a guy not starting the game, but his percentages drop to 34.1% from three and 40.8% from the field. He's grabbing 5.3 rebounds and interestingly enough gets to the free throw line more at 1.9 attempts per game. This is in 29.4 minutes of action.
So as you can see, he's been far more efficient as a starter than a backup. Why is this? I'm sure some people will say "well he's coming off the bench with the likes of Brian Roberts and Roger Mason but as a starter gets to play with Greivis Vasquez and Austin Rivers." While all that may be true, I ask, does it really matter?
So like previously stated it's a small sample size of just 11 games, but at what point does this kind of stand out?
I think it's because 1.) teams have now keyed in on him knowing how much of a scoring threat he can be and 2.) when he comes off the bench he isn't playing with players who can create their own shots/get him good looks so he is instantly the primary concern for the opposing team.