eyriq wrote:I looked at player similarities based on per 100 possession stats from B-R. For Anthony Black, 32 year old Bruce Bowen and 31 year old Andre Iguodala come up. Iggy was the most complete player but AB's potential is clear as day given his scoring capabilities and age.
Player Statistics Summary:
Anthony Black (2024):
- PTS: 13.4
- TRB: 5.9
- AST: 3.9
- FG%: 46.6%
- 3P%: 39.4%
- FT%: 61.3%
- FG: 4.9
- FGA: 10.5
- 3P: 1.6
- 3PA: 4.0
- 2P: 3.3
- 2PA: 6.5
- FT: 2.1
- FTA: 3.4
- ORB: 1.4
- DRB: 4.5
- STL: 1.5
- BLK: 0.9
- TOV: 2.4
- PF: 4.7
Bruce Bowen (2004):
- PTS: 11.6
- TRB: 5.2
- AST: 2.3
- FG%: 42.0%
- 3P%: 36.3%
- FT%: 57.9%
- FG: 4.3
- FGA: 10.3
- 3P: 1.6
- 3PA: 4.3
- 2P: 2.7
- 2PA: 5.9
- FT: 1.4
- FTA: 2.3
- ORB: 0.9
- DRB: 4.3
- STL: 1.7
- BLK: 0.7
- TOV: 1.8
- PF: 3.4
Andre Iguodala (2015):
- PTS: 14.3
- TRB: 6.1
- AST: 5.4
- FG%: 46.6%
- 3P%: 34.9%
- FT%: 59.6%
- FG: 5.5
- FGA: 11.7
- 3P: 1.7
- 3PA: 5.0
- 2P: 3.7
- 2PA: 6.7
- FT: 1.6
- FTA: 2.7
- ORB: 1.0
- DRB: 5.0
- STL: 2.1
- BLK: 0.6
- TOV: 2.1
- PF: 2.4
C'mon man...we're all intrigued by AB and what he might be, but "Per 100 Possessions"...has he played over 100 possessions in his NBA career. I hate to sound like I don't like our players, but there are things that projections can't account for...small sample size being the biggest. I'm really expecting a LOT from AB over his career - but we've seen nothing to steer it too far in any direction
...having said that, Igoudala might be a fantastic role model - but he came into the NBA with "Star" on his name...just arrived on a team with the "other" AI, that kind of moved him right into the Pippen role...solid swiss army knife 2-way player who contributed in different ways, as needed, throughout a long career.
