Intriguing Player Comparison #4

by Ziller on Apr 10, 2008 8:59 AM PDT in Commentary

All box-score statistics per 36 minutes. 50 RandyBucks for this one.

Age Pts Ast TO FG%/eFG/TS% Usg PER
Player A 25 20 6 2.5 .489/.497/.538 28 19
Player B 25 14 5 2.6 .459/.498/.535 20 13
Player C 25 11 6 2.4 .477/.559/.601 15 14
Player D 25 18 5 2.1 .450/.514/.564 23 19

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Lead a horse to water...

B is Beno, D is Bibby, I'm daft otherwise. C maybe Bobby Jackson?

by rbiegler on Apr 10, 2008 10:20 AM PDT 0 recs

maybe it's

Tyus Edney? Of course I'm just guessing, my sidekick reformats the page weird so non of the stats line up

I'm Grant Napear's favorite fan.

by Muff209 on Apr 10, 2008 10:30 AM PDT 0 recs

My Guess is

A-Tony Parker
B-Beno
C-Steve Nash
D-Mike Bibby

by babasin on Apr 10, 2008 11:40 AM PDT 0 recs

I think you got it.

by Deleran on Apr 10, 2008 11:46 AM PDT up 0 recs

I Don't Think

C is Steve Nash. First of all he's not 25 years old, and his points and assists are a bit much higher than that. A, B, and D might be on.

when will the Kenny Thomas Reign of Terror end?!!??

by diehardkingsfan5 on Apr 10, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up 0 recs

It's possible because

Nash rarely played his first 3 years on the job. He was behind Kevin Johnson, Sam Cassell and then Jason Kidd. It was not a good way to playing heavy minutes.

I am the stone that the builder refused I am the visual, the inspiration That made Lady Sing the Blues..I'm the spark that makes your idea bright...

by pookeyguru on Apr 10, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up 0 recs

Bibby's not

25 either, but those were his and Steve's numbers when they were.

by babasin on Apr 10, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up 0 recs

Winner

Coach Brown will deliver an unmarked envelope shortly.

by Ziller on Apr 10, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up 0 recs

Do you know

what the current exchange rate is on RandyBucks?

by babasin on Apr 10, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up 0 recs

Whoops

Typo: Randy Nickels. Five will get you a Rifleman Quarter.

by Ziller on Apr 10, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up 0 recs

I would bet player A is Beno

Player B is Mark Jackson?
Player C is Steve Nash I would bet.
Player D is Mark Price?

(I'm just making the point that PG's start out slow. I think that's part of the comparison TZ is trying to make here.)

I am the stone that the builder refused I am the visual, the inspiration That made Lady Sing the Blues..I'm the spark that makes your idea bright...

by pookeyguru on Apr 10, 2008 1:55 PM PDT 0 recs

babasin

Is definitely right. I think the logic being that Beno, despite at times feeling expendable, has pretty comparable statistics to some pretty solid guards.

by rbiegler on Apr 10, 2008 2:13 PM PDT 0 recs

The nail and the hammer, meeting at last

That's just it: You really don't know with point guards this young. It's harder for PGs than anyone else to get playing time -- bigs tend to play fewer minutes, with foul trouble and conditioning allowing for bigger rotations. There are three positions you can play wings, so prospects like Garcia have ample opportunity to get in there.

On a decent team though, there's 10 minutes for PGs beside the starter. Usually, that'll be a veteran. That Beno was able to play a lot of minutes as a rookie PG on a good team (despite what happened the next two years) is impressive. That he's now looking quite a bit less good than never-All Star Mike Bibby at the same age ... it's worth our patience.

by Ziller on Apr 10, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up 0 recs