Anderson for Monroe ?

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Originally Posted by Pelicantoo

I know how you feel, sh______ on blake was my job for the past few years, but you cant deny it when a guy makes a jump. Refusing to change an opinion with new, pertinent information is either a function of insanity or stupidity.

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Two years ago, I said that when you factor in contract, I would take Ryno over him. That is how I felt about him. Now I am defending him as best PF in the league. I hate being wrong, but I don't mind admitting it when I am.

I think there is some confusion. I never said he was trash. I said he'd be in my argument for top 3 PF in the league. I am making my arguments based on him being the best PF in the league, which he is not. Still a good player. But if I'm building my team I'm not calling his name 1st st the PF list.

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Originally Posted by Mythrol

I think there is some confusion. I never said he was trash. I said he'd be in my argument for top 3 PF in the league. I am making my arguments based on him being the best PF in the league, which he is not. Still a good player. But if I'm building my team I'm not calling his name 1st st the PF list.

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Okay, now that we are clear - who was a better PF last year and why?

Griffin is the superior defender to Love so I don't think it's that close. If anything it's a discussion of Aldridge or Love.

Just based on this past season, I would have ranked them:

1. Griffin
2. Love
3. Dirk
4. Aldridge
5. AD

And Duncan would crack that list if he got the minutes that other guys do. If its one game for all the marbles tomorrow night, I might even take Duncan 1st. Still.

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Originally Posted by MichaelMcNamara

Okay, now that we are clear - who was a better PF last year and why?

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Love and AD. Even if you discredit Love for defense (which is wrong) AD's case is clear when you look at the numbers on both sides. But again, I don't care about Blake enough to have the argument. I'd rather talk about the PJ Tucker Nut punch on him.

Edit: I didn't think about Dirk. I might put him there. Dude was a monster last year.

I don't understand how the argument is shifting from cp3 made him better to.. His stats are worse with cp3 (aka declining since his rookie year)???????

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Originally Posted by BallSoHard

I don't understand how the argument is shifting from cp3 made him better to.. His stats are worse with cp3 (aka declining since his rookie year)???????

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ding ding ding.... Winner winner chicken dinner!

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe

Griffin is the superior defender to Love so I don't think it's that close. If anything it's a discussion of Aldridge or Love.

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Im guessing you mean LA or Griffin?

Yes please. We don't need a guy to take minutes away from AD at his favorite position, the 4. AD isn't comfortable being the biggest man on the court with Anderson next to him. I think the decision is simple. Let's do it.

Honestly though, i'd ideally like to see anderson be moved with EG so we don't get nothing back.

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Originally Posted by Writhe

Yes please. We don't need a guy to take minutes away from AD at his favorite position, the 4. AD isn't comfortable being the biggest man on the court with Anderson next to him. I think the decision is simple. Let's do it.

Honestly though, i'd ideally like to see anderson be moved with EG so we don't get nothing back.

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i love ryno, but if we could use him to shed gordon's contract and possibly land monroe AND 1 of parsons or gordon hayward i do it without blinking.

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Originally Posted by BallSoHard

I don't understand how the argument is shifting from cp3 made him better to.. His stats are worse with cp3 (aka declining since his rookie year)???????

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And guess what he still the best Point Guard in the league

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Originally Posted by Writhe

Yes please. We don't need a guy to take minutes away from AD at his favorite position, the 4. AD isn't comfortable being the biggest man on the court with Anderson next to him. I think the decision is simple. Let's do it.

Honestly though, i'd ideally like to see anderson be moved with EG so we don't get nothing back.

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sauce?

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE_PELICAN

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That's what she said.

So in conclusion, no to Monroe (for more than $11 mil), yes to Griffin being the best pf in the game today, maybe to AD being a 5, but he is definitely not the 3rd best pf yet....what else is going on in this thread?

sorry but if its a trade that includes Gordon with ryno for Monroe straight up? That is a no brainer imo. I know ryno is loved on this board but Id bet the house that if that deal is on table dell does it. Now what hes worth is another question. does he take hometown discount? I hope so cause he is not a max contract level player, BUT as BSH pointed out most of the max guys today aren't worth it.

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Originally Posted by kclaboy504

sorry but if its a trade that includes Gordon with ryno for Monroe straight up? That is a no brainer imo. I know ryno is loved on this board but Id bet the house that if that deal is on table dell does it. Now what hes worth is another question. does he take hometown discount? I hope so cause he is not a max contract level player, BUT as BSH pointed out most of the max guys today aren't worth it.

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agree 100%

gives the pistons a forward that can shoot next to smith and drummond and a starting SG

for us it's a no brainer, we no longer have 2 players fighting for PF minutes, get a center, and have the money to get parsons or hayward, 2 SF's who would be perfect on our team.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

That's what she said.

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LOL

I have a feeling that Monroe on a max contract would immediately become Okafor 2.0 (or basically a healthy Gordon 2.0): solid player that is overpaid by about 20-30%. With his having the early termination option, I suspect that Gordon is going to play 70-75 games this season, and at a level closer to his LAC years than these past few. And lets not forget how terrible the SG talent is in the NBA right now. If you think of Gordon as an expiring contract, I think many would shy from an EG/Ryno for Monroe on a max contract trade. If it meant that we could get Parsons, then yeah, do it. But I think Houston matches any offer, even a max (their pitch to Howard was based heavily on the owner's willingness to pay the tax). I'm a bit nervous about playing Hayward along with Jrue/Reke/AD/Monroe given that he fell off so badly with his 3pt shot last season. I don't think any other FA SF is worth more than the MLE, so you're kind of missing out on the benefit of the additional 14/15 cap space unless you want to take on a bad contract for a draft pick.

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

agree 100%

gives the pistons a forward that can shoot next to smith and drummond and a starting SG

for us it's a no brainer, we no longer have 2 players fighting for PF minutes, get a center, and have the money to get parsons or hayward, 2 SF's who would be perfect on our team.

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I absolutely agree. Id be very excited to add Monroe to this team for the right price. 12-14 per year would be ok imo.

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

agree 100%

gives the pistons a forward that can shoot next to smith and drummond and a starting SG

for us it's a no brainer, we no longer have 2 players fighting for PF minutes, get a center, and have the money to get parsons or hayward, 2 SF's who would be perfect on our team.

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We're AD and Ryno fighting for minutes? before Ryno's injury they were starting together. they both averaged between 35-36 minutes for the year.

also, the odds of us getting Parsons decrease dramatically if we don't have Ryno as a trade piece. I don't know why your want Hayward because he doesn't fit (ball dominate SF who can't shoot the 3) but Utah isn't going to let him just walk for nothing.

I can't really remember a thread that stayed IT lately

Sorry for the crazy amount of blank space that is about to follow--I can't figure out how to get rid of it.

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Originally Posted by MichaelMcNamara

Lets try to have some objectivity. He has a good chance of getting there, but he is not there yet.

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1	Anthony Davis	2013-14	20	67	2358	26.5	.582	.520	.438	.009	10.0	23.3	16.6	8.0	2.0	6.7	8.3	25.2	119	104	7.2	3.2	10.4	.212
2	Blake Griffin	2013-14	24	80	2863	23.9	.583	.533	.496	.032	7.7	21.2	14.7	19.2	1.6	1.4	11.9	29.0	114	103	8.1	4.1	12.2	.205

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Griffin is clearly a better passer, and gets to the line at a better rate. AD is the better rim protector, turns the ball over less, and has a slight rebounding edge. AD had a better PER and WS/48, despite a lower usage rate.

Love is clearly a better player on the offensive end, but is a liability on defense. I know AD isn't an elite defender yet, but he's certainly not a liability on that end.

I don't have time right now to compare to Duncan, Dirk, LA, etc. They may very well have outperformed AD this past season.

Just comparing to Love and Griffin, I think you can make a reasonable argument that AD is already slightly better than those two without being a homer. Not saying he's head and shoulders above those guys (I personally think it's a wash, with each of those three guys having certain skills that the other two don't have), but it's not that crazy to believe that AD's sophomore season was better.

I love stats as much as the next person, but AD was not one of the top 5 or 6 players in the NBA this year, despite what his PER would tell you. And I know people dont like to hear this, but Anthony Davis is not a good defensive player. Not yet. I know the blocks and steals are impressive, but those are 4 plays a game. He is on defense for about 80 possessions. If you watch carefully, he made more mistakes on that end that any Pelican this season. Which is understandable, because he was a 20 year old.

But this idea that AD is a good defender is one that the stats tell us, but the video tells a different story. In 2-4 years, I think he will be the best defensive big in the league, but last year, I struggle to even call him an average defender.

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Originally Posted by MichaelMcNamara

I love stats as much as the next person, but AD was not one of the top 5 or 6 players in the NBA this year, despite what his PER would tell you. And I know people dont like to hear this, but Anthony Davis is not a good defensive player. Not yet. I know the blocks and steals are impressive, but those are 4 plays a game. He is on defense for about 80 possessions. If you watch carefully, he made more mistakes on that end that any Pelican this season. Which is understandable, because he was a 20 year old.

But this idea that AD is a good defender is one that the stats tell us, but the video tells a different story. In 2-4 years, I think he will be the best defensive big in the league, but last year, I struggle to even call him an average defender.

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I see what you're saying, but the concept of "rim protection" is more than 3 possessions per game. Knowing that AD is around the corner is a deterrent that can't be captured with stats. The Pelicans averaged 92.2 defensive possessions per game. AD played 35.2 MPG out of the team's 48 MPG (73.3%), so let's say he played 67 defensive possessions per game (73% of 92.2 team possessions). If he blocks 3 shots and alters 5 shots, impacting 8 of the 67 possessions that he's on the floor, that's pretty significant. It's easy to say the blocks are just 3 plays a game, but I think it's more than that.

I agree with you that he has a LONG way to go before becoming an elite defender. However, I do think you're underrating his rim protection.

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Originally Posted by Mythrol

We're AD and Ryno fighting for minutes? before Ryno's injury they were starting together. they both averaged between 35-36 minutes for the year.

also, the odds of us getting Parsons decrease dramatically if we don't have Ryno as a trade piece. I don't know why your want Hayward because he doesn't fit (ball dominate SF who can't shoot the 3) but Utah isn't going to let him just walk for nothing.

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I didn't mean fighting literally I many that it is the position they are both best at.

And hayward can't shoot 3's???? He's been a sniper his whole career from 3, he had 1 down year, last year he shot 42% on 250 attempts lol, he is lethal from 3. Every player has down year, it's common, but to say he can't shoot the 3 is ludicrous, it's one of the best aspects of his game IMO.

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Originally Posted by MichaelMcNamara

I love stats as much as the next person, but AD was not one of the top 5 or 6 players in the NBA this year, despite what his PER would tell you. And I know people dont like to hear this, but Anthony Davis is not a good defensive player. Not yet. I know the blocks and steals are impressive, but those are 4 plays a game. He is on defense for about 80 possessions. If you watch carefully, he made more mistakes on that end that any Pelican this season. Which is understandable, because he was a 20 year old.

But this idea that AD is a good defender is one that the stats tell us, but the video tells a different story. In 2-4 years, I think he will be the best defensive big in the league, but last year, I struggle to even call him an average defender.

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I think part of this feeling about AD is skewing your ranking of him. You have literally spends hundreds of hours watching the Pels and breaking down tons of games and you have seen every flaw that AD has shown. I don't mean that in a negative way either. That's what we all want is a true breakdown of him.

I'm also positive if you broke down the Clippers and watched Blake as closely as you watched AD that you would find plenty of flaws on the defensive end with him as well. I also think you'd see a guy who was not as good on the offensive end.

I know I said I didn't want to waste my time on it but here I am. Lol.

AD either shot better or tied Blake from every range 3ft and out (excluding 3pt because neither shot well or had enough attempts). They both had nearly identical TS% and eFG%, AD is clearly the better rebounder, you could say Blake is just over 2x's the better passer, but you could also say AD is 5x's the better blocker, he also shoots FTs at a higher %, steals the ball more, fouls less, and turns over the ball less (by almost 50%) than Blake. All while having a lower usage. This is not even mentioning PER or WS/48. There is actually only one stat (assists) that clearly goes in Blake's favor.

Looking over everything the closest argument you could make is that they are at the same level but there is NOTHING that shows Blake played better than AD last year. I feel looking it over everything points far more to AD than Blake as having the better year.

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

I didn't mean fighting literally I many that it is the position they are both best at.

And hayward can't shoot 3's???? He's been a sniper his whole career from 3, he had 1 down year, last year he shot 42% on 250 attempts lol, he is lethal from 3. Every player has down year, it's common, but to say he can't shoot the 3 is ludicrous, it's one of the best aspects of his game IMO.

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This past year it was the position they were best at. Long term is it still that case? I personally don't feel that way.

The nicest thing you can say about Hayward's 3pt shooting is he is streaky. He's had two very good years and two bad/very bad years. But it's not just the shooting. He isn't a fit overall for us. He's a weak rebounder for a SF, is another guy that needs the ball in his hands, and is suspect on defense. Not to mention his high amount of turnovers or the fact that he's going to be hard to sign away from Utah especially if we move one of our best trade pieces in Ryno.

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Originally Posted by Mythrol

This past year it was the position they were best at. Long term is it still that case? I personally don't feel that way.

The nicest thing you can say about Hayward's 3pt shooting is he is streaky. He's had two very good years and two bad/very bad years. But it's not just the shooting. He isn't a fit overall for us. He's a weak rebounder for a SF, is another guy that needs the ball in his hands, and is suspect on defense. Not to mention his high amount of turnovers or the fact that he's going to be hard to sign away from Utah especially if we move one of our best trade pieces in Ryno.

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Yeah, him shooting 30% this year is a little offputting.

Those with no stake in the matter disagree. Blake finished, what - 3rd or 4th in MVP voting? Was 2nd team All-NBA, only because LBJ and KD are forwards.

I know, here comes the - media doesn't know arguments. But that is the objective evidence we have of people who follow the game and they overwhelming saw Blake and Love as the superior player last year. I tend to agree. Though I do believe AD will surpass them and it could be as soon as next year. On top of that, Monty has listed to AD the power forwards who were better than him this summer and asked him to surpass them.

None of these things make it fact. Nothing we can ever say will make it fact. But it is in Pelicans fans best interest to argue for AD, while writers of other teams have no dog in the fight and they overwhelming chose one guy.

I think Davis is more talented, and has way more potential. But I can't argue he was more productive than Blake last year, either individual or in ways that help his team win. I mean, that Clippers team w/o CP3 and Reddick - how talented are they on paper? Yet, Blake stepped his game up and led them to a winning record when CP3 was out.

I can't do this anymore, I am getting sick talking good about Blake.

I think the Ghost of Vinnie Johnson is the answer to the question we ask ourselves every day.

So now I list you a ton of facts - quantifiable - after you asked for them and you just discredit them by saying the media disagrees with me without making any counter argument? Geez, you're a piece of work sometimes. Lol.

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So now I list you a ton of facts - quantifiable - after you asked for them and you just discredit them by saying the media disagrees with me without making any counter argument? Geez, you're a piece of work sometimes. Lol.

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And as I said, no numbers will ever prove any argument as a fact. It is an unproveable thing we are discussing here. All three of these guys have totally different roles on their team. Look no further than their usage rating. People are in awe of what AD did with such a low usage rating, but the argument can go the other way and perhaps the turnovers skyrocket and the FG% plummets if he is given the ball 20 times a game and asked to do something. I mean, he had like two moves last season. He is still incredibly raw. He couldn't even drive right or put the ball on the deck more than once without losing it.

Again, I love stats, but the stats don't tell you things like that. I have my opinion, and you have yours. Thats cool. I haven't been here trying to shove my opinion down throats. My main complaint was this perception that Blake is a product of CP3, when the evidence simply say that is not true. Aside from that, I don't care and I hope AD is the best PF in the league last year. But IMO, he was not last year. And those given the right to vote on it agreed, whether that means something or not.

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Originally Posted by MichaelMcNamara

Those with no stake in the matter disagree. Blake finished, what - 3rd or 4th in MVP voting? Was 2nd team All-NBA, only because LBJ and KD are forwards.

I know, here comes the - media doesn't know arguments. But that is the objective evidence we have of people who follow the game and they overwhelming saw Blake and Love as the superior player last year. I tend to agree. Though I do believe AD will surpass them and it could be as soon as next year. On top of that, Monty has listed to AD the power forwards who were better than him this summer and asked him to surpass them.

None of these things make it fact. Nothing we can ever say will make it fact. But it is in Pelicans fans best interest to argue for AD, while writers of other teams have no dog in the fight and they overwhelming chose one guy.

I think Davis is more talented, and has way more potential. But I can't argue he was more productive than Blake last year, either individual or in ways that help his team win. I mean, that Clippers team w/o CP3 and Reddick - how talented are they on paper? Yet, Blake stepped his game up and led them to a winning record when CP3 was out.

I can't do this anymore, I am getting sick talking good about Blake.

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It's not that the media doesn't know. It's that MVP and All NBA voting are historically tied to team record, which makes it a flawed barometer for comparing individual players. Love (2nd team) and Dragic (3rd team) were the only non-playoff guys who received attention in those two awards, and the Suns finished 48-34 (best record since Nash/Stat left) and the Wolves finished 40-42 (best record since 04-05, long before Garnett left).

If you switched AD and Griffin, and gave AD CP3+Doc+playoff berth and gave Griffin an injured roster+Monty+lottery, I think the MVP voting would look different.

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. But award voting and Monty's motivational talk as "objective evidence" is not a great argument.

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It's not that the media doesn't know. It's that MVP and All NBA voting are historically tied to team record, which makes it a flawed barometer for comparing individual players. Love (2nd team) and Dragic (3rd team) were the only non-playoff guys who received attention in those two awards, and the Suns finished 48-34 (best record since Nash/Stat left) and the Wolves finished 40-42 (best record since 04-05, long before Garnett left).

If you switched AD and Griffin, and gave AD CP3+Doc+playoff berth and gave Griffin an injured roster+Monty+lottery, I think the MVP voting would look different.

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. But award voting and Monty's motivational talk as "objective evidence" is not a great argument.

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Didn't say it was great evidence, but its not nothing. I mean, to your point, Love was 2nd team All-NBA, no? A guy on a below .500 team who didn't make the playoffs. I don't think there is anything here outside of my eye test. I watched Blake in big games and felt that AD was just not at that level yet. I don't think he could have had the game Blake had in game 7 of the first round. I just do not think he is there yet. He is just scratching his surface, while Blake has more tools in his toolbox.

If AD adds the corner 3 (which Blake shot very well this year BTW) and the post game, plus the ability to put the ball on the deck multiple times, he will surpass him. But that is not who he was this year. He was a jump shooter who could drive left with one dribble.

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Didn't say it was great evidence, but its not nothing. I mean, to your point, Love was 2nd team All-NBA, no? A guy on a below .500 team who didn't make the playoffs. I don't think there is anything here outside of my eye test. I watched Blake in big games and felt that AD was just not at that level yet. I don't think he could have had the game Blake had in game 7 of the first round. I just do not think he is there yet. He is just scratching his surface, while Blake has more tools in his toolbox.

If AD adds the corner 3 (which Blake shot very well this year BTW) and the post game, plus the ability to put the ball on the deck multiple times, he will surpass him. But that is not who he was this year. He was a jump shooter who could drive left with one dribble.

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The corner 3 accounted for 1.3% of Griffin's offense this season. Yes, Griffin has a much better post game than AD. However, AD is much better in the P&R, despite Griffin playing with arguably the best P&R PG in the game, and AD playing with Brian Roberts for most of the year. According to Synergy, AD scored 1.05 PPP overall this season, while Griffin scored 1.02 PPP. And that was with a HUGE advantage to Griffin in the post, so AD is making up the differential in other areas.

I've yet to see a compelling, objective argument that tells me Griffin is clearly the better player. Like I said a few posts ago, it appears to be a wash, with each guy having their skills in different areas.

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It's not that the media doesn't know. It's that MVP and All NBA voting are historically tied to team record, which makes it a flawed barometer for comparing individual players. Love (2nd team) and Dragic (3rd team) were the only non-playoff guys who received attention in those two awards, and the Suns finished 48-34 (best record since Nash/Stat left) and the Wolves finished 40-42 (best record since 04-05, long before Garnett left).

If you switched AD and Griffin, and gave AD CP3+Doc+playoff berth and gave Griffin an injured roster+Monty+lottery, I think the MVP voting would look different.

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. But award voting and Monty's motivational talk as "objective evidence" is not a great argument.

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Griffin was still winning and playing even better statically when Paul went down with the injury.

I don't see how it's an insult to Davis to say Griffin in his 5th year removed from two seasons of college is better than Davis in his 2nd year removed from 1 season in college.

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Griffin was still winning and playing even better statically when Paul went down with the injury.

I don't see how it's an insult to Davis to say Griffin in his 5th year removed from two seasons of college is better than Davis in his 2nd year removed from 1 season in college.

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I'm not saying it's an insult. I'm saying that it's unclear that Griffin actually had the better season this year.

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I'm not saying it's an insult. I'm saying that it's unclear that Griffin actually had the better season this year.

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It is unclear. Purely opinion. No way to prove it as fact.

I hope we all agree on that.

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The corner 3 accounted for 1.3% of Griffin's offense this season. Yes, Griffin has a much better post game than AD. However, AD is much better in the P&R, despite Griffin playing with arguably the best P&R PG in the game, and AD playing with Brian Roberts for most of the year. According to Synergy, AD scored 1.05 PPP overall this season, while Griffin scored 1.02 PPP. And that was with a HUGE advantage to Griffin in the post, so AD is making up the differential in other areas.

I've yet to see a compelling, objective argument that tells me Griffin is clearly the better player. Like I said a few posts ago, it appears to be a wash, with each guy having their skills in different areas.

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And this is why stats are good for prospective and very subjective in one-to-one comparisons. Clippers had so many more options and it's why they were the better team and had much greater team success.

I wonder if people would be so willing to include Ryno in a trade for Greg Monroe if Monroe were from anywhere else on the planet other than New Orleans. I seriously doubt it, especially since he'll want twice what Ryno is making.

When making a very declaritive statement like, "Blake Griffin was the best PF in the league last year" what other barometer do we have to able to have a quantifiable discussion on the Topic other than using every stat available?

I would think if it was as clear cut as people try to make it seem with BG that the stats would back up the eye test. They do not. In fact they say the exact opposite - that he was not the best PF in the league last year.

Like I said previously, there is only one area that Blake head and shoulders was better than AD - assists. Their games might be different in how they put the ball in the basket but AD was just as effecient if not more so (3ft and out) than Blake, all while rebounding better, blocking more shots, turning over the ball less (almost 50%), and fouling less.

Blake averaged 17 FGA a game, not 20. AD averaged 15. AD averaged just under 7 FTA a game. Blake averaged just over 8. There was no huge difference to indicate that AD would have some mythical drop off if he got the same amount of touches as Blake. Just the opposite. It shows he'd be just as efficient while better from the line.

Let's not forget that I'm not alone in this opinion either. Multiple media outlets have said AD was the best PF of 2013-2014. Dimemag.com had an article around the beginning of this year on just this subject BG vs. AD and came away with the same opinion as me. Hoopshabit.com rated the top 3 PF as LMA, Dirk, AD. One NBA.com writer listed AD as the no. 1 PF for 2013-2014. BG wasn't in the top 8. So yet again, this myth that BG is getting all of the talk about being the best pf isn't true. AD has already gotten plenty and as was already pointed out, this is while being on a losing team which can skewer perceptions.

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I think griffin gets all the talk from the biggest media (espn, nba.com and whatever else) which is usually what the average fan reads anyway (or looks at the images, in some cases). You won't find a whole lot of fans going to dimemag or hoopshabit.

I'll Griffin one thing. I thought he'd always be a lousy shooter. But he has improved a lot. Still think he's a subpar defender. Only real edge he has on Davis is being heavier and stronger. Griffin has more experience, has a better feel for the game as of this point. But Davis is ahead of where Griffin was at the same stages in their careers. Griffin didn't complete a whole season until he was a year out of college.

They're a fun matchup to watch, to say the least.

I just love it. Have a debate with some guys on here with your opinion vs their stats and it means nothing unless there are numbers backing it. Now when roles are reversed I read reason after reason why now all sudden stats (proof) aren't end all be all in this case. Pure comedy folks.

Anytime you're arguing about the top 3 players at a position it becomes highly subjective.

Blake, AD, Love, Aldridge, and Dirk are all capable of being the best PF in the NBA in any given series or heads up match up.

Even if we labeled AD the consensus "best", how confident would you be that in any given 7 game series he'd outplay any of the other players in the top 5?? My guess is your confidence level would be somewhere between "meh" and "umm", and we're all homers.

...how's that for a statistical analysis!

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Originally Posted by NMThreeMVP

Anytime you're arguing about the top 3 players at a position it becomes highly subjective.

Blake, AD, Love, Aldridge, and Dirk are all capable of being the best PF in the NBA in any given series or heads up match up.

Even if we labeled AD the consensus "best", how confident would you be that in any given 7 game series he'd outplay any of the other players in the top 5?? My guess is your confidence level would be somewhere between "meh" and "umm", and we're all homers.

...how's that for a statistical analysis!

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I agree when talking about the future. However we have been discussing a very definitive period of time. The 2013-2014 season and judging just this one time period as who was the best.

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Originally Posted by kclaboy504

I just love it. Have a debate with some guys on here with your opinion vs their stats and it means nothing unless there are numbers backing it. Now when roles are reversed I read reason after reason why now all sudden stats (proof) aren't end all be all in this case. Pure comedy folks.

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If there is one person who ever said that stats meant everything, I would like to see that thread.

Any intelligent person knows that several factors go into player evaluation, with stats being one of those components.

Lazy people say stats lie and lazy people say stats tell the whole story. I havent seen many people on this board say either of those things.